One of my earliest childhood memories regarding aviation, but too old now to remember how young I was then, was watching in awe, as my father flew his control line PT19. My awe, without fail, turned into mild amusement as he lost control of the little blue and yellow monoplane before the baby bee engine ran… Continue reading Pierre Gouws – The Raptors (ZA)
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Kirsty Murphy – The Blades (GB)
Kirsty was introduced to the idea of the RAF at a young age by her father who was a navigator on the Tornado GR1. Her dad is the one person in the world who she aspires to be like not just because he’s highly regarded in the air force but as Kirsty explains, ‘‘he’s the… Continue reading Kirsty Murphy – The Blades (GB)
The Blades (GB)
In April this year, Blade 1 Ben Murphy, will lead The Blades to China where the team will compete against world-class display teams in the first global formation aerobatic competition of its kind. This event will be the first aerobatic competition in which The Blades have participated in and the farthest they have travelled to… Continue reading The Blades (GB)
A different kind of vertical
One automatically assumes that aerobatic pilots can’t live without some form of adrenaline flowing through their veins, so for those requiring something a little different, the Zhengzhou Free Fall Simulator will be the place to check out! Asides pilots, there are of course many other adrenaline seeking individuals, who will undoubtedly want to outdo their… Continue reading A different kind of vertical
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Shipping Out
Shipping Aerobatic Aircraft It’s not something anyone would necessarily think about when they stand and watch an aerobatic display, but did you ever stop to think just how these teams manage to get their magnificent thoroughbred machines from point A to point B on the world map, and often battle with a whole host of… Continue reading Shipping Out