The Ermelo Aeronautical Society can once again present an airshow due to help from FAW Trucks on 7 April.
The Gert Sibande District Municipality also helped to make the airshow a reality.
Though the Falcons are not ready to participate, the South African Airforce is sending a Gripen fighting plane to Ermelo. It does not happen often that the people from the countryside get the opportunity to see this aeroplane in action.
The action will begin early on Saturday, 7 April with helicopter rides at 9am.
Radio controlled airplanes will also present a show during the course of the morning.
An appetiser for what is to come will be the Magni M16 Gyro copter that will do a show at 11am. According to the organisers all the best flying teams in South Africa will be in action at the show.
The Flying Lions with their Harvards, the Tailifts and the Goodyear Eagles with their Pitt Specials, and the Team Extreme with their Extras will entertain visitors to the show.
As far as solo shows are concerned, Andrew Blackwood-Murray with an Extra 300LP and Neville Ferreira with a Slick 540 in an Extra 330, will perform. Other airplanes such as the Antonov AN7 and the 1941 Boeing Stearman, will also take part. Helicopters and an airtractor that will do a water drop, will form part of the show.
Apart from the Gripen, an L39 Albatros jet and an Impala jet will also make an appearance in the sky.
The organisers promised to make sure that very interesting aircraft will be on display to give visitors the opportunity to have a closer look. There will also be vehicles and tractors on display and a flea market with about 30 stalls.
Although the entertainment begins early, the airshow will only be officially opened by the Gert Sibande District mayor at 1.30pm.
The Harley Davidsons will form part of the opening ceremony.
The number of food stalls was increased to give visitors a wider choice of food to choose from and the beer garden will also be bigger with more sitting space. Visitors are urged not to bring their own liquor onto the premises and are also requested not to sit in the parking area and watch the show, but to rather buy a ticket and support the airshow.
People who want to fly into Ermelo, must land before 10.30am en will only be able to depart at 4.45pm.
According to the organisers, the highlight of the show will definitely be the evening show of the Harvards and should not be missed.
Andrew Roos will entertain in the beer garden. People from Ermelo and surrounding towns are urged to support the FAW Ermelo Airshow.
For enquiries, contact Mr André van Rooyen at 082 417 0174.
