Showing posts with label Caloundra Air Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caloundra Air Museum. Show all posts

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Caloundra Air Museum

Some more sneaky local tourism time today.  Caloundra Air Museum was today's discovery.  

https://qam.com.au/

I had booked the F-111 experience for my husband and teenage son.  This was a three hour experience for a maximum of two people with a former pilot and navigator. They began with a "briefing" before being individually given a thorough external tour of the plane having features explained to them by the pilot and having a turn in the pilot's seat while the navigator took them through take off, a bombing run and landing (about 45 minutes in the hot seat).  

https://qam.com.au/news/the-ultimate-f-111-experience/







While they were doing this I took a look around the museum - we will need to return another day as I did not get a chance to look at everything.  There is an incredible variety of aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary in various states of restoration.  I cannot speak highly enough of the staff and volunteers happiness to help and educate people on their passion.