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IT WAS like a scene from the movies at the Hunter Valley Airshow on the weekend.
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.
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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