Since I can remember, the Silver Falcons has been the awe of many South African boys. I personally saw my first real live show on 2 October 1993, when I was 11 years old. Unfortunately on my first airshow, one of the planes(Capt Charlie Rudnick) broke out of the group for a maneuver and tragically died in front of the crowd in a big black smoke. Devastating experience.
The Silver Falcons Aerobatic Team is the official display team of the South African Air Force. Their aim is to inspire the youth, promote aviation and showcase the skill of SAAF pilots to the general public. The team flies the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II ‘Astra’ in a 5-ship formation aerobatic display.
Today I ran into an awesome channel with footage of some of their flights with great sound tracks. The Falcons’ channel can be found here .