Air Show South Africa
ASSA is in the entertainment business. It is our job to ensure that aerial entertainment is experienced by all South Africans, irrespective of the level of knowledge or enthusiasm. Everyone wants to come to the local air show to see the beautiful air vehicles – the aeroplanes, the helicopters and not to mention the thunder of a military jet. Our aerobatic teams are of the best in the world and the aerial stage performances are well choreographed and presented with safety as a very definite and defined point of departure.
Balloon and Airship Federation of South Africa
The official representative body for all balloonists in South Africa. It is linked into the Aero Club of South Africa as well as the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa. BAFSA is the organiser of the annual South African Hot Air Balloon Championships which takes place in May in the Eastern Free State town of Bethlehem. BAFSA encourages contact with all aviators and interested parties and provides information on training and training organizations.
The EAA
Sections – PASA
Parachute Association of South Africa
PASA is a non-profit association of members with the mission statement:
“To foster, develop and facilitate sport parachuting, in all its facets, within South Africa, in the safest and most progressive manner, on behalf of its members.”
For many people the words parachuting and skydiving conjure up images of adrenalin junkies and daredevils with little regard for their own safety. One of the questions most frequently asked of sport parachutists is, “who in their right mind would want to willingly throw themselves out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft?”
In truth, sport parachuting is a disciplined sport that operates within rigidly defined and enforced safety parameters as set out in PASA’s Manual of Procedures. This Manual has been ratified by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and is the basis upon which PASA has been approved as an Aviation Recreation Organisation. The safety and training standards contained in the manual are on a par or better than international standards and must be adhered to by all affiliated drop zones and members in South Africa.
SAHPA is a membership-based association for hang-gliding and paragliding (including powered versions) in South Africa. We aim to promote, protect and administer free flying in South Africa.
