{"id":161229,"date":"2017-09-08T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/161229\/welcoming-spring-in-style\/"},"modified":"2017-09-08T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T14:45:44","slug":"welcoming-spring-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/09\/08\/welcoming-spring-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming spring in style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring has sprung in the city and to celebrate it the Puma Energy Flying Lions, who are based at Rand Airport, thrilled Sandton residents with a flyover last Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Sandton residents and workers were amazed when at midday they caught a glimpse of the four world-renowned pilots Scully Levin, Arnie Meneghelli, Ellis Levin and Sean Thackwray\u2019s unmistakable Harvard T6 aircraft in the sky.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The flyover was the team\u2019s and their sponsors&#8217; Puma Energy\u2019s way of marking the end of the cold, dry winter and welcoming the bright new season.<\/p>\n<p>The world-class Flying Lions have navigated the four \u2018Texan\u2019 aircraft in breathtaking, synchronised aerial displays at airshows and trade shows across South Africa and neighbouring African countries for the past 17 years. The team still includes two of the founding pilots.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/151332\/flying-lions-take-to-the-skies-with-some-new-plumage\/\">Flying Lions take to the skies with some new plumage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/159310\/aviation-fans-excited-by-spectacular-aerobatic-feats\/\">Aviation fans excited by spectacular aerobatic feats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span 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