Friday 21st March
 
Warbird, civil and military aircraft conduct practice displays in preparation for the following two days events.
 
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March
 
The flying programme for both days may vary in content and sequence and will be subject to aircraft serviceability. Display start times are only approximate at date of printing.

Morning Programme 1015-1200
1015
Fast, noisy and low - two Vampires get the early risers excited with a show opening sequence.
1020
Stunning aerobatics from Doug Brooker in his newly acquired MX2 - a two seat, state of the art, high performance aerobatic aircraft.
1025
Thunder Mustang - "Tiger's Blood" is a 3/4 scale version of the original P51 Mustang. This high performer can reach 10,000 ft in 2 minutes - about half the time taken by the real Mustang.
1035
The beginning of Aerial Warfare - British, German and French Fighters of WWI.
1050
"The Roaring Forties" - Harvard Formation Aerobatics. These early 1940s trainers were the aircraft (together with a Chipmunk) around which the NZ Warbirds Association was formed in 1978.
1105
The "Air Bandits" - never before seen in NZ! Be prepared for aerial chaos as Jurgis Kairys (Lithuania) in his Juka, Yoshi Muroya (Japan) in a Yak 50 and Rob Fry (NZ) in a Sukhoi 29, mix it up!
1120
Soviet Trainers - Yak 52's perform formation and aerobatic routines.
1135
Aircraft from the Vietnam War era - Bird Dog, T28 Trojan, MD 500's and RNZAF Hueys - re-enact a typical offensive operation.
1150
Royal Australian Air Force Caribou - unusual antics by this venerable Aussie workhorse - a veteran from the Vietnam War.

Lunchtime Entertainment 1200-1230
Model Aircraft Display by Frazer Briggs.
Part plane, part helicopter - the unusual gyrocopter.
Flypast by 1930's de Havilland's and two German Klemm 35 WWII trainers in Swedish Airforce markings.
Warhorse Display - Military Re-enactment.
Yurgis and his Juka vs a Formula 3000 Race Car.

Afternoon Programme 1230-1600
1230
Heart stopping maneuvers by world champion aerobatic pilot Jurgis Kairys as he performs his unique solo routine.

Royal New Zealand Air Force Display 1240-1335
Displays by C130 Hercules, Kiwi Blue Parachute Team, Sea Sprite, Sioux and Iroquois helicopter pairs and the Red Checkers Formation Aerobatic Team.

Royal Australian Air Force Display 1335-1400
1335
Swing Wing Wonder - the Royal Australian Air Force F-111 Bomber returns to rip the skies apart over Wanaka.
1345
Military Heavy Lifter - The RAAF's newly acquired C17 Globemaster.

Main Warbird Display 1400-1600
1400
Spitfire TR9 - This two seat Spitfire displays for the first time at Wanaka.
1410
The RNZAF in the Pacific War: two P40 Kittyhawks, FG-1D Corsair and Catalina - and for the first time since the end of WW II - hear the sound of the P40's six x .50 inch machine guns in action.
1430
A Pair of North American P51 Mustangs - Regarded by many as the greatest piston engined fighter built during WWII.
1445
From the Russian Front. The Polikarpov I-16 & I-153, Hawker Hurricane, Yak 3 and the Lavochkin LA-9.
1515
Jetabatics - Two Vampires and Two L39 Albatros perform close formation and aerobatic routines.
1535
Airfield is Under Attack! - Fireballs light the sky from a sneak attack by enemy airborne troops and light bombers. Our defending fighters scramble to protect the airfield assisted by the local militia forces.
1550
Massed Fighter Flypast - The fighter boys flypast to celebrate their "Victory" in the recent battle!
1600
Show Closes.

Aviation Trade Expo

This is the opportunity for the aviation industry and related trades to present products and services and reinforce their companies' position within the industry and to the public.
 
Flyers Market

An opportunity to present and sell products to the public over a three day period.