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Major Omphile Mutloane – (Call Sign “Biggy”)

(Soloist)

Pre-SAAF:

Originates from Zeerust a small town in NW

• Matriculated in 2002 in Tlhabane township near Rustenburg

SAAF Career:

• Joined January 2005

• Completed pilots wings course December 2007

• Completed Rotary Wings Course Starlight aviation under the guidance of Mr A.C. Hunter (best instructor I have  ever flown with) in April 2008

• Qualified as an Oryx co-pilot from 87 Helicopter flying school in December 2008

• Served as an Oryx co pilot at 17 squadron in PTA from Jan 09 until November 2012

• Completed command course on the Augusta A109 helicopter November 2013

• Completed A109 command tour at 17 Squadron September 2014

• Transferred to Central Flying School September 2014

• Qualified as an instructor November 2015

• Selected as Falcon #3 December 2015

• Selected as soloist August 2016

• 1900 hours total

• 750 hours on  Oryx

• 300 hours on A109

• 800 hours on PC7MKII

Personal:

• Loves running, a bookworm of sorts

• Very unassuming introvert