Matt Hall Racing - First Ever 3-Ship Display: 2026 Pacific Airshow Gold Coast

Jason ‘Easty’ Easthope (Extra 300L) flies with Kris ‘Ski’ Sieczkowski (MXS-R) and Matt ‘Matty’ Hall (Edge 540).

Three Aircraft, Three Fighter Pilots, One Debut

14–16 August 2026 | Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland

You have seen the Matt Hall Racing team fly a one-ship display, and you may have even seen us fly a two-ship. Until this month, you had never seen us fly a three-ship.

Over three days at the 2026 Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, 14 to 16 August, Matt Hall Racing debuted its first ever three-ship display over Surfers Paradise Beach. Three aircraft, three fighter pilots, and an act that had never been flown before.

The formation was flown by Matt “Matty” Hall, Jason “Easty” Easthope and Kris “Ski” Sieczkowski, three pilots whose combined experience covers the F/A-18 Hornet, the F-15 Eagle and the F-35 Lightning II.

Three aircraft flew the act: the MXS-R, an Extra 300L, and Matt’s race plane, the Edge 540, re-liveried in July to match the rest of the fleet.

HOW THE DISPLAY FLIES

The three-ship is built to use the whole beachfront. It opens with formation high-speed passes and loops at 500 feet, then breaks into three-ship aerobatics and bomb bursts. From there the pilots split for solo aerobatics above 1,000 feet, flown from different positions along the beach so the display reaches every vantage point, before rejoining for a final run of formation passes and bomb bursts.

None of it existed at the start of the year. The display was designed from scratch mid-year and flown in training before the team headed north. The crowd response was immediate, the commentary team got right behind it, and the three pilots came off the beach as happy with it as anyone watching.

Pacific Airshow has confirmed the Gold Coast show will return through to 2028.

THE THREE-SHIP SHIRT

We had a shirt made for the occasion, illustrating the three aircraft that flew the display. They nearly sold out over the three days on the beach, and there are a few left. Have a look in the shop before they go.