0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Airmageddon,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05TV's ultimate test of airborne skill...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- Get out of the way! - ..and radio-controlled mayhem.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- 32 teams of wannabe aviators from across the UK...- Yay!
0:00:12 > 0:00:17..will do battle in the Airena with their customised drones.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- Only those with the skill... - Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23..the luck and the aerial courage will make it through.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Scream if you want to go faster! It's Airmageddon!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Welcome to Airmageddon.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54We have got three more rounds of high-flying gamesmanship
0:00:54 > 0:00:55here in the home of drones.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Yes, our Airena is a state-of-the-art playground
0:00:58 > 0:01:01for gamers everywhere, so put aside your consoles,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04computer simulations and tablets for a few minutes.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06This is where the real players hang out.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Yes, we are keeping it real.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Real joystick control,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11real first-person views and real bad guys.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14It's going to be game over for three of our teams
0:01:14 > 0:01:15by the end of the show.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But one of them will level up for a place in the semifinals.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20BOTH: Let's meet our aviators!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Yoo-hoo! It's bros Ryan and Aaron, aka Shark Vader.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Droning is rife in Fife, thanks to Ben and dad Rolf,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31who are the Black Wrens.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Next on our roster, all the way from Gloucester,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36are Dragon Eye, Adam and big sis Kirsty.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Y'ello! It's Rhys and Brendan from Bristol,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41more commonly known as Stealth.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Aviators, welcome to the Airena.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Are you ready for Airmageddon? - ALL: Yeah!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Excellent, well, here's the first of our teams,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52the Black Wrens, Ben and Rolf.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53How have you guys been preparing?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Well, we've been practising hard, obviously,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and we also thought we'd get in the spirit
0:01:58 > 0:02:00with our little personalised badges.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04The badges, they're smart, but Dragon Eye's over here.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06What have you done, Adam, Kirsty?
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Well, we made personalised jumpers just for the occasion.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Personalised jumpers, badges - it's all going on here.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Well, these are our four teams.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20And this is PIG, my Personalised Interactive Gyrocopter.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21PIG, what's up?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24PIG SQUEALS
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The Airsault Course - like your average playground,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29only 128 times as massive.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Wow! Its size is a necessity as it must house drones
0:02:32 > 0:02:35as big as this very average dining table.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37There's no time to fine dine, though,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39as our aviators fly around the course.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Teams must carefully get through four gates,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43the emphasis being on CAREFULLY,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45because it really is a tight squeeze -
0:02:45 > 0:02:46tighter than my skinny jeans.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48After the Pillars, it's through the Letter Boxes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Don't trip up because the top is the height of three elephants.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Yaw around the Foggy Corridor,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56so dense you can't tell if you're flying drones or tables,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and then it's up through the Vortex,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01more windy than Uncle Derek after beans on toast.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06Then it's a dash to the chequered flag, et voila! Finito!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08To complicate proceedings even more,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10our resident drones are on hand,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13flying interference, so who's on patrol this time?
0:03:16 > 0:03:17It's the Dragon.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21It will take more than St George to slay this fella.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23He's hard as nails. He even eats nails.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Don't try that at home, kids.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Our first Airsault debutants are the Black Wrens.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Aviator Ben likes to recite poetry, which is a bit of a skill,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36similar to drone flying, it gives him a thrill.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38WingDad Rolf enjoys a spot of DIY,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41till he hit his hand with a hammer and started to cry,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and their drone is called Ren.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Half-Rolf, half-Ben, with flames on the side,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48it's flown by real men.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Ben, Rolf, welcome up to the control tower.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- How are you feeling? - Butterflies in my belly.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57The Dragon will soon burn those butterflies out of you.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59What's your training for this consisted of?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01We fashioned a little wrecking ball to our drone
0:04:01 > 0:04:04and knocked over little blocks.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- That is excellent training.- Yeah.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Obviously you won't be needing that for the assault course,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11but this is all about precision flying.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15All right, then, guys - aviators, stand by.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So here we go. No wrecking balls to help or hinder them,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21but how will the Black Wrens do against all these obstacles?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Rev up your rotors.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24You're cleared for takeoff.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Black Wrens, launch. Three, two, one...
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Ben controls that launch very smoothly.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37And Dad looks to be controlling Ben - interesting.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Nicely, go through.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43OK, drop it down, bring it back.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Rolf also seems to be controlling the commentary. Am I needed today?!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Line it up, so your back is to you. - Obviously not.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I'll write my shopping list instead, then, shall I?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Come all the way through. Bring it back a wee bit.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Four tins of tuna...
0:04:56 > 0:04:59He didn't even slow down at all for the first of the hurdles.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Straight through the Letterbox. - Thanks, Will.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- That reminds me, a book of stamps... - Very good.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Come here. Line it up in front of the hoop.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Ah-ha! Not such a good commentator, Rolf.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13That's a gate, not a hoop, son.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I'll take over again, shall I?
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Black Wrens being closely watched by that flying drone thingy.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Air Marshal.- Yeah, that's him.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Through the cloud of smoke... - Not so much through,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27that's down, up, then through.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Ben has to fly through the official route in order to comply.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31I'm fine, I'm fine.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34And eventually he does.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Very good, keep going.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Can you stop holding me? You're stressing me.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40A line not heard since I didn't want to leave
0:05:40 > 0:05:43my beloved Aunt Dora's house last weekend.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47So Ben is stressed. Will that hamper his aviating teccers?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Into the Vortex.- The Vortex should help answer that question.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54It's blowy. The Black Wrens can't get in at first attempt.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Deep breaths, Ben. In he goes.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Up you go. Perfect.- Excellent work,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01which is making the Dragon cross.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Black Wrens are speeding up now.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Last gate, last pillar.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- And eventually... - The finishing line.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10The finishing line. Well done, Black Wrens.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Airsault Course complete.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Let's chart Ben's progress through the foggy corridor again.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Clean entry followed by a pitch inspection.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Black Wrens then tried the rarely used illegal side exit manoeuvre
0:06:21 > 0:06:24before re-entering the corridor's orbit and departing safely.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27That was epic. Talk us through what happened.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Well, originally, going to go for slow and steady, but...
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Yeah...
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Didn't quite work out... - No!
0:06:35 > 0:06:36You had to go for it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38And you got 2:04.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Really, really quick time. - Yeah, that's really quick.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- Did you expect that? - No. I expected, like, a lot more.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Polite applause, please, for our next contenders.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51It's Shark Vader.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Aviator Aaron is a wannabe inventor and one day wants to create
0:06:54 > 0:06:56a huge drone that can transport people.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Dude, that's a helicopter.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00WingBro Ryan is keen on a bit of karate.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04No use today, I'm afraid. It's all about flight, not fight.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Shark Vader needed a fin, so they used a car aerial.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Stay tuned to see if it helps them around the course.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Aaron, you must be pretty psyched about this.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Yeah, I'm a bit nervous, though. - What about you, Ryan?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18What's your top tip as a wingman to your brother?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Help him out and think ahead of him.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Oh, that's good, always thinking ahead.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25OK, guys. Aviators, stand by.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Game time for Aaron and Ryan.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Rev up your rotors.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32You're cleared for takeoff.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34So Aaron is feeling the nerves.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Air Marshal, do you ever suffer from nerves?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Never. Nerves are for the weak.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41What, never? You fear nothing?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Correct.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Is that a pet spider on your back?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Where? Get it off. Get it off. Get it off.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Chillax, man, I'm only kidding. Do your business. Let's do this.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Very funny. Shark Vader launch in three, two, one...
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Well, he may be nervous but that is a perfectly steady-looking drone.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04The Force is with them so far.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Remember, keep it nice and steady.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Right, keep going forward.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Watch the legs, watch the fire.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Watch the Air Marshal. Watch the Dragon.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Watch on iPlayer. It's all good tips there.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Under the yellow line.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Nice and steady.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23This is a dream to behold, Aaron smoothly gliding along,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Ryan talking him through each step.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27A perfect partnership here.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Watch!- Oh, no, we've got ourselves a prang!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33It's an amazing recovery.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Looking back, you can see bits of letterbox being
0:08:35 > 0:08:38sheared off by Shark Vader's razor-sharp propellers.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Let's hope there's no permanent damage.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It took me ages to paint them.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Aaron's finally through the Letter Boxes,
0:08:46 > 0:08:47but the fun don't stop there.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49It's the murky Foggy Corridor next.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Keep going, keep going. Watch this pole.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I don't think he saw it, Ryan,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00and that is a close shave for both the Shark Vader team
0:09:00 > 0:09:02and the Airmageddon Painting Department.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Confidence seems to be building, though,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08as the third gate is dispatched with ease.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Nice and steady on the controls.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15How will they cope with the venting fury of The Vortex?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Right, you can go up now.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Like this! In, up, out.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21I've not seen someone cope with wind as well as that
0:09:21 > 0:09:24since Will got a bit burpy after fizzy cherryade yesterday.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Nice velocity now.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Which is what Will said yesterday.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Oh, the Dragon is blazing.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34He is and that is what he does best because, wow, look -
0:09:34 > 0:09:37the Sharks have crash-landed into the lights as a result.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Classic Dragon there.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Full speed, full speed ahead.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Aaron did amazingly well not to crash and burn there,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47and he gets over the line and allows himself a grin of relief.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Just look how that shark attack on the lights
0:09:49 > 0:09:51nearly meant an eternity on the dark side
0:09:51 > 0:09:52for Aaron and Ryan,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56but cool heads and steady hands got them home in the end.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Wow. You guys had some epic recoveries out there.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Aaron, just talk us through it. - I thought I was going to crash.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- A lot. - We did as well.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- But... - I just...I waited until, like,
0:10:10 > 0:10:15it became free and then quickly stabled it and then continued.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20So nesting atop the leaderboard are the Black Wrens
0:10:20 > 0:10:22in an amazing 2:04.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Shark Vader got around the course in a very decent time of 2:36,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28even after flying off to a galaxy far, far away.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32But will that be quick enough to see them survive?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Third to take on the Airsault Course are Stealth.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Aviator Brendan is an air cadet, loves skating
0:10:37 > 0:10:40and has been pals with Rhys since they were six.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Wingman Rhys is an air cadet, loves skating and has been pals
0:10:43 > 0:10:45with Brendan since they were six - deja vu.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48They spray-painted Stealth yellow in Brendan's garage,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51where they also accidentally spray-painted his parents' bikes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Whoops!
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Is there any particular bit that you're most afraid of?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56That would probably be the Vortex.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Now, Rhys, as the wingman, it's kind of up to you
0:10:58 > 0:10:59to help him get through that bit.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Yeah, I'll just make sure he is level with underneath
0:11:02 > 0:11:03and he don't hit the fan.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Are you ready to get out there and set a good time?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07BOTH: Yeah.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10All right, then, guys. Aviators, stand by.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Brendan and Rhys are set to take on the Airsault Course,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15but will Stealth be in good health come the end?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Rev up your rotors.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19You're clear for takeoff.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26Stealth launch in three, two, one...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Stealth is up and Brendan has a look of steely determination about him.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Classic aviator.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Let's go, go straight up.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Make sure you get it nice and centred.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Nice and centred.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39There you go, there you go, through.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Rhys is talking him through it as Stealth nails gate one,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and the first pillars, with consummate ease.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Very confident start from Stealth.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Yeah. An anagram of Stealth is The Last.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51If they carry on like this,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53last ain't where they're going to end up,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56believe me, and Black Wrens and Shark Vader know it.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Oh, this is smooth Letterboxing.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01No stop-starts, just one fluid motion.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I'm in drone heaven just watching. Dreaven.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Very quick through the Letter Boxes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07All Air Marshal can do is watch on.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Hang on a darn second! - Come back, come back...
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Where are they going?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14They've just missed the gate.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Lads, reboot the sat-nav, flip to page 37 of your road map,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19stop and ask for directions!
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Anything!
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Not the first person to do that, either.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25But they're back on track.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Oh!
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I think it's safe to say that Aaron and Ryan
0:12:31 > 0:12:33were hoping for a disqualification there.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Look at the Shark Vader faces
0:12:35 > 0:12:39when they thought Stealth had missed the gate. Funny.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Oh, that's really annoying.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Yeah, but you're through now, lads. Lads?!
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Where have they gone?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Are they lost in the Foggy Corridor of doom?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49No, there they are, and they are gate-bound once again.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Whippet-like!
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Come up for the next hoop again.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54It's called a gate!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56And they didn't miss that one.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58They were worried about the Vortex before -
0:12:58 > 0:13:00let's see how complex they find it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Straight up.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04No problems in The Vortex whatsoever.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Don't know why they were worried.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07They made it look like a walk in the park,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09unlike the gate earlier.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Come back, come back...
0:13:13 > 0:13:16But that was the only buttock-clenching moment
0:13:16 > 0:13:18as they sprint across the line.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Airsault Course complete.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- How did it feel out there? - It was quite scary.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25The second hoop, I think it was, you kind of went
0:13:25 > 0:13:27straight to the fog and then had to go back, didn't you?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Yeah. I was just thinking, "We're not going to get through."
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I just thought it would add so much time.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Which one of you noticed that problem?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I think I did first and then I was
0:13:36 > 0:13:38quickly saying, "Come back, come back."
0:13:38 > 0:13:42And then he realised, and quickly came back and got through.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Incredible stuff from Stealth,
0:13:44 > 0:13:45who have stolen a march on the others
0:13:45 > 0:13:48with a time of 1:49.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Imagine the time if they had not got lost.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52That puts Black Wrens in second place
0:13:52 > 0:13:53and Shark Vader in third.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55The pressure is all on our last team now,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58but they are oblivious of the time to beat.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Our final Airsaulters today are Dragon Eye.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Aviator Adam loves fencing and archery,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05so he'd be great to have on your side
0:14:05 > 0:14:07if you ever went to war in the year 1415.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Kirsty loves the trampoline.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Let's hope she will spring into her role as WingSis. Haha!
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Dragon Eye was moulded using a home-made heat press.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Wow, I'm impressed.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Everyone else has been,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21but how confident are you that you can go through?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I do think we have a very good chance of getting through.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Excellent. And, Kirsty, how much are you looking
0:14:26 > 0:14:27forward to your first challenge as wingwoman?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Really looking forward to it. It's going to be great.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33All right, guys, let's get you out there. Aviators, stand by.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Deep breath from Adam before one of the toughest challenges
0:14:37 > 0:14:40he will have ever faced.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Dragon Eye launch in three, two, one...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Nice deep breath there from Adam before...getting into it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Careful. Up...
0:14:52 > 0:14:56And into it he is, in the gate and out the other side.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Dream start for the young aviator.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00..the flames before I drive through them.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02A little-known fact - drones and flames don't mix well.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04It leads to all sorts of issues.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Yeah, that's going to go through.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Bring it around.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Keep moving. Adam, don't touch the floor.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I can't see it because of the flames.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Those flames, they cause a lot of problems.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Does Adam have a naturally nervous
0:15:19 > 0:15:21face or is he petrified right now?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22The latter, I would say.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- His WingSis needs to soothe him. - OK, drop down.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Ooh, that was close.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Close?! The international award for understatement of the year
0:15:35 > 0:15:38goes to Dragon Eye from Gloucester. How did they not crash that?!
0:15:41 > 0:15:42You're making me feel nervous.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44What do you think I am?
0:15:44 > 0:15:45There is the nerves confirmation.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Both aviator and WingSis have got the shakes,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50and it's not the nice strawberry kind, for that matter.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Deep breaths, gang!
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Air Marshal can smell fear - it's an app in his mainframe.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Oh, wobble! Oh, careful!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Oh, dear!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Shark Vader enjoying this right now.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09They can sense a place in the second round if Adam continues like this.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12That was like the ride at the funfair you only get on to impress
0:16:12 > 0:16:14your mates, or that girl.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Out of control, jerky, downright dangerous. Mum!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Go through.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Now he's through!
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Will exhausted,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Shark Vader excited, Dragon Eye blind to the dangers around them.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27This is lightning quick.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- OK, Vortex!- Shish kebab!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Just when you thought it couldn't get any tougher, it's the Vortex.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- Oh!- Touchdown.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Are they taking time out?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Only a little one before shooting up the Vortex
0:16:41 > 0:16:44like cola out of a shaken-up bottle. Explosive.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Go through. We are so close, boss.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Yeah, but you might also be close to a few more
0:16:51 > 0:16:53obstacles before the end.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56I give you exhibit A, the pillar. Bang. There we go.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57Which way's front?
0:16:57 > 0:16:58This way! Over here!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02No, that's the back. Come on, over here!
0:17:02 > 0:17:05That's it, good boy, heel! And sit!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Good Dragon Eye. Well done, guys.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10You got there in the end. Well done.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Well, so many highlights or lowlights during that run.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18There was this...
0:17:18 > 0:17:20That...
0:17:20 > 0:17:21This other one...
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Not forgetting this.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Bruised and battered Dragon Eye.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Oh-ho!- That was dreadful!
0:17:27 > 0:17:28No, it wasn't dreadful.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32You seemed to have a real problem with the uprights, the columns.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34You were fine through the Letterbox, fine through the hoops.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Every column, you seemed to have it in for them.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Why was that?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I don't know.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Let's find out from the Air Marshal
0:17:43 > 0:17:46whether you did enough to get through it, OK?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48What an amazing Airsault we've had.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Dragon Eye didn't do enough to beat Stealth's 1 minute 49,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53nor did they go quicker than The Black Wrens.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Did they beat Shark Vader?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Yes, they did, with a time of 2 minutes 21.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58They are through to round two,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00which means Shark Vader are about to hear words
0:18:00 > 0:18:02similar to "grou're younded".
0:18:02 > 0:18:03You're grounded, sorry.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Shark Vaders, you have been fantastic.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Thank you so much. But, for now, I'm going to unfortunately
0:18:10 > 0:18:13have to say, "You're grounded."
0:18:16 > 0:18:20So, one team have hung up their control pads and are
0:18:20 > 0:18:22retreating from the Airena.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Three teams play on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25PIG SQUEALS
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Ah, and here's PIG with the next game.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Easy peasy, lemon squeezy -
0:18:29 > 0:18:32four words that don't describe Balloon Cutters at all.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36The game is hard, the rules are simple.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Attached to each drone is a metal prong with some razor-sharp shears,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43which aviators must use to cut loose five bunches of balloons.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Is there a but? Yes, there is.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48But don't cut the string with your props, because that won't count.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52The last to finish or who cuts the fewest strings is out of here.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53As if that wasn't hard enough,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55the aviators have one big distraction on their hands,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58similar to flies buzzing around a doggie doo-doo -
0:18:58 > 0:19:01it's these critters. Don't bother the BUGs.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04The batteries are recharged. The shears are sharpened.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06The drones are ready. But are our aviators?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- ALL: Yes! - They're really ready.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Excellent. OK, Adam, Dragon Eye,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13do you think you've got what it takes to step up,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16get through this round and get into the Dogfight?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Yeah.- Yeah?- As long as I stay calm and steady.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21OK, guys. Aviators, stand by.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Don't those balloons look lovely?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29It's like we're having a party, only it's not a party!
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Start your rotors.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Aviators, stand by.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Launch in three, two, one...
0:19:39 > 0:19:40All three teams make their ascent
0:19:40 > 0:19:44with their hi-tech cutting implements, AKA shears.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Who can cut their five strings first?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Come back. - Straight away from this FPV,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51you can see what a small margin for error there is here.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Nicely forward.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Look at the concentration.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Come on. - But he's made his first cut.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Dragon Eye were eagle-eyed there.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01- They are up, up and away into the lead.- Yes!
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Good job from Dragon Eye.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04They really wrestled with that, but they got it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's not about stealth, as Stealth are finding out. Its accuracy.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09You're so close, come back. Come back.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11And they narrowly miss a string.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Let's see what those Black Wrens are up to.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Cut... Yep.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17It's 1-1-0. The Black Wrens have got one too.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21All right, go to the left a little bit. There, you've got it.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23And that's it. All square.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Stealth have got one as well. - They sure have.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Some great flying here.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's back to even Stevens,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and even Steven couldn't do this well, whoever he is.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Keep coming, into the left a little bit. You've got it, you've got it.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36And it's bye-bye balloons for Stealth.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Look how they pushed their string to breaking point
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and then, ping, the snip was made. Excellent.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Take your time, Adam!
0:20:44 > 0:20:45WingSis Kirsty too nervous to speak,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48so Adam coaches himself through another balloon cut.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Yes, you're doing really well. Good. Go down.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Black Wrens take aim...- Yes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Great job!- Next one, just stay where you are.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Each team's got two. Neck and neck!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Well, neck and neck and neck.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02WingDad Rolf has got Ben lined up with another already.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Is it full of hot air?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07No! Black Wrens come back from behind to take the lead.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- Right, yeah...- Can Stealth reply?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Brendan's sawing furiously at the string like a lumberjack
0:21:11 > 0:21:13on a Redwood. And, bingo!
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Balloons be gone.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Who's going to come to the party next?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Get it! Yes.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Answer, Dragon Eye. How do you think you're doing, Adam?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- OK, really well.- Good.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Three-all!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26There you go. Keep coming, keep coming.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28You're straight on it. You've got it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30And Stealth have snuck into the lead with four.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Stealth in good health as another wealth of balloons
0:21:32 > 0:21:35head into the jealth of the Airena ceiling.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37OK, jealth isn't a word, but it rhymed, all right?
0:21:37 > 0:21:38- Leave me alone!- Done!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Sorry, what? Oh, I seem to have
0:21:40 > 0:21:43missed Brendan and Rhys releasing the final bunch of balloons.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44How unprofessional.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Here it is again.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Look at that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49We're in the Dogfight!
0:21:49 > 0:21:50You certainly are.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Yes, it's the Dogfight for you with a five-second head start.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54But chill for now, yeah?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Black Wrens are having a tug of war with their balloons.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58And a BUG is getting right in their grill,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00but the balloons have been snipped.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- It's fine, you've got the point. - No, I didn't.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Ben seems to think there's something amiss there.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07They missed the string with their shears and it looks like
0:22:07 > 0:22:09they've cut it with their propeller.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Yes, if they did, it's illegal and they should be thrown in jail.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15But that will be down to the Air Marshal to decide afterwards.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Adam looks like he's really got his Dragon Eye in now.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Four each. The next bunch to hit the skies could clinch this,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23but who's going to do it?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Ben swoops, he soars...
0:22:24 > 0:22:26He shears. Cut!
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Perfect. Now hover.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30We see Dragon Eye cut through their last bunch of balloons,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33a lovely manoeuvre, but that may be too little, too late.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36What a round!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38There's no doubting the winner.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Five clean cuts puts Stealth straight in the Dogfight.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Black Wrens did finish second, but, as we suspected,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45they cut one bunch with their propellers
0:22:45 > 0:22:47and not the shears provided.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Tough luck, guys.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Dragon Eye would have been grounded,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54but they're through to the Dogfight thanks to Black Wrens' misfortune.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Unfortunately, Team Black Wren,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01you guys, you cut one of the strings with your propellers.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03That was an illegal move,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06so unfortunately, guys, you are grounded.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14So, time for our two final players to hit start on our endgame.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17This is the Dogfight.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Get a precautionary rabies injection, people,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21it's Dogfight time.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Each drone is equipped with a laser gun from the 23rd century.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Aviators must avoid getting hit
0:23:26 > 0:23:29whilst their wingmen zap away accurately at their opponent.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33First to hit their opponent four times is top dog. Woof, woof!
0:23:36 > 0:23:38He looks like a ball, but can you kick it?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Best not, he'll lock you up.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41It's the GUARD on duty.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43It is the Dogfight, and so I want to know,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46do you have any final words for your opponents?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Watch out. - LAUGHTER
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Watch out. I suppose they are stealthy.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52You've got to keep your eyes peeled.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Safe journey home. - BOTH: Ooh!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- That's good. - Yeah, you are going home.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59OK, guys. Aviators, stand by.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Calibrate your sights, complete your final systems checks.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07You're clear for takeoff.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Dragon Eye V Stealth. Gloucester V Bristol.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12It's the West Country Dogfight everyone's been talking about
0:24:12 > 0:24:16and which I'm about to talk about a lot.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Aviators, fire up.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Remember, Stealth have a five-second advantage
0:24:19 > 0:24:21to begin with for finishing Balloon Cutters first.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23As soon as they get through the gate,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26they can inundate Dragon Eye with laser fire.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Stealth launch in three, two, one...
0:24:30 > 0:24:31And off they pop.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Make those seconds count, lads. And they are.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Great ascent towards that heavenly gate.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Stealth firing systems activated.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Adam releases Dragon Eye to the air,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41but he needs to get through the gate to be active
0:24:41 > 0:24:43and avoid Stealth while he's at it. Tricksome.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Dragon Eye firing systems activated.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Both drones now have licence to thrill with their lasers.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52- This game is on.- Let them come up.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Let them come up.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Interesting. The "best form of attack is defence" technique.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Crafty, Stealth.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Both sides eyeing each other up in these early stages.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06And then Dragon Eye lobs out a big greeny
0:25:06 > 0:25:09and it hits Stealth right in the unmentionables.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11That was a classic shoot and duck from Adam and Dragon Eye.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15For any novices out there, that basically means shoot then duck.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Stealth are injured both physically and psychologically there,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and they're coming in for some close-quarters action. Is that wise?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Just keep pressing it, just keep pressing it.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Sadly, they just keep missing it.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34That's another life gone.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Oh!- Two hits. - They've got two hits.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Adam and Kirsty don't fire often,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40but, when they do, they do it really well.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42That's 2-0, Dragon Eye.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Now, both teams are going at each other
0:25:44 > 0:25:47like laser firing systems are going out of fashion.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Can Stealth hit team Dragon Eye?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Gosh! Not at the moment.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Maybe the question should be, can Dragon Eye
0:25:51 > 0:25:54hit Stealth for a third time, Rachel?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Because the answer to that is affirmative.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Quick look at the replay just shows what a superb long-range shot
0:26:01 > 0:26:02that was from Adam and Kirsty.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05So, Stealth have lost three of their four lives.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08They need to change their game plan and quick.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10They miss again and the GUARD
0:26:10 > 0:26:13is coming in to take a closer look at this.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Another shot from Stealth. Be careful.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Oh, gosh!- Whoa!
0:26:17 > 0:26:19The GUARD's exploding!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21The GUARD dropped his guard
0:26:21 > 0:26:23for a second and a wayward laser from Stealth
0:26:23 > 0:26:26struck him right between his servers.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I think GUARD may need an ice pack to stop that swelling.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Take it easy, big guy.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32But back to matters at hand.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35And would you Adam and Eve it?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Dragon Eye take their chance and finish Stealth off.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40And that's it, game over, finished.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Ended. Opposite of begun.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Congratulations, Dragon Eye.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Well, that was one of the most dramatic Dogfights we've ever had.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Not because of Dragon Eye's straight shooting,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55but watching this guy take one to the gut there.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It was fascinating to observe.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Not much to say about
0:27:00 > 0:27:02that Dogfight that has not been said already.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Dragon Eye had the beadiest of eyes,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07keeping all of their lives intact whilst wiping out all of Stealth's.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Phenom!
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Team Dragon Eye, you took all four of Stealth's lives without
0:27:12 > 0:27:15losing any, which means you guys are the winners.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17How are you feeling, Adam and Kirsty?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Ace!- It was definitely ace flying there, guys, so well done.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Unfortunately, Team Stealth, Brendan, Rhys,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25that does mean that you guys are grounded.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27You guys were so good, but, Team Dragon Eye,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30it does mean we are going to be seeing you in the semifinals.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Congratulations, guys! Thank you.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36But for now, it is time for Airmageddon to power down.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37And for these guys to step up.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47Well, I managed to hit everything and still came out on top.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Get it! Yes!
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Congratulations to Dragon Eye, who are through to the semifinals.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Joining them there will be Sam, Trevor and the Flight Masters,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Tom and brother Toby, AKA This Way Up,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00and Leo and uncle Scott with Rotortrismus.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Oh, yes!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Coming soon to a Airmageddon near you.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Airmageddon, power down.