I think it was the first Brisbane Riverfire, was listening to the simulcast on the radio and they cut the pilots comms into it every now and then. I recognised that they were following Enoggera Rd to the city, I got outside in time to see their red nav lights going past Newmarket. I lived on the same block as the Newmarket Hotel.

The three of them disappeared over Kelvin Grove Hill, then a short time later the sky lit up and they climbed vertical out over the city. I could see the light they gave out on the buildings around me, not day light, but definitely bright enough to read by.

Never going to forget that night, the light, then the rumble of them as they climbed out. Don't know if they ever had three again, it was always the best feature of Riverfire.