Tamworth, 17 - 19 October 2025

In 1975, Cliff Tait delivered the first CT-4A Airtrainer to the Royal Australian Air Force. Fifty years later, the CT-4 remains a fixture in Australian skies. No longer operated by the RAAF, the CT-4s in Australian skies are privately owned, and are a highly desirable and much-loved, nimble, aerobatic aircraft.

The Airtourer Association is celebrating the 50 years' of CT-4 operation in Australia at their annual President's Fly-in in October at Tamworth. The Airtourer is, of course, the progenitor of the Airtrainer, and along with the Aircruiser, completes the Airtourer family of aircraft. 

As well as the annual Convention and the President's Fly-ins, the Airtourer Association hosts a number of other social and flying events. There is a mid-year and end-of-year lunch in Victoria, and a now annual Formation Camp in Yarrawonga in November. The Association also has ground displays at the Avalon Airshow, and participates in other airshows including AusFly (where Andrew Temby displayed VH-FVV in a beautiful aerobatic sequence). 

Check out a video of the Aircruiser in flight from our 2024 President's Fly-in to Goondiwindi. 

The Association also publishes the Airtourer Association Newsletter six times per year, and has a discounted insurance arrangement for members through Agile.

The main Airtourer Association Web site is at https://www.airtourer.asn.au/