0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Airmageddon, the semifinals.
0:00:04 > 0:00:0632 teams began this quest for air supremacy, but after crashes,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09dashes and flights of fancy,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12only eight of the UK's finest flyers remain.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17Today, one of these four teams and their customised drones will win
0:00:17 > 0:00:20a coveted place in the grand final, and the chance to take this trophy,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23the title and overall glory!
0:00:23 > 0:00:24But who will triumph?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Find out in Airmageddon, the semifinals.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Welcome to the semifinals here in the home of drone.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Take a look around you. This venue is hi-tech,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55totally epic and truly spectacular.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59But where would any sporting venue be without its competitors?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- Empty.- Yeah, precisely. Yes.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05So, we're going to fill it with four returning teams,
0:01:05 > 0:01:10all heat winners in their own right, back for more drone-on-drone action,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13taking each other on for a place in our grand final.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14- BOTH:- Let's meet our aviators!
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Ride 'em, cowboy!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20It's aviator Leo riding wing-uncle Scott.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22They're Rotortrismus.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Tom and wing-baby-bro Toby are next.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26They are This Way Up, and Toby looks tired.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Sam and Trevor are Flight Masterz with a Z.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30High-five, man!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Our last semifinalists hoping to make a point
0:01:33 > 0:01:35are Adam and Kirsty - they're Dragon Eye.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Are you ready for the semifinals?
0:01:37 > 0:01:38- ALL:- Yes!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Excellent. Well, the first team to take on the Airsault course
0:01:41 > 0:01:43is This Way Up, Tom and Toby.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Tom, you've been here before, right?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47But how exciting is it to be back?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Yeah, it's really great. Just need to keep calm, keep focused.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52You know, we nailed the first episode.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53We just need to continue what we did.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Hopefully you can do it all again.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Flight Masterz, you want to make it to the final.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Sam, how will you make that happen? - To have the best time we could
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and make sure the WASP doesn't get in the way.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Yeah, that would be good. Make sure the WASP doesn't get in the way.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06So, our semifinalists are standing by.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Yeah, and here's my personalised interactive gyrocopter,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11PIG, with all the course details.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Surely the Airsault course needs no explanation by now?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Yes, it does. It's gone and changed.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20It still comes equipped with the standard gates, pillars,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23letterboxes and that fearsome foggy corridor of despair.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25But this is the new Airsault Turbo XL,
0:02:25 > 0:02:30so say bonjour to the new horizontal gate that needs a popping down.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Also say Guten Tag to the double windy,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35double height Vortex with added crossbars.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Windy enough to blow your trolley-sized drone
0:02:38 > 0:02:39to the shops and back.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Then whizz across the finish line, standard.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Four drones and one extremely difficult test
0:02:45 > 0:02:49of hand-eye coordination, complete with extra gates,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51an incredibly challenging new Vortex,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54and one of our resident drones in full flight.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Spin the selector.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57It's the WASP.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Well 'Ard Stinging Person is not what WASP stands for.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It's Weaponised Assault ShiP.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Either way, he's best avoided, because he's bad for your health.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10First to return to the Airsault course are This Way Up.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Your aviator today is Bognor boy Tom,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14who will be ably assisted, we hope,
0:03:14 > 0:03:15by his brother Toby.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18This Way Up zoomed around the Airsault course
0:03:18 > 0:03:19in 1:48 in their heat.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Remember, anything sub-two minutes is supersonic.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25How will they fare in today's semifinal?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28So guys, you're back, you're up here in the control tower again.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30How have you been preparing for this semifinal?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Well, we just put in extra practice at home.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Yeah? And obviously, it's a bit more difficult this time.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37There's two extra obstacles.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Toby, as the wingman, have you been checking them out?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Yeah.- What are you going to be saying to Tom to get him through?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Well, just control,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47and basically the same thing we did on the first obstacle course.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49But I've heard that there's some more obstacle things.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Basically, do the same again, but a bit quicker.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Yeah.- And maybe you'll get through.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55All right, good stuff, guys. Let's get you flying.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Start your pre-flight checks.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Engage your rotors.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02You're cleared for takeoff!
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Well comeback to the Airsault course, lads.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Tom, our cool, calm aviator,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and Toby, the enthusiastic wing-brother.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11They were in the sub-two minute club last time around.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15But how will they do with the tweaks we've made to the course?
0:04:15 > 0:04:19This Way Up launch in three, two, one.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Come on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22Go to the left!
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Come on, through there.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Tom's fave food is anything edible.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Good job, because he's eating up this course like a slap-up brekkie!
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Oh, my God, you're going well fast.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Well fast is good, as long as you don't well crash,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37because that would be well bad.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40And that's bad in the bad sense, I mean.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Letterbox one taken at speed but whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:04:42 > 0:04:46The metaphorical brakes are slamming on hard before letterbox two,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49that was as hairy as my plughole!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Before the smoke comes, so you have to...
0:04:51 > 0:04:52I think that was a touch too fast.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54But they got away with it,
0:04:54 > 0:04:55and Tom doesn't look too worried.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58He could do this with his eyes closed, I reckon.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I sometimes commentate with my eyes closed, I'll show you.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03And here we see This Way Up
0:05:03 > 0:05:06approaching the...golden unicorn.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Beautifully done.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09And now it's the...water jump?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Oi! Pay attention!- Sorry, what?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Right, OK. Sorry. Foggy corridor,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15not the water jump.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Exciting times here on the Airsault course,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19it's the newfangled horizontal gate.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Zero problems there, and This Way Up
0:05:23 > 0:05:25are setting a good standard here.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Come on, through, through. Yeah!
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Down, through there.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31And in the Vortex.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32In the Vooortex,
0:05:32 > 0:05:33as it should be now called,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35as it's double the height.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Altitude sickness is a real possibility here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Need to try that again, don't I?
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Slipped out of there for a second,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43but a quick re-entry and he's heading upwards.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- Yes!- Toby's so good at the encouragement.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48He's just like, "Yes!"
0:05:48 > 0:05:50when he does well. It's good.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I tell you what, he's also encouraging
0:05:52 > 0:05:53as they head for the last gate,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55it's Mr WASP. Sparks are flying,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57and he's keen to get in the way.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01But Tom slips into overdrive and screams towards the chequered flag.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Divine. A near-perfect round there for This Way Up.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06The only blips being when Tom had to stop himself slamming
0:06:06 > 0:06:08into the letterboxes,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10and the accidental side exit in the Vortex.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13But a time of 1:38 is smoking.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Boys, what have you got to say about that?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Nailed it.- Absolutely nailed it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- That's what you kept saying. Wow.- Definitely really good.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Good time. - How does it feel out there?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Really nervous, but because I've done it before, you know,
0:06:25 > 0:06:26it's not as nerve-racking.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Look at this guy's face. You seem so chilled out.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29"Well, I've done it before."
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Set cabin doors to manual,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33because Leo and wing-uncle Scott
0:06:33 > 0:06:35are next up with Rotortrismus.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37In their heat, the lads completed the Airsault
0:06:37 > 0:06:39in two minutes 26 before
0:06:39 > 0:06:41going on to win the Dogfight 4-0.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44But will Christmas come early for Rotortrismus today?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- How are you guys doing?- Fine, yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Yeah? How are you going to raise your game
0:06:48 > 0:06:51to make sure you get through to the Dogfight?
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Well, a wise man said YOLO.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56That man was very, very wise.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57And he's absolutely right.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59So, without further ado, let's do that living.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02OK. Aviators, stand by.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Start your rotors, fire up your motors.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08You're cleared for takeoff.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Wearing blue, hoping not to feel blue if they do well today,
0:07:12 > 0:07:13it's Rotortrismus.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Air Marshall, what makes you feel blue?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Thinking about my long-lost brother.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20The Air Commodore? I've not seen him for years.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- What happened to him? - He was rebranded.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- As what? - A ceiling fan in Jamaica. Sigh.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Oh, dear. Chin up, big guy.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30As Leo says, YOLO.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32You Order Lift Offs.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Rotortrismus launch in three, two, one.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38And forward, Leo.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- Over you go. Come on, man. - Yeah, man.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I tell you, everyone needs a wing-uncle like Scott.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45An engineer by trade,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47he's engineering a positive vibe here.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Scott really, really wants him to post a good time.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- I think he's going to really push him through this.- Right.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54To the right.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Forward. Smooth.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Nice one, Leo. Keep going, keep going. Clear.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01But WASP isn't enjoying Scott's banter.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Sparks are flying here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Slowly, slowly. Watch these. Little bumps ain't going to hurt you.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10The bumps won't hurt you, but that flame very nearly did.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Watch out. Clear. Up.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Clear up yourself, Scott!
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I ain't your mum. That was a close shave on the second letterbox.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18But Rotortrismus are going so well.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21What could possibly go wrong here?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Straight through. Down.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24You're clear. Right. Get your line in.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Much quicker through here than last time, yeah?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Scott looking for an improvement in the foggy corridor.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Easier said than done.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Wannabe farmer Leo ploughed his way through that. Oo-arr!
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Poke your head up through it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36That's the same instructions you'd find
0:08:36 > 0:08:38in a "how to put on a jumper" manual.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39But Scott's talking about
0:08:39 > 0:08:40the horizontal gate, I hope.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Yes, he was, and Leo has complied.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Over to the path.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46The what? Do we have a path on the course?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Doesn't sound tricky.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49This is smooth.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51He's definitely flowing round nicely.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I don't think it's as quick as the previous round.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- But it could be quick enough. - Could be, Will.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Go on, mate. You're good, you're good.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02That is an illegal Vortex entry,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04the worst kind of entry, in my opinion.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Too high above the red marker.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09He was carrying on like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11What will the Air Marshall have to say about this?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Aviator, repeat Vortex. Aviator, repeat Vortex.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Told you! - Oh, we went between the two.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Oh, I thought it was meant to go through...
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Oh, no!
0:09:21 > 0:09:22This is total chaos!
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Leo has taken his eyes off Rotortrismus to argue his point,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28and nearly crashes as a result.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Back into the Vortex for the second time, here.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Time is of the essence, mate. Go. Doesn't matter what happens.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Leo has lost a lot of time indeed so going hell for leather
0:09:36 > 0:09:38seems to be his only hope.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Through. Run it, Leo. Run it full blast. Watch yourself.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Up. That's it. Down.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Get out of there. Straight through.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Get over that line.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I'll tell you something for nothing.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Leo has done amazingly to get back into the game and crosses the line.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58This is the moment Rotortrismus's lives fell apart -
0:09:58 > 0:10:00entering the Vortex too high.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Rules are there for a reason, people.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Time confirmed.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04This Way Up are way up top
0:10:04 > 0:10:07after their spiffing time of one minute 38.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Rotortrismus came home over a minute behind in two minutes 47.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Can one of the remaining teams save them by going slower?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16How was that, Leo?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Yes, it was good.- Yeah?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20But you had a few problems, didn't you?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22In the Vortex, there were two strips of tape,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26so we just assumed we were meant to go through those but we weren't,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28we were meant to go underneath the bottom one.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Scott, it sounds like you realised, didn't you?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I coaxed him there. We both made a mistake.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33We shouldn't have assumed
0:10:33 > 0:10:35it would be any different from the first round.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Our fault. Hopefully it's enough.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Third to take on the Airsault course are Sam and wing-dad Trevor
0:10:40 > 0:10:44who go by the superhero name The Flight Masterz with a Z.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47After clocking a very decent one minute 52 in their heat,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Sam went on to win the Dogfight by default
0:10:49 > 0:10:51after poor old Ellie crashed out.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Worth it, though, to see Rachel's face.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Sam, you've had a little look around.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58What do you make of the extra obstacles in the Airena today?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00A little bit harder, especially that one over there.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Yes, the super-size Vortex.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04It is going to be tricky. Trevor?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07The horizontal gate, that looks quite a tricky one as well.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- What's your tactic? - Steady, consistent
0:11:10 > 0:11:11and just make sure we don't crash.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Yeah, always making sure you don't crash.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15If I can give you one piece of advice,
0:11:15 > 0:11:16it's make sure you don't crash.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19All right, then, Flight Masterz, are you ready to go?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Rev up your rotors.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24You're cleared for takeoff.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27So we've seen plenty of semifinal nerves today.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Can the Flight Masterz keep their cool?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Discuss that amongst yourselves
0:11:31 > 0:11:33while the Air Marshall gets us under way.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Flight Masterz launch in three, two, one.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Sam and Trevor in their away kit today,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41having been in red during the heats.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Through the big hoop.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Wing-dad Trevor still doesn't know the difference between a hoop
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and an Airsault industry-standard hi-tech gate.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51WASP wanting to say a quick hello.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Don't fall for it, lads. Leg it.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Sam listens to me - glad someone does -
0:11:55 > 0:11:56and pegs it towards the letterboxes.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Move over, Lewis Hamilton.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59That is fast.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02You're through. Come through.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Down. That's it. Well done, Samuel.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Keep going. Get down a little bit more.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Through.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Sam is a really good aviator.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09This one's got a slight drift.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11We're going to see a nice fly here.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Thank you Flight Masterz fan club chairman.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15- Through the hoop.- That's it, Trevor!
0:12:15 > 0:12:17See me afterwards. You've got detention.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18- Hoop indeed.- Down.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Ready.- So much smoke.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Through the middle.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- This way. Down.- It's out of control.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27They're lost in the smoke.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- It's fine.- Well, if that was out of control, my middle name is Theresa.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32It's not, FYI.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- It's Stephanie.- Perfect.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Horizontal gate, horizontal gate.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40This is fascinating from Flight Masterz.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Both teams before him have popped up
0:12:42 > 0:12:44through the gate but keen swimmer Sam is going
0:12:44 > 0:12:46around in order to dive through.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Minimal splash too. Excellent.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Through the hoop.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Is Trevor calling it a hoop to wind me up?
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Yellow card, big guy.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Final warning. It's a gate.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Double-size Vortex is next.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59It's a whopper. But will Sam come a cropper?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01He's got the basics right, unlike Leo.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Perfectly executed entry there.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Perfectly executed ascent.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Perfect dismount. Phenom.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Through the hoop.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Gate! Sorry, did I put them off there?
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Sam has flown straight into the suspending gate cable.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I think he's got away with that.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17That's remarkable.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Thought he'd lost it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Thought he'd lost it there.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20You're not the only one.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I thought that. Trevor thought that. Sam thought that.
0:13:23 > 0:13:2524 million people watching at home thought that.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28They are going to get home and that is one heck of a sprint to the line.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Well done.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32It was an impressive round until this cable twang.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Could be karma for calling gates "hoops"
0:13:33 > 0:13:35every single time if you ask me.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Time confirmed.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39The Flight Masterz have mastered second place for now
0:13:39 > 0:13:41with a good time of one minute 51
0:13:41 > 0:13:42which keeps This Way Up in top spot.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Rotortrismus remain bottom but with one team still to fly,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48it's not game over yet.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- The hoop.- Yeah.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Got a little but caught, didn't you?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I didn't even notice I'd got caught on the cable. I was, keep going.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56He said, "cable", so I went up.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Would be easy to lose control and crash it but at least you recovered.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Absolutely. You are into the second round.- Yes!
0:14:03 > 0:14:05And so it comes to this,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08our final Airsaultest of this semifinal
0:14:08 > 0:14:09is Dragon Eye
0:14:09 > 0:14:11led by Adam and wing-sister Kirsty.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Adam completed the course in two minutes 21
0:14:13 > 0:14:15in the heat but captured the nation's hearts
0:14:15 > 0:14:19with his general happiness and carefree attitudes to flight safety.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Oh, and he smashed the Dogfight 4-0 as well. Class act.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Now, Adam, I would describe your round in the heats as bouncy.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28What have you been doing to make sure
0:14:28 > 0:14:30that this time you're going to get through a bit smoother?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Erm... I think I've relaxed more.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36I'm going to stay calmer and make sure I get better perspective.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Oh, that's good thinking. Kirsty,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40do you find that now you've been here and done that,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43are you a bit less nervous because you know what to expect?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Yeah. I think the first time,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47with all the lights and the flames and stuff, kind of put us off a bit.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- OK. Are you ready?- I suppose so.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54I'll take that as a yes. All right, then, aviators, stand by.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Start your pre-flight checks.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Rev up your rotors.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59You're cleared for takeoff.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Three semifinalists have assaulted the Airsault course.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05One to go and that one is Adam, Kirsty and Dragon Eye.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07So let's aller a la gare.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Dragon Eye launch in three, two, one.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Fingers crossed.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Adam, you should cross your toes. You need your fingers at the mo.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Hashtag Dragon Eye going well so far.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Divine climb to the gate
0:15:22 > 0:15:23and executed as well
0:15:23 > 0:15:25as two of Henry VIII's wives.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Yes, that's great.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29OK, coming round.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30This is good flying so far.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Indeedy-doody. And it's piqued WASP's interest.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35The sparks are already flying.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Be careful, Adam.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Into the letterboxes and who's bossing things so far?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- I am.- You are. You're a player.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45And up.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Keen archer Adam has a touch of the wobbles
0:15:47 > 0:15:48midway through the letterboxes
0:15:48 > 0:15:50but shoots out unscathed.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Good boy. - Kirsty is pleased. Is Adam?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- I am.- Cool. Onwards.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Another gate taken care of.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Out the way, house drone! - Say please.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02No time for pleasantries, AM.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Adam has a date with the foggy corridor.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Get as close as you can for me, so I can direct.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Go, go, go, go.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Nervous start, then straight through.- Yes, Adam.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Really quick through the uprights.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Really quick.- I can't see.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- The camera's in the way. - Sorry about that.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19We must be making a TV show or something.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Go up, go up.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Horizontal gate now.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- Is he through?- I am.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Cool.- Waiting for it to drop.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28It's really slow.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Through.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34This is really great.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36This is great flying.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37I've not seen Will that excited
0:16:37 > 0:16:40since he won the Airmageddon team hide-and-seek tournament.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43To be honest, he hid and we all had a nap.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Right, double heighted Vortex time. Adam looks worried.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47It's twisting round again.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Uh-oh! Do we have a technical fault?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Dragon Eye has made an emergency landing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52I'm sending positive vibes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54And it's worked.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55And they're up, up and away.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I'm awesome. I did that with my mind, so...
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Yes.- Right.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Now they sweep past the Air Marshal.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Through the other gate.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Yes. And a refreshing spark shower courtesy of le WASP.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Who's near the finishing line?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- I am.- Yes, we know.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It was a rhetorical question, Adam, but well done.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20You've made it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24It wasn't the dastardly obstacles that nearly did it for Adam,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28it was Dragon Eye who came down with a dose of the malfunctions.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Thanks to my positive thinking, and Adam's skill to a lesser degree,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33they got home intact. Well done.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35It went twisty on the Vortex.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37That would be because you went so low and when you're really low,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- the ground effect can affect the turning.- Ah!
0:17:40 > 0:17:43But that was a good run.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- How did it feel?- It was better than last time, I guess.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47I think you did really well.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50But let's find out from the Air Marshal how quick you were.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Time confirmed. - Come on, you Reds.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55This Way Up top of the semifinal leaderboard
0:17:55 > 0:17:57with their time of one minute 38.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Good props there.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Flight Masterz finished second
0:18:00 > 0:18:02while Dragon Eye also make it through
0:18:02 > 0:18:03with their time of two minutes ten.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Sadly that means that Rotortrismus
0:18:05 > 0:18:07are about to hear the two most-feared words
0:18:07 > 0:18:09in the aviation industry.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12You're through. You're through to the next round.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Fluke again! - Well done. No, it was great flying.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Are you pleased?- Yes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- I am! - THEY LAUGH
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Unfortunately that does mean, Rotortrismus, you boys are grounded.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- No second chance?- No second chance.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- OK.- Unfortunately, you guys, sorry, you are grounded.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Rotortrismus are already winging their way home
0:18:33 > 0:18:36as three more teams move ever closer to victory
0:18:36 > 0:18:39and a place in our grand final.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41And here's the PIG with all the moves
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and most of the rules for our next challenge.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Welcome to Wall Buster.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51As ever, the rules are simple but the game is unsimple.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Each team has a wrecking ball attached to their underbellies.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Using that, aviators must knock over 92 cans in their wall.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Lovely round number that.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01So this is both speed and accuracy
0:19:01 > 0:19:04but it's worth bearing in mind that those big balls
0:19:04 > 0:19:06will make drone control a living nightmare.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Hoping to infest this semifinal and irritate the aviators
0:19:11 > 0:19:13are these irksome blighters.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Evade them at all costs or they'll get in your grill.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Don't bother the BUGs.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Guys, you've got this far.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Do you reckon you're going to get through to Dogfight?- Yes.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Well, unfortunately, only two teams can.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Team Dragon Eye, Adam,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30how much would it mean to you to get through to that round?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31It would mean an awful lot to us.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Yeah? Kirsty?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- An awful lot.- An awful lot. OK, that's pretty conclusive.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38I'm sure it will mean a lot to everybody
0:19:38 > 0:19:40so let's see who can make it through. All right.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Aviators, stand by.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Start your pre-flight checks.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Rev your rotors. You're cleared for takeoff.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Can you believe it? We're down to three teams.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Only two can get through to Dogfight where just one can reach the final.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Oh, no. It will take a steely heart to win this.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01CAN-centration and accuracy are the key.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02As is winning.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Air Marshall, you can open this game up.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Launch in three, two, one.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11Three drones are airborne.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14276 cans are currently stacked up.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16How quickly can they be toppled?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Let's go.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Green strike. Red strike.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Yellow strike.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- No!- That wasn't the drone, I don't think.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Really, Tom? Is that true?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29If that was a fairground coconut shy,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Tom would have nearly won a teddy bear.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Wrecking ball right to the centre of the stack.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Stunning work. With a dusting of drone contact too.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38This Way Up just ploughed straight through them.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Air Marshall may want to look at that again
0:20:40 > 0:20:42in the post-match analysis.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Boom!- Actually Air Marshall might be too busy analysing Dragon Eye.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Team Dragon Eye has taken them all out with the drone.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Yes, they did, and if that hasn't damaged the props on Dragon Eye,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54you can smother me in jam and call me Betty.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Please don't.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Adam adding to his rep as a bit of a renegade.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Meanwhile, at a tin can wall nearby...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Really good precision flying from the Flight Masterz.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Desperate not to damage his drone, Sam's taking it slow and steady.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- This is going to be close.- Adam is trying to wrecking ball the table.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12A career in demolition awaits, I think.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Now.- Look who's come to play with Sam.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18It's Mr Bug. Meanwhile, Mrs Bug does a job on This Way Up.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- That thing got in our way.- Yes.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Clear right. Yeah, like that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31This is excellent work from the teams here.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Slow, take it slow. - Not too slow, lads.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35This is a race, after all.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The hard thing in this game is not knocking the cans at the top -
0:21:38 > 0:21:40that's easy - it's who has the skills to pick off
0:21:40 > 0:21:41the remaining cans at the bottom.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45There's more risk there of hitting the table with the wrecking balls.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Down a bit.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Kazam! That's a delightful hit by The Flight Masterz.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Wing-dad Trev really earning his salt there.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- Bingo. Two more. - Yeah, bingo, but whatever the chat
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Adam is throwing about, he's really finding his feet in the game.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Yeah!- Stunning contact.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Four more to go.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- That's really good.- This Way Up want this over and done with.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08They've started wrecking the blocks with their ball.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Dragon Eye follow suit.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12OK...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Yes, it's a good tactic and all above board.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Flight Masterz just have one can remaining.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Dragon Eye only have two.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22This is getting more tense than a recently restocked camping shop.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Wrecking ball just bouncing over.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Yes.- And there it is. - Flight Masterz have done it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Yes, they have, but who will join them in the Dogfight?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32This is nail-biting times here in the Airena.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Yes.- This Way Up.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Bad luck, Dragon Eye.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Sorry, was I shouting?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39He'll never get a job stacking cans
0:22:39 > 0:22:42cos he's too good at knocking them over - all 92 of them.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43It's Sam and the Flight Masterz.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45As you'd expect from a semi,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47it was a hard-fought battle for second
0:22:47 > 0:22:50but This Way Up came through first, also knocking all the cans over,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53meaning it's the end of the road for Dragon Eye, whose ball control
0:22:53 > 0:22:55wasn't quite good enough on the day.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Unfortunately, where two teams go through,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04one team is left behind and it does fall to me to say,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08with genuine regret, guys, Team Dragon Eye,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11you've had a great run, but unfortunately, you are grounded.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20So, two surviving semifinalists with their targeting systems
0:23:20 > 0:23:22locked on each other for victory.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Two gladiators of the air enter the combat zone once more.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29It will be thumbs up for one and thumbs down for the other.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31This is the Dogfight.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33HE BARKS LIKE A DOG
0:23:33 > 0:23:35That's the rules of the Dogfight in Dog for you.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39For anyone not fluent in Dog, this is what must happen.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40To make the grand final,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43each team must zap their lasers at their opponents like fury
0:23:43 > 0:23:46until they've struck their sensors four times.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Not getting hit yourself four times is the other thing to bear in mind.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Well, that and avoiding resident drones
0:23:51 > 0:23:53like PIG or this cheeky chappie.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56He's big, he's round, his feet are off the ground.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59It's the GUARD, it's the GUARD.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Well 'ard. Don't mess, capisce?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I want to know if you've got any final words to say to each other
0:24:04 > 0:24:06before the big one, the Dogfight.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- Good luck.- That was nice.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Good luck.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Ooooh!
0:24:11 > 0:24:13How could you?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15All right, then. It's payback time, mate. Get up in the air.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Check your sights.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Rev up your rotors.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21This is the Dogfight.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22You're cleared for takeoff.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24OK, deep breaths, everyone.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26This is the real deal.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27One Dogfight, one winner,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31one place in the big, shiny grand final up for grabs.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32This Way Up will be heading up
0:24:32 > 0:24:35five seconds after the Flight Masterz with a Z,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38who have the advantage thanks to their wall-bashing success.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Air Marshall, do your thing.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Flight Masterz launch, three, two, one.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49GUARD watches as Sam goes gate-bound.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Once through, his lasers become active.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Can Flight Masterz take advantage of that five seconds?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- They went out there really quick. - Yeah!
0:24:59 > 0:25:02I need to check that, but I think Tom broke the sound barrier
0:25:02 > 0:25:04getting his way up through their gate.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06And just like that, we're game on.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07What is this tactic from Tom?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10They're going for the old bouncy-bouncy technique.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11- I've never seen that.- Dodging.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It's working, though.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Tom dips down and dodges Flight Masterz's fire,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17then bounces up and has a pop himself.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21This bobbing technique from Tom makes them almost impossible to hit.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24They chuck a laser right in Flight Masterz's face.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25- Oh!- One hit. That's great shooting.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Wing-dad Trev knows it. Look at the pain on his face there.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Their tactics are working.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I didn't expect it, but it looks like they are.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Yep, Tom and Toby are like two cool cucumbers in the fridge.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's only 1-0, though, so it's all to play for here.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Sam shoots. He doesn't score.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Penalty, ref. Red card.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45He's turning around for no reason.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Whoa, what's that?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49This Way Up spin a doughnut, only narrowly missing the tower,
0:25:49 > 0:25:50then bangaroo!
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I thought it was coming in!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Just look at how Tom turned on a sixpence, gathered himself,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58then provided Flight Masterz with a severe lasering.
0:25:58 > 0:26:002-0. Boom, boom, shake the room.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It's all too much for the GUARD. He's self-combusted!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07And now they've lost a third.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11That was careless. Perhaps the GUARD blowing his big end put Sam off.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Come on, we've got to get them.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Just look at Trevor's face. He's desperate to win here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18The GUARD, he's getting angry over there.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19The GUARD has popped up again.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Sam misses again.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Hitting This Way Up is like trying to
0:26:22 > 0:26:25grapple a slippery eel that's been covered in margarine,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27because he never stays still.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28It's up and down, left and right.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Correction - hitting This Way Up is achievable after all.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- It's fine, it's fine. - Tom keeps his cool.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35He's 3-1 up now.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38This Way Up counters straight back.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And looking back, we see Tom's up-and-down action backfired
0:26:41 > 0:26:44as he ascended into Flight Masterz's firing line,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46but This Way Up instantly returned the laser
0:26:46 > 0:26:48right to Flight Masterz's mainframe.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53That is 4-1 to This Way Up and they are in the final
0:26:53 > 0:26:56thanks to their pioneering new approach to the Dogfight.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Toby, Tom, how are you feeling, guys?- Great.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I never knew I'd make it this far, and I made it this far, so...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Into the final.- Into the final!
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Oh, my gosh. - That was some great flying, guys.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And it was also some great flying from the Flight Masterz.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11What was it like to go through this whole process?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It was amazing.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14- Amazing.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17This Way Up, we will see you in the final
0:27:17 > 0:27:20but for now, it's time for Airmageddon to power down...
0:27:20 > 0:27:22And for This Way Up to step up.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27Your heart's pounding.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29My heart was pounding, my leg were shaking.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Bangs kept going off.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I look calm but that's cos I'm just concentrating on flying.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Congratulations to This Way Up, deserving finalists.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Joining them there will be one of these teams -
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Vortex, Grenvilles Guardians,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47the Flying Foxes and Air Force One.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Who will make it through?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Find out in the second semifinal of Airmageddon.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Airmageddon, power down.