FlightCom – July 2019

37 FlightCom Magazine

Events Report

text: MaRk MansfieLd

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AMPO is the annual

four-day agricultural

trade show hosted in the

small town of Bothaville,

South Africa. It is a

showcase for innovative

services, solutions and equipment. Last

year’s event drew over 80,000 trade visitors,

making it a very attractive trade show

for aviation companies to offer support

and services to its clients as the show has

become a popular fly on too.

With around 200 aircraft arriving just

on the second day of the show, NAMPO

airfield becomes the busiest piece of aero

estate in the country. It for this reason

that the likes of Absolute Aviation Group,

GoodYear Aviation, Century Avionics and

even Airbus have taken the opportunity to

participate at this massive trade show.

On the general aviation side, Absolute

Aviation Group hosted the pilots’ tent

and assisted with minor technical issues

that arose such as flat tyres and batteries.

Century Avionics had on offer their latest

products from Garmin, Bose and David

Clarke.

AVIATION

NAMPO STYLE

NAMPO - The biggest aviation fly-in that isn't an aviation fly-in.

You would be excused for thinking that it is an agricultural show

with an aviation problem, but NAMPO is the largest gathering of

South African civil registered aircraft at a non-aviation event at

one place at one time.