A letter to some extraordinary men who, like so many before have represented our country and our club in a manner befitting the quality of South African Aerobatics

Dear Barrie, Elton, Tristan, Johnie and Laszlo,

On behalf of not only the committee, but of the whole SAC, I extend a sincere congratulations for your representation at the recent World Advanced Aerobatic Championships.
You stood proudly SAC and proudly South African as you carried our name. True ambassadors and I am proud to be associated with you.  

The lead up to any sporting event on the world stage takes years of preparation, both mental and physical.  Each of you showed what aerobatics is about, a passion, a lifestyle and a dedication of time and money.  You trained hard, fought all the odds and with determination and found a way to be at the opening ceremony, practised, rehearsed, fit and ready.

It is my hope that this energy you have injected will filter through the SAC and especially to the juniors coming into our beloved sport. I urge you to continue to mentor and encourage those eager and capable pilots to test their ability as aerobatic pilots. It is mentorship from pilots and judges like yourselves that will maintain and grow the standard of our aerobatic flying, keeping us safe and keeping us competitive on the world stage.

To the South African contingent at WAAC 2023 I salute you. You did us proud.

Barrie Eeles
Elton Bondi
Tristan Eeles
Johnie Smith – Assistant Judge
Laszlo Liszkay - Judge

Warren Eva