Wings Wheels & Wine 2008

Saturday 26 April 2008, Mudgee Airport  NSW Australia

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Program

9:30     Gates open

IN THE AIR

10:00 - 15:30 hrs    Air Show (The final rundown of flights is still to be finalised).

10.00 Grant Piper in his Giles Aerobatic aircraft

10.15 Exhibition of Radio Controlled Model Aircraft

10.35 Peter Mahine Trike & Hang Gliders

10.45 Pitts Special - Aerobatics Display

11.00 Ultralight Fly past by pilots of the Recreational Aircraft Australia

11.20 Bruce Stark with a handling display of one of the latest Tecnam Aircraft

11.30 "Motor"  magazine's High Speed car runs and races on the runway. The Aircraft vs Car items.

         Solar car exhibition run plus "Dipstick", the speedway clown "doing his thing".

12.15 Commercial Helicopters with their spectacular drop of a vehicle from 200metres** this is
         dependent on clearances and weather conditions.

12.30 Arrival time for the RAAF Roulettes Aerobatic team (they expect to have 8 aircraft plus their
         support Helicopter.

12.45 TBA

13.00 Flight by the large scale Radio Controlled F18 Jet model fighter.

13.15 Second round of High speed car runs and races.

14.00 Vero Insurance Company's Paul Andronicou in his Excel 300S (Red Bull Racer type aircraft) in
         what promises to be another spellbinding Aerobatics display.

14.15 Michael Coates with a demonstration of Pipestral aircraft. Elegant flying.

14.25 Charlie Camilleri in his historic Albatross Jet

14.40 An appearance by the "Zero" replica aircraft.

14.55 The RAAF Roulettes spectacular multi aircraft aerobatic flying display.

Note : Some of the above are dependent on availability.


While all this is happening in the air and on the runway...

ON THE GROUND

  • Static displays of a variety of aircraft including Father John Fowle's  "Round Australia" "Jabiru" aircraft flight, graceful gliders  and more
  • Ongoing Wine Tastings from some of the Mudgee Region's renown vineyards.
  • Enticing foods.
  • Large display of  motor vehicles - from vintage through to the very latest vehicles to reach Australia's shores. Experimental vehicles. Motorcycles (historic and modern), classic trucks and machinery,  Speedway vehicles, Dragsters (static only), Hot Rods...everything to tantalise your senses.
  • On going displays and demonstrations by the regional 4WD Club on a specially constructed 4WD track that will test the abilities of club members.
  • "Sunswift" - The Transcontinental record holding solar powered racer...which will be ably assisted by some of the staff and students of Mudgee High School and THEIR solar powered racer!!
  • Historic Military motor vehicles
  • Defence Force Recruiting display including flight simulators
  • Shearing demonstrations will be held at 09.45, 11.30, 12.15, and 14.15 hrs approx. PA announcements will alert you to the times
  • A display of exquisite clothing made from the region's World Championship award winning fine and superfine wool fabrics.
  • Spinners and weavers
  • Artisans, clowns
  • ...and more.

You will not know where to go and what to look at ... there is so much happening.

© 2008 Mudgee Aero Club
PO Box 272
Mudgee NSW 2850