EXIT LANE: PLTOFF (now FLGOFF) Dirk Taylor helps a Geraldton local down the ramp after a tour of a Caribou.

AIMING HIGH: FLGOFF Cory Fischer shows local boy Sean Drage the basics of operating an F89 machine gun during a recruiting display at the Albany show.

WELCOME: PLTOFF (now FLGOFF) Dirk Taylor (left) and FLTLT Ben Heaton pose with Geraldton mum Vicki Wilkinson and son Seth during a static display.

FOLLOW ON: FLTLT Aaron Miller flies a Caribou in formation along the Perth coastline.

WAY TO GO: FLGOFF Ray Hurley offers some career advice to teenager Rianna Shanhum at the Albany show.

FILL ‘ER UP: 38SQN crew stop at the local servo in Bourke to refuel while on transit to Ceduna.

A-OK: Flight Engineer WOFF Paul Hoffman checks his aircraft after a flight from Northam in WA.

SET TO GO: 38SQN aircraft technician CPL Wade Ratcliffe conducts after-flight servicing at sunset.

SPECTACLE: A 38SQN Caribou flies over Esperance Bay, south-east of Perth, during the Western Display Tour, covering the Northam International Festival and the International Red Bull Air Race.

CITY SCENE: A hazy Perth is the backdrop as a Caribou flies over the city in the lead-up to the Red Bull International Air Race.