Australia's youngest aerobatic pilot hits new heights alongside dad
A unique father and son aerobatic duo will be taking to the skies at a major air show in Victoria this week.
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A unique father and son aerobatic duo will be taking to the skies at this week's Avalon Australian Air Show in Victoria.
Australia's top aerobatic pilot Paul Bennet and his teenage son Jett, the country's youngest flyer in the sport, will perform formation loops, rolls, dynamic head-to-head stunts and other exciting aerial manouevres when the air show kicks off on Friday, March 28.
Paul, 51, who runs Paul Bennet Airshows, says his son followed him into flying receiving his first taste of a plane before he turned two years of age.
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"I first flew in an aeroplane at the age of one with my pilot father and my passion for aeroplanes grew from there," said Paul.
"And when my son Jett was one, I took him up in the skies, and by the age of 15 he was flying solo and at 17 recognised as the youngest aerobatic champion."
Jett spent his childhood at airports and hangars, perfecting aerobatic skills and finished school in year 11 to fulfil his ambition of flying full time.
By the time Jett turned 15 years old, he was flying solo, a year later he was performing stunts in a Pitt F1A Special aircraft, under his dad's instruction.
"I feel so free when I'm up in the sky, among the clouds, flying upside down and hanging by my seatbelt is exhilarating," said Jett.
It looks like the talented teenager will be in his dad's slipstream for a bit longer, though.
Paul has become the first Australian pilot to be invited to fly in the Oshkosh air show in the US later this year, the world's largest which attracts about 600,000 spectators.
But Aussie aviation fans can watch his spectacular flying skills this week at Avalon Airport, 60km south-west of Melbourne.
They include landing his Piper Cub plane on the back of a moving pick-up truck.
The Avalon Australian International Airshow is the southern hemisphere's largest airshow and aerospace and defence exposition. It is being held for three days from Friday, March 28.
