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Welcome back to TV's ultimate test of airborne skill...

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-Get out of the way!

-..and radio-controlled mayhem.

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Whoa!

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-32 teams of wannabe aviators from across the UK...

-Yay!

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..will do battle in the Airena with their customised drones.

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-Only those with the skill...

-Yes!

-..the luck and aerial courage...

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-Go, go, go!

-..will make it through.

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Hold on to your underpants,

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this is Airmaggedon.

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CHEERING

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Welcome to Airmaggedon and to our new, super-improved Airena,

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-the ultimate home of drones.

-Yes!

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We are back, and this time we're bigger, badder

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and better than ever before.

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That's right, Will. The toughest test on television

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just got a whole lot tougher.

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As always, at this crucial heat stage, four teams start,

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but only one of them will survive a brutal Airlimination process

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to earn themselves a place in our semifinals.

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Will our pilots be able to master the dastardly obstacles we've put

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in their way - our ever-present drones - or, of course, each other?

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It's time we found out.

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-BOTH:

-It's time to meet our aviators.

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CHEERING

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OK, our first team in the new series is Sky Surf,

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consisting of Harvi and mum Rav.

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Next up is J-Force2. Jamie and his brother, Jude.

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Next are Vortex. That's Joel and his dad, Christian.

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And last but not necessarily least

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is Jessica and her uncle, Dave, making up team Koro Senai.

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So, Jamie and Jude, J-Force2, you are here. Take a good look around.

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You are in the Airena. How does that feel?

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-It's amazing, it's so massive and I just can't wait to fly.

-Good stuff.

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And Jess, over here. Koro Senai is your name, what does that mean?

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It's Japanese for unkillable.

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And am I saying it right there?

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It's KORO-senai.

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-KORO-senai, I was completely wrong.

-Get it right, Rach! OK.

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So, they are our teams.

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Now, it's time to meet a very dear, dear friend of mine.

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My old mucker, my very own Personalized Interactive Gyrocopter.

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He's back. It is PIG with the first of our challenges.

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And so, to our mega-assault course. How mega? This mega.

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There are four gates to fly through, each only 2m in diameter.

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That's just big enough for a flying pigmy hippo...

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I mean, drone to fit through.

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After the Pillars, which are as high as your house,

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it's a special delivery through the Letterboxes.

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Take care, there's only room for one drone-sized parcel.

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Make a mistake, and you'll be returned to sender seven cars below.

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After the zero-visibility Foggy Corridor,

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it's off to The Vortex, which blows a force ten gale skywards.

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Then, cross the line in good time

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and hope you've done enough to get through.

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You got all that? Good.

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Let's see who will be defending the course.

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'The WASP.'

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Not best pleased about being dragged away from ruining someone's picnic,

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the WASP is angry and looking to take it out on somebody.

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Don't let it sting you, it hurts so much.

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The Airena is set, the Airsault Course is waiting,

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so let's get our first team up here and see if they can tame this beast.

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It's J-Force2.

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Jamie, the aviator,

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and younger brother, Jude -

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Hey, Jude - the Wing-bro,

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make-up J-Force2.

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Jamie is a goalkeeper

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and has an excellent track record.

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He saved more penalties than he's

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let in. That's the idea, Jamie.

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The tank on their drone was very difficult to fix, apparently.

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But let's hope they have enough in their tank

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to see them through to the semis.

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-Jamie, you all right?

-Yeah, I'm good, thanks.

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So, you've seen this course before in series one,

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but this is Airsault series two. It's a lot harder.

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Do you reckon you're going to be able to handle it?

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-Yes, I think I can.

-Yeah?

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And your Wingman, Jude. Now your older brother here, Jamie,

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this might be one of the few opportunities you get to

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-really boss him around.

-Yeah.

-You excited about that?

-Yeah.

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-THEY LAUGH

-Yeah.

-Yeah, exactly.

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He's a bit nervous to say quite how excited he is.

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-We are about to find out.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready to fly?

-YES!

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All right then, aviators, stand by.

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And so, the new season kicks off with J-Force2.

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Fire up your motors, rev up your rotors.

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You are clear for take off.

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'Aviators, stand by.'

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Hey there, Air Marshall, you are looking good.

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-How were your holidays?

-'Perfectly acceptable, thank you.'

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Did you have a nice break?

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'I went to Air Marshall camp.'

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And how was it?

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'Satisfactory.'

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-There's no pleasing you, mate.

-'Launch in three...'

-All right.

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-'..two, one.'

-Go.

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And there they are in the air,

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taking a few seconds to assess the situation.

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Down, down a bit more.

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Yeah, this new beefed-up Airsault Course must look pretty

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intimidating from up there.

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Up.

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-Over they go.

-Up.

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Through the gate.

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That's the first obstacle out of the way.

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Plenty more to go, though.

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Wing-bro Jude, calmly weighing in with some great advice.

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-This is good teamwork.

-Now.

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And now, the Letterboxes of Luck.

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Mostly bad luck, if I'm honest.

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Nicely handled. These boys are looking pretty good.

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High, up, up, up.

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UP! Now.

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After the next gate, J-Force2 might need to speed up.

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Remember, their time on this course determines

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whether they go through to the next round.

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A bit higher. Now.

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Yes!

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The WASP waiting for an opportunity to strike.

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Patience, my stripy, snipe-y acquaintance. Patience, sir!

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'Warning, do not hit the Air Marshall.

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'Air Marshall does not need it.'

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I think they know that, Air Marshall,

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but better safe than sorry.

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Or you will get a court martial. Ha-ha!

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COUGHING

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Oh, nasty cough there. Has he got a cold like me?

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Or is it some sort of sibling code?

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And are they through the Foggy Corridor?

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They are through, no problems.

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Maybe the coughing did them well.

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Wing-bro talking Jamie through the course there.

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Good navigating.

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Now, it's off to The Vortex.

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Again, a very cautious approach.

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I once flew a drone around the course

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and got it stuck at The Vortex.

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It took me well over six hours to get past it.

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It was the most embarrassing thing that's happened to me

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ever since I played spin the bottle.

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No, no.

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J-Force2 managing much quicker than me, though.

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And we are nearly done.

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The WASP furiously sparking away

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as they go through the last obstacle.

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Go, go, go!

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Narrowly avoiding his sting to bounce across the finish line.

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Oh, I can't breathe. I can breathe now. Wow!

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It's a course record... Oh, no, hold on.

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They are the first-ever to do it this series. I'm an idiot.

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J-Force2, woohoo! Oh, my gosh, you guys were amazing.

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How was that?

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Thank you. It was really good, really good.

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Jude, you were very vocal out there.

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I don't want him to get disqualified.

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-I just want it to be as good as it can be.

-Well, I think it was.

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Yeah!

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Because you did it in a superfast time as well, 02.30.

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You didn't get disqualified and it was perfect.

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Well, it was pretty much perfect apart from the end bit

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where I used the wrong stick to turn.

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So, new to the show is team Koro Senai

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who consist of Jessica and her Wingman, Uncle Dave.

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Jessica is a fan of all things Japanese.

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She loves manga comics, sings a lot of karaoke and her

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favourite food is sau...sau...sausages?!

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The design for the craft is based on manga-style image.

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I wonder if they went on a manga management course.

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Oh, good show.

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Have you got a strategy for this course?

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-The strategy has got to be slow and steady, I think.

-Yeah?

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Yeah, on the practice, I ran into the metal wall over there,

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so I'm going to see if I can get past that this time.

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-You'd better do because koro senai means unkillable.

-Yeah.

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You are not going to be unkillable if you crash out against the Wall.

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All right, then, guys. Good luck.

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-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Aviators, stand by.

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Start your motors.

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Rev up your rotors. You are clear for take off.

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'Aviators, stand by.

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'Koro Senai, launch in three, two, one.'

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So, to Koro Senai. Slow and steady, like she said.

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-Not too slow, though, please.

-Thanks.

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Jessica looks worried about something.

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-She can handle it, though. Look at that determined face.

-Oh, my God!

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Through the gate.

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The WASP, as always, a presence on the arena.

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Don't get too near to it, Koro Senai.

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It's poised. She slips around the pillar.

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Actually, the fire helped me out that time.

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Jessica, you are in shock.

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The fire is supposed to scare you and put you off.

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Go higher, a bit higher, back this way.

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Still, I guess if you know you are unkillable,

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you must be able to laugh in the face of fear.

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The fire is actually being really helpful.

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Please! It's supposed to be scary, Jessica.

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Scary.

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It's just like a claw machine.

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We rejoin them now approaching the Foggy Corridor.

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Yeah, OK, it's one of my favourite places to go

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when we're playing hide-and-seek. Ha-ha.

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Please don't tell anyone that. Oh, I've given it away.

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Well, I'll say this, Jessica's meticulousness is definitely

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keeping her in the air so far.

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She is truly koro senai, for the time being.

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Jessica is a keen musician.

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She can play the piano and sing. I wonder if she'll write a song

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about her experience today. I wonder what it would be called.

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Not the WASP. There's no word that rhymes with WASP apart from potato.

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No, it has to go underneath.

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Wing-uncle David keeping his aviator calm there.

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Very important to keep communicating during the course.

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Good job, Uncle Dave.

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And they've got it through without too much drama.

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Face to face with the WASP.

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He releases a few sparks just to show them who is boss.

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He's pooing sparks all over the place.

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Well, knowing me, I'm probably going to crash at this one.

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You have to believe in yourself, Jess.

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Don't crash. Stay strong, stay focused, stay brave.

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But most of all, stay in the game.

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And across the finish line, they go. Nice little skid there...

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-at the end.

-Well done, Jessie.

-SHE LAUGHS

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Brilliant. So, that makes Koro Senai the second team

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to finish the Airsault course today.

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How did you find it up there, though?

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It was good. Yeah, it was really fun. It was really nice.

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Were you nervous? Or you thought...?

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It was really stressful, like, just going round the thing.

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It was good teamwork.

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Making sure you don't crash.

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But it was good, you got a time of 03.40.

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Yes.

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Good time. But I can confirm, that does put you in second place.

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Because J-Force2, they got 02.30.

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OK.

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-'Time for Leaderboard.'

-Thanks Air Marshall.

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Let's take a look at the leaderboard, then.

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J-Force2 put in a steady time of 02.30

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while Koro Senai are lagging more than a minute behind

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with a time of 03.40.

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Right then, into the fray steps Team Vortex - Joel and Christian,

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named after the actual vortex here in the arena.

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Yeah, that's right! Joel has been flying radio-controlled aircraft

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for a while now. He loves parkour and wants to be a pilot

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or have the ability to fly as a superpower.

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That's not going to happen, mate.

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It seems Joel is happiest when he is in the air.

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The drone took three days to make

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and they added a danger sign,

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so I guess the house drones had better watch out.

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Yeah, right. Come on.

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So, you guys have got a lot of experience flying together.

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Have you been checking out the competition in practice?

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Well, we are the competition, so...

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Phew! Listen to that confidence.

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All right, well, let's get you underway, then.

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Aviators, stand by.

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Fire up your motors, rev up your rotors.

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You are clear for take off.

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'Aviator, stand by.'

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Go again, bud.

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'Vortex, launch in three, two, one.'

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OK, they talk the talk, but let's see if they fly the fly. Ha!

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Did you like that? It's good, isn't it?

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These two seem to know what they're doing.

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Wing-dad Christian flies actual planes in real life,

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so this should be a walk in the park, or a flight in the Airena.

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This is a very quick start.

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Here we go.

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Through the those Letterboxes, Joel, aided by some sound advice there.

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These two seem very comfortable on this course.

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Even the Air Marshall is having trouble keeping up.

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I always said he should have had rocket boosters fitted

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just in case, but no-one would listen to me. No-one!

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That's it. Lovely. On you go, on you go.

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Dad Christian sounds a bit like a shepherd there.

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New TV show idea - one man and his drone.

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No! One man, one boy and his drone.

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Wing-dad vocal.

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Uh... No, I'm not going to pitch that. I'm not insane.

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HE BLEATS AND SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY

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Oh, hang on, something is happening.

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Joel seems to be losing his yaw in the fog.

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Wingman is frantically trying to shepherd his aviator sheep son

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-to get back on track.

-Collect yourself.

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And cool as a cucumber, he brings it back.

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That was intense.

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Next up, The Vortex.

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How will Team Vortex fare in The Vortex?

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This could get messy.

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Yes. In you go, in you go.

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Is the Airmaggedon Vortex going to be particularly boisterous today?

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Push on, push on. Push on. Up you go.

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Nice and easy. Push, push, push.

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Nice.

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OK, so now they come face to face with the WASP.

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A spray of sparks from the WASP, but Team Vortex simply ignore it.

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"Not today, Mr WASP, we've got a race to finish."

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They swing round the last obstacle...

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-There you go.

-..and over the line.

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-Excellent.

-Well done, well done. Nice control.

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-What are you saying?

-What are you saying?

-Who, me?

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I'm just saying what everyone is thinking.

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Excellent work, guys.

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Joel, that was a bit scary, wasn't it?

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-Yeah, I nearly crashed, but...

-Yeah.

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-I saved it.

-Think it was the fog, which was putting you off in there?

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-Yeah, I think.

-And you are obviously very good at flying.

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Is this like anything you've ever done before?

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No, it's a lot bigger and quite a lot harder.

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It's leaderboard time.

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Vortex go top of the table with 01.49,

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while Koro Senai will be relying on luck to keep their hopes alive.

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Harvi's mum and dad played rock-paper-scissors to see

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which of them would help him today. And mum Rav won...or lost.

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So, here she is. They are called Sky Surf

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because Harvi thinks that drones surf the sky.

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The drone shell was painted sky blue,

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but it doesn't say here on my notes why they've added a bee.

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Maybe they were hoping that the WASP might want to make friends

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with it. Doubt it, it's going to eat it. Ha!

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-Sky Surf!

-BOTH:

-Yes!

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Yeah, good, good. Good energy.

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-So, Harvi, I've just found out that you are a black belt in karate.

-Yes.

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-That's very impressive.

-Yeah.

-That's good.

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And just remember, if you do crash, at any point,

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-it wasn't my fault, has nothing to do with me, OK?

-OK.

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OK, guys, I think you are ready to fly. So, aviators, stand by.

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Start up your motors, rev up your rotors.

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You are clear for take off.

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'Aviators, stand by.

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'Sky Surf, launch in three, two, one.'

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OK, Harvi is airborne.

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Slowly through the hoop. Keep it in the centre.

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Centre. Now go through. Slowly, slowly, slowly through the hoop.

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Round the side. Avoid the drone.

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Passes across the Air Marshall.

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It's not a bad time.

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Round, take it round, round slowly.

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Good support from Wing-mum Rav.

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Steady, steady, steady. Down, down, down.

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Yeah, yeah, stop shouting.

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That's easier said than done in this situation, Harvi.

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You know, it's the pressure.

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It just gets to you. SHOUTS: It makes you shout!

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Steady. Slightly... Up! Up. Up.

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And we rejoin Sky Surf as they ascend up to the third gate.

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Are you sure it's to the hoop?

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It's through the gate, Harvi. That's it.

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Sky Surf cleared that in 53 seconds,

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which is two minutes quicker than Koro Senai.

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-It's not looking good for Jessica here.

-Yeah.

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Down, other side, Harvi.

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Which side? I don't know which side? I don't know which way.

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-Other way you go, other way round. Round.

-Which way?!

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-Now Harvi needs Wing-mum to help guide him through.

-Harvi, go back.

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-Stay in the middle.

-Where is he going?

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This is not the time to go exploring, Sky Surf.

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Get back and go through The Vortex.

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It's really giving him trouble.

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That looks a bit suspect to me. Air Marshall.

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'Warning, stay within the perimeter.'

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OK, fair enough. Air Marshall deems it legal.

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And now the last gate, and WASP hovers there.

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Will the house drone see Sky Surf's friendly bee

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and let them pass? Not likely, he's let loose a stream of sparks,

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and the sparks rain down on them as they shoot across the line.

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What a dramatic finish!

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-There's tears.

-Yay!

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He got a bit caught up in The Vortex,

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but otherwise some cracking flying there, Harvi.

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Well done.

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-'Time for leaderboard.'

-Thanks, Air Marshall.

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So Sky Surf slot in behind Vortex with a time of 02.15

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and as suspected, Koro Senai are the ones

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who are grounded with 03.40.

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Arigato and goodnight.

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02.15, second place. You are through!

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THEY CHEER

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-Yes!

-Oh, my God.

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-Great stuff.

-Ah!

-Great stuff.

-Ah!

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-Wow.

-Not on camera.

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It's a show of affection from Rav and a show of rejection from Harvi.

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That does mean, Jess, you are grounded. Have you had fun?

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Yeah, this is really great.

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-Dave?

-Definitely. I had loads of fun.

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I didn't crash. I didn't... I managed not to break a drone.

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So, I'm fine with that.

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One team crashes out, but three survived this aerial spectacle

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with their heads and their drones held high.

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Talking of which, here is another high-flying spectacle.

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What's up with the next challenge, PIG?

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So, this event is called Laps and it is just that.

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Our aviators must take their drones in laps

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around the two pillars.

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The team who complete the most laps in the time get

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a five-second advantage in the Dogfight.

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The team with the least is grounded.

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New to Airmaggedon are the BUGs,

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Basic Unmanned Gyrocopters.

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These manic mini-machines buzz around, distracting the

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aviators and generally getting in the way.

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Buzz off, will you?

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So, the competing drones are supercharged, super customised and

0:18:510:18:56

super keen to get on with it, and I suspect this lot are super nervous.

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-How are you feeling, guys? Feeling good?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-Excellent.

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All right then, guys. Hopefully,

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you will all get through this safely, but I need to remind you.

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If you lose, you are grounded.

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If you win this round,

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you go through to the Dogfight with a time advantage.

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-All right? Are we all ready?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-OK, then.

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Aviators, stand by.

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Fire up your motors, rev up your rotors. You are clear for take off.

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'Aviators, stand by.

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'Launch in three, two, one.

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And the remaining three drones take to the sky.

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I ran around the course a few times before the show to warm up,

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went too fast, got dizzy and ran into the Wall.

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This course is so dangerous.

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Back, back. Round again. Again, again, again.

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Round, round, round, round. Round, round.

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Watch it, there's a drone.

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They are going really fast, some of these guys.

0:19:570:19:59

They certainly are, Will.

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They need to balance speed with control.

0:20:000:20:03

This one really works the thumbs.

0:20:030:20:05

Round, round, again up. Round, round, round.

0:20:050:20:07

-They are all now getting into a good flying pattern.

-Roll around.

0:20:100:20:13

Putting the laps on the scoreboard, this is going to be close.

0:20:130:20:16

Oh, no! Sky Surf's got too close to a pillar. The drone is down.

0:20:160:20:20

Drone down.

0:20:200:20:21

Let's see that again. It looks like a double collision as he took

0:20:220:20:25

a pillar too short and also hit a BUG as well.

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We love crashes. Wicked!

0:20:280:20:30

Look at this. He somehow managed to get back up in the air.

0:20:320:20:34

I thought he was out for good.

0:20:340:20:36

Will he be able to catch up with the others?

0:20:370:20:40

They've got quite a lead now.

0:20:400:20:42

'Sky Surf grounded. Sustained fuselage damage.'

0:20:430:20:46

-Oh, well.

-Oh, bad luck, Sky Surf. A plucky attempt,

0:20:500:20:53

but the Air Marshall knows what he is talking about.

0:20:530:20:56

So, it is now a two-horse race.

0:20:560:20:59

A two-drone race. A horse-drone.

0:20:590:21:01

A two-horse-drone race. Oh, shush.

0:21:010:21:03

I can feel my heart...thumping in my chest.

0:21:030:21:06

Yes, Jamie, this is a different kettle of potatoes

0:21:060:21:08

to the obstacle course.

0:21:080:21:09

Lots of time. Lots of laps.

0:21:090:21:11

We see that they are both putting on the laps in quick succession.

0:21:130:21:16

But who is going to get that value both five-second head start?

0:21:160:21:19

Both teams have slightly different styles.

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Vortex are relying on speed

0:21:220:21:23

to take the larger turning circle

0:21:230:21:26

whereas J-Force2 are slower, but more precise at the turn.

0:21:260:21:29

We'll have to wait to see which one is more effective.

0:21:290:21:31

Still waiting to see one drone

0:21:310:21:33

catch fire. At least one!

0:21:330:21:34

Me too, Will. We are definitely going to see

0:21:340:21:36

a flaming, crashing drone this series. I can feel it.

0:21:360:21:39

Ooh, I want to get through.

0:21:390:21:41

There is really so little between the two teams,

0:21:430:21:45

but Vortex looking like they might just have the edge here.

0:21:450:21:48

Pull back.

0:21:500:21:51

They are both at the top of their game here.

0:21:550:21:57

J-Force2 goes high while Vortex stays on the level.

0:21:570:22:01

We're good.

0:22:010:22:02

This is really close.

0:22:020:22:04

-'Ten, nine...'

-It's the countdown. Here we go!

-Ah!

0:22:050:22:08

'Seven, six, five, four...'

0:22:080:22:12

Three, two, one.

0:22:120:22:15

And that's it.

0:22:160:22:17

After Sky Surf crashed out,

0:22:200:22:22

there was very little to separate the two remaining drones.

0:22:220:22:25

Let's go over to Will in the tower.

0:22:250:22:27

-You are shaking, you are shaking.

-Oh, my God.

-Really?

0:22:270:22:30

Look at these hands. Can you see that?

0:22:300:22:32

That's the adrenaline, that's the adrenaline. Guys. Harvi, Harvi.

0:22:320:22:35

-Yeah?

-What happened, mate?

-Went too close to the pillar and I crashed.

0:22:350:22:39

Oh, no. And then you took out one of the lights and then your drone,

0:22:390:22:42

-when you were up, it was too wobbly.

-Yeah.

0:22:420:22:44

-Unlucky.

-Yes.

-That was unlucky.

0:22:440:22:47

So, Team Vortex take the five-second head start in the Dogfight.

0:22:480:22:52

But will the two Js have the force to push them asunder?

0:22:520:22:55

This is going to be something else.

0:22:550:22:57

Well done to you guys.

0:22:570:22:58

Unfortunately, that does mean that Sky Surf, because of that crash,

0:22:580:23:02

-you didn't complete as many laps, so I have to say you are grounded.

-OK.

0:23:020:23:06

-Have you had a good day, though?

-Yes, it's been amazing.

0:23:060:23:09

You were a great competitor, both of you, and I will never

0:23:090:23:11

forget how excited you were, Rav, when you got through.

0:23:110:23:14

-First round.

-So, congratulations.

-Thank you.

0:23:140:23:16

-A big round of applause for these guys. Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

0:23:160:23:19

Our two surviving teams are about to set their sights on EACH OTHER

0:23:220:23:27

as they face off in the Dogfight.

0:23:270:23:29

Aviators must pass through the entry activation gates,

0:23:350:23:39

which powers up their funky laser cannons.

0:23:390:23:42

Once inside the flaming combat zone,

0:23:420:23:44

the Wingmen are free to fire away at their opponent.

0:23:440:23:48

The aviators must use all of their piloting skill and

0:23:480:23:50

experience to evade being hit as four direct strikes to their

0:23:500:23:54

drone will see them grounded.

0:23:540:23:55

Two teams and one air-rasing battle to come.

0:23:570:24:01

Nerve, skill, piloting precision...

0:24:010:24:03

Who's got it and who hasn't?

0:24:030:24:05

We are going to find out very, very soon.

0:24:050:24:07

Yes, we will, Will. But who will be patrolling the no-fly zone?

0:24:070:24:11

'It's the GUARD.'

0:24:110:24:13

He's grey and he rocks.

0:24:130:24:14

He's proud and he blocks. It's the GUARD.

0:24:140:24:18

OK, teams, remember - if you stray into the no-fly zones,

0:24:190:24:22

our resident drone, the GUARD, may engage.

0:24:220:24:26

Yes, and our GUARD, they are a bit of a bully,

0:24:260:24:28

so what would you do if they did engage, Joel?

0:24:280:24:30

He'd have to catch me first, wouldn't he?

0:24:300:24:32

'Oof! He would.'

0:24:320:24:33

From that kind of chat, it sounds to me like you are ready to go.

0:24:330:24:37

OK, so, aviators, stand by.

0:24:370:24:39

Calibrate your weapons.

0:24:400:24:42

Check all your systems.

0:24:420:24:44

This is the Dogfight.

0:24:440:24:46

You are clear for take off.

0:24:460:24:47

'Vortex launch in three, two, one.'

0:24:470:24:51

-And they are up.

-'Target has entered the gate.

0:24:530:24:57

'J-Force2, launch in three, two, one.'

0:24:570:25:01

And up goes J-Force2.

0:25:010:25:03

'Target has entered the gate.'

0:25:050:25:07

Immediately, Vortex fire off a couple

0:25:120:25:14

of rounds, but they don't hit.

0:25:140:25:16

Go down, go down.

0:25:160:25:18

J-Force2 takes evasive action

0:25:190:25:21

and heads to the deck.

0:25:210:25:22

But then, boom! Vortex scores a hit.

0:25:230:25:26

Hit me already!

0:25:260:25:27

Yes, they did, J-Force2.

0:25:270:25:28

-Shoot, shoot.

-'Direct hit.'

0:25:360:25:38

And there's another one, just for good measure.

0:25:380:25:41

Ha-ho!

0:25:410:25:42

And now J-Force2 get

0:25:470:25:48

their act together quickly

0:25:480:25:49

with a counterattack.

0:25:490:25:50

Shoot.

0:25:500:25:52

And pow! They hit Vortex.

0:25:530:25:55

That was a great strike.

0:25:560:25:58

We've been hit twice.

0:26:000:26:02

And another one.

0:26:050:26:06

This is turning out to be an absolute classic here.

0:26:060:26:10

Two apiece.

0:26:100:26:12

Keep going, Joel.

0:26:120:26:13

Now it's Vortex's turn to get one in.

0:26:130:26:15

Can they? Yes, they do.

0:26:150:26:17

J-Force2 really need to be careful now.

0:26:170:26:20

They've only got one life left.

0:26:220:26:24

I'll shoot it.

0:26:240:26:25

Shoot, Dad.

0:26:250:26:27

Hang on, no. No time to be careful.

0:26:300:26:33

Vortex have scored a fourth hit.

0:26:330:26:35

That's it.

0:26:350:26:36

And the competition ends here for J-Force2 as they fall to the

0:26:370:26:40

mighty Vortex who will now go

0:26:400:26:41

through to the semifinal.

0:26:410:26:43

What a corker of a battle that was.

0:26:430:26:45

-Fast and furious. Amazing stuff. You all right?

-Yeah.

0:26:460:26:51

OK, well, I think we know the score, but let's get it clarified by

0:26:510:26:54

the Air Marshall because, quite frankly, that was chaos.

0:26:540:26:57

Air Marshall.

0:26:570:26:58

'Dogfight over.'

0:26:580:27:00

There it is, in black and white, well, red and yellow.

0:27:000:27:04

Vortex have beaten J-Force2 by two lives and booked them

0:27:040:27:07

a place in the semifinal.

0:27:070:27:09

Joel, amazing. How are you feeling?

0:27:090:27:11

I can't believe it. It's great.

0:27:110:27:12

Well done, Team Vortex. Brilliant stuff.

0:27:120:27:14

Unfortunately, that does mean

0:27:140:27:16

that, J-Force2, you guys are grounded.

0:27:160:27:18

-Have you had a good day?

-Oh, it's been amazing.

0:27:180:27:20

-I've never done anything like it.

-Brilliant.

0:27:200:27:22

Well, you were both great aviators. Thank you.

0:27:220:27:25

And that does mean that you guys,

0:27:250:27:27

Team Vortex, we'll see you in the semifinal. Congratulations, guys.

0:27:270:27:30

But until then, it's time for Airmaggedon to power down.

0:27:300:27:33

And for these guys to step up.

0:27:330:27:35

I didn't crash, so I'm proud about that.

0:27:390:27:42

My Airmaggedon highlight is to have customised

0:27:440:27:47

a drone shell cos it was really fun.

0:27:470:27:49

Good luck, Team Vortex, in the semifinals.

0:27:550:27:57

'Airmaggedon power down.'

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