Blue skies welcomed 500 enthusiastic aviation fans to the RAAF Museum, at RAAF Base Point Cook, to witness the loops and rolls of the first full Roulettes display over the base in six years.
The Point Cook display was also an opportunity for three new Roulette pilots to showcase their skills for their first public display of the new Roulettes season with Flight Lieutenant Alex Christison, Flight Lieutenant Rich Taylor and Flight Lieutenant Lucas Grote joining the team.
The display was well received with RAAF Museum Officer in Charge Wing Commander Michelle McPhail thrilled that hundreds of excited fans turned out for the display and stayed to hear from the Roulettes after landing for a special meet and greet for the RAAF Museum interactive flying display.
“The interactive flying display is where our RAAF Museum visitors get to not only see some incredibly skilled flying from talented and highly-trained military pilots, but they also have the opportunity to get ‘up close and personal’ with the pilots and crew before and after flying displays,” she said.
“There were lots and lots of wows from the large crowd gathered to see the Roulettes’ return to the RAAF Museum.”
For Flight Lieutenant Alex Christison it’s a full circle moment, growing up watching the Roulettes practice displays and now becoming the new Roulette 2.
“I’ve always had a passion for flying and growing up seeing the Roulettes flying near my home definitely gave me inspiration to join the ADF, flying Blackhawks for the Army, before transferring to RAAF as a flying instructor,” he said.
“My first display being at the spiritual home of the Air Force it has been a really special way to start my time with the team.”
The RAAF Museum regularly hosts interactive flying displays.
Details: www.airforce.gov.au/community/visit-and-learn/raaf-museum.
