3 of the PC-9's arrived at the don at 15.00 today,flown by factory pilots with ours in the back,(261,262,263) amid a media frenzy!! They came in low from Newcastle over the ramp and done a few formation passes before 263 broke off to do what I can only describe as a breath taking display over the drome!! Extremly low passes, stall turns and even a flat spin which myself and others didnt think was part of the show and were waiting for the first ejection from an aircorps a/c since the vampire, as he left it very late to pull out!! I'd say even the Aircorps pilot in the back was a bit quesy when he did the negative G 180 degree turn!!
When they landed the media were all over them, what twats, so there will plenty of news coverage tonight!! Of course it nearly all ended in tears when the pilot of 261 forgot to put the hand break on when he got out and the a/c started to spin around in the wind, luckily ther were a few lads on hand to grab it while the red faced factory pilot hopped up to pull the brake!!
260 I believe is in Austria being fitted out with weapons and it will be August before thay are all here??
