Air Extravaganza For Southern Skies
24 Sep 2007
Air Sports Live, to be held on December 27 and 28 2007, will feature 10 sports ranging from paragliding to sky diving and helicopters to hot air ballooning and will incorporate the New Zealand Air Games.
Spectators to the air sports extravaganza will see sky divers racing head-to-head at terminal velocity around free-falling pylons. Top pilots will open up a whole new perception of helicopters as they perform phenomenal stunts and precision flying in direct competition with each other; powered aircraft will perform dramatic aerobatics featuring massive G-forces and millimetre precision.
Many of the sports have been reformatted for high adrenalin viewing.
Experimental aircraft will provide a glimpse into the future with new approaches to aerodynamics, speed, fuel economy and computer controls. The aviation world is reduced to miniature in the aeromodelling competition featuring intricate remote controlled models performing high speed manoeuvres at mind-blowing speeds.
All the aerial action will be beamed back live to spectators on the airfield on a giant screen from cameras mounted in cockpits as well as the latest air-to-air filming technology and real-time graphics, allowing a fascinating insight into the previously closed world of the world-class sports pilot.
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