A mass flyover of the Blue Mountains, Bathurst and Lithgow is being planned for May 25 next year as part of the bicentenary of the first crossing of the Blue Mountains.
The flyover will mark 200 years since Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth pushed through the rugged Great Dividing Range to open up the interior of the continent.
Former RAAF Wing Commander, combat veteran and Red Bull Racer Matt Hall will be co-ordinating the event, which is expected to attract up to 300 aircraft of all types from small GA planes and helicopters to warbirds and private jets.
"We are looking for aviators with aircraft of all shapes and sizes to be involved in what will be a truly unique experience," Hall said. "To be involved in a co-ordinated flyover like this is something that'll be pretty cool and we will be calling for particpants before the end of the year."
The bicentenary flyover is the idea of Philip Hammon, director of Businesses Supporting the Bicentenary and owner of Scenic World at Katoomba.
Hammon believes the idea will enable thousands of people to watch and celebrate the bicentenary from within their own communities.
"A flyover is something that demonstrates just how far we have come in the past 200 years since Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth made their historic journey," Hammon said.
"With viewing areas all the way from Penrith through the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, people will be able to see what is going to be a spectacular event that the entire community can get involved in."
The flyover route will follow the path of the pioneers 200 years ago, and public viewing areas will be established at Penrith, Glenbrook, Springwood, Hazelbrook, Wentworth Falls, Katoomba, Blackheath, Mt York, Lithgow and Bathurst.