The Red Star Yak 52 Display Team do their thing (massed formation aerobatics) at the Classic Fighters airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome in Blenheim, New Zealand.
A Precision Warbird Mass Formation Display Team. We are actually several teams across the United States, staffed by FAA qualified warbird formation pilots that have been trained and evaluated to the standards of the RedStar Pilots Association (RPA), a member of the National FAA Formation And Safety Team (FAST).
The RedStar Pilots Association, a Federal Non Profit 501(c)(3), connects Airshows with our teams from California to Maine and in to Canada. Our pilot’s own and operate such radial engine aircraft as the Nanchang CJ-6, Yak 52/50, and L-39/29 Jets. The RPA is a recognized leader in the FAA civil formation credential program and author of the National Formation Training Manual and manages the RedStars Mass Formation Program.
RedStar has fielded some of the largest such demonstrations from Oshkosh to SunnFun, and all sized airshows in between. Teams range from 5 aircraft to 25, and are determined by the organizers needs and RedStar volunteers. Shows generally include multiple passes in front of your audience in varied military formation configurations to include “Finger-Four”, “Echelon” and “Diamond”, and generally include opposing solo and opposing team maneuvers that are unique to the RedStars performance. These demonstrations are non-aerobatic and display the precision flying capabilites of RPA formation qualified pilots. Missing man formations are also available for memorial services and funerals.
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