South Africa Aviation Regulator Probes Low Jet Flypast over Cape Town Stadium
- Last Saturday, a low flypast by two Airlink jets at Cape Town's DHL Stadium drew safety concerns, prompting The South African Civil Aviation Authority to begin a review.
- South African rugby has a long tradition of stadium flybys, dating back to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg when a Boeing 747 swept over Ellis Park before the Springboks faced the All Blacks.
- The flyover drew cheers from about 56,000 spectators, but Airlink acknowledged "valid questions and concerns" regarding safety after providing black box data to The SACAA earlier this week.
- Airlink withdrew its application for a flyover scheduled for yesterday over Johannesburg's FNB Stadium, citing unfavorable forecast weather conditions for a safe formation flyby.
- Stating the company never intended to "upstage Rugby's Greatest Rivalry," Airlink chief executive Villiers Engelbrecht said The SACAA will issue a full report with recommendations once the review is complete.
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The South Africans have a tradition: sometimes, before an important game of griguebi a commercial plane passes over the stadium. It happened in the end of the 1995 World Cup with Nelson Mandela present, made later popular in Hollywood film. An airline imitated the grace in two games of the tour that the All Blacks are making throughout the country, but a plane flew only 15 meters above the roof of the enclosure, contrary to all the rules of avia…
Jets nearly hit roof of South African stadium during pre-game flyover
Two regional airline jets were caught on camera nearly hitting the top of a South Africa stadium as they participated in a dramatic — and near-disastrous — pre-game flyover above a packed international rugby game. In one video taken atop the stadium, the jets appear to come within just several feet from slamming into the...
Viral video of jets buzzing DHL Stadium in Cape Town prompts aviation safety investigation – Democratic Accent
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