THE SHOW STARTED at exactly 10:00, as advertised, with a skydiving display by the local skydiving club exiting the club’s turbine Trojan. The Trojan is a tricycle version of the SAAF Kudu that was purchased by the Rhodesian Airforce.
As soon as the skydivers had landed, the Puma Flying Lions fired up their engines. Team owner Arnie Meneghelli over-primed his Harvard somewhat and it discharged a spectacular flame out the exhaust.
While the Flying Lions were performing, Andrew BlackWood Murray was preparing to get airborne in his Nashua Extra 300. Andrew showed off the skills that have earned him a place on the South African team that will be competing in the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships later this year in Las Vegas.
The Airshow Director kept the show flowing with minimal lulls between displays. Andrew had barely landed and the RV Raptors formation went directly into their display. Trevor Warner, Ryan Beaton, Dion Raath and Johan von Solms rearranged their normal display going directly into a tail-chase and finishing with formation aerobatics.
Menno Parson took to the sky in his Bell Huey, the sound of this machine is always a crowd favourite. Then the Huey display had to be cut short due to a “student pilot” taking a Rainbow Skyreach Bush Cat for an unauthorised flip. Sally Levin had to talk the rogue student down and after multiple hairy approaches, he finally got the little aircraft safely back on the ground. It turns out the student was Jason Beamish, a very accomplished aerobatics and airshow pilot.
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この記事は SA Flyer Magazine の July 2023 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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LIVING THE DREAM Part 2: Planning and Pax
Part 2: Planning and Pax
QUEEN AIR TALES
In the early seventies Esquire Airways acquired a pre-owned Beechcraft Queen Air. This top of the range 8,800 lb MAUW model had nine forward facing commuter seats and I flew it as a single pilot operation for several months.
HELICOPTER PILOTS SHOULD UNIONISE
Helicopter pilots are stuck in a 12-month flying cycle. While they will have periods of rest and active rest (performing ground-based tasks and planning ventures) within their work source campaigns, it's not a good situation. They need programmed periods to catch their breath.
AFTERMATH of the Engine Fire
Iris McCallum continues her stories about her early years with Air Kenya. This month she tells us about the immediate aftermath of her dramatic engine fire and crash, and her subsequent 'getting back onto the saddle'.
LARGEST EVER RHINO RELOCATION
Specialist air cargo operator ACS mobilised all its skills to successfully complete a very challenging project – the translocation of 39 White Rhino from Namibia to the USA.
NOVEMBER 2024
November sees strong growth in aircraft registrations with 16 additions, but 10 aircraft are cancelled as exported. The Type Certified additions are a mixed bag.
TWINCO FUEL
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
RON WHEELDON'S HUNTERS
RON WHEELDON is a Johannesburg based trademark and IP attorney. He writes, \"My love affair with Hawker Hunter jet fighters started in approximately 1963 when the Rhodesian parliament opening was marked by a fly-by of nine recently acquired Hawker Hunters in diamond formation.
FLYING THE HAWKER HUNTER
Flying a Hunter starts hours before actually walking out to the aircraft. This machine is a legend, but it is first of all about the highest performance machine that it is feasible for a civilian to fly. Flying it is not to be taken lightly.
RIGHT SEAT RULES NO. 25 SLOW FLIGHT
Most of us feel a bit edgy when the ASI creeps down within 10 KIAS of the stall. Jim Davis has some hints on how to be comfortable and in control - even when the airspeed is 20 KIAS below the stall.
