0:00:02 > 0:00:05Ten epic shows, 32 aviator teams.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- We've seen wall-to-wall airborne skill...- Yes!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..audacity, dexterity,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12screams, dreams, high-grade action,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15and now only two remain.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19And of those two, who will emerge as master of the skies?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22This is what we've been waiting for.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24The Airmageddon final!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# Ba ba ba-ba BA, ba ba-ba BA... #
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Jim, stop it. I've told you before, you can't sing the theme tune!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33I'm sorry, I'm just really excited.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Welcome to the Airena for what promises to be
0:00:50 > 0:00:53a sensational grand final.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Yes, this is what we've been taking off for,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58setting our sights on, and building up to.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02We've witnessed eight heats, two semifinals, 32 teams,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06and more flight time than a transatlantic Boeing 747 pilot.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09It's been intense, it's been action-packed, and two teams
0:01:09 > 0:01:13have survived everything we've thrown at them to fly again today.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15But only one of them will have the skills, nerve,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19and tactical superiority to be crowned our champion.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Yes, there really is everything to play for.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Glory, honour, and the chance to hold
0:01:24 > 0:01:27the Airmageddon trophy sky-high in victory.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30You really could cut the tension with a rotor blade.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- BOTH:- Let's meet our finalists!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Galloping out of the gate first are This Way Up,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Tom and his wingman bro Toby.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Like a force of nature, here comes Vortex -
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Joel and his wingdad Christian.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Finalists!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49So, here we are. Two sets of finalists and one trophy.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- Who wants to get their hands on this?- BOTH TEAMS:- We do!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54All right. Well, unfortunately, only one team can.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58And the first team to fly today, it's Tom and Toby, This Way Up.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00So, Tom, you've been here before now, you know,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01you kind of know the drill.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05But how much does it mean to you to have got to the grand final?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Oh, it means so much to me, like, making it this far is really,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10really great, and everyone's really proud of me,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and I'm proud of myself, as well.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Excellent. Excellent.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Well, our final team over here, Team Vortex, Joel and Christian.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20What would it mean to you to actually win the grand final?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23It'd mean everything. It's been great getting this far.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25We've done a lot of practising. I can't wait to get out there and fly.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Absolutely. Well, good luck to both teams.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30And so, they've taken on all-comers and defeated many,
0:02:30 > 0:02:31many drones to get here.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And now, for the final time,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37they have to navigate the obstacles and dangers of the Airsault Course.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Here's PIG with the lowdown on the rules, regulations,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and optimum flight path that you need to take.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49OK, this is the Airsault round.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51It's the final, so for the final time,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54here's what lies before the aviators.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56First of all we go up through the first gate,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00round the first Pillars, through the Letterboxes of Luck.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Up to the second gate,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03then it's down the world's foggiest corridor,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06then there's the Horizontal Gate. They must go up and back down,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08then through the third gate...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13..up the windy Vortex, through the last gate, round the corner,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15over the line and...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17PRRRRP! What the...?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Where did that sperm whale come from? Just fell out of the sky.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Luckily, at 50 square metres,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26the Airena is big enough to hold not one sperm whale, but...
0:03:26 > 0:03:29PRRRRP! Two sperm whales!
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Splash! Ha-ha!
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Thanks, PIG.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37So, the rules have changed from all previous stages of the competition.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Here in the final, there are no eliminations.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42No-one will be grounded.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45But whoever puts in the best performance in the Airsault Course
0:03:45 > 0:03:49will be taking a five-second time advantage into The Dogfight.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54And, of course, they'll still have our resident drones to contend with.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Who's up for some mischief this time?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Spin the selector.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02It's the WASP.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Uh-oh! Who's poked this guy's nest? Because he looks angry.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10He's dangerous on the wing, and look out for that sting.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11It's the WASP.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The Airsault Course is set, the WASP is ready and waiting,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20so let's get this grand final underway.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Let's get the first team up here.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22It's This Way Up.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29Super-geek Thomas and his wingbro Toby make up today's first team.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33This Way Up, so called because they only know one way - upwards.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35They push their controls to the limit
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and are worthy contenders for the trophy.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40This is the way, and this was their journey.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Yes!- This Way Up's road to the final started at a blistering pace.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49They blew away the competition in their first Airsault
0:04:49 > 0:04:50with a time of 1.48.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Yes! Yes! Yes, Tom!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Playing at Bottle Bash in round two, they drew joint second on points
0:04:59 > 0:05:02but went through due to their completing it in a faster time.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Yes!- Then they ran into the semis with a 4-1 score in The Dogfight.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- Oh! My gosh!- Right, do it. Come on, faster.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16In the semis, they ran an incredible 1.38 in the Airsault.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Yes, Tom!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Then once again came second in a game of Wallbusters,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24giving them the disadvantage in The Dogfight.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27But their strength and talent shone through, as they took
0:05:27 > 0:05:31the Flight Masterz, with a Z, to the cleaners, with an s,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33in a 4-1 rout.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35So, in your heat you guys posted 1.48,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37which is a great Airsault Course time,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41but then in your semifinal, with the super-sized Airsault Course,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44you were even quicker with 1.38.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Do you thrive under pressure, is that what it is?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Yeah, I think that's definitely what we thrive off, you know.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52It pushes us further, much quicker, more adrenaline -
0:05:52 > 0:05:53- that's how we like it.- Definitely.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Well, situations don't get much more pressurised than the grand final
0:05:57 > 0:06:00of Airmageddon so, Toby, are you expecting a super-quick time, then?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Uh, yeah, just same thing, basically.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Just go round the track and complete it, basically.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Know where you're going.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- And be careful of The Vortex, cos last time we got a bit stuck.- Yes.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Yes, the extra-large Vortex, it is a pretty intimidating obstacle.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17OK, guys. Let's get you in the air. All right, good luck.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Aviators, stand by.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Fire up your motors.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Rev up your rotors.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26You're cleared for takeoff!
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Hi, Air Marsh.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Once this is over, what are you going to do with yourself?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Your primitive human brain would not be able to comprehend.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Uh, what do you mean "primitive", mate?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Your basic intelligence will not be able to process
0:06:38 > 0:06:40the information correctly.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Ah-ha! Try me! - You really want to know?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43I do! I do!
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I'm going to Margate.- Margate?!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I don't get it, why Margate?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I told you, you wouldn't understand. Primitive human.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54This Way Up, prepare to launch.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56This way...cup? Or should I say trophy? Ha-ha-ha.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Three...two...one.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Grand final begins!
0:07:04 > 0:07:08The second Airmageddon final is underway, and they are fast.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11They've made it through the first gate in no time.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13The WASP is already gunning for them as they shift through
0:07:13 > 0:07:15the sparks and round the first post.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17He's definitely pulling out all the stops on this run.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20He is. Look at him shift towards the Letterboxes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Although he's not giving much away in his face.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Cool as a cucumber, this one.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25He's lurching about a bit,
0:07:25 > 0:07:29but he doesn't seem to be too hindered by the course so far.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Look at him rise up to the second gate.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36That is some super-fast motion.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Vortex will have a job keeping up with this guy.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Doesn't matter if you crash.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Going down to the Foggy Corridor.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Ground effects seem to be hampering them slightly,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45and the lack of vision.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Look at him bouncing off the floor, there.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Right, so, quick rise up to the Horizontal Gate...
0:07:57 > 0:07:59..even quicker drop back down.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00OK, up there. Quick, up.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05WASP is moving around, looking to head him off at the pass,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07whatever that means.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10He lets forth his stream of sparks. There we go!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12But This Way Up are way out of there.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Coming down to The Vortex, here. A few wobbles.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Speed over smoothness is the style preferred, here.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24They push into the smoke and it's this way into The Vortex,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26but there is only one way...
0:08:26 > 0:08:28up.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30..then just go really fast when you go through there.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Look at Marshy trying to keep up with him as
0:08:33 > 0:08:36he smashes through the last gate.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Round the corner, and a quick bounce off the ground and over the line!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Well done.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44WASP lets off a few sparks in admiration, or frustration,
0:08:44 > 0:08:45whatever, it's too late.
0:08:45 > 0:08:481.28, an incredible time.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50A time fit for any final.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Tom and Toby! Come in, guys!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57This Way Up, you just keep going up and up and up.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Talk us through that, it was amazing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02At loads of bits I think I nearly lost it. You know, risk it all.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I nearly lost, but it's worth the...
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I think that was the series record, so I was really happy.
0:09:07 > 0:09:091.28 is what he's talking about. Series record.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12And you were saying risk it all, because, Toby, I heard you say,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- "It doesn't matter if we crash!" - Yeah, because, um...
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Yeah, but it does, kind of, because we get
0:09:16 > 0:09:18a five-second advantage, so...
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- What did you think of Tom's flying out there?- Really good.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23He did really well.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Freestyle dance enthusiast Joel and his wingdad Christian make up
0:09:26 > 0:09:30the formidable Team Vortex. With their Flaming Danger drone,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34these guys really set the Airena alight in the previous appearances.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Let's see how they got to be here today.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Naming themselves after the scariest part of the Airsault Course,
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Team Vortex have been fearless in their approach to Airmageddon.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51In their first heat they may have got lost in the fog for a while,
0:09:51 > 0:09:52but it didn't stop them winning their heat
0:09:52 > 0:09:55comfortably with a time of 1.49.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Well done, well done, well done.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58This is really close.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Moving on to laps, they narrowly beat J-Force2 by one lap.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And then in The Dogfight...
0:10:07 > 0:10:08He hit me already!
0:10:08 > 0:10:09..they took them on again
0:10:09 > 0:10:11and won by four lives to two.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15The semis were a more comfortable affair,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and where Vortex really came into their own.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20They did the Airsault Course in a crazy 1.33.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26In Wallbusters they finished HOURS before anyone else,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30and then schooled the Flying Foxes by beating them 4-1 in The Dogfight.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38And here they now are, the second of our worthy finalists.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Team Vortex.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Our second grand finalists are here
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and ready to take on the Airsault Course for the final time.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47It's Team Vortex.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50So, Joel, in your heats you posted a good time,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54but then in your semifinals you posted a really good time, 1.33.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Do you think you've got it in you to shave off even more seconds?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Hopefully we can. We're going to try and attack everything
0:11:00 > 0:11:02as quick as possible, and hopefully we'll just get
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- a few more seconds off. - Brilliant.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Now, Christian, after that run in the semifinal,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08which was great, you were saying to Joel,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10"Well done, that was brilliant,"
0:11:10 > 0:11:13but you saw areas where he could have improved.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Yeah, we've gone through it and we think we'll
0:11:16 > 0:11:19hopefully take a few seconds off. We'll see.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22You've identified some of those potentially slower areas.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Yeah, good few seconds. Good few seconds, so fingers crossed.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27All right, then. Well, I look forward to seeing this.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Guys, this is the final, so good luck.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Aviators, stand by.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36And so, here it is, the final of the final Airsault.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Remember, 1.28 is the time to beat.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42It's a formidable time, but if anyone can beat it,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I reckon it's these guys.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46What do you reckon, Marshy?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I think it would be irregular of me to speculate.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Yeah, sure, but you must have a hunch.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52I am here only to marshal.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Vortex launch in three...two...one.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00And Vortex takes to the skies.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05They will make a beeline - sorry, WASP - for the first gate.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- A really good team, these two. - Yes, Will.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's almost as if they're related.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Oh, WASP can only look on and spray his sparks.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Left. Keep... Up.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18There you go. Through. Drop. Drop. And pull.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20And look at them take to those Letterboxes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Talk about express delivery.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Up. Push on, push on, push on...
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Through the second gate, and already at the Foggy Corridor!
0:12:29 > 0:12:33They seem smoother than This Way Up. Could this be to their advantage?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- I think so. - Up you come, up you come.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37There is really no messing with these two.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Wingdad giving just the right encouragement as they now
0:12:39 > 0:12:42rise up into the Horizontal Gate,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44like a blooming yo-yo.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Now, onto the next gate,
0:12:45 > 0:12:50just before they get to their dreaded namesake, The Vortex.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Goodness. Wingdad is absolutely driving him on. This is amazing.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Push, push... - So far, this has been incredible.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58He takes to The Vortex, and he pushes upwards,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01letting the hurricane wings spur him on.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Look how smooth this is.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06It's almost as if their namesake is willing them on!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Just one more gate now, which he takes with ease, too.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13This is incredible.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Go left...- Just round that last Pillar.- Go on. Good lad.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18And over the line.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20That was an incredible run.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Was it enough to beat the record-breaking run of This Way Up?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28A truly efficient and faultless run.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31What more can I say but that? Amazing.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Team Vortex! Joel!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36That was some absolutely speedy flying.
0:13:36 > 0:13:391.11. Did you expect that?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42No, not at all. I thought I'd get 1.20, but 1.11...
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- I can't believe it. - 22 seconds quicker
0:13:45 > 0:13:47than when you were in the semifinals.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- What have you been doing to prepare for that?- Loads of practising.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53It's just ama... I'm speechless.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Scores confirmed.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58This Way Up managed through the course in an amazing 1.28,
0:13:58 > 0:13:59but then came Team Vortex,
0:13:59 > 0:14:05who stormed through the course in a seemingly impossible time of 1.11,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09which means they get the first five-second advantage up for offer
0:14:09 > 0:14:11in the grand final Dogfight.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14So, Team Vortex have that potentially crucial
0:14:14 > 0:14:16time advantage in The Dogfight.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18But their opponents,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21This Way Up, now have the chance to draw level here in the Airena.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22OMINOUS OINKING
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Ah! And here's PIG to show them how they can do just that.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Take a drone and fit it with a high-calibre paintball cannon,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36launch it into the air and shoot at balloons.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Burst the most balloons and your final party will go with a bang.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42But the wingmen must decide the best point to discharge them
0:14:42 > 0:14:45or they risk running out of ammo.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Good luck, gents. Game on.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48FEROCIOUS OINKING
0:14:50 > 0:14:51What are those things? Oh, no!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54There's thousands of them, I'm scared! What are they doing?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57What do you want from me? Ha-ha! It's the BUGS.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Team Vortex. We have round two. You did really well on round one.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04How do you think you're going to get on with the paintballs?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06In practice it was quite good, a lot of fun,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08so I hopefully will be all right.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Christian, though, we know he's brilliant. It's now down to you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12You've got to actually pull that trigger.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14How do you think you're going to get on?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Yeah, he puts me in the right spot, tells me to shoot and I'll shoot!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- It's gone well in practice so looking forward to it.- OK.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I want to know, Joel, what are your tactics?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26My tactics are to try and stay facing one way, so if I hit one
0:15:26 > 0:15:29balloon then I go forward and I'll be hitting the next and the next.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32This Way Up, how are you feeling ahead of round two?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Not too confident, but, you know,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37we've still got a really great chance to pull it off and win
0:15:37 > 0:15:39The Dogfight but, yeah, just hope we do well.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Why aren't you feeling that confident?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44In training it didn't really go so well with communication,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47so we just need to improve on that and then we'll do really well.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51OK, so, Tom, what has Toby got to do to make sure you guys do well
0:15:51 > 0:15:52in the next round?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55He just needs to make sure that when I tell him to fire
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- that he actually fires, so... Yeah, that'll do well.- OK.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Good luck, guys. Second round is coming up next.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Their drones are re-charged, their weapons are armed,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15but are our aviators ready for the second challenge of the final?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- ALL: Yeah! - Excellent stuff, OK.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Team Vortex, Joel,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23now, in that previous round you were blisteringly fast.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I mean, you were like lightning out there. Has that given you
0:16:25 > 0:16:27loads of confidence going into this challenge?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29It's given me quite a lot of confidence,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- I just can't wait to get out there. - Excellent stuff.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33This Way Up, Tom and Toby,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36now, you did do really well in that last challenge but it wasn't
0:16:36 > 0:16:40quite enough, and it just shows how good these guys are.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- How does that make you feel going into this one?- Um...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44A little less confident, but then again it's not about speed,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48this one, so as long as we can keep it controlled we'll do really well.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Excellent. It does sound like you guys have been talking and you know
0:16:51 > 0:16:54exactly what you need to do to get through. So, just a quick reminder.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58You are playing for another five-second advantage going into
0:16:58 > 0:17:01The Dogfight, all right? Are we ready to fly some drones?
0:17:01 > 0:17:02ALL: Yeah!
0:17:02 > 0:17:04All right, then. Aviators, stand by.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09So we're already onto the final round two game of the series! Wow!
0:17:09 > 0:17:13These extremely talented flyers have shown us how fast they can go,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15but they now have to show us how precise they can be.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Aviators, stand by.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20You can see the anticipation on the two pilots' faces as they wait
0:17:20 > 0:17:22to launch their drones.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25OK, here we go. They're in the air!
0:17:26 > 0:17:28And This Way Up are fractionally faster.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31The blues are straight off the mark,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33popping a balloon almost instantaneously!
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Yellow fire one off, no burst,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37now the second one does go boom!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Good work.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Look at that! Oh, unbelievable!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43It left a mark but it didn't burst.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46There we see how it took two shots to take out one balloon.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Eight balloons, 11 paintballs.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52At this rate Vortex won't have enough to finish the job.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58And now we're with This Way Up as they miss, recalibrate and hit!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Look at that puff of smoke there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Good stuff.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Now yellow fire one off. They miss.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09They fire again, they hit!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12The two teams are looking really comfortable,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14matching each other shot for shot.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Look at that concentration from the blue team.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19OMG, it's a BUG, what's he going to do?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Fire.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Blue doesn't care, he just wants to shoot another balloon,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26which he does. He moves on to the next one.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Yep, fire.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28And another hit.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31It's now 4-2 to the blues.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Joel is having to think hard. It's a miss again,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36and it's a hit, 4-3.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40At the behest of his wingman, Vortex slides across to another balloon
0:18:40 > 0:18:42and in one sure hit he evens up the score.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44It's four apiece.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Oh, what happened there?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49They burst a balloon with their rotors while simultaneously
0:18:49 > 0:18:51shooting another one to smithereens.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53How will the Air Marshall react to this?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55One point only.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Of course, that's the one burst by the paintball.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Rotors and landing gear don't count in this game, guys.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Look at the BUGS.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06They're on the blues' tail. Will they be able to stand the pressure?
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Oh!
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Balloon violation.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13That looks like another violation, another illegal burst.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Up, up!
0:19:15 > 0:19:18So, as we know, the balloons can only be burst by paintball guns,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21they cannot be burst by any other means.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23The blues have used up all their ammunition so if the yellows
0:19:23 > 0:19:27can hit the next two balloons, they will win the round.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29The blues have got to hope they don't.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31They fire one to level the scores.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And there's another!
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Vortex take the lead
0:19:35 > 0:19:39and go into The Dogfight with another five-second advantage.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44A really close round there.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47This Way Up popped two balloons with their rotors
0:19:47 > 0:19:49which of course aren't allowed.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Vortex were able to hang in there and reel off more precise shots
0:19:52 > 0:19:54because they were conservative with their ammo.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Well done, Vortex.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02So, it was a very close round, these two teams are matched pretty well.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Once again it was Vortex who managed to edge out This Way Up
0:20:06 > 0:20:09by bursting seven balloons to This Way Up's six.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Good work, Team Vortex.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13You guys got seven balloons with your paintball gun.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Unfortunately, This Way Up, you guys only got six of your balloons
0:20:17 > 0:20:19with your paintball gun.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21The other two you got with your propellers.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Are you surprised, are you disappointed?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26I thought I only popped one, but, yeah, it's all right.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28You did very well, there was some very neat flying there.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32But, guys, that gives you ten seconds overall in the grand final
0:20:32 > 0:20:34going into the final Dogfight. How are you feeling about that?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36That's great. We're just going to be there waiting for them.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39As soon as they come through we're going to shoot them.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41My goodness. All right, guys, you've heard their tactics,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44so you know what to do about it, but you better watch out.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46All right, I will see both of you in The Dogfight.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52This is the greatest gladiatorial test on TV,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55and here we are at the very final one.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Rise up, activate lasers, blast away until you take four lives
0:20:59 > 0:21:02from the opponent, and step up to collect the trophy.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Our finalists are going rotor to rotor in The Dogfight.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11As always, they have to avoid taking a direct hit from their opponents.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Yes, the Airena is about to echo and reverberate
0:21:15 > 0:21:17to some serious aerial combat.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20It's the finale of our epic tournament,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24but do the resident drones care about that? They should.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Let's find out who's up there with them.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29It's the DRAGON.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Oh, yes, look out!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33He had to make an appearance sometime.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35It's the daddy of them all -
0:21:35 > 0:21:38fire, brimstone, as old as the hills,
0:21:38 > 0:21:39it's the DRAGON.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44So if they stray into the no-fly zone the DRAGON may engage,
0:21:44 > 0:21:45but somehow I suspect that's not
0:21:45 > 0:21:47going to be an issue for our finalists -
0:21:47 > 0:21:50they've only got eyes and crosshairs for each other.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- Shall we get our first team up? - Yes.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57This way up, come on! Guys, guys, guys.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01OK, boys. So, you are going in with no advantage.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Are you worried about that? - No, not at all.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I think we're really confident about it, actually.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- All right, then, Team Vortex. - Guys, come on!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17So, Joel, you've got the ten-second advantage.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20You mentioned before that your tactic would be to come out of
0:22:20 > 0:22:23the blocks and get right into their flying zone from the start.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Is that what you've decided to stick with?- Yeah, definitely.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28We are about to get this Dogfight underway -
0:22:28 > 0:22:30have you got any final words for your opponents,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34bearing in mind this is the grand final of Airmageddon series two?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36May the best man win.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Ooh, Tom, what have you got to say to that?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40We will.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44They both mean business, so let's get this Dogfight underway.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46This is the grand final, so make it count.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Aviators, stand by.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59So, this is it. The endgame, the final Dogfight.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Two mighty teams who have proven themselves over the weeks
0:23:03 > 0:23:05to be the very best of the best.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And now, it's time to find out who will be
0:23:07 > 0:23:09the absolute master of the skies.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11For the victor, the trophy.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13For the loser, a long walk home...
0:23:13 > 0:23:15unless you've got a car.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Vortex have got the all-important time advantage
0:23:18 > 0:23:20but This Way Up are so unpredictable,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23it really could be anyone's game today.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Win or lose, this will be a corker.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Aviators, stand by.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Vortex launch in three, two, one...
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And up go the yellow team, which is Team Vortex.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Wingman helps guide Joel into the optimum position ready to pounce
0:23:40 > 0:23:44when This Way Up take to the air, and they do that now.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Can the blues, This Way Up, get to the activation gate
0:23:47 > 0:23:50before being zapped by the yellows?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Yes, they can.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55This Way up make it through the activation gate
0:23:55 > 0:23:58and seem to manage to avoid the Vortex ambush.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01But Vortex don't give up, they continue to fire at them!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05This Way Up yo-yo hard to avoid the shots
0:24:05 > 0:24:08but the barrage is just too much for them
0:24:08 > 0:24:10and finally they take the hit.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15There it is, a well-timed strike and now it comes down to flying tactics.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Hunt or be hunted, engage or evade.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Some more up-and-down action there.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Vortex blast them again and another life is lost on This Way Up.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Vortex seem to be running away with this but let's not discount
0:24:28 > 0:24:31the pluckiness of This Way Up just yet.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35They fire one off but it misses and now they both bounce in front
0:24:35 > 0:24:38of each other, trying to get that all-important angle.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Up, up, up!
0:24:42 > 0:24:46And look! This Way Up get one back, and now we have a game on our hands.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50They're getting cocky, they try and follow it up.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53A little too cocky, it seems -
0:24:53 > 0:24:55they get caught again by Team Vortex.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Tricky stuff here for This Way Up
0:24:57 > 0:25:01and this is now sudden death for them. This is exciting!
0:25:01 > 0:25:02That's it!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Oh, but wait, Vortex take a hit themselves!
0:25:07 > 0:25:10This Way Up are at them, firing hard here. It's 3-2.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12The next zap is crucial.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- 3-3!- It's neck and neck. Next hit wins.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Three lives lost each, this is crazy.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21This Way Up have been thoroughly predictable
0:25:21 > 0:25:24in their unpredictabilityness!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26So after all the heats, all the rounds,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30it all comes down to this, the next laser strike.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32It's really anyone's game now.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Incredible, there is so much riding on this I can't take the pressure!
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Up, up, up!
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Oh, a boom!
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Vortex strikes the killer blow, that is it!
0:25:48 > 0:25:50APPLAUSE
0:25:50 > 0:25:52We have a new champion.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Team Vortex, take a bow.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00That may look like any other strike but it is in fact
0:26:00 > 0:26:02the 26 million strike,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04the strike of the series, the strike of champions.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07This Way Up, that way down.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Erm, we don't actually give out 26 million.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Anyway, ahem, so there we have it!
0:26:13 > 0:26:16What a final. This Way Up took three of Vortex's lives
0:26:16 > 0:26:20but Vortex are the winners by taking all four of This Way Up's.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Well done, Vortex, master of the skies.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25It's time to collect.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27APPLAUSE
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Guys, this means you are the Airmageddon champions!
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Joel, how are you feeling?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36This is amazing, I'm speechless.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Guys, you were so good. Christian, how are you feeling?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I'm just totally stoked. Really proud.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Guys, it was so, so close.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Well done, guys, this is so exciting!
0:26:46 > 0:26:49You did really well, guys, as did our runners-up.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Guys, you were fantastic, you fought so valiantly,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56and right at the last, your tactic of going up and down, yo-yoing,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58it nearly pulled it back for you, didn't it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Yeah, definitely. I think that ten-second advantage
0:27:02 > 0:27:05really did give them a few hits on us first.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07But have you enjoyed being a wingman?
0:27:07 > 0:27:11I want to say thank you to the whole team for looking after us.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14That's really kind of you to say. What a great pair of aviators.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Let's give them a big round of applause.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18And, of course, you're not going home empty-handed, guys.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Here are your Airmageddon runners-up trophies, so congratulations.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Well done, guys. Brilliant stuff.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27But, Team Vortex, that does mean you are our champions.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Congratulations, guys.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30We will see you very soon,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33but for now it's time for Airmageddon to power down.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35And for Team Vortex to really step up!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38APPLAUSE
0:27:40 > 0:27:43We might not have won, but then again,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46out of 700 applicants we made it through.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50They were very good competitors.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53They fought their hardest, tried their best and they got a really
0:27:53 > 0:27:56good time in the Airsault Course, and I think they did their best.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Airmageddon power down.