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Australians Flying Airplanes - Yazata - Oct 23, 2022
RAAF C-17 cargo aircraft flying at alarmingly low altitude through Brisbane Queensland, weaving its way between office towers.
They do this every year for their Riverfire airshow.
(And people wonder why the Australians drink so much...)
This tweet shows it to great effect:
https://twitter.com/ilove_aviation/status/1584248612627701760
RE: Australians Flying Airplanes - Syne - Oct 23, 2022
Comments say it's actually flying over a river that's wider than it looks from that perspective. Apparently a common thing for Aussie military.
RE: Australians Flying Airplanes - Yazata - Oct 23, 2022
(Oct 23, 2022 10:15 PM)Syne Wrote: Comments say it's actually flying over a river that's wider than it looks from that perspective. Apparently a common thing for Aussie military.
Yeah, I think that they are following a river. It's a pretty windy river by the looks of it. With big buildings on both sides. I'm guessing they come in low avoiding larger buildings, then fly low along one of the straight(ish) sections of river next to the downtown towers (the purple bit on the map) and then climb out once again avoiding obstructions.
![[Image: brisbane-tourist-map.jpg]](https://ontheworldmap.com/australia/city/brisbane/brisbane-tourist-map.jpg)