At the suggestion of my friends, Andrei and Ilinca, we went today to the Banesti Aerodrome, to see “Iacārii Acrobați” (The Aerobatic Yakkers),
Aerobatic Yakkers are annually flying at over 30 aerobatic shows in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia with their 3 planes. They are the first Romanian private aerobatic formation after the legendary “Red Devils”, and are proudly carrying their legacy around the world. Their love for aviation and their devotion to their public can be easily seen in their unique, explosive and majestic way of flying. Airshows are the reason why “Aerobatic Yakkers” exist. The plane which gives life to this formation is the fantastic YAK52TW, an aircraft produced in Romania, capable of achieving a speed of 450km/h with an engine of 400hp. After years of training and after a fruitful friendship with multiple world champion Yurghis Kairys, the “Yakkers” perfected a new, spectacular concept called “Air Bandits” which involves multiple fireworks, explosions and simulated dogfights.
Tha paragraph above is taken from their website, which I definitely recommend seeing. There’s always a great documentary about them made by the Romanian Television Channel which can be seen on youtube
The event today was a training exercise where we saw the Yakkers do some manoeuvres, how they plan their routines and their planes. We had the opportunity to get close to the planes after and have a few quick chats with the pilots.
I won’t say too much about the day, because the images will do a better justice, as well as the compilation video.
A nice touch was that the retro cars reunion that was held at the entrance of the Aerodrome, where I was able to see some cool old cars: 70s BMWs, old VW buggies and Transporters, even a Knight Rider Pontiac.
All in all, it was a great fun outside activity where I had the luck to meet some friends I haven’t seen in a long while and have fun.
