It will be a plane-spotter's paradise at Ohakea this weekend, with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons performing publicly for the first time.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force 2017 Air Tattoo is being held on Saturday and Sunday, celebrating the 80th anniversary of our Air Force.
The Black Falcons are an aerobatic team which fly T-6C Texan planes.
The pilots are the best of the best, who train others to be instructors.
Black Falcon pilot Flight Lieutenant Dan Pezaro said their whole display is awe-inspiring but particularly when they do a manoeuvre called the mirror corkscrew.
"It's where we have one aircraft flying upside down and the other aircraft upright directly underneath, with a third aircraft doing a roll around the outside, which is a lot of fun".
Another trick to look out for is the roll back where the five planes fly in close formation and then peel off backwards one by one.
There will also be a huge international presence at the air show with planes, jets and display teams from the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.
The Singaporean F-15 fighter jets have already got everyone talking.
They arrived while the New Zealand Herald was at Ohakea and pilots emerged from their offices to line up on the tarmac and admire the menacing looking jets.
"These are brand new and I don't think have been seen outside of Asia yet," Fl Lt Pezaro said.
