Speed rally kept spectators on their feet
If you noticed more than the usual amount of planes in the sky this weekend, it was because they took part in a rally.
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If you noticed more than the usual amount of planes in the sky this weekend, it was because they took part in a rally.
Witbank Airfield hosted a Speed Rally on Saturday, February 13 and many planes took part in this spectacular event.
The way the speed rally works, is the aeroplanes work on a handicap system and the slowest of the planes take off first after they are given the route.
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As soon as that aeroplane has taken off, the rest of the planes will follow at their given starting time.
They all fly the same route in a rally. Eventually after an hour or so the aeroplanes all start arriving back at Witbank Airfield together.
The sound of the Harvard echoes through the sky; it’s a sound that gave the spectators goosebumps.
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