With the
recent success of ‘Al Ain
International Aerobatics Championship’ last January 24-27th 2008 –
aerobatics in United Arab Emirates is no doubt gaining more popularity amongst the aerobatic enthusiasts in the region. Before moving further about the next
trend of this kind of sport in the UAE and the GCC countries, let’s re-define
aerobatics.
According
to an online source, aerobatics is an art of precision flying where pre-set
patterns are drawn in the sky by the airplane. These pre-set patterns are
called manoeuvres and they are put together to form a sequence or schedule.
Aerobatic manoeuvres involve rotation of an aircraft called rolling a looping.
Usually aerobatics demonstrates flying manoeuvres for training, recreation and
entertainment.
Every
year, Aerobatics Show is hosted by Al Ain, one of the seven Emirates of United Arab
Emirates. According to the news published by UAE Interact early last year, the air shows hosted by
Al Ain annually have firmed up the city's regional and international position
as a major tourist destination. Al Ain
Aerobatic Championship is the only event of its kind in the world held every year in the UAE.
The entire world's attention is riveted on this city as it offers thrilling aerobatic
displays by the world's finest pilots.
Al Ain City has become a centre for several tourism, social and
recreational activities and is attracting numerous visitors from inside and
outside the UAE round the year.
In Dubai where recreation and entertainment are
inevitable in every corner of the city – aerobatics in the UAE will no doubt open a new trend where enthusiasts can participate or experience this extreme sport in
its utmost.
Is
aerobatics for anyone? The answer is yes, as long as you can loop, roll and fly
inverted and be able to fly the Standard or Sportsman’s schedule, however most
important is to have a model aircraft that can do the manoeuvres and definitely
an enormous guts to do the work.
Last update : 10-08-2008 09:47
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