ALL things aviation took centre stage over the weekend as an estimated 7000 people flocked to Tamworth’s second Festival of Flight.
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The stunning showcase of planes – from the classic to the cutting-edge – reinforced the city’s reputation as an aviation powerhouse.
Those who attended are likely to be nursing stiff necks today after spending hours scanning the skies across the two-day event.
A thrilling three-hour 20-plane air show held on both Saturday and Sunday was an undoubted highlight of the festival.
But there were plenty of other attractions throughout the weekend that appealed to aviation buffs and casual observers alike.
Festivalgoers were able to get up close to some amazing examples of aviation engineering with a ground display of planes.
Tamworth Aero Club treasurer James Hollin- worth said organisers were delighted to have built on the success of last year’s inaugural event.
He said a survey indicated that roughly 50 per cent of attendees were locals, while the other half had travelled to Tamworth especially for the festival.
“What makes it all worth it is seeing mums and dads and kids just with their mouths open watching the spectacular acrobatics,” he said.
Mr Hollinworth said the event, which is run in conjunction with Tamworth Rotary Club, would take a year off and then become a biennial event from 2016.
“We’ll go every even year from now on,” he said. “We want to look after our committee of volunteers, who spend hundreds of hours working on it.
“Also, if you run something too often people can become a little bit complacent, so if we run it every two years we can come up with some fresh ideas.”