Festival of Flight at Hunter Warbirds

If your family loves planes, don’t miss Festival of Flight. It’s a celebration of aviation, aviators, action and adventure, nostalgia and warbirds at Hunter Warbirds in Scone on Saturday, November 26.

There’s plenty for everyone including kids with screenings of Planes: Fire & Rescue, an airshow, roving entertainers and more.

Come and experience the sights, sounds and smells of a bygone era, and see some of the iconic Hunter Warbirds take flight.

Festival of Flight features pop-up indoor cinema, parachuting, food and aviation action on show, close encounters with commercial & military aircraft, pilots, aviators, tours, artefacts and vehicles, roving entertainers, music all in and around a carefully crafted and curated 1940s inspired military hanger.

Watch “Planes: Fire & Rescue”, the original “Top Gun” & “Top Gun: Maverick” amongst the Warbirds! The movies Planes: Fire & Rescue and Top Gun during the day are free but bookings are essential.

The evening sessions for Top Gun: Maverick are ticketed and cost $11 for adults and $5.50 for kids.

EVENT PROGRAM:

9.30am 
Session 1
Planes Fire & Rescue (1hr 23mins)
Free but bookings essential

11am
Close encounters with aircraft, pilots/aviators, ground crew, engineers, mechanics & all things aviation. Plus photo opportunities with warbirds, pilots, crew and other aircraft, vehicles

11.30am
Parachute & Warbirds display

12.30pm 
Top Gun (1hrs 50mins)
Free but bookings essential

2.30pm
Close encounters with aircraft, pilots/aviators, ground crew, engineers, mechanics and all things aviation. Plus photo opportunities with warbirds, pilots, crew and other aircraft, vehicles + Warbirds display

3.30pm
Top Gun (1hrs 50mins)
Free but bookings essential

5.30pm
Close encounters with aircraft, pilots/aviators, ground crew, engineers, mechanics & all things aviation. Plus photo opportunities with warbirds, pilots, crew and other aircraft, vehicles + Warbirds display

6.30pm
Top Gun: Maverick (2hrs 10mins)
Paid ticketed sessions with bookings required

9pm 
Top Gun: Maverick (2hrs 10mins)
Paid ticketed sessions with bookings required

OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

Witness the complete airshow experience with Paul Bennet Airshows, featuring the world class Wolf Pitts Pro Solo Aerobatic Display & the thundering, historic roar of multiple Warbirds taking to the skies. See the absolute precision Paul Bennet offers, with jaw dropping stunts and what can only describe as the best of the best.

Skydiving
To book a skydive for the weekend, call @ Skydive Oz on1300 185 180 or book online at www.skydiveoz.com.au. Each jump is $398pp for up to 2 people at a time.

Learn to fly
Learn to fly with a 30-minute Intro Flying Lesson at $180pp, call Airspeed Aviation on 1300247773 or visit https://www.airspeedflightschool.com.au

Joy Flights
To book an authentic warbird joy flight or simulator experience over the weekend call Hunter Warbirds on 02 6549 1370 or visit https://www.hunterwarbirds.com.au/joy-flights

For more information about Festival of Flight, visit the Upper Hunter Shire Council website.