Up close with Fighter Jets in Avalon

[@banyantree8618]

Last air show was 2019 - there are people still trying to exit the car park to this day….

[@PaulP580]

Take the train next time 👍

[@crawf1993ify]

Hahaha 😂 best comment award goes to you lol

[@Lockeedman]

​@@PaulP580 yeah... that option was just as bad this year 😂

[@Errorcutive]

44 degree on that day. I never knew my camera had a overheat warning

[@StefanDrury]

This is a strong front runner in comment of the year.

[@cirruscapo]

As a US Air Force veteran, it was great to see our branch of the service representing down under! 😍

[@lukemus401]

awesome having you lads, F22 is just raw power! next time bug your boys into flying the f15 for us ;)

[@AudioJellyfish]

@@lukemus401 The've done the F15 a few times. I want to see the Lancer again =(

[@High_Alpha]

Branches, plural... the AH64F and UH60M were there on behalf of Sikorsky, but were US Army machines. Also the KC135R there was IA ANG operated. @Luke That was the last overseas airshow (in the Pacific) for the F-15C. They are being withdrawn from PACAF (Although they will probably serve another decade in the ANG). Unfortunately no display qualified pilot was available for the show. @AudioJellyfish We've seen the BONE a few times too... and they are routinely a maintenance nightmare on the road! We were meant to get a Spirit, but they are grounded at the moment (excepting operationally required flights) following an incident.

[@Counterflak]

Got to see the South Koreans on their ferry flights come through Rockhampton on their way to and from Avalon. So cool to see them take off in groups.

[@hypercomms2001]

Reminds me of when I went to the Farnborough trade day in 1986...and saw the prototype of the Eurofighter take off... It was loud!!

[@High_Alpha]

How good were the Black Eagles... put the Roulettes to shame! Hope they come back for a future show. PS look around for the footage of the secret sneak pass they 'added' on Sunday... wow that was low!

[@2009captainpaul]

Glad the Avalon Airshow is back. I was born in Geelong and lived in Corio just down the road until I was 21. My dad was a foreman at Avalon (Called GAF back then) for a long long time and we used to get free entry every year. The last aircraft he was lead-hand on building was the F/A-18 Hornet which personally, seeing as I got to ride in one off the USS Carl Vinson Aircraft carrier back in 1990 is still the most beautiful aircraft ever produced. Prior to that, dad was working on the F-111, Mirage, Canberra bomber and the GAF Nomad (STOL). Great video thank you, it brought back many memories.

[@vk3crg]

Whenever someone says Avalon is part of “Melbourne” anyone from Geelong (like me) is 😬🙄😂 great video. How good it is to have it back. The Black Eagles from South Korea were AMAZING! I went to the airshow each day but live in Lara right near Avalon so get the planes flying right over me even if I’m at home! Craig

[@AudioJellyfish]

Everything on the other side of the Westgate can belong to Adelaide for all I care 🤣

[@MATTDUNKLEY]

@stef747. Was good to meet up again with you on the hard stand when my Marshallers parked you guys. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@pixelfodder]

I'd love to see a STOL event done at the Avalon Airshow, I think it would be a nice addition to an already amazing show.

[@henrydomanboi8327]

My dad and I were thinking about that

[@High_Alpha]

It would be interesting, but how do you keep 2000m of crowd entertained with an event that takes place inside of 200m?

[@margaretparol4245]

Went there today and it was a spectacular show the black star was the best show yet especially when that one stray one came out of no where and flew barley 100ft over ur head absolutely amazing

[@LilyWhiteAkAConspiracyRealist]

I am so happy this has returned and that we still have some military planes to defend us!

[@kelvinwatt8535]

Benalla, Victoria is having an airshow on the 18th March

[@joshuawatson1604]

Can’t wait! Flying over from NZ today to join the action!!!

[@JBAviation]

Nice work Stef, It was a pleasure to meet you there!

[@JackHuckett]

I am actually visiting the Avalon Air show with my squadron in the Australian Air Force Cadets!!!!

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

I'll be there Saturday in the grand stand, can't wait!

[@StefanDrury]

Fancy! Have a great day Tom.

[@matthewlavric9277]

It was great to see you at the show Stef! Thanks for taking the time for your fans also. Keep up the good work!

[@Krimzox]

I can't wait to go! Going on sunday with my mates

[@StefanDrury]

Awesome, have a great time. Take sunscreen!

[@chippyjohn1]

Looked at the website, a lot less aircraft than I remember 15 years ago. Mostly just US crap now. Thanks for sharing.

[@samuelrichardson1564]

Hahaha, I was having the same nostalgia trip for the C64 Gunship game when I went it saw it at the show as well!

[@Kni0002]

8:36 dang was looking hard for that Cobham aerospace "nemo" plane couldn't find it xD

[@trrollinson]

Great to meet you today(the random bloke in a KC lights hat), I agree it is so nice to see the airshow back and hopefully in 2025 it will be even larger. I have been lucky to go to farnborough airshow and the Shoreham airshow in the UK, both of these were great( for different reasons) but Melbourne’s is so well setup and run for all audiences.. my favourite was the Japanese’s Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft.

[@colddripgaming]

It was nice to meet you in person (buggy, taiko drumming). Glad you had a great time.

[@letsseeif]

Over the years I've had several Trade Day Free Passes that gave my and my colleague special access to much of the aircraft company product (Mainly Aircraft). Keep up the good content Stefan. v much enjoyed.

[@stevo728822]

Best air show I've been to was at Greenham Common in the early 1980's before it was used as base for Tomahawk cruise missiles. There was a very noisy pass by with a Phantom jet. And three Huey Cobras came over the hilltop from the valley. Also B-52, Harrier, Skyhawk, Bronco and Jaguar. I think Greenham Common is now abandoned.

[@NoV8ForMe74]

Thank you for the Trade Tickets tip 🙏 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@xavierhall6628]

Was there yesterday and best show I’ve been too

[@WX4CB]

@8:00 ahh... the good ol' bushcat.. i fly one every week pretty much now.... doing my checkride in one in a month or so (money permitting)

[@ZacFlies]

Always wanted to go to this! Going to the Pacific Airshow in August, can't wait!

[@StefanDrury]

Have a great time, looks like the Pacific Airshow is going to be great too.

[@mybumbrash]

I did a bit of work on those Phenoms they are really nice, hard to work on sometimes but really nice.

[@wombatware]

I was there on Wednesday too! Wow, you got lots of great shots! Too bad I missed you. Would be nice to meet you in person! :) - Julian

[@carlosjvg479]

I'll be landing in Melbourne next week :( I hope next year I'll could be there. My father went on Saturday and it was awesome.

[@MidnightWyvern]

Pausing at about 2 minutes in because when I was 7 years old one of my first real PC games was my Dad’s copy of F-19 Stealth Fighter by Micro Prose!

[@johnspeirs5173]

Hahaha “Gunship” I had exactly the same experience and now have my ppl. So cool to see the graphics again, remembered it like yesterday.

[@StefanDrury]

I spent hours on that when I should have been doing homework.

[@Oglongs]

VH-8AT is based at Moorabbin, see it getting about in the run up bays from time to time.

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

This would be awesome

[@captmulch1]

Couldn’t make it down this year - please keep on posting! I flew a display aircraft for Lightwing in the 1992 air show.

[@morphix007]

im going tomorrow, seems the best value, cold weather

[@jacksontenhave7959]

Didn't know you'd flown in a Bushcat, I will try to find that video. Errol and his team DONATED a Bushcat kit (and their time) at Airventure 2019 for 25 school students, including myself, to assemble over the week leading up to the airshow for a maiden flight on the Sunday. It was such an amazing opportunity and very inspiring. It was great to see them again at Avalon and have a nostalgic sit in the Bushcat on display there, thanks Errol and team!

[@StefanDrury]

I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know Jackson. Here's the Bushcat video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGjLg6poopZgpc0

[@jacksontenhave7959]

@@StefanDrury Thanks Stefan, must've been awesome seeing those whales from the air!

[@yarra01]

You can fly the Apache in DCS - and in VR it is fantastic.

[@MarkNewtonFlies]

I played Gunship on my Amstrad CPC-464 growing up in Adelaide. Good lord that takes me back.

[@StefanDrury]

No way, another Gunship pilot Mark! It's very nostalgic to hear the audio hey?

[@xanderstuff7]

I have tickets for Saturday and I am beyond excited. Haven't been since 2015!

[@StefanDrury]

Have a great day Alex.

[@banjodog]

Spent many hours working on Super Hornets! Amazing ride in the back too!

[@StefanDrury]

Wow, yeah that would have been amazing.

[@Bateseh]

I thought I saw you at Avalon on the Friday; you were with some friends, so I didn't approach! Was a great day overall.

[@davefrayne6468]

Trevor Mustard from Diamond Aircraft is there, he is a local flyer from our area in Canada

[@joanxxo]

Caught a glimpse of the South Koreans flying past Melbourne CBD with the RAAF the other day. So damn cool!

[@WaveFlightSimulations]

F22 is a beast

[@sunnyisaperson]

I was there on the Friday and we spoke too the C-17 Globe Master Pilot and she was lovely. I’m pretty sure she was in the Air Force for 7 or 9 years we met two people so I can’t remember…

[@harresonwatts503]

Thankfully Jetstar are sending down one of their new A321 Neo's this weekend, should be cool for the commercial aviation fans out there!

[@chriswoods2263]

I can't wait until tomorrow; I should arrive down there around 10.00 am. Get my hire car and drop off my bags at my accommodation at and then spend 3 days wondering around and back to Queensland on Monday

[@karl_mathews]

Another Apache Computer Game player right here! Was a fantastic little game. Was a great show on Thursday by the way too

[@liltoomas]

It was so cool meeting you today Stefan in the aviator shop 🤙

[@hvmish8550]

Was a great day! I was there today!

[@Ozzies]

Awesome video mate, thanks for providing such great quality footage, and also being informative when you talk about the planes, the models, history, etc. You earned yourself a new subscriber! G'day from the Riverena 👍🏻

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks Ozzies, great to have you here in the community, thanks for subscribing.

[@Ozzies]

@Stefan Drury - Thanks for the warm welcome mate! Have a great week 🙌🏻

[@CosmoHatton787]

I was in school and heard the Korean display team fly right over us in Sydney. Of course they weren’t on flight radar so I had to eagerly wait the entire rest of the school day to figure out what in the world was happening.

[@cairnsaviationvideography]

Wow! Amazing video!

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

That was a very uplifting storey of the Avalon airshow. It would have been nice to see AOPA (Australia) there with a display. 🛩️🌏

[@darkestwarriorheart]

My husband is currently working there. He works in the RAAF fixing the super hornets. Was lucky enough to get to watch him fly in the back of one a few months ago.

[@egg-iu3fe]

is he an avionics technician?

[@FrenchyAU]

went to the sunday show yesterday with my dad, always a good time checking out the static displays, got to check out the Hanwha defence redback IFV which was hidden up the back by some of the general aviation stuff right at the back of the 3rd convention hall i believe, that was really special since my dad works for Hanwha and worked on the redback itself, but absolute highlight of the show had to be the korean black eagles, they had an incredible display and they had fun with it like when everyone was concentrated on almost their entire team doing a manoeuvre one stray on their team buzzed the crouch going super fast and very low, scared the shit out of every single person in the crowd lol

[@rohancoghlan1516]

It's called the sneak pass. Blue Angels and Thunderbirds do it as well. Gives everyone a good fright.

[@SJF15]

I used to go to every Airshow at Biggin Hill, it was one of the highlights of the UK Airshow season. Sadly they stopped it a while back, the only show worth going to in the UK now is RIAT.

[@egg-iu3fe]

god it looks so good not being crowded unlike when it opens to the general public

[@tomwills9058]

Hey Stef just think about how much more having something like a vision jet would profit your channel! And just flying in general. It opens up a whole new scheme for you in the things you could do! ( basically what im saying is get a vision jet because i can’t😂)

[@StefanDrury]

Haha, ok Tom, for you, let me give Cirrus a call…

[@M7ikey7]

Use up my phone battery from 90% to 2% also ear deafening if you are up close to the fighter jets as they went past loved it

[@stephengentle2815]

The Embraer demo plane is called “Profit Hunter” just because the model is supposed to have very low operating cost, so be very profitable to airlines to fly.

[@lindawilkins6075]

Hi Stefan enjoy your videos. My sons girlfriend and her 13 year old son were in Perth in Late January competing in the World Marathon Challenge which is 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents of which the both competed and completed.

[@tiadaid]

It boggles the mind that the KC-10 is about to be the retired, but older KC-135s are still flying strong!

[@samothy236]

I heard that Jetstar are going to continue operating their commercial services out of Avalon during the air show so we might still see some A320s if no other commercial company comes down.

[@StefanDrury]

Yes Jetstar have a few movements during the day in and out of Avalon. If you attend at the weekend you should see some of those.

[@DownunderAviation]

They will be as well as Bonza

[@samothy236]

@@StefanDrury Attended Friday and Saturday, on Friday night they let off some fireworks right before an A320 was scheduled to leave so they had to inspect the runway before letting it depart.

[@carl5481]

My old sim pleasures were F19 Stealth Fighter and Birds of Prey 🤓

[@teepiaukennethwong7829]

The aircraft you sat on is the Brazilian Embraer E195-E2,a competitor for the Airbus A220.The largest aircraft in the E-Jet E2 family, the E195-E2 has been designed to maximize returns and efficiency on high-density routes. With its high-aspect ratio wings and swept tips, combined with other aerodynamic improvements, the E195-E2 achieves double digit lower fuel consumption compared to current-generation E-Jets,that's why it is called PROFIT HUNTER!

[@_powerrranger]

yeah pretty self-explanatory imo but hey not everyone gets everything the first time and also an example of a commercial aircraft :p

[@High_Alpha]

@@_powerrranger a Jetstar A321 NEO was there on Thursday too for about 6 hours. Parked right out front of the Boeing chalet of course! 😛

[@spiro5327]

Thanks for showing us around Stef. Maybe you can trade the 22 and buy a used Vision Jet, if you can find one haha. Thanks mate

[@StefanDrury]

Haha, but I love EYZ too much!

[@davidhassett7482]

Visited yesterday (RAAus Trade Day pass) and enjoyed the exhibits. More GA and light sport aircraft please. I would ride a bicycle if I were to go on the weekend. Road access still atrocious.

[@herbies182]

Had a gold pass for the 2019, 40C day... bailed before the flying section. Way to hot with little to no shade areas

[@HDCairnsAviation]

Fun Fact: The Japanese Kawasaki C-2 stopped in Cairns on the way to Avalon, wish I was there...

[@oldrazzledazzal896]

Nice to meet you yesterday Stef! Also thought profit hunter is a bit of an on the nose name

[@StefanDrury]

Yeah I never got a good explanation for what it meant. Thanks for saying hello.

[@keukenrol]

@@StefanDrury I think it is meant to aim at its efficiency, increasing profits over its predecessors and competitors.

[@randomvideosyt5955]

I'm excited for the sun and fun airshow march 28 the f35 A is gonna be there i can't wait I never seen one fly in person before so it's gonna be sick to see.

[@StefanDrury]

Sun n Fun is a really good Airshow, hope you have a great time there. If you see Steveo or Niko say hello from me.

[@chickennoodle6620]

The tickets are all sold out for the weekend unfortunately. But, looks like a great event!

[@joewhite8079]

Is Saturday or Sunday better?

[@jefanell1]

Is an annual IPC required in Australia even if you maintain currency?

[@stevenmarvo2620]

Stefan your channel makes me want to be a helicopter pilot

[@flyingby4072]

That Vision wait is insane

[@StefanDrury]

It’s a popular product that’s for sure.

[@khoatran-sv7je]

Bruh they didn't have an abrams this year unlike the 2019 Avalon airshow, what a shame, nonetheless, nice to see the F-22 up close and an apache this year too, Korea's black eagles were beautiful.

[@gavinsullivan9015]

I’m really annoyed I couldn’t get down to this 😢 I miss my days of RIAT when I was a teenager!

[@vk4kws]

If you had attended on Tuesday you may of had the opportunity to meet me 😁

[@edwardhewer8530]

Those Japanese maritime patrol aircraft are the business.

[@phalanx3803]

they really need to alternate what time of year the Avalon air show takes place i want to go but its harvest season for me so unfair.

[@davec8141]

Nice photo bomb on Bankstown Flying Schools Page Mate 😂

[@banyantree8618]

Can anybody recommend an organised or private group planning to go to Oshkosh 2023?

[@bacon6496]

i was there 2day

[@adrianbarber2905]

Great video, I am enjoying the daily air show over my house next to YMAV - the South Koreans are truly amazing. Looking forward to checking out the Cirrus and GAP displays - love the Sling TSI

[@onemantwohands5224]

Haha you lucky bugger 👍

[@StefanDrury]

Yes go say hello to Errol and Mariette at GAP. Lovely people.

[@spitfire4209]

Australia has a fleet of F-35's and none at the airshow?

[@lame4458]

is it on now?

[@StefanDrury]

Yes, it’s every day though to Sunday March 5th.

[@auss_ie9444]

Spewin I couldn’t make it this year

[@dabguy0018]

Whoa that is not busy at all

[@tankzzy1392]

Was I the only one that had to wait 2 hours to leave the parking lot after the show?

[@gerryengwerda]

No takzzy - it took us closer to three hours on the Sunday

[@pinocleen]

They're meant to say pomfrit hunter but stuffed up the spelling!

[@jhw_2010]

wish i coulda gone

[@truevegas]

That “profit hunter” moment got super awkward 😅

[@xthompsongunx]

Jetstar sent VH-OFS, one of their newest A321-NEOs, to Avalon on Tuesday, in conjunction with Airbus :)

[@db7059]

I didn't know these types of shows was still going as I thought they stopped this years ago cause of air plane crashes. Where was the Australian AirForce? They should be part of the show.

[@StefanDrury]

RAAF were there as well. They were flying the F/A-18 demo that's in this video.

[@db7059]

@@StefanDrury I didn't really notice. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for an awesome video.

[@morerightrudder9742]

In Australia there's around 8-10 airshows per year. 3-4 of those are big ones just a little smaller than Avalon. In fact my profile photo is a photo I took at the Illawarra Airshow in 2022

[@theairbornemuffin7111]

First?

[@StefanDrury]

I think yes. Welcome!