SAAF & Hawk 120 | Mandisa Mfeka (PART 1)

[@FrankMoodyPhoto]

I've listened to a few interviews with Mandisa, and she always makes me happy with her passion.

[@autopathos]

She's so natural, enthusiastic, witty, professional and assertive in her answers that it would almost seem as if she's media trained. And yet she's a fighter pilot and will likely eventually fly Gripens. Some people are just cool like that I suppose. Another great interview!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Great to hear you enjoyed it!

[@davidruddick3346]

Bottle this ladies enthusiasm and you could rule the world Wow!!

[@Aircrewinterview]

She is a ball of energy isn’t she!

[@theflyingfool]

Very cool lady! Such enthusiasm is infectious! Really looking forward to pt2!

[@strandloper]

It's great to see an interview with a South African pilot here.

[@Loneranger670]

From South Africa and very proud of our female pilots. 👍🏻

[@mururoa7024]

Wow she's got so much energy, she brightened my day. 👍

[@Aircrewinterview]

Mandisa is great and very inspiring :)

[@katlegosako9278]

wooooow she's just the greatest of all times. She's amazing, nearly cried because of the level of amazingness she possesses, she's a true role model and I am so proud of the woman she is: strong, witty, charismatic, intelligent, etc... I literally cannot wait for part 2!

[@dhtmo]

What an infectious character! Lovely smile, too.

[@mastathrash5609]

Can't go wrong with the accent either.

[@desert_jin6281]

She has two settings : full power and more power. What an energetic personae !

[@LIKWID]

I love hearing people talk about aviation with such excitement and enthusiasm, really enjoying this one!

[@chrisjones2149]

What an amazing lady! *Can't wait for part two. Her enthusiasm and passion for the subject is great to watch!

[@Stimpy49]

What a wonderfully inspirational story! Thank you for another fantastic interview. Keep em coming!!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers!

[@mikewysko2268]

Enjoyed the interview. Rarely have I seen so much charisma, positively and brains in one person. The PC7 and Hawk are wonderful aircraft. Mandisa is living the aviators dream life.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers Mike

[@joehlerking7611]

Well done Mandisa...what an inspiration to all. Keep up your passion and enthusiasm, not just for aviation, but for everything you do.

[@blah7956]

Now this is interesting, always great hearing from crews but hearing from crews from the lesser known organisation such as the SAAF is really interesting.

[@exiletsj2570]

I’ve heard hundreds of NATO interviews, they’re all interesting in their own ways, though tend to be essentially the same thing. It’s interesting to hear from someone from the SAAF, also considering in large parts of SA, women still tend to take more traditional roles. Thanks to you both, great stuff.

[@stewartw.9151]

Lovely young lady with such intelligence and highly articulate. As an aviator myself, she appears to me to have a great knowledge of her craft - the real enthusiasm such as she exhibits will foster that learning like nothing else!

[@mastathrash5609]

Looking forward to part 2

[@craigevans6156]

What enthusiasm and natural presence

[@MrWarwick15]

Excellent Mike! I love to see ladies like Mandisa making their mark in a world all too often dominated by males. You're very cool Mandisa! Much, much respect to you. Go Girl! Rich.

[@phillipneal9289]

Another excellent interview Mike cheers. Always interesting and insightful to see how other airforces "do it" Looking forward to part two

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers Philip.

[@thefrecklepuny]

Yet another enthusiastic and fascinating interview subject! Great stuff.

[@Chilly_Billy]

Cutest fighter pilot I've ever seen.

[@importantjohn]

What a amazing accent. She only looks 21!

[@philipjooste9075]

Indeed. Her standard South African English accent is very pleasing to the ear. Mandisa is clearly a product of a top class well-integrated high school.

[@ianmiles2505]

She has adopted the white english speaking South African accent.

[@trevorhart545]

From UK, well this lady is going on to be brilliant with the Saab Gripen, but more importantly a role model not just for South Africa but also for women in the military, by the way I am male, white caucasian, heterosexual. Well done to you for putting this out there, something positive during this Chinese Covid/Coronavirus pandemic.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Trevor. Mandisa is great!

[@ianmiles2505]

Virtue signalling?

[@koosvanzyl2605]

Was that necessary.? Your virtue signaling spoils an otherwise great experience.

[@christianarboleda7872]

Beautiful video!!

[@ianstevenson4378]

I echo most of the comments below. I loved this interview, so different to the norm. She is amazing, intelligent, witty and enthusiastic, how did you find her?

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Ian! Yeah she is great and I was contacted by a follower and he passed on her number and here we are today :)

[@promerops]

Interesting and very inspiring. Thank you.

[@IrishManJT]

Excellent!

[@smokinhabanas]

Ya gotta have “heart” to be a fighter pilot and she got plenty of it!!! The “right stuff” can not be taught!!

[@norm3523]

Awesome

[@colderwar]

She's bright and motivated, but then you'd have to be to deal with that Rubiks cube behind her, how fiendish is that ? 25 squares to a side instead of 9