Antique Aeroplane Ass'n of Australia (AAAA) Annual Fly-in, 2022.

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Antique Aeroplane Ass'n of Australia (AAAA) Annual Fly-in, 2022.

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After missing a couple of years due to Covid restrictions, the AAAA's fly-in returned this year and was held at a new location. Wangaratta aerodrome, in NE Victoria, was the new venue and it was a vast improvement over the previous one.

This year's event celebrated the 70th anniversary of the C180 and about a dozen of them attended for the weekend. A few warbirds, some modern and classic aircraft, and a handful of home-builts made up the attendees. Sadly, numbers were down this year because low cloud to the south prevented some Melbourne-based aircraft from attending.

All images taken with a Canon 5D IV / 100-400L Mk II or Canon 6D / 24-105L Mk II. Thanks for viewing.


ImageCessna 180D VH-DZL. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageBC-12-65 24-8422. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 180K VH-APW. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 140 VH-YBY. by GP1961, on Flickr


Image305D Bird Dog VH-FAC. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageFA-200 Aero Subaru VH-. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageJ-4 Archer VH-CRR. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImagePA-22-150 Tri-Pacer VH-KKO. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 180K VH-SOH. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageAT-16 Harvard II VH-TXN. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageP-40N Kittyhawk VH-ZOC. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageP-40N Kittyhawk VH-ZOC. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 180A VH-CMJ. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 120 VH-NNW. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageRV-7 VH-WRV. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageP-40N Kittyhawk VH-PFO. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageP-40N Kittyhawk VH-PFO. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImagePA-18-150 Super Cub VH-HFT. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageAT6-D Texan VH-XNZ. by GP1961, on Flickr


Image8E Silvaire 24-8800. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 180G VH-DFO. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageRV-7 VH-OHB. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageFisher Celebrity 19-7592. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 140 VH-TMO. by GP1961, on Flickr


Image12A Electra VH-HID. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCessna 172 VH-LHA. by GP1961, on Flickr


The visiting air ambulance returning two patients from Melbourne

ImageAmbulance Victoria (Pel Air) B-200C VH-VAI. by GP1961, on Flickr


And, in my opinion, this was the best aircraft on the field. Cute...as...a...button. :grin:

Image7AC Champion 24-7836. by GP1961, on Flickr
Cheers,

George

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That's a lot of As!

And a lot of cool photos, thanks for sharing :-)
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A few more...


ImageCessna 172RG VH-JVG. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCT-4A Aitrainer VH-MCT. by GP1961, on Flickr


Image8KCAB Decathlon VH-FTA. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImagePitot cover. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageCT-4A Airtrainer VH-WCT. by GP1961, on Flickr


ImageP-40N Kittyhawk VH-ZOC. by GP1961, on Flickr


Image12A Electra VH-HID. by GP1961, on Flickr
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Great set George - many thanks.

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Great set, looked like a good event. Never got my head around larger aircraft using the numer registration system is Aus? Thought that was mostly for microlights? Assume they are flown under certian restrictions?

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That looks awesome, thanks for sharing..

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Thanks to everyone who commented. 👍
farnboroughrob wrote:
Sun 08 May 2022, 11:15 am
…Never got my head around larger aircraft using the numer registration system is Aus? Thought that was mostly for microlights? Assume they are flown under certian restrictions?
I believe that there’s a MTOW limit for aircraft operated under the RA system. I have only ever flown VH-registered aircraft, so I’m not familiar with all the details.
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Fantastic, quite the mix!
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The AAAA fly-in has been on my radar for many years, and it looks like it was a great event! Thanks for sharing such a variety of quality photos and subjects.

Lockheed VH-HID arrived in New Zealand for its new owner yesterday, so it's quite timely for me to have just stumbled upon these photos!
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K5054NZ wrote:
Tue 10 May 2022, 3:14 am
...Lockheed VH-HID arrived in New Zealand for its new owner yesterday, so it's quite timely for me to have just stumbled upon these photos!
Oh, I didn't know that it was heading across the ditch! Hopefully, I'll catch up with it when I attend Omaka next year. :fingers_crossed:
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