Fly’n For Fun

On the first weekend in April RAAus held our inaugural Fly’n For Fun at Parkes. Our main objectives were to see what appetite there was for such an event, to bring our community together after a couple of years away due to COVID-19, and to provide a vehicle for industry exhibitors to show their wares. I’m pleased to report back that we ticked all of these boxes and more. Our community triumphantly came together and the overwhelming response from all that I spoke to was that ‘it was great to be back’. And it really was.

Throughout the weekend in Parkes we saw more than 70 aircraft, both RAAus and VH- registered, fly in. We also had many other attendees drive in and either camp at the event site or opt for motel accommodation in the town of Parkes. Whilst the weather on the East Coast provided some challenges and kept numbers lower than registered, these numbers still surpassed our expectations and, with two years to prepare for the next Fly’n For Fun along with the continued support from the AMDA Foundation, there is no doubt that we will do this again and make it bigger and better. To those that attended, I hope you enjoyed yourself because we certainly did!

Matt and the team at RAAus