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outh Africa dominates the African airshow scene, hosting the most shows 

out of any country on the continent. Not j ust the best in Africa, our airshows 

give those in Europe and the U nited States a good run for their money, 

with highly skilled and internationally competitive pilots, uniq ue stunts and incredible 

aircraft that captivate and thrill spectators. 

In this edition of Smoke on...Go! we give you an informative look at what is happening 

on the airshow circuit; who the top rated pilots are; and which are the big teams to 

look out for. W e also delve into the fascinating history of aerobatics and the evolution 

of aeroatic aircraft e hae coe a long ay since the rst ricety aircraft too to 

the skies – going from aircraft that could barely handle a sharp turn to tough-as-nails 

aerobatic machines that can take more g-forces than their pilots could ever stand. 

n this essential copanion to airsho and display flying in outh frica e dont 

j ust tell you about the aircraft and pilots – we show you. W e have enlisted the best 

aviation photographer in South Africa, Justin de Reuck, who puts you in the cockpit of 

lean and mean aerobatic machines. This is the closest you will come to ex periencing 

aeroatic flight ithout leaing the ground 

e invite you to sit back, relax , and enj oy Smoke on...Go! 2018. Through this musthave 

piece of aviation memorabilia we hope to share with you some of the magic of 

flight and gie you an idea of ust hy aiation is so captiating and hy it dras 

thousands of spectators to airshows every year. 

Leani Thomson 

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Air sh o w So u t h Af r ic a For e w or d 

ith the best airshows on the continent, Airshow South 

Africa ( ASSA) takes great pleasure in bringing the thrills 

of aviation to hundreds of thousands of people every year. 

2018 looks set to be no different, with nine airshows covering each and 

every region of South Africa. 

his years eagerly anticipated lineup coes hard on the heels of a 

successful 2017 season, which saw 12 airshows being hosted. This was 

a big year for aerobatic aviation in South Africa, as two airshows, in East 

London and Polokwane, were held in areas that have not had aerobatic 

aircraft grace their skies in many years. After their tremendous success 

we hope to see them repeating this during 2018 or 2019 and bringing the 

oy of display flying to ore areas of the country 

Casting a een eye on this years calendar the pulic can loo forard to 

their favourite airshow venues such as Z wartkop, Newcastle, Bethlehem 

and Nelspruit. W e also have a treat that comes about only once every 

two years – the Africa Aerospace and Defence ( AAD) airshow, which is 

held on not one but two days in September. 

The South African Air Force has been present at most airshows, much 

to the pulics great enoyent e loo forard to their presence this 

year as they are our strongest ally when it comes to bringing aviation 

and aviation career opportunities to the public and especially the youth, 

who would not normally be ex posed to the uniq ue opportunities the 

aviation industry offers. The Air Force will be out in greatest force at 

Z wartkop in May and at AAD in September. 

eroatic flying especially foration flying is as thrilling as it is risy e 

do our utmost to ensure airshows are held safely, without being overregulated 

ith this in ind e arranged a e day orshop in ugust 

0 ith all our ofcials ho ere illing to assist eent organisers 

doen delegates receied ualications to ae sure outh fricas 

airshows remain up to the highest safety standards, and that the public 

can relax and enj oy their airshow ex perience. 

Once again we thank our pilots, who make airshows as magical as they 

are and the pulic ho appreciate and support these agnicent en 

in their flying achines 

Rikus Erasmus 

Chairman 

Airshow South Africa 

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Editor’s note 1 

Airshow South Africa – Foreword 3 

Airshow Calendar 6 

Note from RAASA 14 

Capital Sounds 16 

Contacts 100 

Features 

Mastering the skies – 

the evolution of aerobatics 8 

Masterful Machines – 

the evolution of aerobatic aircraft 20 

Capturing the passion of flight 60 

Team Display Pilots 18 

Goodyear Eagles 26 

Puma Flying Lions 30 

Silver Falcons 34 

The Cows Aerobatic Team 38 

Team Xtreme 45 

Military Display 46 

The South African Air Force 49 

SAAF Museum 54 

C ont e nt s 

Solo display artists 70 

Andrew Blackwood-Murray 72 

Nigel Hopkins 74 

Mark Hensman 82 

Mark Sampson 84 

Elton Bondi 88 

Ivan van der Schaar 90 

Neville Ferreira 92 

Jason Beamish 96 

Menno Parsons 98 

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AIRSHOW CALENDAR 

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SWARTKOPS AIRSHOW: 5 MAY 2018 

LOWVELD AIRSHOW: 12 MAY 2018 

MATSIENG AIRSHOW: 26 MAY 2018 

NEWCASTLE AIRSHOW: 2 UNE 2018 

RAND AIRSHOW: 19 AUGUST 2018 

BETHLEHEM AIRSHOW: 25 AUGUST 2018 

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ast e r ing t h e sk ie s - t h e e v olut ion of ae r ob at ic 

licing through the air at hundreds of kilometres an hour and ex posing their bodies to 

forces that would make ordinary people pass out, aerobatic pilots are a special breed 

ho are not content to ust fly straight and leel lie ost other pilots Constantly 

pushing the envelope, they seem to laugh in the face of gravity. 

Aerobatic pilots need to be ex ceptionally skilled and trust their aircraft as they push them 

to the limits and ex pose them to great stresses – modern aerobatic aircraft can pull 10gs, 

ex posing their aircraft to 10 times the force of gravity. For instance, a 100kg pilot will push 

down on his seat with the force of 1,000kg during a 10g turn. If he stays in a high g manoeuvre 

for ore than a fe seconds lood flos aay fro the rain and he ill lac out n 

negative g manoeuvres, too much blood can go to the brain and disrupt vision and hearing. 

oe aeroatic pilots ear special g suits hich copress air or fluid around a pilots ody 

stopping lood floing don to his extreities his allos for 0 g anoeures ithout a 

g suit, a pilot must tense his muscles and control breathing to sustain even a few gs. 

hen aerobatics began, aircraft were too frail for high g manoeuvres and aerobatics were 

limited to things like rolls, loops, stall turns ( hammerheads) and tailslides, but as time went 

y pilots expanded and odied these going faster and perforing the in a shorter space 

For ex ample, the basic loop evolved into the outside loop, English bunt and looping with the 

engine off, among many other variations. 

Today pilots are capable of pushing their machines up to and then beyond the limits of 

controllale flight in incredily coplicated feats such as the locoa the aircraft tules 

end oer end and spins in flight y the tie a dictionary of aeroatic flight as pulished y 

Jose Luis de Aresti in 1961, it listed 3 000 manoeuvres and positions possible on the classic 

Bucker Jungmeister – today there are a staggering 15000 as pilots continually up the ante, 

and tougher and more powerful machines make more stunts possible. 

eroatics hae een around alost since the dan of flight itself as anoeures conducted 

to test the limits of a machine soon became hair-raising entertainment for spectators. 

eroatic stunts ere pioneered ery shortly after the right rothers seinal flight in 0 

– in 1910 they put together an ex hibition team to promote their aircraft. Just before the First 

orld ar in rances dolphe egoud for the rst tie fle his aircraft upside don 

and that sae year ussias etr estero fle the rst loop the loop he folloing year a 

British magazine coined the term aerobatics ( aerial acrobatics) , which back then went hand 

in hand ith stunt flying his sa pilots perfor incredily risy actiities in ricety achines 

that had ust egun exploring the possiilities of poered flight such as one adcap aiator 

in flying oer the iagara alls and under a suspension ridge 

It was during the First W orld W ar that aerobatics evolved at an astounding pace due to the 

harsh necessities of coat flying aircraft that started out doing siple reconnaissance 

issions ere soon forced to eade ghters resulting in the desperate deelopent of 

coat anoeuring and the dogght at rst deeloping spontaneously y pilots and then 

ofcially 

fter the conflict ended thousands of trained aiators left their air forces and to ae ends 

eet any discharged pilots ended up doing stunt flying or arnstoring ringing the thrill 

of flight to the pulic at shos in the and urope soe of these displays ere so ig 

they ere non as flying circuses hese proed to e iensely popular and along ith 

other aviation feats, such as the crossing of the Atlantic, they grew the popularity of aviation 

around the orld tunts lie ing aling airtoair transfers parachute uping and flying 

under bridges became the norm. U S pilot Lincoln Beachley, for ex ample, would often climb, 



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sitch off the engine and die don pulling up ust etres fro the ground uch flying led 

to air races air shos and the rst orld Cup of aeroatics in in rance and aeroatic 

events at the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany. 

After the Second W orld W ar aerobatics became organised, with the FAI ( Federation 

eronautiue nternationale regulating the sport and the rst orld eroatic Chapionship 

as held in Cechosloaia in 60 Copetitions see pilots fly set seuences in the ox 

and are scored on their perforance and penalised if they oe out of the ox or ae other 

errors. 

he intricacies of serious copetition aeroatic flying can often e lost on spectators ut 

there are plenty of sex y moves that drop the j aws of crowds at airshows, such as when pilots 

hang on the prop tule their aircraft end oer end or fly headon the iler alcons 

for instance alays generate enthusiastic applause hen one of their Cs flies head 

on through a ox created y four Cs heading in the opposite direction outh frican 

aerobatic wunderkind Nigel Hopkins also knows how to wow the crowd with his signature 

high-alpha ( angle of attack) knife-edge pass, where he passes the runway with his nose up 

at a 45º angle and on his side, blasting smoke down towards the ground. 

eroatic flying is not ust for sport it is a useful part of training as it teaches pilots ho to 

recover from dangerous manoeuvres like spins. It is also an integral part of air force training, 

with many manoeuvres developed as essential combat tools. 

oration flying taes the deands and sill of aeroatic flying up a notch ith ultiple 

aircraft flying in coplete harony hile getting as close as a etre to each other t such 

close prox imity, the slightest mistake, or bad turbulence, could lead to disaster. Formation 

flying is as difcult as it gets ith pilots haing to contend ith the dangers of ae ortices 

or engine ex haust from other aircraft. 

ie uch of the history of aeroatics foration flying as largely deeloped during 

the irst orld ar as a eans of surial initially ghters escorting reconnaissance 

aircraft and then flying in pairs for etter coat results oday ghter pilots are trained 

to generally alays fly in foration for safety and efciency for instance taing off and 

landing in formation saves time. It also reduces the radar footprint, and helps pilots stick 

together in bad weather. 

here are asic rules foration pilots ust stic to ingen ust follo the flight leader 

the most ex perienced pilot in the formation, who calls out movements and actions. Popular 

formations include echelon ( wingmen behind and to the side of the leader) ; line abreast/ wall 

foration diaond foration and nger four one ingan on one side of the leader and 

two on his other side) . 

he ore aircraft are inoled the ore difcult foration flying ecoes ost aeroatic 

teas are still relatiely sall seldo exceeding a doen aircraft talys recce ricolori 

is the largest actie ilitary display tea ith 0 aircraft oration flying is physically 

difcult and deands high leels of concentration and exact tiing t is hardly surprising 

then that many formation aerobatic records set more than half a century ago still stand 

for exaple the lac rros loop of aer unters in ass foration has 

never been bested. 

Many countries in the world have aerobatic teams, either privately owned or state funded and 

flon y the air force to reflect national pride and sill hey are also a great ay of recruiting 

fresh pilots – displays by famous teams such as the U K Red Arrows, U S Blue Angels and 

Russian Knights have been seen by millions and millions of people. 

outh frica has ade enorous contriutions to the eld of aeroatics and stunt flying ith 

world class pilots winning dozens of competitions over the years. South Africa even hosted 

the 29 th FAI W orld Aerobatic Championships in Malelane in September 2017 and organises 

a dozen local aerobatic events a year. Teams like the FireStars and Goodyear Eagles do an 

excellent o of representing outh fricas aeroatic talent around the orld as far aeld 

as the and China in 0 outh frican pilots shone during the rst oration 

Aerobatic Challenge in Z hengzhou. 





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S af e ly and r e sp onsib ly sup p or t ing t h e 

S out h A f r ic an air sh ow sc e ne 

Neil de Lange 

he Recreational Aviation Administration of South Africa 

is designated to sere the recreational flyer and 

develop and grow the recreational aviation industry. An 

important part of this involves facilitating and approving airshows. 

Drawing tens of thousands of people, these events are the display 

windows of aviation in South Africa, ex posing young and old to the 

thrill professionalis and pleasure of flying 

Through airshows, spectators get a chance to see and hear aircraft in 

action and get up close and personal with them on the ground. This 

gives spectators the perfect chance to learn more about the different 

types of recreational and priate flying fro icrolights and gliders to 

ex perimental and ex ecutive aircraft. 

Airshow South Africa co-ordinates and facilitate events and provide 

training for ofcials at airshos he role of is to approe these 

events if the organiser meets all the req uirements. This is in addition 

to s ain o of regulating and licensing pilots aircraft and 

schools as part of its responsibilities designated by the South African 

Civil Aviation Authority ( SACAA) . 

Only properly ualied pilots ith alid aeroatic ualications 

and display authorisations are allowed to perform gravity-defying 

displays at special air events. These events include airshows, 

ex hibitions, races, rallies and regional, provincial and national 

competitions. Not all displays approved by RAASA are conducted, by 

dedicated aerobatic aircraft teams, but cover many disciplines such 

as skydiving, gliding and paragliding, among others. 

ASSA works with many people to make sure an airshow is run 

successfully he airsho tea includes safety ofcers and flight 

display directors ir rafc and aigation erices display 

pilots and others. Due to strict safety oversight, there have been 

very few accidents at South African airshows, and local standards 

compare favourably with those in Europe, and the U nited States. 

2017 was a busy year for airshows, with 14 events approved, and 

2018 is set to be no different. This includes big events in Nelspruit 

( Lowveld Airshow) , Newcastle, Ermelo, New Tempe ( The Presidents 

Trophy Air Race) and Johannesburg ( Rand Airshow) . 

There is a dedicated group of airshow pilots approved by RAASA, with 

display pilot authorisations and aeroatic pilot ualications 

South Africa boasts a highly developed commercial and general 

aviation industry and arguably has the most developed recreational 

aviation sector in Africa. Through the approval of special air events, 

RAASA aims to assist and support in the development and growth of 

this industry in a safe and responsible way. 

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FIRST AIRSHOW COMMENTATED AT: WELKOM AIRSHOW 1985 

LARGEST AIRSHOW COMMENTATED AT: SAAF 75 TH ANNIVERSARY 

 

NUMBER OF COUNTRIES COMMENTATED IN: 10 

NUMBER OF AIRSHOWS COMMENTATED AT: 1 000+ 

BIGGEST MEX ICAN WAVE: SAAF 75 TH ANNIVERSARY 

 

Famous as the sound provider for most airshows in South Africa, thanks to 

airshow commentary icon Brian Emmenis, Capital Sounds has also brought 

its magic to events across the continent, from Kenya to Swaziland, Lesotho, 

Z imbabwe and Mozambiq ue. Apart from aviation events, Capital Sounds has 

worked on many other proj ects over the last three decades, such as car, yacht and 

bike racing events, athletic competitions, concerts, festivals, product launches, 

consumer and entertainment events such as the Rand Show and many others. 

Setting up kilometres and kilometres of wiring and dozens of speakers is no easy 

feat, and a large support team is needed. This includes 40 people backed up by 

seven custom mobile broadcast vans that have travelled the length and breadth of 

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NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN IN: 400+ 

NUMBER OF TEAMS FLOWN WITH: 3 

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s fricas only peranent airsho coentator rian has een heard y any illions of people 

and is rightly known as Mr Airshow. During his decades commentating in South Africa and elsewhere 

around the world, Brian has seen it all, from the thrills to the spills, and has witnessed a huge number 

of orld records aiation rsts and achieeents ot content ith erely coentating rian has 

helped organise many shows and events. Since he established Capital Sounds, Brian has handled 

the sound systems and commentary for the maj ority of airshows in southern Africa as well as other 

sporting and ex treme events. Although not a pilot, Brian has accumulated a couple of thousand hours 

flying in any different types of aircraft and his passion for aiation has spread to all three of his sons 

who are all involved in aviation in their own respective ways. 

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onstantly pushing themselves and their aircraft to the limits, aerobatic pilots 

are the best of the best. Out of the more than 20,000 pilots in South Africa, 

only a tiny fraction of these pilots are skilled enough to take up aerobatic 

flying and an een saller nuer do foration flying perforing aeroatics is 

hard enough, but doing them in tight formation with other aircraft, with wingtips nearly 

touching, is even riskier. 

Every solo aerobatic display at an airshow is the culmination of vast q uantities of 

tie effort planning and practice ut ore so for foration flying as ore aircraft 

are involved and each pilot needs to know not j ust his routine but that of every other 

pilot as ell he sill and condence reuired for foration aeroatics does not 

coe uicly or easily hundreds if not thousands of flying hours are needed to 

aster this incredile type of flying 

Formation display pilots put themselves and their aircraft at risk every time they get 

airborn together. But the ability to wow thousands of spectators, to compete in and 

win at competitions and to land to thunderous applause from thousands of spectators, 

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t h e e v olut ion of ae r ob at ic air c r af t 

he rst aeroplanes ere ricety achines ade out of ood and cloth hich 

stumbled into the air on underpowered engines. Conducting any hard manoeuvres 

could and often did result in catastrophic structural failure ust eeping the in 

the air was a battle in itself, never mind performing aerial stunts. Before and during the First 

W orld W ar most aircraft had no brakes, no airspeed indicators ( or many other instruments for 

that atter and ere generally anufactured ith ings coered in flaale doped cloth 

any of these pioneering aircraft ere poered y nicy rotary engines hich had 

ex tremely limited throttle control, could seldom run for more than 10 hours without needing 

an oerhaul and used castor oil as a luricant eected fro the engine his ould often 

drench the pilot or accuulate in the engine coling here it posed a re haard ue to 

the fact that a rotary engine rotates ( and therefore tries to spin the aircraft in the opposite 

direction it ade certain sharp turns in an aircraft lie the opith Cael difcult and often 

downright dangerous. 

ircraft hae coe a long ay since then ith rotary engines replaced y ore efcient and 

powerful radial and inline engines, and then turboprops and turboj ets. In the half a century 

since the right rothers faous 0 flight top speed ent fro 0h to ore than 

000h ircraft ent further faster and higher and ecae a lot stronger flaale 

fabric has been replaced by metal and lightweight composites, for ex ample. Modern aerobatic 

aircraft are designed to ithstand extree stresses up to ties the force of graity ut 

een these highperforance achines hae their liits or instance in 0 igel opins 

was preparing for the W orld Aerobatic Championships in France when his MX2 aerobatic 

aircraft roe up in flight lucily he anaged to parachute to safety 

The limitations of early aircraft did not stop pioneering aviators from performing aerobatics, 

but as aircraft designs advanced, so did the ability to perform more ex treme manoeuvres. 

An important early evolution in aerobatics was the development of fuel and oil systems that 

could handle sustained inerted flight ithout the engine cutting out or seiing up any 

innovations occurred in the years between the First and Second W orld W ars, with specialist 

aeroatic aircraft lie the ruan ulfha eing uilt this as designed to fly for 0 

minutes upside down. Even simple things like harnesses have had to evolve with aerobatics 

a nuer of early aeroatic pilots ere illed or inured after falling out of their aircraft 

often while inverted. 

he eran ucer ungeister hich rst fle in as one of the rst idely 

successful aerobatic aircraft, dominating competitions in Europe and the U S due to its high 

poer to eight ratio and agility oed y flying clus as ell as aeroatic teas and air 

forces as a trainer, the biplane was one of the world’s top aerobatic aircraft until the arrival 

of the Pitts Special. 

n airsho faourite there are fe aircraft that epitoise aeroatic flying lie the itts 

pecial irst flon in this iconic iplane sept through the airsho circuit claiing 

wins for decades, and even to this day is still an ex tremely potent machine, having evolved 

with more power and better handling. Small and light, with an engine mounted close to the 

centre of gravity, it allows for very q uick manoeuvres, like the snap roll where one wing stalls 

and the aircraft rolls over. And being a biplane, it has double the aileron area of a typical 

monoplane, giving it ex cellent agility. 


Ex tra 200 


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Tiger Moth 

1930’s Grumman Ag Cat 

ucer ungeister 

Christen Eagle 


Although biplanes may appear old fashioned, they are good for aerobatics because they are 

often more manoeuvrable than their monoplane counterparts since their shorter wingspan 

makes rolling faster. But with more drag than monoplanes, they are slower and do not climb 

as well. For these reasons aircraft like the landmark Stephens Akro allowed more altitude to 

be gained with better vertical performance. Although manufactured with conventional wooden 

wings and a fabric-covered steel fuselage, the pioneering Akro is built tough and rated to + 12 

and gs fter its rst flight in 6 the ro on ultiple aeroatic chapionships and 

led to the improved Laser 200, the Ex tra 230 and 300 in Germany and paved the way for the 

successful ussian uhoi u6 and its deriaties 

South Africa has made impressive contributions to the manufacture of aerobatic aircraft with 

proudly home-grown designs like the AX Sport two-seat light sport aircraft, and j oined a small 

and exclusie clu ith types lie the lic 60 and 0 hese dedicated high perforance 

design ere originally uilt at the reuest of the late aeroatic pilot len ell ased on the 

aser and xtra 0 the lic 60 is ade out of coposite aterials alloing for a cleaner 

aerodynamic shape and greater internal volume since no metal tubing is present. Its tough 

structure allos for g liits of plusinus 0 and a roll rate of ore than 60second he 

pilots seat is reclined to etter handle g forces siilar to ghter ets lies the 6 ighting 

alcon ince the lic 60 rst fle in eruary 00 around a doen hae een sold and 

the aircraft has gone on to be an aerobatic championship winner, notably winning the South 

frican ational eroatics Chapionship in une 00 

Oracle Challenger lll 

lic 60 

Apart from high-performance single-engined types, South African engineers have built 

competition gliders, such as the Celair GA-1 Celstar, and the hugely successful series from 

oner ailplanes that includes the copetitioninning eelation and apture 

lthough ets are faster than aircraft lie the lic 60 and ae for thrilling displays aeroatic 

pilots generally prefer propeller-driven aircraft, and not j ust because they are cheaper to 

operate. They have faster throttle response and, due to their slower speed, they can perform 

more stunts in a shorter display area. U nlike j ets, propeller-driven aircraft can make use of 

the gyroscopic forces created y the spinning propeller ith the propeller turning one ay 


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torq ue pushes the aircraft in the opposite direction, making for q uick manoeuvres when 

used skilfully. It is also possible to “ hang on the prop” , climbing vertically until the aircraft is 

almost stationary and acting like a helicopter. 

Although they can’t “ hang on the prop” , astounding advances in j et technology have allowed 

the to perfor siilarly aaing feats hen a ets engine produces ore thrust than it 

weighs ( its thrust to weight ratio ex ceeding unity) , it can accelerate while climbing vertically, 

or still e controlled een after the airflo oer the ings has sloed don too uch and it 

has stalled for instance it can alost hoer in the air hile pointed up 0 

GB1 GameBird 

echnology such as thrust ectoring here the exhaust noles of a et engine can e tilted 

in different directions allos for superanoeuraility uge thrust and thrust ectoring 

engines allow manoeuvres like “ Pugachev’s Cobra” , in which the aircraft pulls its nose up 90 

or more degrees and almost stands still in the air, before dropping the nose and carrying on 

ith leel flight ariation the erst anoeure is siilar ut has the pilot roll the aircraft 

while its nose is pointed up, so it comes back down in a different direction. Y et another 

variant is the Kulbit, in which the aircraft goes into Pugachev’s Cobra, but somersaults, 

going nose oer tail efore carrying on ith straight and leel flight 

lthough ets hae ade flight faster aeroatic pilots are liely to stic to propellerdrien 

aircraft, although in the future they may look somewhat different to the aircraft we are 

so familiar with now. The nex t generation of aerobatic planes may have counter-rotating 

propellers to offset the effects of torq ue, or be powered by high-performance two-stroke 

engines these engines ix their luricating oil ith fuel and conseuently hae no oil 

pans aing the ale to operate inerted for unliited periods of tie oeer they 

pollute more and electric motors seem to be a better solution as they are light, simple, allow 

flight at any attitude and are extreely poerful or instance in arch 0 an xtra 

0 poered y a 60 ieens electric otor set a top speed record of 0 h 

oer and also ecae the rst electric aircraft to to a glider giing us an exciting 

glimpse of what the future may hold. 


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Team Display 

ood ye ar E agle s 

GOODYEAR 

EAGLES 

1985 

4 

2 

+/- 

/ 

The Goodyear Eagles team is one of the longest-running and most recognisable 

aeroatic teas in outh frica hey hae flon in ore than half a doen 

countries, from Botswana to the U nited Arab Emirates, where they have 

performed famous stunts such as multiple inverted parachute drops. Flying Pitts 

pecial s the tea as founded in y oner and operator ennis 

pence ho is tea leader along ith len arden ennis has nearly 0000 

hours in his logoo including around 000 on the itts pecial he pilots ho 

hae flon in the tea are all ig naes in aiation and include eil rollip len 

arden igel opins ohan an ols aul Coetser and ason eaish 

ince 00 the tea has een ofcially sponsored y oodyear iation 



Team Display 

G 

ood ye ar E agle s 

JOHAN VON SOLMS 

AGE: 53 

FLYING HOURS: 16 570 

NUMBER OF AIRSHOWS FLOWN: 46 

NUMBER OF TEAMS FLOWN IN: 3 

FIRST SOLOED IN: 1989 

GLEN WARDEN 

DENNIS SPENCE 

PAUL COETSER 

AGE: 68 

YEARS SINCE LICENCE ACQUIRED: 47 

NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN: 85 

FYING HOURS: 26 100 

NUMBER OF AIRSHOWS FLOWN: 200+ 



COMPETITIONS WON: 3 

YEARS SINCE LICENCE ACQUIRED: 45 


FAVOURITE AIRCRAFT: IMPALA MK I 

FLYING HOURS: 8 580 


AIRCRAFT: PITTS SPECIAL 

LICENCE TYPE: ATPL

Flying in Africa? Got it covered! 

Tel. +27 11 465 2669 • +27 72 340 9943 

email: info@aviationdirect.co.za 

www.aviationdirect.co.za 


Team Display 

Puma Flying Lions 

PUMA 

FLYING LIONS 

1999 

4 

 

 

 

he ua nergy lying ions is special in that its pilots fly oth the itts 

pecial Cos eroatic ea and the arard en though the lying 

ions arards are nearly 0 years old the tea still hiss the around 

the sky like they were built yesterday. Some j aw-dropping stunts have been 

performed with these aircraft, such as four being waterskiied across a dam 

in tight formation, gaining the team worldwide recognition. The Flying Lions 

are also known for their sunset and evening displays, with their display 

smoke turning pink in the dusk and the aircrafts’ landing lights illuminating 

the formation. Based at Rand Airport, the team was formed in 1999 and since 

then have been an indispensable part of the local airshow circuit. 


Team Display 


NORTH AMERICAN 

HARVARD 

FIRST FLIGHT: 1935 

TOP SPEED: 340 KM/ H 

MAX ALTITUDE: 7 400 M 

MAX G FORCE: +5/-2 

WINGSPAN: 12. 9 M 

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Team Display 


NO. 3 

ELLIS LEVIN 

NO. 1 

SCULLY LEVIN 

NO. 2 

ARNIE MENEGHELLI 

1963 

190 

29 000 

4 

2 

71 

28 

500 

3 

1982 

30 

4 

1991 

+/-2 

19 000 

NO. 4 

SEAN THACKWRAY 

51 

1984 

36 

24 

17 500 


Team Display 

S ilv e r Falc ons 

SILVER FALCONS 

1967 

2 

 

- 

 

The most recognisable face of the South African Air Force is the Silver Falcons 

aeroatic tea aed the iler alcons on oeer 6 they initially 

fle pala et trainers efore sitching to e C turoprops in 

1998. They are based at Air Force Base Langebaanweg, which is the SAAF’s 

main training base. U nlike most teams, the Silver Falcons is a part-time team 

as pilots and ground cre all hae regular duties in addition to display flying 

ith their otto of ride assion and recision they hae flon hundreds of 

displays that have wowed spectators at airshows, presidential inaugurations, 

red orces ays and any other eents o date oer 00 pilots hae flon 

in 82 teams. 



Team Display 

S ilv e r Falc ons 

TEAM LEADER 

MAJOR OMPHILE MUTLOANE 

LEFT WING 

MAJOR CORNE VAN DEVENTER 

SLOT PILOT 

MAJOR BHEKI SHABANGU 

 

2005 

2007 

2015 

 

2004 

2006 

2017 

 

2004 

2008 

2016 

SOLOIST 

MAJOR SIVUYILE TANGANA 

 

2003 

2007 

2017 


PILATUS 

PC-7 MK II 

10. 19 M 

10. 13 M 

555/ 

7 622 M 

/ 


Team Display 

T h e C ow 

s A e r ob at ic T e am

W 

THE COWS 

AEROBATIC TEAM 

PITTS 

SPECIAL S2B 

1985 

4 

 

1 700 

 

ith their distinctive mottled colour schemes it is easy to see that the Pitts 

Special S2Bs of The Cows Aerobatic Team support the COW S charity, which 

looks after cancer patients. It is comprised of aviation legends Scully and 

Ellis Levin, Arnie Meneghelli and Sean Thackwray, whose sponsor for 2018 is 

Tailifts South Africa. Scully is team leader, with Arnie on the right wing, Sean 

on the left and llis flying the solo routines ored as the rst professional 

nonilitary aeroatic tea in outh frica y cully in and non y 

seeral naes oer the years the tea has flon 00 foral displays 

ex posing their aerobatics to millions of people. 

 

1981 5 

/ 

6 400 M 

2 

idely regarded as the denitie aeroatic display aircraft the itts pecial is an 

airshow staple that has been in production for more than half a century, having 

flon in prototype for in epteer radually iproed oer the years 

the Pitts Special started out as a single seater ( S1) and evolved into the larger 

and ore capale aailale in single and toseat congurations he 

is out of production ut the slightly odied C is still anufactured y iat 

ircraft ifty years on this little iplane is still diyingly agile and consistently 

wins aerobatic competitions. It is also a record-setter, holding the title of most 

inerted flat spins hich ere raced up in 06 


Team Display 

T h e C ow 

s A e r ob at ic T e am 

NO. 3 

ELLIS LEVIN 

2 

44 

1991 

 

 

NO. 1 

SCULLY LEVIN 

NO. 2 

ARNIE MENEGHELLI 

NO. 4 

SEAN THACKWRAY 

71 

3 000 

1963 

70 

- 


16 500 

1979 

28 

16 

 

 

2 

36 

 

MADMAX


Team Display 

T h e C ow 

s A e r ob at ic T e am 

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Tailifts South Africa ( TSA) is a young, dynamic company that balances youthful ex uberance 

with decades of ex perience in the commercial vehicle and logistics industries as a result of the 

acq uisition of Skyj acks and Ratcliff Tail Lifts. Our company motto is to be “ Committed to better 

business” . This ex tends to our supply of lifting eq uipment, maintenance and aftersales product 

support e represent the tail lift diision of gloal giant ia and supply the epro altco and 

el products in outhern frica 

In addition to our import business we are proud of and committed to South Africa and African 

ex cellence in manufacture. W e continually innovate and improve upon our locally produced tail 

lift product range Our anufacturing capaility allos us to custoie our product to our clients 

specications and it ensures that e create not only eployent ut also opportunity for our staff 

to grow and thrive within our business. 

TSA has both branches and agents in all of the maj or centres in Southern Africa, and as part of our 

initiative we look forward to touring Southern Africa with the airshow calendar and introducing our 

brand and our team at every opportunity. W e also hope to raise both funds and awareness for the 

excellent or that is done y the Childhood eatology and Oncology Centre COC through 

our association with the COW S. 

C o w s aero b at ic t eam: A rnie M enegh elli, Ellis Lev in, S c ully Lev in and 

S ean T h ac kw ray . 

Our partnership with the Cows aerobatic team speaks to our brand and also our intention. W e are 

committed to doing great work and having fun doing it. W e are also committed to raising funds 

for those who are not able to through illness or circumstances beyond their control. The aerobatic 

team is a visually appealing and dynamic team and we look forward to many years of working 

together. 

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Team Display 

T e am X t r e me 


TEAM XTREME 

4 

22 

100+ 

47 700 

 

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ea tree as fored in 00 y ar ensan igel opins flying to 

aircraft in a highenergy duo display ro 0 the tea coprises 

igel opins leader flying an xtra 0C ar apson right hand 

ingan flying an treeir ason eaish left hand ingan 

flying an treeir and ar ensan ox and solo flying an 

The team has performed at many airshows and events in Southern Africa, 

including the 0 orld eroatic Chapionships and aroad in China 

during the rst oration eroatic Challenge held in China in 0 they ere 

voted as one of the top three civilian Aerobatic Teams. 

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Gripen 

Rooivalk 

Mil Mi-24 Hind D 

AHRLAC 


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ilit ar y d isp lays 

here are few countries in southern Africa that give as much military support to airshows as South Africa 

does. The SA Air Force proudly displays the capabilities of its top pilots through the Silver Falcons 

aeroatic tea hich flies a doen displays throughout the year hey do this to not only entertain 

crowds, but to demonstrate the Air Force’s capabilities and showcase to the public the career options available in 

the airborne arm of the South African National Defence Force. 

In spite of budget cuts, the SA Air Force still does its best to support the airshow scene, particularly through the 

military-themed SAAF Museum Airshow and during the Africa Aerospace and Defence ex hibition airshow, which is 

unusual as it takes place over not one but two action-packed days. 

ot content y erely aaing spectators ith aerial iardry the outh frican ational efence orce also 

contributes capability displays on the ground, involving soldiers and vehicles often supported by aircraft. Such 

spectacular ‘ mini wars’ can be seen not only at airshows but also events like Armed Forces Day every February 

and the Rand Show. The military also provides paratroopers to many events, who often land in very tight spaces 

and difcult eather conditions efore aestruc crods 

For those keen on retired military aircraft, they can consider themselves lucky that South Africa has a large and 

lovingly cared for warbird population that includes aircraft that have served in the SAAF, such as the Harvard and 

Impala, to foreign aircraft like the L-39 Albatros, and airworthy museum aircraft that regularly take part in airshows. 

Many locally built machines grace South Africa’s skies, such as the Rooivalk, which is surprisingly agile for such 

a larger helicopter it can do loops and rolls and fly acards and sideays ith ease he next generation of 

military aviation can also be seen at airshows, such as the homegrown Ahrlac light attack and reconnaissance 

aircraft, which promises to be a South African aviation success story. 


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T h e S out h A f r ic an 

A ir For c e 

he South African Air Force ( SAAF) , established in 1920, is the oldest and most 

powerful air force in southern Africa, a fact that is not lost on people when they see 

the Mach 2 capable Gripen blasting through the air or the proudly South African 

Rooivalk attack helicopter pointing its cannon around during airshows. 

Although most visible to the public at events like airshows, Armed Forces Day and the 

Rand Show, the SAAF is busy with deployments across the continent, from border patrol to 

maritime surveillance far out at sea, ferrying V IPs to important meetings around the world 

and keeping the peace on U nited Nations missions. Other important tasks that keep the 

usy are search and rescue and reghting 

One of the aircraft that has done wonders for the SAAF’s image is the Rooivalk - days 

after it was deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo with the U N’s Monusco 

peacekeeping mission in 2013, it was instrumental in the surrender of the M23 rebel group. 

he ost potent aircraft in the s inentory is the ripen ith 6 of these ghters 

in serice Other types at the sharp end of the fleet include a ghtertrainers and 

three Super Lynx naval helicopters, designed to hunt down enemy submarines and ships. 

laying a slightly less glaorous ut no less iportant role is the transport fleet ade up 

of three doen C0 ercules C uro aota Caraan C and ing ir utility 

transport aircraft. 

ets Oryx 0 and helicopters and C trainers round out the rest of the 

s extensie fleet 


GRIPEN 

TYPE: FIGHTER 


TOP SPEED: 2 204 KM/ H 

MAX G FORCE: +/- 

EMPTY WEIGHT: 6 800 KG 


HAWK MK 120 

ORYX 

TYPE: - 


TOP SPEED: /+ 

5 

PAYLOAD: 

he a 0s of the ir orce are an iportant type as they 

function as oth leadin ghters oring together ith the ripens they 

can share radar and other information) , and as advanced trainers for pilots 

transitioning fro the C art of the pacage the ir orce acuired 

included coprehensie training systes as hae trained doens 

of pilots since being introduced into service in 2006. The Hawk is used for 

eapons training it can e tted ith cannons os and issiles including 

the arter lthough anufactured y ystes in the ost of 

South Africa’s Hawks were assembled by Denel, with many local components. 

oled fro the original 0sera a the 0 is far ore adanced 

and capable, only sharing a few parts with its ancestors. 

TYPE: 


TOP SPEED: / 

7 100 M 

2- 

The Oryx makes up the backbone of the Air Force’s rotary wing transport 

fleet and is an indispensale asset for logistics edical eacuation 

reghting transport search and rescue and any other issions hich 

even stretch to electronic warfare and Antarctic operations. Based loosely 

on the Super Puma, the Oryx was manufactured by Atlas ( now Denel) 

to eet outh fricas tough hot and high reuireents resulting in an 

extreely poerful helicopter he proect egan in ith the Oryx 

entering service in the early 1990s. A total of 51 were built, and 39 upgraded 

by Denel with better avionics and other changes that will allow them to 

remain in service for many more years. 


ROOIVALK 

TYPE: ATTACK HELICOPTER 


TOP SPEED: / 

6 100 M 

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he ooial is the rst and only attac helicopter to hae een deeloped in 

frica a signicant achieeent Originally conceied as a Cold ar tan uster 

the Rooivalk has since November 2013 been engaged in peacekeeping operations 

in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it has performed ex ceptionally well in 

support of the U nited Nations. The Rooivalk was designed and built to withstand 

the tough African environment – it has ex cess power for high payload and agility, 

asic aintenance reuireents and high leels of protection and redundancy to 

ensure it can survive combat damage. The Rooivalk became fully operational in 

2011, with eleven in service. Denel developed the potent Mokopa 10 km range 

antitan issile specically for the ooial hich has een exported the 

programme as a whole has been a success story for local industry. 


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H E N S O LD T O p t r onic s 

ur HENSOLDT site in Irene is globally renown for a range of sophisticated observation 

and sighting systems used by military and security operators worldwide, on platforms 

ranging from Submarines to Helicopters and Fighter Jets. Based near Pretoria, South 

frica ith aout 00 eployees it is the headuarter of O Optronics ty td 

HENSOLDT Optronics Pty ( Ltd) is an early pioneer in researching and developing laser 

rangenders night sights and heletounted pilot display and aiing systes for outh fricas 

on ilitary during the 0s oadays e proudly see our euipent integrated in soe of the 

ost adanced platfors in the orld such as uroghter yphoon and ripen 

Advanced in-house research, development and manufacturing of optronics systems have resulted 

in the sophisticated airborne payloads now deployed on helicopters, U AV s ( unmanned aerial 

ehicles and xeding aircraft operated y seeral defence forces and la enforceent agencies 

around the world. These systems include the renowned LEO-II and -III for paramilitary operations, 

and the rgos and osha high denition oseration and sighting systes typically for 

military use. In conj unction with our site in Oberkochen the submarine periscope SERO 250 is also 

anufactured in rene as ell as a ide range of laser rangenders 

The success of our HENSOLDT site in Irene is based on the capabilities in optical and mechanical 

design including lens cutting polishing and coating using stateoftheart euipent syste 

engineering electronics and softare deelopent prototyping odelling and testing ualication 

and product support n eeping ith the high standards of precision and uality reuired lean 

manufacturing processes were adopted to provide customers with the most cost-effective solutions 

available today. 


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use um 

T 

he useu is fairly uniue in that it is one of the fe aiation useus 

in the orld ith a large nuer of flyale aircraft isitors ho arrie at the 

ain ranch at ir orce ase artop on the rst aturday of each onth are 

treated to the sights and sounds of its onthly flying day hen all the airorthy aircraft 

tae to the sies his ranges fro arard trainers to order arera light utility aircraft 

lie the oso and udu to oneoffs lie the atchen xplorer prototype and ets such as 

the V ampire. Three different types of helicopters spanning 50 years regularly take to the 

air, namely the Alouette II and III and Puma. 

Few people realise how much history lies in each of the SAAF Museum’s hangars – it 

coers a solid 00 years of flight and any uniuely outh frican deelopents such 

as the Champion unmanned aerial vehicle, Flowchart stealth drone concept, locally 

developed missiles and relics from South Africa’s space programme, such as the RSA-3 

rocket complete with spy satellite. 

The South African Air Force played an important role in shaping world history, and took 

part in any signicant eents including to orld ars the erlin irlift orean ar 

and less proudly the order ar hese stories are told through each aircraft and the 

multitude of displays and ex hibits. 

Although the SAAF Museum’s Z wartkop branch houses the biggest aviation collection with 

aircraft diisions at ort liaeth and sterplaat in the Cape also host ipressie 

ex hibits, such as an Avro Shackleton that regularly has its engines started up. 

Apart from the SAAF Museum, aviation history is also well preserved at the National 

Museum of Military History in Johannesburg, which has many SA Air Force aircraft as 

ell as uniue exhiits lie the orlds only suriing e6 night ghter dating fro the 

econd orld ar 

PIAGGIO ALBATROSS 

TYPE: MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT 


TOP SPEED: 5/ 

7 600 M 

 

The Piaggio P.166 was developed from the amphibious P.136, which 

ex plains its pusher propeller engines and gull wing – it was originally 

designed this way to keep spray away from the engines. In South African Air 

Force service the P.166 was known as the Albatross. It supplemented the 

orld ar era C in the aritie patrol role sering fro 6 until the 

early 1990s. South Africa’s P.166S models differ from the standard P.166 

with a longer nose and wingtip fuel tanks for increased endurance needed 

to onitor the countrys long coastline enty ere acuired fro taly and 

ost ere sold off at retireent suseuently ecoing popular sights at 

airshos he useu at artop still regularly flies its airorthy 

Albatross. 


ALOUETTE II 

TYPE: 



2 

 


VAMPIRE 

TYPE: 

FIRST FLIGHT: 


12 200 M

PUMA 



4 800 M 

 

PAYLOAD: 2 500 KG 

Developed in the 1960s, the Puma became a successful and widely used 

helicopter ale to transport up to 6 troops ro 0 the receied 

0C uas and seeral ciilian odels hich ere heaily 

used during the order ar for logistics and coat support the ua 

was fast, reliable and had a long range, making it the most versatile 

helicopter in South African Air Force service. It was also widely used for 

search and rescue flood relief ntarctic supply and other issions such 

as testing weapons and systems for the Rooivalk attack helicopter. The 

Puma was developed into the bigger and more powerful Oryx , which 

remains in SAAF service to this day. 

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Feat u r e Capturing the passion of flight 

JUSTIN DE REUCK 

idely regarded as one of the best aviation photographers currently active in Africa, 

Justin has captured some spectacular sights, from in-cockpit views of the Silver Falcons 

aeroatic tea at or to roc and ron aidens assie oeing flying oer ale 

ountain any of these iconic photos hae appeared in oe on o oer the last e years ustin 

has rought his rearale sill to the denitie outh frican airsho oo as its ofcial photographer 

ustin has alays had a urning passion for oth photography and all things flying started playing 

with my dad’s camera when I was a young boy. My other passion was aeroplanes. I never ever thought 

of putting the two together,” he says. His love of aircraft saw him get his private pilot’s licence at the age 

of 18 and he has since logged 120 hours at the controls, but arguably far more hours have been spent 

in the cabin of an aircraft, with a camera in his hand. 

fter oring as an electrical technician for a nuer of years he nally put oth photography and flying 

together in 006 and since then has een pulished in ust aout eery local aiation againe as ell 

as any foreign pulications fro erany to rance and iterland 

Earlier in his career Justin enj oyed shooting the odd airshow but what he really wanted to do was get up 

in the air – photographing shows from the ground can get repetitive. “ I looked at the works of guys like 

Herman Potgieter and Frans Dely and thought that’s where I’d love to end up one day. At a local airshow 

at tellenosch uped into rans e sat don had a long chat and efore ne it he as illing 

to take me under his wing and show me the ropes. 

 

AGE: 46 

CAMERA: - 

2-5/ 

COOLEST CAMERA SHIP:- 

e ent to the together in 00 and did the airsho circuit e had a lot of tie to chat ustin 

says hen they got ac he egan his on airtoair shoots under his entors guidance and learnt 

soe iportant lessons to capture the speed and energy of flying hotos need to e aout eotion 

They need to evoke emotion and that realisation changed everything. Ever since that, I’ve looked at 

background, smoke, angle of aircraft, the pilots, formations – it changes everything.” 

ith the tragic and untiely passing of rans ely in 0 he has stepped up to ll soe ig shoes 

Justin’s passion has taken him across continents, from Europe to the U nited States and around Africa. 


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Ph o t o g r aph y 


“ It’s a challenging environment but I love it,” he says. “ There are so few of us because it is a 

ery difcult area to rea into 

Over the years Justin has built up an impressive international client base, including Bell 

elicopter ilatus iper and raer ho hae coissioned shoots in places lie the 

Oaango elta aiia and ale ountain he ountain has een good to e he says 

e hae great scenery here ocally ustin started out photographing light aircraft for flight 

schools, but “ hit the big time” when moving up to airliners, such as Bidair’s 737 cargo j ets and 

executie aircraft for ational irays Corporation C 

ustin has done so any airtoair photo shoots oer the last decade each edition of oe 

on o reuires a doen sorties at least that he long ago lost count of the y faourite 

thing to shoot is arirds he says such as enno arsons ustang ally and tu 

aidsons aer ea ury or years he has een oring ith teas such as the lying 

Lions, Team Xtreme and the Raptors. 

iger oth 

One of y est partnerships to date is the iler alcons ustin proudly says e has a 

special relationship ith the outh frican ir orces aeroatic tea eing one of the fe 

civilians privileged enough to go air-to-air with them – a feat which was seven years in the 

aing e has since een in the cocpit of their Cs and also shot the fro the open rap 

of a C0 ercules transport in hat as one of his est eer photo shoots as the C0 

rap gies an uninterrupted 0degree eld of ie hat shoot alone too to years to reach 

fruition he iler alcons hae een so ipressed ith his eyeatering aerial photography 

that they hae ofcially thaned hi for his unselsh and continuous support to the tea 

irtoair photography is not easy and people often dont realise its intricacies inoled he 

rst fe ties it as daunting ts a challenging enironent ut loe it ustin says s 

operating aircraft is ex pensive, time is usually always in short supply. Then there is the logistics of 

organising a caera ship and pilot nding a suitale area to fly in and arranging a tie and date 

when aircraft are available and the weather is good. 

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Once in the air, one has to deal with the weather conditions of the day and turbulence and coordinate the 

formation, all the while searching for the ultimate composition and lighting. A lot of the time Justin is shooting 

out of an open door and being buffeted by the wind, which does not make it easy to keep the horizon level in 

his iender and shutter speeds at the desired rate he radio is hard to hear een ith a noise cancelling 

headset Often hae to rely on hand signals ts an incredily challenging enironent aing learned to fly 

has helped a lot in coordinating the shoots. 

Often photo shoots are done in tight formation, with an open door, which Justin acknowledges can be 

dangerous, but fortunately he hasn’t had any serious incidents. However, things do go wrong and he has 

ex perienced undercarriage failures and engines stuttering – he has even sometimes landed without working 

aionics or flaps 

Pilatus PC6 

ustin loes his arirds lie the latros trainer hich is one of the coolest caera ships ut they 

are often difcult to shoot out of lthough aesoe to fly one of the ost difcult caera platfors is the 

C as the front cocpit causes aor reflections in the rear cocpit here is nothing can do to loc the 

out,” Justin laments. As a result he prefers shooting from aircraft with big doors, like the Beech A36 Bonanza, 

hich is the est caera ship out there due to its doule door high top speed and passengerfriendly exhaust 

placement. 

ith thousands of iconic aircraft photos to his name, Justin’s photography is a great source of inspiration for 

aspiring photographers. One of his top tips for shutterbugs is to not use too high a shutter speed - by shooting 

as slowly as realistically possible one can nicely blur the propellers, rotor blades or background to give a sense 

of otion One of the things learnt fro rans as there has to e oeent in a photograph t gies it a 

wow factor and a sense of speed. Even air-to-air I will shoot as slow as I can.” 

Justin obviously shoots with the best eq uipment – his go-to air-to-air hardware is the top-of-the-line Canon 

1D-X with the Canon 24-105mm f/ 4 L-series lens – but he advises aviation photographers to get the best gear 

they can afford preferaly ith a decent focusing speed irshos need a iniu 00 lens he says 

Depending on the setup, Justin also typically uses 70-200mm and 300 or 500mm lenses. 

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One of the most important things in taking a great photo lies not in eq uipment but in passion, Justin maintains. 

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S olo d isp lay ar t ist s 

eroatic flying is an iensely challenging ut rearding tas hese 

pilots need to hae lightningfast reflexes and sharp inds capale of 

reeering display routines and calculating fuel urn and 00 other 

factors all the hile anaging to fly an aircraft up to its controllale liits 

hese liits are often roen such as hen a pilot delierately stalls spins or 

tules his aircraft an aeroatic pilot needs to asolutely aster control of the 

aircraft and e supreely condent of his or her on ailities 

pilot needs to eep a leel head at all ties and e cool cal and collected panic 

does not help if soething goes rong ut its not enough to e entally prepared 

and silled in the art of aerial allet pilots also need to e physically tough as they 

often hae to ithstand any ties the force of graity hile perforing extree 

anoeures that could cause the to pass out or ecoe disorientated 

outh fricans are lucy to hae so any silled and internationally copetitie 

aeroatic pilots and teas ready and illing to thrill the at eery chance they can 

get and get the adrenalin floing on the ground as ell as in the air 

ustang 

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ANDREW 

BLACKWOOD-MURRAY 

AGE: 54 



NUMBER OF FLIGHT HOURS: 15 500 


fter learning to fly at the age of ndre spent seen years in the outh 

frican ir orce flying arards osos Caraans and palas fter 

leaing the serice he ent into coercial aiation and his day o is as a 

oeing reighter captain ith he is rated on 0 aircraft including 

oeing and irus odels ndre enoys flying types lie the arard and 

lin 0 the latter as used for airshos and copetition aeroatics ut 

he no flies a toseat xtra 00 n addition to solo displays ndre has 

flon an ith the asol igers and arards ith the lying ions e 

enoys outdoor actiities ut is happiest hen inerted in the sy 


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ENDURANCE: 2. 5 HOURS

NIGEL HOPKINS 

AGE: 45 


COMPETITIONS WON: 17 

MEDALS: 10 

FAVOURITE AIRCRAFT: CORSAIR 

ithout dout one of outh fricas ost faous aeroatic pilots igel 

is a household nae n addition to flying for the oodyear agles ea 

orthest and asol igers igel has flon for ea tree doing spirited 

displays in his xtra 0C is day o is as head of training for s 

0 fleet igel ay e considered oerualied as he has flon ore 

than 00 different types is a ualied instructor and test pilot as ell as 

airline transport pilot fter learning aeroatics fro cully ein at the age 

of he ent on to clai 6 ational titles in eroatics ally lying and 

recision lying e has garnered any other accolades including ten 

international edals and ultiple ero Clu ilot of the ear aards 


Por sc h e S out h A f r ic a 

n 6 ritish driers ic lford and aid tone secured the rst ictory for orsche in 

the onte Carlo ally affectionately referred to as the ueen of rallies hilst at the heel 

of a his as folloed y three further ins n excellent eighttopoer ratio the 

inherently superior traction of the rear engine sports car and its exceptional reliaility ere 

the eys to success ac then these characteristics distinguish the to this day 

ith the Carrera stands for ouring orsche is reiing the purist concept 

ehind the of 6 less eight and rearheel drie ith echanical rear differential 

loc for enhanced perforance and intense driing pleasure 

nterior euipent leels coine sportiness ith lighteight construction for exaple the 

rear indo and rear side indos are ade fro lighteight glass ound asorption 

has een reduced to a iniu offering occupants a truly inoling sensory experience 

t the sae tie the orsche ctie uspension anageent sports chassis 

loered y 0 as ell as a echanical rear differential loc are part of the standard 

euipent in this rearheel drie as are 0inch Carrera heels and sports exhaust 

syste ogether these easures reduce the oerall eight y 0g copared to a 

Carrera ith siilar euipent 

he design of the Carrera highlights the eotionality and sportiness of the rear 

heeldrie coup he ody parts and heels function as clear differentiating eleents 

t the front the Carrera features an aerodynaically optiised front spoiler lip and 

the port esign exterior irrors are painted in gate rey etallic ro the side the 

ne odel is easily recognisale thans to its 0inch Carrera heels in itaniu rey 

he Carrera logos represent another distinctie feature at the side he rear ie 

is characterised y the slats in the rear lid grille the orsche logo the Carrera 

odel designation in gate rey and the sports exhaust syste proided as standard ith 

centrally positioned tailpipes painted in lac he exterior colour options are lac aa 

Orange uards ed acing ello hite and iai lue as ell as the etallic colours 

Carrara hite et lac and iler 

he drier enoys lac fouray electric sports seats ith a seat centre in portex faric 

hile the headrests feature a logo stitched in lac his ne Carrera odel also 

coes ith the option to choose full ucet seats for the rst tie he decoratie tris 

on the dashoard and doors are lac as are the door opening loops ne addition is 

the interior pacage hich creates an een sportier loo ith the contrasting colours of 

acing ello uards ed or iler hese colours can e used to add isual accents 

on arious interior coponents such as the seat elts the logo on the headrests the 

door opening loops or the centres of the portex seats 

he sixcylinder flat engine ith a displaceent of three litres and tin turocharging 

generates an output of 0 hp and a axiu torue alue of 0 at eteen 

0rp and 000rp hans to the shorter rearaxle gear ratio and echanical 

differential loc the Carrera can sprint fro ero to 00h in seconds he 

odel reaches the 00h ar in ust seconds orsche oppelupplung 

is also aailale enaling the ehicle to reach 00h in seconds and 00h in 

seconds oth transission ariants enale a top speed of ore than 0h ith a 

anual gearox and port or port lus selected donshifts are autoatically punctuated 

y a reatching throttle lip 

he idea ehind the ne car as it as ith the original is siple his is a ehicle that 

has een reduced to the ery essence of a sports car ith an unltered driing sensation 

Copared to the other odels in the range the is pursuing an alternatie route that 

of the attainale purist orsches intent ith this car is ac to your roots driing or siply 

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fights to cool the wildfire furnace 

Aerial firefighting is a key component in the effective 

combating of wildfires in South Africa. Whilst the 

spotter aircraft enable Incident Commanders to 

take informed decisions and properly coordinate 

other resources, the bomber aircraft offer much 

needed support to the wildland firefighting crew 

labouring on the ground. 

By dousing flames with water and chemical 

suppressants, firefighting pilots cool down the fire 

line, enabling ground teams to get closer and 

extinguish the flames. Through this collaboration of 

air and ground resources, companies like Working 

on Fire are able to help protect lives, properties and 

the environment from the devastating effects of 

unwanted wildfires. 

Working on Fire (WOF) is a government-funded, 

job-creation programme focussed on implementing 

Integrated Fire Management (IFM) in South African, 

by upskilling and employing previously unemployed 

youth as wildland firefighters. WOF has more than 

5,000 firefighters based at over 200 bases across 

South Africa. 

Working on Fire Aviation provides the WOF 

Programme with an aerial firefighting component. It 

operates a fleet of Spotters, Air Tractor 802 

fixed-wing Bombers, Huey Helicopters and Aircraft 

Support Vehicles (ASVs) – for the conveyance of 


fuel to the operating sites. WOF Aviation’s aircraft 

and pilots are supplied and maintained by Kishugu 

Aviation (Pty) Ltd and are contracted to partners in 

both the winter and summer fire prone areas to 

support ground teams in these entities’ areas of 

influence. These entities include government, Fire 

Prevention Associations (FPAs), municipalities, 

conservation agencies and landowners across the 

country. 

“We go to great lengths to ensure that all our bases 

are fully operational and ready to assist if and when 

needed,” says Mike Assad, National WOF Aviation 

Manager. “We realise that large parts of South 

Africa are still experiencing a measure of drought 

and we are therefore extra vigilant.” 

Over the previous two fire seasons, 2017/2018 

Winter and 2018 Summer Fire Season (May 2017 

until April 2018) WOF Aviation flew in excess 

of 2,000 hours, assisting in combating 250 

wildfires across South Africa – of which a number of 

fires ran over multiple days. WOF Aviation was also 

very involved in combatting the devastating Knysna 

Fires. 

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threaten life and limb.

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Hours flown in active aerial firefighting over the past year: 2,005 | Resources: 16 Spotters, 4 AT-802 Bombers, 

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MARK HENSMAN 

AGE: 52 




AIRCRAFT: MX 2 

he flying ug it ar early and he ent solo in a glider at the age of 

is passion for aiation led to a career as an airline pilot and suseuently 

an aeroatic pilot he entered his rst copetition at the age of 0 ith ell 

oer 000 flight hours to his credit ar has a nuer of achieeents 

under his elt including eroatic Chapion in 006 and 00 and siler 

edallist for the outh frican tea at the 00 and 00 danced orld 

Chapionships e is rated on soe different aircraft and together ith 

igel opins set up ea tree in 00 and suseuently the China 

ased iretars eroatic ea hich rst perfored at a sho in 0 




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MARK SAMPSON 

AGE: 49 


NUMBER OF FLIGHT HOURS: 11, 500 


AIRCRAFT: X TREMEAIR X A41 

ars day o is an airline captain on the oeing ut he is rated on 

to doen xed ing aircraft and half a doen rotary ing types is flying 

career egan at age 0 ith a priate pilots license and expanded hen 

he oined the outh frican ir orce in here he trained on arards 

and fle helicopters at n he aeroatic ug it soe years later and 

he egan flying an ith ar ensan he no flies the treeir 

ach at airshos as ith ea tree oe of his greatest 

achieeents include inning a siler for ea outh frica at the danced 

orld eroatic Chapionships in oland in 00 and representing outh 

frica at the nliited orld eroatics 0 in taly 

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erial firefighting, aerial work, fuel supply and distribution, aviation maintenance and aviation training. 

t ishugu iation the air ing of ishugu oldings e partner ith our clients 

to tae care of anything and eerything to do ith flyinge are est non 

for proiding aerial support to the outh frican oernents epartent of 

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C regulations and approed aircraft aintenance schedules 

Our ildre reghting aircraft includes the Cessna 00 and 00 series aircraft ir ractor 

0s and our pride and oy the ell 06 and ell 0 series hese toladed 

seirigid seesa onded achines earned the nicnae uey explains CO for ishugu 

iation ohan eine 

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ho in oela his aardinning ishugu oeld ir ho shocases the est 

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counity ith a OC the unay thee 

Specialised Aerial Work 

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series ir ractor 0 series ell 06 and ell 0 series aintenance consists off 

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roince and fro ay to oeer the aintenance is done in elspruit 

ll the aintenance operations are planned and controlled fro elspruit 

Kishugu Training trains you to become a pilot 

Other than aerial or ishugu iation is oersees and anages its on iation 

raining Organisation O hich proides training serices fro to C and froen 

ishugu iation not only uses its aerial fleet for reghting ut also for ore delicate aerial suects as ell as tin ratings C courses and instructors ratings 

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Training stalished Aerial in 0 Workthe O has recently successfully trained Maintenance nine students for the 

outh frican olice erices ho are currently nishing off their C suects 

We are the official irlifting aviation hite service hinos fro outh frica Our training to the Oaango academy elta offers as a wide part of a cross order We ishugu provide iation charter is and also aerial responsile work for all aircraft Highly fuel supplies qualified at aircraft the elspruit engineers airport 

vider to the initiatie Government’s y conserationists 

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range of general aviation training 

services such as game work and 

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ELTON BONDI 


MEDALS: 30 

AGE: 49 

AIRCRAFT: EX TRA 300L/ CESSNA 140 

LICENSE TYPE: PPL 

ie so any accoplished aiators lton started flying hen he as 

young ust in iae here he as a flight instructor is day 

o is director of an copany ut aiation is his passion he has on the 

nterediate ational itle once the danced ational itle tice senior 

national aeroatics colours tice and has raced up ore than 0 edals for 

podiu nishes at national and regional aeroatic copetitions ostly flying 

an xtra 00 Chipun and itts pecial at air shos soe of his flying 

highlights include taing part in a ship foration oer arare iae 

atersiing a Cessna 0 perforing torue rolls in a itts pecial and 

doing gyroscopic tules in an xtra 00 


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So lo Display I v an V an D e r S c h aar 

IVAN VAN DER SCHAAR 

AGE: 39 

YEARS SINCE LICENSE ACQUIRED: 22 

NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN: 50+ 



ans passion for aiation egan early and after a flip in an aircraft at the age 

of he as deterined to ecoe a pilot ashing aircraft to pay for pilot 

lessons he soloed at the age of and later earned his coercial license 

fter oring at a flight acadey and in the charter industry here he fle 

to places lie ra an oined Coair in 00 and still flies oeing s for 

the n his spare tie he teaches aeroatics through his copany erican 

Classics using a itts pecial and a restored oeing tearan an is also 

a rade test pilot and flies arards for the arard Clu ut he is ost 

ell non at airshos for flying his pristine tearan no sponsored y 

andolph unglasses 


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PT-17 

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ENDURANCE: 5 HOURS 


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e v ille Fe r r e ir a 

NEVILLE FERREIRA 

AGE: 49 


NUMBER OF CRASHES: 2 



s his father as a charter pilot efore eille ent to school he as in an aircraft 

alost eery day etting his priate pilots licence at 0 he uicly progressed 

to aeroatics and egan copeting ith a a in 00 he folloing year he 

ought a a ut no flies the hoegron lic 0 at copetitions and 

airshos oth locally and as far aay as places lie ussia n eteen his day 

o as a consuer electronics specialist eille has accuulated ore than 

00 hours and ore than 00 flights in the lic 0 including racing it against 

cars at airshos eille nds unliited aeroatic flying the ost rearding ith 

alost half his 600 flight hours accuulated doing aeroatics eille is also 

ice chairan of the port eroatic Clu of outh frica 

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EMPTY WEIGHT: 465 KG 

WINGSPAN: 7. 3 M 

LENGTH: 5. 97 M 


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HENLEY AIR 

YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1995 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 32 

NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT IN FLEET: 31 

HOURS FLOWN A YEAR: 8 000 

NUMBER OF PILOTS: 25 

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Operating out of and irport enley ir offers pilot training and charters as 

ell as other serices such as reghting and arious training courses t has 

gone fro strength to strength since it as estalished oer 0 years ago 

starting out ith a single ell et anger its fleet no includes oer a doen 

different odels ts ell s are congured for the edical role and are 

operated together ith etcare ready to respond to eergencies hours 

a day CO ndre Coetee is one of the ig naes in the local aiation scene 

ith soe 000 flight hours to his credit n aid helicopter pilot he is rated 

on different types including the ooial e is also a flight exainer and 

aintenance engineer ndre regularly pushes helicopters to their liits during 

his energetic airsho displays 

Aviation is essentially not about flying, it’s fundamentally about landing 


BELL 222UT 

TYPE: LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER 

FIRST FLIGHT: 1983 222 



ENDURANCE: 3 HOURS 

ntroduced in the 0s as the rst light coercial tin turine in the 

nited tates the ell s slee and sexy lines still loo fresh een today 

ith its spacious interior and executie conguration it is a popular 

helicopter ut also regularly used for eergency edical serices and other 

operations it can carry nine passengers he ell features innoations 

lie a iration reduction syste retractale landing gear for a cleaner 

aerodynaic conguration and aility to e flon y a single pilot he 

aseline odel as folloed y the ith ore poerful engines 

and other iproeents and the ell ith sid landing gear and 

greater fuel capacity round 00 helicopters ere uilt 


So lo Display J ason B e amish 

JASON BEAMISH 

AGE: 29 





iation runs in asons lood as his grandfather on fl e in the and 

his father arry is a seasoned pilot ason is also a test pilot and licensed 

aircraft engineer he is the engineer for ea tree ason flies a itts 

pecial ith the oodyear agles and an xtra 00 ith ea tree e 

learnt to fly at age nine ut as legally only alloed to solo at age on a 

iper Cu e has flon soe 0 different aircraft including the pitre 

roan and a and has turine display and ultiengine ratings oe 

of asons f ying highlights include a foration ith the et an ea at 

the 0 orld ir aes in uai aeroatics ith the iretars eroatic 

ea in China and tructop landings aongst any others 


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e nno Par sons 

MENNO PARSONS 

BORN: 1973 

STARTED FLYING IN: 2006 

FLYING HOURS: 1 500+ 

NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT RATED ON: 20 

CALLSIGN AT AIRSHOWS: - 

BELL UH-1 IROQUOIS 


2/ 

SERVICE CEILING: 3 800 M 


 

Menno Parsons’ vast aircraft collection is the envy of many pilots and 

airsho enthusiasts his includes classic and odern types oth xed ing 

and rotary such as a ell 0 ell C C and ing 

ir rgualy his ost faous aircraft are his roan and iconic 

ustang ustang ally hich are airsho faourites and hae een 

displayed in outh frica as ell as the rest of the continent enno has 

een flying since 006 and has attained any different ratings since then as 

ell as thousands of flight hours ennos nae is also synonyous ith his 

successful poer supply usiness aster oer echnologies

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C ont ac t s 

AV IATION REGU 

LATORY BODIES 

AIR SHOW SOU TH 

AFRICA ( ASSA) 

Louise Hofmeyr 

083 454 1104 

louise@ airshowsa.org.za 

RECREATIONAL AV IATION 

ADMINISTRATION OF SOU TH AFRICA 

( RAASA) 

Neil de Lange 

011 827 9330/ 5/ 7 

www.raasa.co.za 

AIRSHOW CONTACTS 

ANDREW BLACKW OOD-MU RRAY 

083 659 1997 / 021 439 4139 

ablackwoodm@ gmail.com 

ANDRE COETZ EE 

082 447 1084 

Andre@ henleyair.co.za 

CAPITAL SOU NDS 

057 388 2351 

capital@ icon.co.za 

ELTON BONDI 

083 607 4362 

ebondi@ cyestcorp.com 

THE FLY ING LIONS 

Arnie Meneghelli 

083 701 5715 

mendoza@ telkomsa.net 

GOODY EAR EAGLES 

AEROBATIC TEAM 

Dennis Spence 

082 440 2298 

aerobat@ iafrica.com 

IV AN V AN DER SCHAAR 

082 375 9180 

afc@ webmail.com 

JASON BEAMISH 

083 702 3838 

j ason.beamish@ gmail.com 

KISHU GU AV IATION 

Mike Assad 

013 741 6400 

ieassadorecoa 

MARK HENSMAN 

082 774 4644 

markhensman@ me.com 

MARK SAMPSON 

084 835 1978 

sampsonmc@ me.com 

MENNO PARSONS 

011 792 7230 

mail@ kva.co.za 

NIGEL HOPKINS 

083 226 5854 

Nigel777@ icloud.com 

NEV ILLE FERREIRA 

083 279 1965 

Neville.ferreira@ me.com 

THE COW S AEROBATIC TEAM 

Ellis Levin 

082 372 8790 

ellislevin001@ gmail.com 

MILITARY CONTACTS 

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022 766 2471 

www.af.mil.za 

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082 457 5299 

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