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Wonderboom Airshow - maybe yes maybe no

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:34 pm
by MILO
Hello Gents. I Heard about this one from Jakaranda Radio this morning.
I need to tick a couple of things off my bucket list (DC3, Harvard, Hawker Hunter (blown as Thunder city has gone) and some gent mentioned flights on a DC3 (Gooney bird, Dak).
Well I surfed the net for some serious amount of time trying to find stuff out and guess what buried in some obscure website somewhere is the show list, I see Jay & the snake team is doing the lunchtime thing (stay safe Boet)

We have to get better at this, for an avaiation fanatic its a mission picking up basic info on these fantastic events.

Some waka waka about the fury and trojan and a mustang but not much solid detail to the program.

Participating aircraft:
3 x YAK52
2 x Italian Piaggio - Albatros
3 x DH Chipmunk
2 x L39
Goodyear Eagles 3 x Pitts
C 172
Tiger Moth
Bakkie Landing
Flying Lions 4 x Harvards
Gabriel 4 x Pitts Specials
Mazda Aerobatic Team
Sukhoi 29
Slick 360
BP Xtra 300
Red Bull Xtra 300
T28
Snakes formation
Bell Huy
Kodiak Quest
P750
TBM 850
EMB 120
Raven
Impala
Vampire SAAF
Orix SAAF
Alouette III SAAF
Paragliding
DC 3
Skydiving
Model aircraft display

And throughout the day a bunch :evil: of douchebags with gazebo's and boom boxes, inflatable beds, screaming rugrats and lots of booze.
Not sure if I am going.

Re: Wonderboom Airshow - maybe yes maybe no

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:12 pm
by Bundy
You missed out buddy!

Very well organised show!

Pick of the day for me was the Tigermoth! (There's just something special about a Bi Plane!) 8)
Vampire and Impala were also great!

I was very impressed watching the low wing locally made Raven!

All in all, a great show! (^^)

Re: Wonderboom Airshow - maybe yes maybe no

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:43 pm
by thys bas
Just returned from a wonderful airshow at Wonderboom.

Thank you to City of Tshwane, and congratulations to all involved. The program was full, the ATC did a stirling job, the management was outstanding, the planning was good, lots of food and drink, public was well behaved, (media kept in place :wink: ), airport kept clean without having more dustbins than people, sound system not to loud, etc. Then the flying......man this was good!! We surely have the best pilots in the world! (^^) (^^) (^^) (^^) (^^)