The organisers have accepted an invitation from the George Municipality to briefly land at George Airport early on Friday, the day on which the adventure ends with a flight from the Plettenberg Bay overnight stop to Stellenbosch.
This brief stop of an hour has been arranged in conjunction with the George Airports Company and the companies involved in the Airport’s operations.
The aircraft are scheduled to be in George between 06h45 and 08h45 where the media will have the opportunity to meet with the air crew. In view of the strict safety regulations that need to be enforced on one of the busiest passenger arrival days in December the number of guests able to meet with the air crew will be limited.
Aviation enthusiasts keen to meet with these intrepid adventurers can contact Rose Lewis at rose@george.org.za or 079 135 3420 to secure an invitation.
Over the past ten days, the Rally has flown into Nairobi’s Wilson Airport before heading further south. On the way to Nairobi, a Boeing Stearman bi-plane experienced total engine failure resulting in a forced landing with major damage.
The pilots, a father and daughter escaped uninjured.
After doing an air show over the Nairobi National Park they flew past Mt Kilimanjaro and landed at the Ngorongoro crater rim, part of a collapsed volcano. They were many concerns about whether these Tiger Moth type aircraft could operate at 7700 feet.
The Rally then went to Zanzibar before venturing south over huge swamps in Zambia. After reaching Lusaka, they flew over Kariba dam, the Zambesi Gorge and to Victoria falls where they spent Tuesday night (6 December). The Rally continues along the Chobe and Okavango swamps before entering South Africa from Botswana.
The travels can be followed on the Vintage Air Rally facebook pages or the website with the same name.
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