{"id":351994,"date":"2024-08-15T19:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=351994"},"modified":"2024-08-15T21:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T11:28:46","slug":"freedom-flyers-in-kingaroy-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/08\/15\/freedom-flyers-in-kingaroy-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Flyers In Kingaroy Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_351995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351995\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-351995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes1a-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matilda Mendham, from Orange in NSW, was part of the ground crew for the Freedom Formation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 15, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visitors to Kingaroy Airport last weekend were treated to a mini air show, courtesy of the Freedom Formation aerobatics team.<\/p>\n<p>The 13 aircraft which make up the flight were taking part in an intensive training camp ahead of this weekend&#8217;s Pacific Airshow on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year the Freedom Formation aviators have flown in the Gold Coast event.<\/p>\n<p>The move to practice at Kingaroy was a last-minute decision for the aviators after their regular training area at Temora was unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>They practised formation flying and various aerobatic manoeuvres, led by Trent Stewart in a Soviet-era Yak-55.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the planes were all Van&#8217;s Aircraft RV models.<\/p>\n<p><strong>External links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomformation.com.au\/\">Freedom Formation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pacificairshowaus.com\/\">Pacific Airshow Gold Coast<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351996\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-351996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is how the pilots practice their formations &#8230; yes, really &#8230; on the ground before taking to the sky! It&#8217;s known as a &#8220;dirt dance&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351997\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-351997 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seven of the 13 planes from the Freedom Formation &#8230; a dozen of the planes are Van&#8217;s Aircraft, either RV-6s, RV-7s or RV-8s, with the lead plane a Yak-55 (far right in the line-up)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351998\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-351998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240811planes4-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lead plane in the Freedom Formation, the Yak-55, is flown by Trent Stewart who also performs solo aerobatics as part of the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: 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