Students got to experience the thrills of being in a hot air balloon last Friday morning as the RAAF stopped in at Cobram Primary School.
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The RAAF personnel, with hot air balloon in tow, made the visit enroute to the Tocumwal Air Show which took place the next day.
A group of students from Cobram Primary School and Cobram and District Specialist School had the opportunity to go on a tethered flight in the balloon while others also got to try firing the burners.
Squadron leader Sam Wright took the time to answer a wide range of questions from how high the balloon could go (about 900m), what is the most dangerous thing about flying a hot air balloon (power lines) and various other questions about the RAAF.
"Today was all about visiting these local schools," Mr Wright said.
"We were able to do a few tethered flights for about an hour before there was a bit of a breeze and then we put on a burner display for the rest of the kids.
"We try and focus our efforts on (bringing the hot air balloon) to regional Australia where it and the air force have a bit of a novelty factor.''
At the air show, the RAAF gave show-goers the opportunity to experience flying in a hot air balloon for themselves.
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