EAA fly-in returns to Margate

 Due to upgrades to Wonderboom airport the scheduled annual EAA fly-in held there had to be cancelled. In stepped Margate, where this fly-in had been held for many years in the past, and offered the EAA a return to the airfield as part of the Margate airshow. Unfortunately the weather gods did not play along and bad weather saw a low turnout.

ATNS

It is good news to see that ATNS see the value in supporting the smaller airshows. A team was deployed from Johannesburg, led by Wendy Sachs to assist Ricardo Alfonso in these duties. Safety is of paramount importance at these events and routing of traffic as well as controlling the numbers of aircraft in the air simultaneously is eased by their attendance.

Yak Formo team

Yak formation

The week prior to the Margate airshow saw around 15 Yak 52’s and a couple of Yak 18’s move to Virginia airfield for a formation flying course. 8 of these Yaks then travelled to Margate to partake in the airshow. They performed their first public flying display.