On 12.09.2023 a pair of MiG-29UB from the Graf Ignatievo Air Base visited the "Georgi Benkovski" Air Force Academy - Dolna Mitropolia. The occasion was a motivational meeting of the cadets with MiG-29 pilots and engineers. Before landing one of the fighter jets performed a short demonstration of aerobatic maneuvers. At the same time the aircraft from the training air base performed regular flights with their three types of aircraft PC-9M, L-39ZA and Zlin 242.

See also some photo trips around Dolna Mitropolia AFB: 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2014 , 2017