IT WAS like a scene from the movies at the Hunter Valley Airshow on the weekend.
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Piloted by Paul Bennet, spectators looked on in awe as his Wolf Pitts reached 3500 feet before shooting down to almost ground level accompanied by a display of explosions.
"Yeah, it's not a bad job," he said on Sunday.
"It is what we do, these aerobatics displays, but it is always good to have a hometown airshow."
Aviation enthusiasts young and old streamed into Cessnock Airport for the first day of the event on Saturday.
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While the forecast said rain was coming, the wet weather skipped the airport grounds and event organisers were able to put on the full schedule of flights which included hair-raising aerobatics, historical warbirds, solo and formation flying as well as a parachuting display.
"We were incredibly lucky, we didn't get a drop of rain," Mr Bennet said.
"Everyone who attended seemed stoked."
The Hunter Valley Airshow continues on Sunday, tickets are still available.
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