Tribute to Piet Nutt
It is with sadness that we learn of the sudden passing of Piet Nutt on 2 April 2019, aged 85. Louis Philip “Piet” Nutt had been associated with aerobatics in South Africa since the early 1960’s, firstly as a competitor and in later years as a judge. He had gained his PPL in 1959 and […]
Two SA formation teams compete in Formation Worlds in China
Two South African formation aerobatic teams competed in the inaugural World Formation Aerobatic Championships held in Zhengzhou, China from 27 April to 1 May 2017. Team Xtreme Airshows and The Raptors pitted their skills against some of the worlds more formidable aerobatic pilots making up the 10 other piston-engined formation teams featured at the competition. Despite all teams being […]
2014 Intermediate and Yak 52 World Championships
YAKWAC and WIAC 2014 2014 Yak 52 and Intermediate World Aerobatic Championships Mossel Bay, South Africa from 26th November to 3rd December 2014 The SA team with their harvest of trophies and medals. South Africa is represented by: Cliff Lotter, Pierre Du Plooy, Michel Leusch, Rob Du Plooy, Neville Ferreira, Jacques Du Plooy, Charles Urban, […]
2014 World Advanced Aerobatic Championships
Dubnica, Slovakia from 7 to 16 August 2014. Patrick Davidson finished third overall L to R: Charles Urban, Johnie Smith, Barrie Eeles, Steve Brown, Elton Bondi, Annei Boon (Manager), Patrick Davidson. South Africa was also represented on the judging panel: John Gaillard (Chief Judge), Laszlo Liszkay (Judge) assisted by Quintin Hawthorne
2012 AWAC
Nyiregyhaza, Hungary from 25 July to 5 August 2012. Once again this year the Sport Aerobatic Club sent a full team of Advanced Aerobatic Pilots to compete at the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships (AWAC). After a rigorous selection process, over a number of months, the final team was chosen. The team consists of Johnie Smith, […]
2013 World Aerobatic Championships
Nigel Hopkins was the sole South African participant at the 2013 World Aerobatic Championships held in Texas, USA. He managed to place 27th overall in the classic contest, and 4th in the 4 minute freestyle contest. Read his diary entries below. 20 October 2013 I made the cut to fly the Unknown sequence. Unfortunately got […]
2011 World Aerobatic Championships
Foligno, Italy Team SA represented by Mark Hensman, Nigel Hopkins, Mark Sampson, Annie Boon (Manager)
2010 AWAC
Radom – Sadkow Airfield, Poland 5th August 2010 – 15th August 2010
SA represented at WAAC 2018
South Africa was once again represented at the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships held in Romania from 15 – 25 August 2018. Eugene du Preez and Leigh Le Gonidec competed while the judging contingent consisted of John Gaillard (Chief Judge) assisted by Roger Deare and Quintin Hawthorne assisted by Johnie Smith. See the full article at Team […]
Team SA at WAAC 2018
WAAC 201813th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships 15th – 25th August 2018 By Leigh Le Gonidec It was time. The WAAC had arrived and the two of us, Eugene Du Preez and myself had arrived in Ploiesti, Romania for the 13th FAI WAAC continuing the tradition of having a team represent South Africa in this […]