South African Air Shows Calendar 2005

This South African air shows calendar 2005 is offered as a guide and will be updated on a regular basis as new information becomes available.

Experience has shown that air show venues and dates change frequently.
To obtain up-to-date information, please consult the organisers.
Flight Schools cannot be held responsible for air show organisers altering dates or cancelling shows.

Date Function Organiser Int Phone(+27- 0)

February

05-Feb
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06-Feb Round the Island Yacht Race & Air Displays / Deneysville, Vaal Dam. Brian Emmenis 082 776 4604 - capital@icon.co.za

09-Feb
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20-Feb Sun International Wild Coast Sun Grand Prix Jan Johnson (011) 706 1893

March

05-Mar
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06-Mar NPA Port Elizabeth Port Festival Jan Johnson (011) 706 1893

15-Mar
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20-Mar Australian International Airshow - www.airshow.net.au Penny Haines phaines@airshow.net.au

19-Mar
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21-Mar Maputo Airshow Brian Zeederberg 072 145 7645

26-Mar
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27-Mar NPA East London Port Festival Jan Johnson (011) 706 1893

April

07-Apr
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10-Apr International Gyroplane Conference and Fly-in Thaba Nchu Sun - Hosted by Magni Gyro Butch Brown gyrosa@mweb.co.za

10-Apr
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20-Apr Sun ‘n Fun / Florida, USA Neil Bowden at AirAdventure for camping on the airfield 084 674 5674 - www.airadventure.co.za

16-Apr
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17-Apr Sun City Powerboat Grand Prix Jan Johnson (011) 706 1893

22-Apr
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24-Apr SA Military Tattoo, Kroonstad

28-Apr
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02-May International Civil Aviation Trade Airshow and EAA Airweek, Wonderboom Terry Hertz 083 296 6460

29-Apr
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02-May EAA Convention and Airshow / Wonderboom Terry Hertz 083 296 6460

May

07-May Bethlehem Airshow Stephan Fourie (058) 303 6862

14-May Bultfontein Fly-In Piet Vermaak 082 571 3422

15-May Rand Airport Airshow Anton Kruger (011) 827 8884

16-May
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20-May Dept. of Transport – International Transport Convention - Polokwane Johan Wilken (015) 291 4700 / 082 445 8096

21-May
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22-May Polokwane Airshow Johan Wilken (015) 291 4700 / 082 445 8096

26-May
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28-May President’s Trophy Air Race / Tempe, Bloemfontein
mail@sapfa.org.za
www.sapfa.org.za Kassie Kasselman - 082 4041642 Chris Booysen - (041) 391 4400

June

04-Jun Daimler Chrysler Extreme Airshow / East London Dave Hartman (043) 743 6644 - davehart@iafrica.com

10-Jun
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12-Jun African Bush Pilots Fly-In / Barberton -
www.bushair.co.za CC Pocock 082 490 5721 - cc@bushair.co.za

10-Jun
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12-Jun Sasol Rally / Nelspruit Peter Wise 082 560 2375

12-Jun
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19-Jun Paris Airshow / Le Bourget Airport, France Neil Bowden at AirAdventure for camping on the airfield 084 674 5674 - www.airadventure.co.za

16-Jun
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19-Jun Xtreme Air and Track Expo / Wonderboom Airport Ruben Knoetze (011) 781 5351/2 083 2804808 -
Africa-x@iafrica.com

24-Jun
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25-Jun Tzaneen Airshow Eddie Vorster 083 294 2225 - mmahela@mweb.co.za

July

02-Jul War Birds Extravaganza / New Tempe - Bloemfontein Les Daly 082 412 3389 - les@westline.co.za

09-Jul
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10-Jul Flying Legends Airshow - Duxford, England Pete van der Spek 082 441 6405 - duxford@iwm.org.uk

09-Jul
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10-Jul Durban Wings Club Airshow Mike Hartley 082 292 2108 - airshows@wingsclub.co.za

15-Jul
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16-Jul National Aerobatics Championships - Brits airfield

15-Jul
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17-Jul Royal International Air Tattoo / Fairford, UK

29-Jul
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01-Aug EAA AirVenture / Oshkosh, USA Neil Bowden at AirAdventure for camping on the airfield
084 674 5674 - www.airadventure.co.za Calvin at Designer Tours for hotel accommodation
(021) 788 8440 - calvin@designer.co.za

August

13-Aug Klerksdorp Airshow Cliff Lotter 082 855 5550 - exodus@gds.co.za

27-Aug Swaziland Airshow

September

02-Sep
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04-Sep EAA Chapter 322 Fun ‘n Sun / Rustenburg Richard Nicholson 082 490 6227 - richardnic@mweb.co.za

03-Sep “New” Newcastle Airshow Johan Pieters 082 923 0078

09-Sep
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10-Sep Vereeniging Air Carnival Sarie van der Berg 083 449 3378

17-Sep
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01-Jan SAAF Museum Airshow, Pretoria SAAF Museum, AFB Zwartkop

22-Sep
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25-Sep Mafikeng International Airshow Ricky Rennie (011) 467 5885 or 082 933 9131

October

08-Oct Fighter Meet AFB Mikhado / Louis Trichardt Gen. Des Barker (015) 577 2011

14-Oct
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16-Oct Volksrust Fly-in Engela Kemp 082 702 6077 -
kempsfly-rsa@vir.dorea.co.za

29-Oct Port Elizabeth Airshow Crystal Watson (041) 367 1103

November

04-Nov
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06-Nov AFB Overberg (Ex TFDC) Fly-In – (not an airshow) Lt. Col Meiring (028) 425 4049 - tfdc@dorea.co.za

19-Nov
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20-Nov Air Carnival - Welkom Brian Emmenis 082 776 4604 - capital@icon.co.za

December

02-Dec
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04-Dec AFB Ysterplaat Super Airshow Lt. Col. Pete Smith (021) 508-6911

16-Dec
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01-Jan Oribi Airport Airshow (PMB) Hennie Erasmus (033) 386-9577