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The flyover has become much more than an aviation spectacle in South Africa, it is closely tied to moments of national pride, sporting history and the country's transition to democracy.
From the historic flyover at Nelson Mandela's inauguration in 1994, to the unforgettable aircraft display around the 1995 Rugby World Cup, these moments have carried powerful symbolism for a young democratic South Africa.
Now, after Airlink's dramatic low-level flypast over Cape Town's DHL Stadium sparked a safety debate, and Airlink has pulled the plug on a planned third flypast over FNB Stadium this weekend, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating last weekend's controversial flypast at Cape Town's DHL Stadium.
Aviation Analyst Guy Leitch joins us to unpack the issues.
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