Author: david

  On April 11th 2021 the 5DME crew attended the Barossa Air Show. The new hosts (Barossa Rotary Club) did a great job for their first air show. We don’t have figures as yet but the show was very well attended considering the COVID restrictions and all that aside the show ran smoothly. Catherine and…
Read more

  This post is a bit late but local aviation identity Geoff Eastwood turned 80 a couple of weeks back and we visited Goolwa Aerodrome for the festivities. Plus, Barossa Air Show 2021 is coming up this weekend.

  Don’t forget to get your tickets to this year’s Barossa AirShow 20201. They can be purchased at  www.barossaairshow.com.au Plus, all the great Barossa Airshow merch.

  Due to the uncertain times caused by COVID-19 the Jamestown Flying Group has made the difficult decision to defer the 2021 Jamestown Air Spectacular to a date yet to be set in 2022. The club is now exploring the possibility of hosting a fly-in event later this year with details to be confirmed. We…
Read more

  5DME will be at the 2021 Barossa Air Show! (From the Barossa Air Show web site.) The Barossa Airshow will take off again on 11th April 2021. It will be a day packed with amazing aerial action, exciting entertainment and family fun, in South Australia’s beautiful Barossa Valley. The Barossa Airshow first took to…
Read more

  Adelaide Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by QantasLink that it will start a five- weekly service between Adelaide and Mt Gambier, commencing 28 March, 2021. Today’s announcement also coincides with the 15-year anniversary of both QantasLink and Rex flying for the first time out of Adelaide in 2005, signalling a significant expansion of regional…
Read more