Experience a Yak-52 Formation Flight

Pia Bergqvist

Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 08:17 PM ET

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At AirVenture Oshkosh, Redbird Flight Simulations is offering attendees a chance to fly a modified MX2 simulator replicating a Yak-52.
The simulation puts participants in a formation scenario with Aerostars aerobatic team pilots, challenging them to maintain position on the lead pilot's wing.
Those who successfully complete the formation challenge will be entered into a drawing.
The grand prize for the drawing is an opportunity to fly in an actual Yak-52 aircraft.

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If you’ve always dreamed of becoming a pilot flying with a formation team at the biggest airshow in the world, here is your chance to give it a try. If you plan to attend AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, next week you can get behind the controls of a Yak-52, to fly with the Aerostars aerobatic team.

All you need to do is get over to Redbird Flight Simulations’ booth. Like last year, when Redbird offered flights in its Piper Cub simulator in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Cub, the Austin, Texas-based company has created a one-off simulator to entertain AirVenture attendees. This year, Redbird has created a simulated Yak-52 formation scenario based on an Aerostars aerobatic team flight. Do a good job in the simulator and you could get to fly the real thing.