0:00:00 > 0:00:01See you after this.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Welcome to Airmageddon, TV's ultimate test of airborne skill...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Get out of the way! ..and radio controlled mayhem.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Whoa!
0:00:10 > 0:00:1332 teams of wannabe aviators from across the UK...
0:00:13 > 0:00:18Yeah! ..will do battle in the Airena with their customised drones.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Only those with the skill...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Yes! ..the luck and the aerial courage will make it through.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27It's the wind beneath my wings.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28It's Airmageddon!
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Welcome to Airmageddon.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Here in the Airena, the noble art of drone on drone combat
0:00:55 > 0:00:59is being taken to even greater heights. On the bill tonight,
0:00:59 > 0:01:00three rounds of aerial action
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and three knockouts to decide our champs.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Yes, we have four contenders for the title and they're about to step into
0:01:06 > 0:01:08this ring to take each other on.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Some of them will fly like a butterfly...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12But one will sting like a bee.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16So, let's get ready to rumble as we meet our aviators.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21OK, first up, make some noise for Ellie and Nathaniel, AKA Army Paws.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Standing to attention next are Team Hurricane, Abs and dad Abdullah.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Air Flames are also taking to the sky.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29It's Paul and his dad Michael.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Sam with his dad Trevor complete our line-up with the Flight Masterz.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Our teams are here but are they ready to take on
0:01:38 > 0:01:41the heavyweight challenge of Airmageddon? ALL: Yeah!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Abs, how confident are you
0:01:43 > 0:01:46that you're going to just breeze through this competition?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I'm going to blow out Air Flames.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51What have you got to say to Abs over there and the Hurricanes?
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Well, he looks pretty confident but I'm sure we can somehow melt him.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Oh, they're going to somehow melt you! Watch out, guys!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02So, they're the four of our teams who are about to go wing to wing
0:02:02 > 0:02:04in the first of our challenges. Three will survive.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06One will be eliminated.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10And here's my good old mate, PIG, with all the rules.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11OINK!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15The Airsault Airena is so big,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17it can house two One Direction gigs at one time.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19The reason for this is simple.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Our drones are almost as big as a three-seater sofa.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23But there's no sitting around.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Each drone must fly through four gates.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28The gates are about as wide as a bald eagle's wingspan.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30The drones are just ten centimetres narrower.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33After passing round the pillars, it's letterbox time.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35That one is a tight squeeze for a drone.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Lose control and that's a seven metre plunge to the ground.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Then it's the foggy corridor,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42which even Superman's X-ray vision couldn't penetrate.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Head up The Vortex, which has the power of 42 leaf blowers,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49then hopefully cross the finish line unscathed
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and in good time. Good luck.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54And making things even more difficult for our aviators
0:02:54 > 0:02:56are our resident drones.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57One of them will be at cruising altitude
0:02:57 > 0:02:59alongside our contenders' drones,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01so let's see who's up for mischief this time.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Impatient, immovable, in your face, it's the WASP.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14He got out of his nest on the wrong side today and he's keen to sting.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19First to face the Airsault course is Team Hurricane.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Abs loves aviation.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22His grandad and great-grandad were pilots.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Did they even have planes way back then?
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Wingdad Abdullah is a kung fu master so I have nothing but nice things
0:03:28 > 0:03:30to say about him. He's a top guy.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Hurricane's drone has a little, blue spider atop it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They designed it to be light so it won't upset the balance.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38You're the first to go.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Now, that can be quite a lot of pressure.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Are you going to try and just go for it, break some kind of record,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46or are you going to focus on getting round in one piece?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Try and break the record.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Go on! Oh, we're looking forward to seeing that!
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Have you got any tips to help him do that?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Be the drone, think the drone, you ARE the drone!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57You are the drone, Abs, all right?
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Let's see you in action.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Aviators, stand by.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Fire up your motors, rev up your rotors.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07You're cleared for takeoff. Aviators ready, resident drones steady,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09we are ready to go.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11AIR MARSHALL: Team Hurricane.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Three, two, one.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Abs is airborne and ready to whip up a storm
0:04:18 > 0:04:21in the Airena with Hurricane.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Abs is off on his record-breaking attempt.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Fingers crossed he does it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Not you, Abs. You keep your fingers and thumbs uncrossed
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and working the controls, mate.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33He zips around those flames,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37whizzes through the pillars and is already at the letterboxes.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Wow. Barely slowed down to go through that letterbox.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44It's amazing.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Oh, this is...this is quick.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52It really is. Wingdad Abdullah is a postman.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53He must have given him some tips
0:04:53 > 0:04:55about how to deal with the letterboxes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Another gate penetrated with ease, and onto the foggy corridor.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Hurri-cane he do it?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Can he do it? WASP is in the air.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Uh-oh. Oh, and he's coming for him.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05But can he catch him?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09No, wannabe stunt pilot Abs was too tricksy for the stinger that time.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Wow. Once he gets set, he just goes for it.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14He doesn't slow down for obstacles at all.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16So long as he doesn't collide with anything, Will.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19The slightest sting can have catastrophic consequences.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21A few words of encouragement from Wingdad.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22That's all he needs.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Hurricane versus vortex, wind v wind.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Who will conquer?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Yes, yes. Get to that ring.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Hurricane does. He breezed past it with ease.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35This is good, this is good.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Another gate, a dive under the Air Marshall,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40but who's this making an appearance?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42The WASP is going to get in the way.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Will WASP'S position affect Abs's flight path?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50No, Abs adjusts his trajectory and soars past him.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Brilliant! Another look at how Abs swept through the letterboxes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It illustrates perfectly how quickly Hurricane took to the Airsault.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00How quickly? One minute, 35. Wow.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Amazing. Hurricane, Abs, wow!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07You were so good out there!
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I just told my dad to stand back and leave it all to me.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Just stand back, Dad.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Abs has got it, and you did.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Did anything put you off out there?
0:06:16 > 0:06:17The WASP. What was he doing?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It put me off by... when we almost crashed.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22He's just super cool.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Onto our next two wannabe cool contenders, Army Paws.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Aviator Ellie is an avid gamer and hates it when people think
0:06:29 > 0:06:31her best mate Nathaniel is her boyfriend.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Nathaniel is Ellie's boyfriend... I mean, wingman today.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Just kidding, Ellie! They've been friends for eight years
0:06:37 > 0:06:39so I'm expecting great teamwork. Between them,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42they have five cats so a cat-related design was always on the cards.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45How are you feeling, Ellie? Nervous but also excited.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Yeah? On a scale of one to ten, how nervous are you?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50About three. Only about three? Oh, that's not too bad.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Is that because you are very confident in your wingman? Yeah.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Nathaniel, what kind of words of encouragement have you got
0:06:56 > 0:06:59to help Ellie? Just fly like you normally would. That's good.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Forget about the cameras, forget the fact that I'm going to be
0:07:01 > 0:07:03standing here. Just focus on getting round.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Yeah. Let's do it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Aviators, stand by.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Ellie, Nathanial and Army Paws
0:07:09 > 0:07:12are just limbering up and then they'll be off.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Talking of which, how do you stay in shape, Air Marshall?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17AIR MARSHALL: Frequent servicing and a healthy diet.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Oh, really? What's your five a day - grease, battery acid, ball bearings,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23polish and oil? No, I'm not a monster.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I prefer chicken salad.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Dee-lish. Well, that explains a lot.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30What? Chickens can't fly very well either.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Cheeky monkey.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Army Paws launch in three, two, one.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37BUZZER
0:07:37 > 0:07:40And Ellie is off.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41With a little wobble there.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Fingers crossed for Ellie.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Air Marshall watching intently and WASP not too far away, either.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48She and Nathaniel play a lot of games together
0:07:48 > 0:07:50and their teamwork skills are apparent here.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Ellie is through the gate already.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54It's a very fast start.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Yeah, not the smoothest ride, but she's going at a good lick.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Oh, close to the columns!
0:08:00 > 0:08:01You're not wrong, mate!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Ellie is as fearless an aviator as I ever did see.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05You can tell she loves her rugby.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09This could be a high impact sport, too, the way she's going.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11She just zoomed straight through.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Neeearrgh!
0:08:12 > 0:08:17Not content with going at 100mph, Ellie's started showboating!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19She's reversing through the letterboxes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Oh, I'm getting travel sick just looking at this.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Can you pass me a bucket, please?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I'm going to lose it!
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Get the feet up.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Keep an eye. Remember there's smoke, quick.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Keep an eye on your...
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Little bounce.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38It's fine. Listen, Ellie's cool, Ellie's calm.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Calmer than I'd be out there.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43These obstacles are huge, very intimidating.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47You need to hold and get... Hold and move around, hold and move around.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Right, you're good there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53This...this could be just as fast.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55No doubt. Annoyingly, I'm paid to say a certain amount of words
0:08:55 > 0:08:58each race. I'm going to have to speed up here. Here we see Army Paws
0:08:58 > 0:09:01descending before The Vortex. Can Ellie safely negotiate her way in
0:09:01 > 0:09:04without any mishaps? I'm not sure. We'll have to wait and see.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05This is looking good so far.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I really need to take a breath. I'm feeling faint.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH Oh!
0:09:09 > 0:09:10It wobbles a lot.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Turn to the hoop. Not hoop, gate!
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Army Paws still unscathed and flying like an out-of-control Rottweiler.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19It moves fast. I'm exhausted just watching, Will.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Air Marshall can't keep up.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Wow! Well, there wasn't much air between Army Paws
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and some of the obstacles on that run. Ellie was nearly knocked
0:09:28 > 0:09:30from pillar to post, literally.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Wow! That was...
0:09:34 > 0:09:36That was seriously quite quick. That was serious...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Did that even take you by surprise, how quick that was?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Not really. I'd normally fly them quite quick through obstacles.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Yeah. I mean, I'm not going to lie to you,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I was a little bit nervous watching, because you seemed to like going
0:09:47 > 0:09:50quite close to some of the obstacles. Yeah, she scares me.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53She scares you even. You're even scaring your wingman!
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Flight confirmed. That was some serious girl PAW-er by Ellie,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58who galloped round in one minute 43,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02but Army Paws were still eight seconds behind Team Hurricane,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04who remain in first place.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Next up in the air are the Flight Masterz.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Aviator Sam wants to become an aerial photographer.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Not sure why he'd want to take photos of aerials, though.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13You've seen one, you've seen them all.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Wingdad Trevor is keen on his DIY, which is handy,
0:10:16 > 0:10:18cos I think the Airmageddon loo is blocked.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22No idea how. The name Flight Masterz came about because Sam says
0:10:22 > 0:10:25he is a master of flying. Yeah, tough talk!
0:10:25 > 0:10:27The Flight Masterz with a Z.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Masters with a Z. Yeah. Always with a Z, of course.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Who uses Ss these days? You've had a bit more time to work out
0:10:32 > 0:10:35your tactics. What are you going to go with? What's your plan?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Near the finish, I'm just going to floor it along.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Right, so flooring it along.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Yeah. All right, guys, let's get you flying.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Aviators, stand by.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Fire up your motors, rev up your rotors.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48You're cleared for takeoff.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Sam is a keen bird-watcher but today he'll need to be
0:10:51 > 0:10:53eagle-eyed and avoid the WASP, who's soaring in the air
0:10:53 > 0:10:57with the Air Marshall ready to play chicken with the Flight Masterz.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02AIR MARSHALL: Flight Masterz launch in three, two, one.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03BUZZER
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Sam is up and I don't mind telling you that is
0:11:06 > 0:11:09textbook droning already. Smooth as you like, and I like it smooth.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Through you go.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Down.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18A little bit steadier than the previous two starts.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Very smooth, very nice.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23He's almost gliding around the Airena.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Sam says that he's a fast learner.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28He's learned this course as quickly as I can get Air Marshall
0:11:28 > 0:11:31to put the kettle on. Air Marshall, what comes after S in the alphabet?
0:11:31 > 0:11:32T. Don't mind if I do.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Milk and two sugars, please!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Letterboxes now, and Air Marshall has still not put a brew on,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40which is a slight disappointment.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42The WASP is getting angry out there.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Angry cos he can't get close to Sam and the Flight Masterz.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48They posted themselves through the letterbox with aplomb.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Right through the middle.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Trevor checking the angles for Sam there as they head towards the gate.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Down, down.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Below the yellow markers. You're straight through.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03So much smoke, you can barely see the drone.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06They don't call it the foggy corridor for nothing, Will.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08But Sam navigates his way through.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13That was quite close.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14This way, and up.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Up and through. That's it. Well done. That's nice.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19He's definitely speeding up.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Sam's growing in confidence here.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22The way you find it easier to do it with.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Oh, Trevor. Little do you know that there's no easy way
0:12:26 > 0:12:28to tackle the Vortex. That's it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30But Sam has made that look easy.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Through this side. Now he's adopted the semi-pro side-on stance
0:12:34 > 0:12:36in the tower. What a player!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Last gate has been accounted for.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Just the simple task of the final pillars and the sprint to the line.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Sorry, Sammy. Schoolboy mistake, and Sam nearly tonks a pillar,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51but he doesn't and he's home and dry.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Once more, we see a pillar nearly getting the better
0:12:54 > 0:12:57of our aviator, but, yet again, our aviator gets through unscathed.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Played, Sam. Well played, Sam.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Time confirmed. Oh, this is so close.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04It will take a force nine effort to remove Team Hurricane
0:13:04 > 0:13:07from the top spot. Ellie and Army Paws remain in second.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Flight Masterz are bottom for now but, with such a good time,
0:13:10 > 0:13:11will they stay there?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14How was it? Nerve-racking. How do you feel it went?
0:13:14 > 0:13:15It went OK. The ending...
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Is there anything you think you could have done better to help you?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Need more forward pitch. I went full steam and I don't know!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24It sounds like you're all getting a bit nervous still.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Last but hoping not to BE last are Air Flames.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Aviator Paul speaks German.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Zat is easy, I also speak ze German mit nein difficulty.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Wingdad Michael likes to canoe and play the trumpet,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39although probably not at the same time.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Their drone has flames and it goes in the air.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44No idea where the name Air Flames comes from, though.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Is it German? I'm nicht sure.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Are you ready? Because the course is ready for you.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Yeah, I think I'm ready.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It should be quite a good fly today.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Yeah? Yeah. You feel like the conditions are right
0:13:54 > 0:13:57for your style of flying? Yes. All right, then, guys, stand by.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Fire up your motors, rev up your rotors.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04You're cleared for takeoff.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Also, willkommen to the Air Flames,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08who are last into the Airena today.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11They are aiming to come first overall.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Is the WASP hiding out of fear there?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14What a softie!
0:14:14 > 0:14:18AIR MARSHALL: Air Flames launch in three, two, one.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19BUZZER
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Well done. Come on, let's do it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Through the hoop. Somebody's not done their Airmageddon research.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26It's not a hoop, Michael. It's a gate.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Paul doesn't know it but he's got some really quick times to beat.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31I like to beat a quick time.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33My favourite's the old drumroll.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35DRUMROLL Classic. Nice one.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36That's good. Watch the shadow.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Shadow? Is that a resident drone I've not met yet?
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Sounds frightful.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43He's going to have to speed up.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I think you could be right there, Will.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Paul is flying a good flight,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48but the other teams were ferociously quick.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Can he catch up?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Yeah, good one. Drop down.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Drop down. Bit bossy, isn't he, old Michael?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Like he's walking a naughty dog.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59And up again through the letterbox.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Come a little further. Walk.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Honestly, Michael could be a professional dog trainer.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Walkies, Michael!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Hoop next. Up to the hoop.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Nice and central.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Good at training dogs, not good
0:15:10 > 0:15:14at learning that that's a gate, not a hoop. C-minus, Michael.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15That's good. Whoa.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18It's terrifying. Near miss!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Air Flames. Air Marshalls.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Near air miss. Try to find your shadow.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Michael's still banging on about the mystical shadow.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It's giving me the heebie-jeebies, this.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29He's going to have to go quicker.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31A little bit further here.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33That's good. All the way through.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Not only does he need to speed up, he also needs not to hit any...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Oh! ..pillars.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40A little collision.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43HE SIGHS Phew!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Don't relax yet, Will. Paul isn't home and safe yet.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49He's got a gate, then The Vortex.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Then into The Vortex.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Yes, that's what I said, The Vortex.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Quick, quick, quick. Does no-one listen to me?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56As I was saying, it's a big, old, blowy wind tunnel of doom,
0:15:56 > 0:15:57The Vortex.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59The Vortex. I said vortex.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Listen to me! Into The Vortex.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02Oh, I give up!
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Up, up, up.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Oh, no. Paul has got Air Flames stuck to the top of a pillar.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12And that could be game over.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Oh, he's stuck. It's not coming off.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Warning. Rotor damage.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18No, he's freed himself.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Oh, and he smashed into another pillar.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Oh, he must have damaged the drone
0:16:24 > 0:16:26on that first whack and then Air Flames
0:16:26 > 0:16:30slid down the pole, like a fireman, to defeat.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Time confirmed.
0:16:31 > 0:16:331:35 was so fast.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36What a whirlwind. Team Hurricane in first.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Both Army Paws and Flight Masterz did magnificently to also record
0:16:39 > 0:16:41sub-two-minute times.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45But sadly the Air Flames are about to become grounded flames.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47That was pretty unlucky, man.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Yeah, it was pretty stressful, but... Yeah? ..it happens.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53The Vortex. Everybody's worried about The Vortex
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and it can claim its victims.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Yeah. Do you think your approach was wrong?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I think it was just going up. I was rushing it too much.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Yeah? I'm afraid, guys, that does mean that you are grounded.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Yep.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08CHEERING
0:17:10 > 0:17:14So a knockout for one, but three teams are still in contention.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17They're in their corners, waiting for the bell.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Welcome to The Drop.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Attached to each drone is a magnet.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24Using that, aviators must pick up
0:17:24 > 0:17:28as many payloads from the pillars as possible in the time allowed
0:17:28 > 0:17:30and release them into their drop zone.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Miss or bounce out of the drop zone equals nul points - no points.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Difficulty rating - ten out of ten.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42And these little blighters will barrage you from above,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44from below and by your side.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47They are the Bugs and are best avoided if you want to be the best.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49The game has been set.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51All instruments have been calibrated
0:17:51 > 0:17:53and the drones are as ready as our pilots feel.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Isn't that right, pilots?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56PILOTS: Yes!
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Excellent. So, Abs, you were the quickest in the last round.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Yes. You must be feeling good going into this one?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Yes, very good. How are you going to make sure you can get your payload
0:18:06 > 0:18:09in the target? I'm not sure I want to tell you that.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Because you don't want the others to hear?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13You guys are all looking pretty confident
0:18:13 > 0:18:14and like you should do a good job.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I don't want you to let me down.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I want to see all those payloads in those targets, all right?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22OK. We'll do our best. Aviators, stand by.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Fire up your motors. Rev up your rotors.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27You're cleared for takeoff.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Our three aviators will control the drones,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32the wingmen have the controls that activate the magnet.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35But overuse will run down the drone's battery,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37so cue the flying vacuum cleaner.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Launch in three, two, one.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42The drop is on.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Air Flames are up first,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46then Army Paws, and Flight Masterz,
0:18:46 > 0:18:47slowest out of the blocks.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Three drones in the air.
0:18:50 > 0:18:5215 payloads to get into the target.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54Hopefully, some of them will do it.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56I can't see them getting all 15.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58This is the opposite of easy,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00whatever that word is.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01So hard. That's the one.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Come back.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Up, up, up.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Very steady,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11which is exactly the right tactic.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Absolutely.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Then it comes down to accuracy.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Does he have that in his armoury?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Forward a bit.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Not yet. You're going good.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20It's swaying. It doesn't matter.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Don't worry about the swaying. Just look at the copter.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25If the magnet starts to swing too much it can get caught
0:19:25 > 0:19:27in the undercarriage and you do not want that.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29No-one wants a magnet in the undercarriage.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Flight Masterz just about got it under control.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Well, it looks like Hurricanes have made a connection, but is it solid?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37No. The payload hits the deck.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Magnet. Army Paws now.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41No, missed.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42You've got to use the FPVs.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44That's how they can see straight down.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Here's the Flight Masterz FPV.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48I love a bit of terminology bants.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Let's see the FPV again.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Here it is. Highlighting another miss by Sam.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54That camera's in the way.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Come on, aviators, let's pull out our A games, please.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Abs, I said A game.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Oh. A game, Army Paws.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03So halfway through, let me update you with the scores.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It is nil, nil, nil.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Lots of zeros. A bunch of nothing.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Sam running out of patience as well as battery, by the looks of things.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12That's it, you're doing it, you're doing it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Abs is lining up again.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Now. No, not now.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Oh, bad luck, Hurricanes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I'm going for a different one.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Yes, it's nice and close. It should be nice and easy. OK.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25You're almost good.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27A backhanded compliment if ever I heard one.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Not almost good enough, Ellie.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32What about this time? Not quite. Better from Ellie.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34That was nearly almost good.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37But hang on a second, Sam and Trevor have connected
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and they're off to the drop zone to make a deposit.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Finally! All the way down, all the way down, all the way down.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Oh!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Flight Masterz just missing.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Just look at the copter, don't worry about the magnet.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Easier said than done, Abdullah.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52That's swinging like a pendulum on a clock.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53That will not be easy to control.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Only little throttle movements, Ellie, remember.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Trying. It's really not as easy as it looks.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Ready. On.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Flight Masterz are probably looking the neatest in terms of
0:21:03 > 0:21:04their flying so far.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Oh.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Spoke too soon. Ah, the curse of the commentator.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11That never happens to me.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I'm going to predict that no-one will score in this game.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Trust me. I know my stuff.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Got it. Got it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Oh, oh. Just tell me, has anyone got theirs in?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24No, not yet. And believe me, Abs, Flight Masterz aren't going to here,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26either. Got to use his FPV.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Use it all you like, you won't score, for I am the predictor.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Now!
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Try all you like, Abs, but I have cursed this game.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35What the...? How did...?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37They've got one. Flight Masterz have got one.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38I'm lost for words.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Action replay. You do the talking, I need to take a deep breath.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Stop it. Just settle down for a bit.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Just stay still in the air.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Has anyone else got in yet?
0:21:48 > 0:21:49No. We're the only ones, so far.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50It was luck, I think.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Can anyone else prove me wrong?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Abs from Team Hurricane
0:21:53 > 0:21:56sensibly going for the payload nearest the target.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I do love a tactic, if it pays off.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00A bit towards us.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Just can't quite steady his hand.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05And it's not paid off.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Millimetres away.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Oh, this is intense. Slowly.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Actually it's in a big Airena, not in tents, Sam!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19One of the bugs just nearly hit Army Paws.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21That was really close. I'm going for a different one.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Good thinking, Ellie. Go where the bugs aren't.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Oh. Unlucky.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Good? Yeah.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Gently, Ellie, gently.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35And that bug has helped Army Paws, who now have a payload in the air.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Get low. Steady it.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Down gently, down.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Time's running out quicker than me down the stairs
0:22:42 > 0:22:44when I'm despo for the loo.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Can Army Paws do it?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Ten seconds remain. Drop!
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Yes! Army Paws have got one.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51That's great flying from Ellie.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Four, three...
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Countdown almost up. ..one.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Looking back, we see Ellie and Nathanial
0:23:00 > 0:23:01working beautifully together,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05dipping low, then dropping their payload with only seconds remaining.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Drone-tastic.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Scores verified.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12We said at the start it wasn't going to be easy, but with time, practice,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15and a great deal of patience, the Flight Masterz
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and then Army Paws both dropped a payload in their drop zones.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Abs, meanwhile, failed to score, but he's about to win something -
0:23:21 > 0:23:23a good grounding.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25The team going through first, Flight Masterz.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Yes! Well done.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Slightly before Army Paws.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32So Ellie and Nathanial, you guys are going through, as well.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Did you enjoy that? It looked really tricky
0:23:34 > 0:23:36and you had a few near misses.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I was shaking, my knees were just going like that and you're trying to
0:23:38 > 0:23:40keep still. Oh, no.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42The knee wobble. I hate that.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45That does mean, Abs, Abdullah, you guys are grounded.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53So, time for the final round.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55A wing-to-wing fight for supremacy
0:23:55 > 0:23:59using state-of-the-art targeting technology. It's the Dogfight.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Can I get a woof-woof?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04No? OK, fine, spoilsports.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06It's the Dogfight, here's the plane.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Hit your opponent's sensors four times and you win.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Whilst doing that, don't get hit four times yourself.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Avoid the bothersome resident drones,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15stay away from anything hot and fire-like and, as ever,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17we've added laser tracers for your viewing pleasure.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Trying to make that difficult for both teams
0:24:21 > 0:24:23will be one of our resident drones.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26They'll be patrolling the no-fly zone, keeping order.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Let's find out who it is.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Spin the selector.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32It's the DRAGON.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Spiky, speedy, and with a temper hotter than his breath,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39you do not want to meet this bad boy in a dark Airena.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Flight Masterz, have you got any final words for the Army Paws?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Good luck. - Nice.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Good luck to you, too. I don't mind who wins.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Oh. That's really nice.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53That's not the attitude we want, guys! OK? It's a Dogfight.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55This is a Dogfight and we want to see a battle.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56All right, are you ready? Yes.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59All right, good stuff. Aviators, stand by.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Calibrate your sights.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Complete your final pre-flight checks.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07This is the Dogfight. You're cleared for takeoff.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Let the drones off their leashes, re-holster the pooper scoopers
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and put the slobbery tennis ball back in its bag.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15It's time for the Dogfight.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Flight Masterz have a five-second advantage,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22having dropped their payload first in the last game
0:25:22 > 0:25:24but how crucial will that be? Is that waving?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Flight Masterz launch in three, two, one.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Flight Masterz make a dash for the gate.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36As soon as they're through, they can start zapping Army Paws.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39A look of determination from Ellie as Army Paws head up
0:25:39 > 0:25:40and straight through their gate.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42That was quick! That was so quick. Are you ready?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Like a gazelle of the skies,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Army Paws have cancelled out Flight Masterz' advantage.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50But Sam and Trevor get off the first shots and she's hit.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Oh. Ellie was banking more than a supersaver in the city there,
0:25:53 > 0:25:54but she got hit.
0:25:54 > 0:25:571-0. Army Paws, one hit, they've lost the one life.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Come back. Trying.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Ellie and Nathanial are continuing with their strategy, though -
0:26:01 > 0:26:04wobble around a lot and shoot at anything.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Did they nearly hit it? Wow.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Yes, they did, Will.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08And now they actually have hit.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Army Paws arced out to the left and then unleashed a laser beam
0:26:11 > 0:26:13to the Masterz' vital area.
0:26:13 > 0:26:151-1. And all to play for.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Look at both drones here.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Like kestrels fighting in the Alpine skies.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21The way Ellie is moving - I've never seen anything like it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Watch out, Samuel.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Another strike for Army Paws.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Swinging from side to side seemed to mesmerise Flight Masterz.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Perhaps Ellie isn't out of control, she's a hypnotist.
0:26:31 > 0:26:332-1.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Whoa. Where is Army Paws going?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37She's heading straight for the tower. Look out.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Oh! Oh, that could be the end of Army Paws.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Game over. Drone unrecoverable.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Yes, they are finished.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Here it is again....
0:26:46 > 0:26:47and again.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Once more.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Different angle.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Aviator reaction.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Oh!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Best till last - Rachel reaction.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Ohhhh!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59That had a musical ring to it, don't you think?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02RHYTHMIC THUDS
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Army Paws!
0:27:03 > 0:27:06That is game, set and match to the Flight Masterz,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10who win by default as Ellie lost her head and became a Flight un-Master.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Weird. That was quite a dramatic end to the Dogfight.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Ellie. There you are, Ellie's just there.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21That's a very nifty piece of parking.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23What went wrong? I don't know.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24It just suddenly went.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26It went.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28You were being fairly erratic.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30How was that for you?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32It made us jump when it crashed.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35You are today's winners, so we will see you in the semifinals.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Congratulations, guys.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40But, for now, it is time for Airmageddon to power down.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42And for these guys to step up.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48It was very exciting and air-mazing.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51My tip would be practise, practise, practise.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54My Airmageddon experience was fun and exciting.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56But I also quite liked crashing.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00We're in the semifinal. Yes!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Really, really proud of how he's doing.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I knew he was a reasonably good pilot.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Fly carefully.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12'Airmageddon power down.'