South Island Akro Fest 2025

Ashburton, New Zealand

Registration is now open for the NZAC’s 2025 South Island Akro Fest, in Ashburton – hosted by the Mid Canterbury Aero Club.

This year, we are celebrating 40 years of the NZ Aerobatic Club and the 80th Anniversary of the Pitts Special. It is shaping up to be another classic with the categories all super competitive with pilots improving and moving up for a bigger challenge, as others acquire and learn new types in the infamous aerobatic box. We look forward to seeing you in Ashburton later next month. Also a big shout out to all our amazing supporters and volunteers who are returning in 2025!

To register:

• Read the Procedures Manual
• Download, complete, and return the Registration form including your licence, BFR, medical, aerobatics BFR, (where appropriate) LLDA, and aircraft insurance

Key dates:

• 10th November – Registrations and Free Knowns (where applicable) due
• 18th-19th November – Arrival, tech inspection, and practice days
• 20th November 2025 – Official practice and Competition flights start
• 21st November 2025 – Competition flights continue
• 22nd November 2025 – Competition flights continue to completion

For further information or assistance contact Andy Love

Happy practicing and we look forward to seeing you in 6 weeks time!

Subs for the 2025-26 season are now due

See payment details here

Thank you for supporting our club!

Join us online* Friday 27th June at 6pm NZ time for the winter judge training seminar, expanding on Level 1 Judging Fundamentals – this session will be focusing on:

• Judging flow
• Deductions
• Consistency in speaking and scribing
• Scribing shorthand
• Q&A

Live streaming here on YouTube from Friday 27th from 6pm (NZ time)
(https://youtube.com/live/9hCovxrOMvg?feature=share)

Catch you there!

– NZAC Committee

(* NOTE: event moved to online-only due to weather)