“No DNA, Just RSA”: Viral Airlink Flyover Inspires SA Developer to Create Video Game

• A South African game developer created a browser game inspired by Airlink's jaw-dropping low flypast over DHL Stadium
• The real-life flyover happened on 29 August 2026, when two jets passed just 14 metres above the stadium roof before a Springboks match
• Content creator Austin Macaskill shared the game with his 780,000 TikTok followers, and South Africans lost it

South Africa's now-legendary DHL Stadium flypast has inspired something nobody saw coming: a video game.

Austin Macaskill, the South African content creator behind the popular platform Cool Story Bru!, shared footage of the game on 1 September 2026 from his home, just days after the Airlink flyover took the internet by storm. The game, called Fly Link, tasks players with piloting a jet over stadiums to rack up points — and avoiding hadedas along the way for bonus points.

"Guys, there really is no country like South Africa," Macaskill said in the clip. "No other country in the world would do something like this. We are just trolling everybody at the moment — no DNA, just RSA."

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The flyover that started it all

The game draws directly from a moment that stunned the world. On 29 August 2026, two Airlink Embraer E-Jets performed an extremely low formation flypast over Cape Town's DHL Stadium right before the Springboks faced the All Blacks, with more than 55,000 fans packed inside. One jet was painted Springbok green, the other All Blacks black. Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 estimated that the lead aircraft cleared the stadium roof by just 12.5 to 14 metres.

Airlink defended the manoeuvre, stating it was fully coordinated with the South African Civil Aviation Authority and air traffic services, with each jet flown by three senior captains. Black-box data confirmed the planes stayed within all approved parameters.

The stunt drew both global criticism from aviation experts and enormous local pride, with many South Africans comparing it to the iconic 1995 Rugby World Cup flypast.

Mzansi reacts to the Fly Link game

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South Africans in the comments section on the TikTok page were completely delighted:

@𝒜𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒_𝓜𝒷𝑒𝒹𝓾🇿🇦 wrote:

"To find a normal person in South Africa is by connection now 😂"

@Spice Zwane🇿🇦 asked:

"😂Is it on the Play Store?"

@🇿🇦 Nkanyiso KHUMALO 〽️ joked:

"🤣😂😂Are y'all sure we're a real country 🤣😂, we act like last borns 🤣"

@I am Kay said:

"Now we must start showing off like this..."

@christina added:

"The hadeda had no business being part of the game."

See the TikTok clip below:

More on aviation in SA

• Briefly News recently reported on the online spat that broke out after Americans accused South Africa of copying a famous stunt, and Mzansi's savage comeback.
• The flyover put local aviation back in the spotlight, revealing an achievement that puts South Africa ahead of even the United States.
• Just days later, another South African pilot pulled off a jaw-dropping stunt in the sky that had crowds convinced nothing can top what Mzansi does for fun.

Source: Briefly News