'An absolute rush': What's it like to fly a fighter jet through central Brisbane?

The Super Hornet fighter will reach almost 1,000 kilometres per hour just metres from Brisbane's skyscrapers as a part of the Riverfire event.

abc.net.au/news/qld-super-hornet-jet-pilot-riverfire-brisbane-festival-fireworks/101400574The Air Force's F/A-18F Super Hornet will glide just 70 metres from Brisbane city buildings during the Brisbane Festival today.Reserve Super Hornet Pilot Flight Lieutenant Matthew, who's last name cannot be used for security reasons, said pilots train for weeks just for the single flyover.

"They used about two weeks' worth of studying all the terrain around and then doing a simulated profile to make sure they're ready to fly it on the day," he said."It is great to have the Super Hornets back to be able to show the public what we can do."More than half a million people are expected to line the banks of the Brisbane River to see the Super Hornet roar across the skyline and fireworks light up the evening for the city's spring arts and music event.

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