0:00:03 > 0:00:06Welcome to Airmageddon - TV's Ultimate test of airborne skill...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Get out the way! ..and radio-controlled mayhem.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10SCREAMING
0:00:10 > 0:00:1332 teams of wannabe aviators from across the UK...
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Yeah!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18..will do battle in the Airena with their customised drones.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Only those with the skills... Yes!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22..the luck, and the aerial courage... Go, go, go, go!
0:00:22 > 0:00:24..will make it through.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Eat my wind, this is Airmageddon!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51BOTH: Hello!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Welcome to the world's first competitive environment
0:00:54 > 0:00:55for drone-on-drone action -
0:00:55 > 0:00:58AKA the Airena.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00In this purpose-built sports venue, four new teams
0:01:00 > 0:01:02will take on each other,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06a series of airborne events and our resident drones to take gold.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Yes, our aviators, they really are finely tuned athletes -
0:01:09 > 0:01:12or airletes, if you prefer.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16They've got hand-eye coordination, superhuman reflexes,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18unmatchable skills, and, just like the real thing,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20they've even got their own call signs.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Yes, just like Mo Farah has the Mobot.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Yeah, Usain Bolt's got the lightning bolt. I like that.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Our aviators, they've got the double wings.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32BOTH: Let's meet them.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36So first into the Airena are Louis and mum Julie,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38AKA The Arachnerds.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Then we have the Grenville's Guardians,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44better known as Benji and his uncle Stuart.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Third is Joshua with dad Nick and their team Pirates of the Sky.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Completing the line-up are the Fly By Knights -
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Toby and grandad Peter. High five!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Here are our aviators. Are you guys ready? ALL: Yes! Excellent.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Well, the first team to kick us off is the Arachnerds -
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Louis and Wing-Mum Julie.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04How are you feeling?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07To be here in the Airena, it's pretty cool, right?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Yeah, it's amazing. It's much bigger than I expected.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Well, we've got the Pirates of the Sky over here with Josh and Nick.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Are you guys ready to steal the win?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Yeah, we're going to take them down. We'll have to see about that.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20So our guests have all arrived...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And our first course of mayhem is about to be served.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Isn't that right, PIG?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31That's right, Will. The Airena is as big as a jumbo jet.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35It has to be, because each drone is almost this big.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Our aviators need to scoot around the Airsault Course today, thusly.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Our bikes - I mean drones - have to fly through four gates, and they'll
0:02:42 > 0:02:45have to navigate around pillars as tall as rugby posts,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47but with no funny-shaped balls.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Aviators then have the Letterboxes to contend with.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52The gap is only one metre,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54so accurate aim is the name of the game,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56or it's a two-storey drop to the floor.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59After the foggy corridor, which is like walking through
0:02:59 > 0:03:02a corridor in the dark - don't try that at home -
0:03:02 > 0:03:04it's this! Imagine everyone in Milan
0:03:04 > 0:03:06blowing upwards at the same time.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Windy - that's The Vortex.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Then it's the finish line.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Check your time, feeling fine.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I'm a rapper.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17It's enough to put you off your breakfast.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Especially when you factor in our resident drones.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24So let's find out who'll be up there with our aviators.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26It's the WASP.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29There's a buzz of excitement as the fearful WASP
0:03:29 > 0:03:31will be flying in the faces of our teams.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Sparks are definitely going to fly. Look at them!
0:03:37 > 0:03:40First to face the Airsault Course are the Arachnerds.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Aviator Louis is a keen guitarist,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44but will he fret when he takes to the sky
0:03:44 > 0:03:48or will he string together the perfect performance? I know...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Wing-Mum Julie works as a nurse.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Let's hope she has her plasters ready in case things go wrong.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Louis thought his drone looked a bit like a spider,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00so he put hair on it and called it Arachnerd. Clever.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Creepy, actually.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Louis, Julie, so you're up here, you're in the tower.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Arachnerds... I'm arachnophobic, genuinely,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12so you're not my favourite team. Oh, OK, OK.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13You've got to be a little bit worried, though,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15about the flame-throwers.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Yeah, it is furry, so I don't know how that will work.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21It's the furriest drone that we've ever had... Really?
0:04:21 > 0:04:22..on Airmageddon. Yeah.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25So maybe it could be the best fireball we've ever seen.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28OK. Fingers crossed that won't happen, all right? Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Good luck, guys. Aviators, stand by.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Making a drone out of flammable fur in a room full of fire...
0:04:37 > 0:04:38This could be fascinating.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41WASP is thinking exactly the same thing, I'm sure. Here we go.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Rev your rotors.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45You're clear for takeoff.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Arachnerds launch in three, two, one...
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Arachnerds are go! It's a hair-raising start.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59There he is - the giant furry spider.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It does have a spider look to it, doesn't it?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Apart from the propellers.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Excellent, excellent.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09And there's some fire! Look out, Arachnerds!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Really well cleared, that's very... Now I'm just going to...
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I'm going to go right back.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Oh!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Guitarist Louis came at that first Letterbox like a head-banger
0:05:19 > 0:05:20at a heavy metal gig.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22GUITAR RIFF
0:05:22 > 0:05:23There's the sound effects for you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29OK, it's OK. Calm and breathe. You're doing really well.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Wing-Mum Julie has brought her nurse's bedside manner
0:05:31 > 0:05:33with her to the Airena. Very soothing.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36In fact she sounds a bit like a sat nav. Up through the hoop.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40And then she lets herself down. It's a hi-tech gate, Julie! Not a hoop!
0:05:40 > 0:05:45Get out the way! Steady, there, steady. Now careful, Air Marshall.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47You don't want to get stuck in his web!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Now a reminder you've got the smoke so just keep an eye on it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Finally, it's down to the foggy corridor. That is a lot of smoke.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58That is a lot of smoke. More than usual, I'd say actually.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Move around. Move yourself around so you can see.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06But Louis gets through unscathed. Can anyone else smell burnt toast?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Strike a light! The WASP has caught himself alight!
0:06:10 > 0:06:13That could be a classic battery overheat
0:06:13 > 0:06:16or a lesser spotted short-circuit in the mainframe.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18The WASP is on fire.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19OK! Don't panic, Will!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Here come some fully trained human-looking drones
0:06:22 > 0:06:23to extinguish the WASP.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Just marvel at the expert way in which they handle WASP's meltdown.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Heroic stuff there.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Also look at how big the WASP is compared to the humans.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Ah! So it wasn't burnt toast! It was burnt WASP!
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I notice nurse Julie didn't offer any help to the WASP there.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Charming. Talking of which, how are they getting on?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Fantastic. Fantastic, Louis.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Ah, here's The Vortex.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45That's it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48You're doing really, really well.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50They have done really well to keep cool
0:06:50 > 0:06:53through the heated drama of the WASP fire!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Through the middle. Really well done.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59And with one less resident drone in the sky,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02that should make life a bit easier for Arachnerds.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Last pillars! Yeah! Rock on, Louis!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Amazing. Good round.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Time confirmed.
0:07:13 > 0:07:162.26 puts the Arachnerds on top of the leaderboard,
0:07:16 > 0:07:17and bottom, for that matter.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Woo, high five, Louis! That was pretty cool!
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Nerves out the way. Yeah. How you feeling? Yeah, it's really amazing.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I just... Yeah, lost for words, it's so amazing.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30How do you think your mum was doing in the role of Wing-Mum?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32She didn't do much but she was great.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I just tried to keep my distance and just be there as a presence for him.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Cool design, and I like the fact that Will hates spiders too, so...
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Yeah, yeah. Good one there, Louis!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44The second team to navigate the Airsault course are the
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Fly By Knights.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Toby is a dog lover when he's not flying drones
0:07:47 > 0:07:50but will he find this a walk in the park?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Toby's Grandpoppa, Peter, picks up the Wingman position.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The two of them are so close they speak in code.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59They are the Fly By Knights because knights are noble
0:07:59 > 0:08:04and fearless but they've not yet met our resident drones - oh, dear!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Toby and Peter, the Fly By Knights.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10This is pretty exciting, how are you feeling? Really excited! Excellent!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Your wing-Poppa. What makes him such a good Wingman?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17He taught me everything that I know so we work in the same kind of way.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Brilliant.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21So you can say with some honesty, "I taught him everything he knows!"
0:08:21 > 0:08:24That's right. A chip off the old block. Great. All right, guys.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Let's get you flying. Aviators, stand by.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Toby and Peter are getting into position,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Air Marshall is ready and so is the GUARD
0:08:33 > 0:08:37who's subbed into the game while WASP has some ointment applied.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39How is WASP, Air Marshall?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41He was a little hot under the collar in the last race.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I believe his fire is out now. Me too.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48He didn't make a roaring success of things, did he? He works too hard.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51He's burnt out. Ha-ha! Any more fire gags?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56No. No, me neither. Let's do this.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Rev up your rotors, you're cleared for takeoff!
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Fly By Knights launch in three, two, one.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Gently, good boy.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Wheel it round. And the Fly By Knights are airborne.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12They'll be sure to keep out of the GUARD's way.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15His name rhymes with hard for a reason, you know.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Good, good. Sure that you're correct?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Arachnerds backstage keeping a check on the time.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Or do they just need the loo? I don't know.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25One gate and the pillars dealt with nicely
0:09:25 > 0:09:27but now the GUARD's coming to play.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Here he comes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Down. Go down, go down.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Peter Wing-Popping some clear instructions at the Letterboxes.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37These two spend a lot of time remote-controlling together
0:09:37 > 0:09:42so they should make a good team. And through. Don't nudge me!
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Schoolboy error from Poppa Pete there. Never nudge the pilot, Pete!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Good. Up. Through. And through the second gate at speed.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Lovely stuff from Toby. Lower. Lower, lower. Lower. Oh!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58I can't see. Good. The Foggy Corridor is doing it's job there.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01It glitched! It glitched? Or you hit a pillar?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Will looks petrified, but how did that happen?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Let's have another look.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Still none the wiser, really, but the Fly By Knights
0:10:09 > 0:10:11hit the pillar and worked their way up the shaft.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Will they be able to recover from this? I dunno.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Through. Good, lovely. Pop it down.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20TOBY WHISTLES
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Whistling during the Airsault course? That's another first.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25You're supposed to be listening to your Wingman!
0:10:25 > 0:10:28This course is obviously not tough enough for this fellow!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Is that low enough? You're in the middle, yeah, in the middle.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Straight up now.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Peter is also keeping it calm with clear, concise instructions
0:10:35 > 0:10:37and Toby continues to whistle.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Some classic Justin Bieber? Or just something fairly tuneless?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43HE WHISTLES
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Are we clear through? You are, sorry. Now go like hell.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Oop! No, no, no, no! Go, go, go. Oh, no!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55The finish line is in their sights
0:10:55 > 0:10:57but the Fly By Knights have come a cropper.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00They've gone on a whistle-stop tour of the Airena
0:11:00 > 0:11:02and that's going to cost them some valuable seconds
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and possibly wreak havoc with the drone's innards.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Get over that finish line!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10It seems so simple. But can he get there?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Stress, stress, stress. Oh! It is.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16And now the Fly By Knights have hit terra firma once again!
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Fly By Knights cease.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Oh, no! No, no, no. Oh, yes. Sad times.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Air Marshall has blown the whistle with the line just inches away.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29And look at the force of that impact.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31The Knights nearly knocked their legs off.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33And that answers Shakespeare's most famous of questions -
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Toby or not Toby - and that was not Toby. Sorry.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Crash of the series!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Look what you did! You broke the landing gears, props...
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Toby, what went through your mind then? Try and get it back on track.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Yeah. A massive positive is you did get to the fourth gate
0:11:51 > 0:11:55which means the other two teams, if they crash before the fourth gate,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59you could still go through. All's not lost yet, Knights, OK? Yeah.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Time confirmed.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05So after that, the Arachnerds remain in top spot on the leaderboard.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The Fly By Knights are flying by the seat of their pants.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10They need one of the remaining teams to crash out before they did
0:12:10 > 0:12:13in order to progress in the competition.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Our third team today are Grenville's Guardians.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Aviator Benji is a keen chef who makes dinner for his family.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Let's hope he's cooking with gas today.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Wingman Stuart is Benji's uncle and a keen photographer
0:12:25 > 0:12:28so he knows when to focus. That time is now, Stu.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31The team are named after Benji's grandad, Grenville,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34and they've commemorated him in their design. That's lovely.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Benji, taking a look at the course from up here,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40is there any particular bit that you're really worried about?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Yeah, the four pillars down there are going to be a bit interesting.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Yeah, The Vortex with smoke. Interesting's one way to put it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Stuart, what about you?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Have you got any good tactics for him as the Wingman?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Um, he's pretty much got it nailed, I think.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54As long as he doesn't bounce off of anything, he should be good. Yeah!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Keep bouncing to a minimum and you'll be fine! Yeah.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00All right, guys, let's get you up in the air. Aviators, stand by.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The time for talk is over for Grenville's Guardians
0:13:03 > 0:13:05but it's just starting for me, let's just...
0:13:05 > 0:13:07HE COUGHS ..clear the old throat.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Jokes.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Rev up your rotors, you're cleared for take off! Here we go.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Grenville's Guardians launch in three, two, one.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Flags fluttering in the propeller's breeze and they're up.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26No early signs of nerves from Benji as they head to the first gate.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I love the customisation on that drone. Got little flags.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Thanks for flagging that up, Will,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33but they could really be a hindrance to a drone.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36There's a real chance that they'll cause some drag.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40What the actual hey?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Like Beth Tweddle on the bars,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Benji has done a loop-the-loop on the first Letterbox!
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Wow, well done! Good recovery!
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Stuart's seeing the funny side of that, but is there any damage?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51It's not designed to get dizzy!
0:13:52 > 0:13:54As we look at that again,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56you can see that the feet get stuck on the bar!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Grenville's Guardians do a somersault
0:13:59 > 0:14:02before completing a triple salchow and hitting the deck!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04That was brilliant! It was!
0:14:04 > 0:14:06I bet you a tenner he couldn't do that again if he tried!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I hate to say it,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11but this is looking quite good for you at the moment. Yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13It is looking good for Toby, Rachel.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15If Benji crashes out before they did,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17the Fly By Knights will go through.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23He's quite wobbly. I wonder whether the flags are causing problems?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Good point, Will. The flags could cause a problem in The Vortex,
0:14:26 > 0:14:31the obstacle Benji most fears. Will it claim another victim?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Will another drone plunge to its doom? No!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38He's made it through without any problems at all, well played!
0:14:38 > 0:14:39You're doing fantastic!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Benji plays basketball in the outside world
0:14:41 > 0:14:44so he should be used to hoops. I mean gates! Gates!
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Straight through the hoops and over the finish line, yeah? Down, down.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Round the last of the pillars and Stuart encourages Benji home.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Go, go, go, go. There he is! Good job, Benji!
0:14:55 > 0:14:57An interesting flight from Benji there with lots of ups and downs
0:14:57 > 0:15:00but this Airmageddon world first is well worth looking at
0:15:00 > 0:15:04again and again and again and again.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Why not? What happened?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I thought I was going in at level,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12and then it just got caught here and started doing, like,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15going backwards, so I just put the power off and it managed to stay on.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Times confirmed.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20So, Arachnerds remain top of the tree for now,
0:15:20 > 0:15:21with 2 minutes 26.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Grenville's Guardians could have been fastest had they not done
0:15:24 > 0:15:28so many loop-the-loops, but they still got round in 2 minutes 35.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31The Fly By Knights nearly got back into the contest thanks to Benji's
0:15:31 > 0:15:35antics, but their only hope now is that the fourth team crash and burn.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Well, shiver me joysticks, harr-harr.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Last into the Airsault Course are the Pirates Of The Sky.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Aviator Josh uses his drone at home to film bike races.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47That's totally cool!
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Wingman, dad Nick, is a wood-turner by trade.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51That's not quite as cool.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54And that skull and crossbones on the drone there
0:15:54 > 0:15:56might be a good target for the GUARD.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Now, Josh, you've done a lot of flying, haven't you?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01So, how are you feeling about this?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Pretty confident. But anything could happen, really.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06You're absolutely right. What about you, Wing-Dad?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Well, we're going to show no mercy and do our best. That's good.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13That's the pirating spirit we like to see. Aviators, stand by.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Pieces of eight, or pieces of cake?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's time to find out.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Aviators, start your rotors. Here we go.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Aviators, stand by.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The GUARD is ready to make our droners walk the plank.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29He's keen to make a splash in this round.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30I'll stop now.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Pirates Of The Sky launch in three, two, one.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Remember, the Pirates just need to finish. Time doesn't matter.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Do that, and Fly By Knights are gone.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46But the Pirates are oblivious to the previous team's performance.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I'm expecting big things from Josh. Me, too.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Straight down. Straight down, right. Clear.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Good, concise wingman bants there from dad Nick.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03But Josh also needs to be aware of Air Marshall and the GUARD,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05who are both lurking with intent.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07That's fine, that's fine. Go, go, go.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Nick seems to be concerned with time,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11but they just need to finish and they're through.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Straight through, straight through. Take it easy, boys. Perfect.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Go through the hoop. Go through the hoop.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Try and make this quick. Go straight through, straight through.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Look at that - Josh isn't fazed at all.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21These drones aren't scaring him.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Down, down, down. Down, that's it.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Darren. Almost... Almost caught that.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29"Almost caught that" is an understatement, Nick.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32A second look from Air Marshall cam shows that Pirates Of The Sky
0:17:32 > 0:17:36would have been sunk without a trace if they'd hit that gate.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37That's it. Get in, get in.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It's The Vortex. That's it, perfect.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Straight up. Up, up, up!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Over, over, over. He sailed through The Vortex there with ease.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47This is a tremendous wing-mannage.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49That's it. Perfect. Keep going, keep going.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52He remembered how close the last gate came to disaster,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54and coached Josh through this one perfectly.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Go, go, go!
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Keep going, keep going!
0:17:57 > 0:17:59They've plundered the course superbly.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Pirates Of The Sky are home and dry.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Times confirmed.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05That was really epic.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Pirates Of The Sky have robbed Arachnerds of first place
0:18:08 > 0:18:11in that round by a clear 20 seconds.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Grenville's Guardians are a further nine seconds back,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16meaning that the Fly By Knights are going to become
0:18:16 > 0:18:18the Bye-Bye Knights very soon.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21You're definitely through. Yes! Brilliant. Excellent. Feels good?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Feels good, yeah. Yeah. Brilliant. Really happy with that.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25It's really good, thank you.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Excellent. All right, good stuff, guys. Well done.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Fly By Knights, you've been great.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Toby, Peter. Thank you for having us. Thank you so much.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I'm going to have to ask you to leave, though, guys. OK. Bye.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39One team down, but three are rising in our estimations.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Unlike this chap.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42It's the notorious PIG.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44We're talking hand-to-eye coordination
0:18:44 > 0:18:46and a steady hand on the controls in the next game.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Isn't that right, Pig?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49PIG OINKS
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Yes, that's right.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Each team must knock five bottles off the pillars using
0:18:54 > 0:18:56these rather cumbersome wrecking balls we've attached to
0:18:56 > 0:18:58the undercarriage of their drones.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01The bottles can get knocked off in any order, but the first two
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Miley Cyrus wannabes to clear them all go through to the next round.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07That joke was because of Wrecking Ball. Sorry.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11And, of course, buzzing round the bottles are these blighters.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14The bugs' sole aim in this game is to bug the aviators,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16so it's just another thing to worry about.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Now, guys, you were first in the last round.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22So what tactics have you got worked out for this challenge?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Slow and steady, because if you miss it,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27then you're wasting time going back. I like it.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Now, remember, the team that wins this round
0:19:30 > 0:19:32goes through to the dogfight with a five-second advantage.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34All right, then, aviators.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Stand by. Rev up your rotors.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38You're clear for takeoff.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Three teams are about to become two.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Motors are up, so the Air Marshall just needs to count down.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Aviators, standby.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Four, three,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49two, one.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51They are off!
0:19:51 > 0:19:53And Wing-Dad Nick straight away
0:19:53 > 0:19:54tries to work the angles for Josh.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Straight on. Straight on. No, missed it. Go back.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00And you can see right away that these wrecking balls
0:20:00 > 0:20:01swing wildly in the air.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04And that makes flying incredibly hard for the aviators.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09That said, the Arachnerds have knocked a bottle to the floor.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Very early on.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Louis knocked one down already.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Louis hit the bottle smack in the middle. That was plum!
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Or elderflower, perhaps.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17I don't know.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Maybe it's one of each, as Louis has hit another to the deck.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Knockout! And a two-point lead here.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Are Grenville's Guardians distracted by that?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32No! They've scored two.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37The Pirates Of The Sky are struggling to pillage any treasure,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39thanks to that pesky ball.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Sometimes, the ball just seems to go round them instead of through them.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Yes, it does.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44And while Josh struggles on,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Benji hits another bottle to draw level with the Arachnerds.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50That was a much better technique, just straight through.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Pirates Of The Sky miss with the wrecking ball.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58But take the bottle out with their undercarriage,
0:20:58 > 0:20:59and they're on the scoreboard!
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Whatever it takes, lads.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Slow down, slow down.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The Pirates have finally got their game plan going.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Slowly, slowly, smashy bottle.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10The technique works, and we're all square here!
0:21:11 > 0:21:13But not for long,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16as Grenville's Guardians take down another to open up a lead.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Back, back, back. Back, back...
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Poor old Josh and the Pirates,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22still struggling with their out-of-control ball.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Louis scoring there with a real charge at the bottle.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Louis and Benji both got three.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Spectacular when it goes right.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Looks dreadful when it doesn't.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38OK, steady now, steady now. Hold your nerve.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43And just like waiting for a bus, you wait for ages for one,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45then two come at once.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Grenville's Guardians and the Pirates both score!
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Smashing stuff here!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53And another! I've never seen anything like this before!
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Back, back, back, back.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57From swinging around aimlessly at the start,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00the Pirates Of The Sky have nearly conquered all around them.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01What a comeback!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05OK, it's OK.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07You've got loads of time.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Benji finished. He has!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Grenville's Guardians knocked their final bottle over
0:22:12 > 0:22:14with another world first.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16They used their propeller. And they're through to the dogfight.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20So, it's between Pirates Of The Sky and the Arachnerds.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25And Louis has used his spidey senses to dodge a bug and draw level.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It's four all!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31The Pirates are so close.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33The bottle's knocked over, but it needs to fall off the pillar.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Got to get it right on!
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It's going to be harder to hit, now.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41And here comes the Arachnerds at speed, all or nothing!
0:22:41 > 0:22:44It's all! Smashed it!
0:22:44 > 0:22:45But so have the Pirates.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Who got there first?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Scores confirmed.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Well, what a contest that was,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55with the lead changing hands several times.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58But in the end, it was Benji and Grenville's Guardians
0:22:58 > 0:22:59who came out top.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01And joining them in the dogfight are...
0:23:01 > 0:23:03The Arachnerds!
0:23:03 > 0:23:07It was nail-biting, up until the end, but Louis just clinched it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Unfortunately, that does mean, Josh,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11you haven't made it through to the dogfight, mate.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13OK. You guys are grounded.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Let's see our surviving teams fight it out in the dogfight.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23It's all been building up to this.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25The final round today, the perilous dogfight.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Hit your opponent four times with your built-in lasers, and you win.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34But at the same time, avoid getting hit four times yourself,
0:23:34 > 0:23:35avoid the resident drones,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and avoid getting burnt by the fountains of fire.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39That's a lot to think about.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Teams, remember, if you stray into that no-fly zone,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46the Dragon will engage.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Have you got any final words for your opponent, Louis? Bring it on!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54We're going to take you down. Ooh!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56This is fighting talk!
0:23:56 > 0:23:59We need to get these guys in the air. Aviators, stand by.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Start your pre-flight checks. Calibrate your sights.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06This is the dogfight - you're cleared for takeoff.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Dear viewing public, if you've never known tension,
0:24:11 > 0:24:12let me introduce you.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16This is it. Right here, right now, in the Airena.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Grenville's Guardians have the vital five-second advantage at the start.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Aviators fire up.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Can the Arachnerds survive an early onslaught?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Let's dogfight.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Grenville's Guardians launch in three, two, one.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Benji is released, and heads straight for the gate.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Once through, he can start firing.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Targeting system engaged.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Now, Louis is on the way.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Can he get through his gate unscathed,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46and launch an attack himself?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Oh, jeepers!
0:24:47 > 0:24:49What just happened there?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Probably the thermals from the flames, mate.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Yeah, the thermals, in that indoor Airena? Or pilot error.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57One or the other.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Either way, Grenville's Guardians are lucky to still be in this
0:25:00 > 0:25:01without a shot being fired.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Targeting system engaged.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09OK. Both sets of drones are armed.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Oh, oh! You nearly got burned!
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Remember, the Arachnerds have a highly flammable fur coat on today.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Louis nearly had a meltdown.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Just keep hovering, fella. yeah, hovering isn't Arachnerds' problem.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24The Dragon is.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Fire, fire!
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Arachnerds fire first, but miss.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Benji banked just out of the way.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31That was super close.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Benji fires back, but also misses.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35He looks intent on causing damage, though.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37And he has done!
0:25:37 > 0:25:39First hit to Grenville.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Looking back, you can see that Benji
0:25:41 > 0:25:44just waited for Arachnerds to bank into their line of sight.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Louis is rattled. Is he getting stuck in his own web?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51No! Just look at the screen.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52I am, I'm looking at the screen.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54We'll just keep going.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Stay there, let them come to us.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Wing-Uncle Stuart plays a cool dogfight, and it works.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01The Guardians score another hit, two-nil.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Got two strikes on them, mate.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05The legs are falling off the Arachnerds.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08The Dragon and Air Marshal aren't helping them much either.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Wing-Mum fires off a volley of shots,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12but none of them hit home.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Three.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Strike, green team.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18One life remains.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20And now it's three.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22After avoiding everything Arachnerds could throw at them,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24the Guardians reply with another hit.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Arachnerds scuttle backwards, but it's not enough.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29The whitewash is complete.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Strike, green team.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33No lives remain.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Dogfight over.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38We just won. We won. Yeah, all right, calm down, lads.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Don't get too carried away.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Benji, you slid the Arachnerds under a glass
0:26:42 > 0:26:44and released it into the garden.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Dispatched!
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Louis was fighting for position from very early on, there.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Benji hardly let him off the ropes.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54That was the most entertaining dogfight I've seen
0:26:54 > 0:26:58since my mum's cockapoos argued over a dropped digestive.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Messy business.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Dogfight score confirmed.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Grenville's Guardians really stepped up in that dogfight,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07and once they got started, they never looked back.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Louis and the Arachnerds didn't do much wrong, but today,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12nothing was going to stop Benji.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Your grandad would be proud, mate. Well done. Four-nil.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Benji, well done! Thank you. How does it feel?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20It's absolutely amazing.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26Unfortunately, that does mean that you guys, Arachnerds, are grounded.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29But have you had a good time, though? Yeah, it was great. Yeah?
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Congratulations, Grenville's Guardians.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32We'll see you in the semifinals.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Well done, guys.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36But for now, it's time for Airmageddon to power down.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38And for these guys to step up.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46My appearance here today has been absolutely amazing.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Seeing his face when he won, that was fantastic.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51My message to the Grenville's Guardians would be
0:27:51 > 0:27:54to have amazing fun, and win.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56I have had a really good experience,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58it's been really good. It's been really fun.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Oh, no!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02My Airmageddon highlight was crashing,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04cos it happened more than once.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Airmageddon power-down.