1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:03,378 --> 00:00:06,339 (engine rumbling) 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:35,744 --> 00:00:39,914 - [Radio] Trans com four seven contact departure, good day. 5 00:00:40,749 --> 00:00:43,501 (gentle music) 6 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:49,591 - [Woman] Aerobatics is unique, it's very special. 7 00:00:53,928 --> 00:00:56,056 - [Debby] It's amazing it's, 8 00:00:56,264 --> 00:00:59,434 that you can make an airplane do that. 9 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:04,898 - [Man] What impressed me the most was what the earth 10 00:01:04,939 --> 00:01:09,527 looks like from upside down, straight down, straight up. 11 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:11,571 It's really spectacular. 12 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:15,533 You have such a feeling of freedom. 13 00:01:19,371 --> 00:01:21,039 - [Woman] I'm fearless in general, 14 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:25,418 but I feel so great in the air that no, there's no fear. 15 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:31,383 - [Melissa] For me, being in my plane 16 00:01:31,424 --> 00:01:32,759 is where I'm comfortable 17 00:01:32,801 --> 00:01:36,805 and once I'm sitting in that cockpit, it's game on. 18 00:01:40,975 --> 00:01:44,604 - I think we must stop discussing about women 19 00:01:44,646 --> 00:01:47,065 in aerobatics and men in aerobatics. 20 00:01:47,315 --> 00:01:48,775 It's just aerobatics. 21 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:52,904 And I think it make no difference if you're a woman or 22 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:53,946 man. 23 00:01:57,659 --> 00:02:00,412 (upbeat music) 24 00:02:47,625 --> 00:02:50,003 (drum music) 25 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:33,713 - [Woman] I think it's more or less a men's sport, 26 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:34,923 don't know why. 27 00:03:36,091 --> 00:03:38,885 - [Man] Women are becoming more empowered 28 00:03:38,927 --> 00:03:42,055 and they realize they can do anything as well, 29 00:03:42,097 --> 00:03:43,515 if not better than the men. 30 00:03:43,556 --> 00:03:46,893 So we're seeing far more women now exposing themselves 31 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:51,856 to skydiving, aerobatics, you know, extreme skiing. 32 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:53,858 And it's a great thing, you know. 33 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,902 Like, why wouldn't they? 34 00:04:01,783 --> 00:04:03,159 - Hi, I'm Connie Baker. 35 00:04:03,201 --> 00:04:04,828 I'm here with Andrew Wright. 36 00:04:04,869 --> 00:04:07,580 We'll be flying in the Giles 202, 37 00:04:07,622 --> 00:04:10,792 the hottest plane in the circuit today. 38 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:16,589 - When anybody experiences an aerobatics flight 39 00:04:16,631 --> 00:04:19,843 for the first time, it's something you never forget. 40 00:04:19,884 --> 00:04:20,903 - [Andrew] How you feel, you feel okay? 41 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:22,095 - I feel fine. 42 00:04:22,137 --> 00:04:22,929 - [Andrew] Feel great? 43 00:04:22,971 --> 00:04:24,139 Awesome. 44 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:26,933 Alright, we're gonna roll up on the up line 45 00:04:26,975 --> 00:04:29,686 and then we're gonna roll on the down line. 46 00:04:29,728 --> 00:04:31,604 This is kinda weird because you're not used 47 00:04:31,646 --> 00:04:33,708 to seeing the world come around from these directions. 48 00:04:33,732 --> 00:04:36,776 You're gonna pick up a little speed. 49 00:04:37,777 --> 00:04:42,949 And then we're gonna come out at a pretty fast speed. 50 00:04:42,991 --> 00:04:45,952 Here we go, vertical, probably seven. 51 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:47,620 Look left, look left, look left. 52 00:04:47,662 --> 00:04:49,622 (laughing) 53 00:04:49,664 --> 00:04:52,584 Look left, that's two. 54 00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:53,793 Hammerhead coming up. 55 00:04:53,835 --> 00:04:56,838 Three, two, one, pivot. 56 00:04:59,007 --> 00:05:00,300 Looking straight down. 57 00:05:00,508 --> 00:05:03,678 That's a quarter roll, that's a quarter roll. 58 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:04,929 Coming up. 59 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:07,182 (laughing) 60 00:05:09,851 --> 00:05:10,852 - I did it! 61 00:05:11,853 --> 00:05:13,063 (mumbles) 62 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:14,248 - [Andrew] You did, you're doing awesome. 63 00:05:14,272 --> 00:05:15,565 How'd you feel? 64 00:05:15,607 --> 00:05:16,608 - I feel great! 65 00:05:16,649 --> 00:05:17,150 - [Andrew] Do you, really? 66 00:05:17,192 --> 00:05:18,193 - Yes! 67 00:05:18,234 --> 00:05:19,694 - [Andrew] Awesome, awesome, good. 68 00:05:19,736 --> 00:05:23,156 Many people are totally done, totally get me out of here 69 00:05:23,198 --> 00:05:24,616 right now done. 70 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:27,827 - First time I got in a plane, 71 00:05:27,869 --> 00:05:31,164 I was, I don't know, maybe one week old or two. 72 00:05:31,206 --> 00:05:34,125 - First time I flew was a long time ago now. 73 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:35,794 I was 14. 74 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:39,839 - I, in fact, didn't start flying at all until my 30s. 75 00:05:39,881 --> 00:05:42,175 - I got a ride by somebody in an airplane 76 00:05:42,217 --> 00:05:43,635 and started flying. 77 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:45,178 The very next day, actually. 78 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:48,848 - I started flying when I was sitting beside my husband 79 00:05:48,890 --> 00:05:53,186 and I was wondering when he became ill, what happened. 80 00:05:53,228 --> 00:05:54,854 - My grandmother was a pilot. 81 00:05:54,896 --> 00:05:56,207 Her fun thing to do with the grandkids was 82 00:05:56,231 --> 00:05:57,732 take you up in the Cessna. 83 00:05:57,774 --> 00:06:00,276 I just absolutely fell in love with aviation and aerobatics 84 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:01,945 at a very young age. 85 00:06:01,986 --> 00:06:06,157 - Well, I'm third generation of pilot in my family. 86 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:09,285 I've flown aerobatics for 35 years 87 00:06:09,327 --> 00:06:13,665 and I've been to, this'll be my 15th world championship. 88 00:06:14,249 --> 00:06:15,875 I think it's just time. 89 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:18,294 It's time to retire. 90 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:21,840 I'm Debby Rihn-Harvey from the United States. 91 00:06:21,881 --> 00:06:24,634 - I'm Kathel Boulanger and aerobatic pilot 92 00:06:24,676 --> 00:06:26,136 in the French team. 93 00:06:26,177 --> 00:06:29,347 - My name is Aude, I'm airline pilot on (mumbles) seven. 94 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:32,350 - My name's Ann Marie Ward and I am a member 95 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,394 of the Canadian aerobatic team. 96 00:06:34,602 --> 00:06:35,729 - I'm Dagmar Kress. 97 00:06:35,770 --> 00:06:37,897 I'm on the German aerobatic team. 98 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:39,232 - My name is Heike Sauels. 99 00:06:39,274 --> 00:06:41,192 I'm part of the German team. 100 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,736 - My name's Melissa Pemberton 101 00:06:42,777 --> 00:06:46,197 and I'm a professional air show pilot and display skydiver. 102 00:06:51,619 --> 00:06:52,746 - [Announcer] Here we are, 103 00:06:52,787 --> 00:06:56,666 the 2013 Aerobatic Championship in Texas. 104 00:06:56,708 --> 00:06:59,377 Our first female pilot is Debby Rihn-Harvey. 105 00:06:59,627 --> 00:07:02,714 She has flown at the unlimited level for 31 years 106 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:05,717 and this is her last world championship. 107 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:08,219 Will she finally be able to take home the title? 108 00:07:08,261 --> 00:07:10,930 (upbeat music) 109 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:21,858 - You know, I've always competed against the guys. 110 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:23,693 Now there's a little controversy. 111 00:07:23,735 --> 00:07:26,780 My husband used to say that I learned aerobatics 112 00:07:26,821 --> 00:07:30,116 because a man could do something that I couldn't do, 113 00:07:30,158 --> 00:07:32,786 so I said "No, that wasn't true." 114 00:07:32,827 --> 00:07:36,915 I really didn't know that it was strange to have a woman 115 00:07:36,956 --> 00:07:40,960 as a pilot or a woman racing cars or anything else. 116 00:07:41,002 --> 00:07:43,129 So I did it all. 117 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:44,255 It's in my blood. 118 00:07:45,715 --> 00:07:50,053 - Debby Rihn-Harvey is somebody that I admire very much. 119 00:07:50,095 --> 00:07:51,888 Of course, I have to be neutral here 120 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:53,264 because I'm on the jury. 121 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:56,434 She is an extremely talented pilot. 122 00:07:56,685 --> 00:07:59,771 She has more experience than any other pilot 123 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:02,107 on this airfield at the moment. 124 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:04,984 There's nobody that has competed in more world championships 125 00:08:05,026 --> 00:08:06,986 than she has. 126 00:08:07,028 --> 00:08:09,823 She's flown in all the wind conditions, all the weather, 127 00:08:09,864 --> 00:08:11,324 all the different temperatures, 128 00:08:11,366 --> 00:08:14,327 and of course all kinds of different airfields. 129 00:08:14,369 --> 00:08:16,788 And that's also an advantage for her. 130 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:20,250 And she's flown at this nationals here for over 30 131 00:08:20,291 --> 00:08:21,501 years. 132 00:08:21,543 --> 00:08:24,337 - My grandfather flew in the teens and 20s, 133 00:08:24,379 --> 00:08:26,339 was a barn stormer. 134 00:08:26,381 --> 00:08:29,467 My father flew during World War II 135 00:08:29,718 --> 00:08:32,846 and taught my brothers and I how to fly 136 00:08:32,887 --> 00:08:35,181 when we were in our early teens. 137 00:08:35,223 --> 00:08:37,851 - We're seeing more women airline pilots than ever before, 138 00:08:37,892 --> 00:08:41,438 more women in the military flying aircraft there. 139 00:08:41,479 --> 00:08:45,483 And why we've not seen a girl within aerobatics? 140 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:47,125 I don't have a definitive answer for you, 141 00:08:47,152 --> 00:08:50,488 but we're going our best to encourage it. 142 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,866 - The number of women pilots in general 143 00:08:52,907 --> 00:08:56,036 is a real mystery for me. 144 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:58,204 - The women that compete at world championships 145 00:08:58,246 --> 00:09:00,874 fly better than the men, quite often so. 146 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:02,334 It's not a physical barrier. 147 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:05,128 I think it's more a case of women aren't exposed to it 148 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:06,379 as much. 149 00:09:06,421 --> 00:09:08,381 If more women flew airplanes, 150 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:11,468 we would have more women aerobatic pilots. 151 00:09:11,509 --> 00:09:14,054 So it's pretty much as simple as that. 152 00:09:14,095 --> 00:09:16,931 (engine rumbling) 153 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:24,040 - Personally, I've seen firsthand 154 00:09:24,064 --> 00:09:27,400 how challenging it has been for Melissa to excel 155 00:09:27,442 --> 00:09:29,527 in what is a male-dominated sport. 156 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,905 There's still traditional feelings, I think, 157 00:09:31,946 --> 00:09:34,908 within the sport where maybe males can do this better 158 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:36,242 than females. 159 00:09:36,284 --> 00:09:38,995 And kind of that stigma to it, which is not true. 160 00:09:39,037 --> 00:09:41,539 A woman can fly just as good as a male. 161 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:43,351 - Rex talks about the ups and the downs in this sport 162 00:09:43,375 --> 00:09:46,336 and a lot of them for me have been because I'm a woman 163 00:09:46,378 --> 00:09:49,547 and because I've been doing this for 11 years 164 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:50,548 and I'll still be looked at 165 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:53,093 and "Oh, here's the up and coming" 166 00:09:53,134 --> 00:09:54,094 because I'm a young girl. 167 00:09:54,135 --> 00:09:56,846 This is all I've done. 168 00:09:56,888 --> 00:10:00,433 So sometimes there'll be a male that comes into the sport, 169 00:10:00,475 --> 00:10:01,893 will be in it a couple years, 170 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,104 and they're instantly viewed as being more experienced 171 00:10:04,145 --> 00:10:05,855 than me because they're a man. 172 00:10:05,897 --> 00:10:07,273 And that, to me, is real tough. 173 00:10:07,315 --> 00:10:09,275 - You know, I see myself just as a pilot. 174 00:10:09,317 --> 00:10:12,404 And being a woman is completely secondary. 175 00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:16,408 It's not meaningful. 176 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:19,369 - There were obstacles along the way, 177 00:10:19,411 --> 00:10:25,250 but I just worked harder to try to overcome that obstacle 178 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:29,087 and prove that I could do the same job. 179 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:34,509 (airplane revving) 180 00:10:44,352 --> 00:10:46,146 - There's still battles to be fought 181 00:10:46,187 --> 00:10:49,607 and I think that the women who have come before us 182 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:51,901 have fought many of those battles 183 00:10:51,943 --> 00:10:55,155 and have made it come a long, long way for women. 184 00:10:55,196 --> 00:10:57,449 And I hope that by doing what we do, 185 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:00,869 we can keep on making that progression. 186 00:11:23,641 --> 00:11:26,478 (dramatic music) 187 00:12:54,607 --> 00:12:57,444 (dramatic music) 188 00:14:49,597 --> 00:14:52,434 (door squeaking) 189 00:15:18,793 --> 00:15:21,713 (engine rumbling) 190 00:15:40,815 --> 00:15:43,360 - I really never thought I would be interested 191 00:15:43,401 --> 00:15:46,196 in aerobatics, only because I thought those people 192 00:15:46,237 --> 00:15:47,447 were crazy. 193 00:15:47,489 --> 00:15:49,282 Why would anybody want to do that 194 00:15:49,324 --> 00:15:51,534 in a perfectly good airplane? 195 00:15:51,576 --> 00:15:54,871 - You get to fly upside down, in three dimensions. 196 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:57,457 It's another way of flying. 197 00:15:57,499 --> 00:15:58,726 - You're doing loops, you're doing rolls. 198 00:15:58,750 --> 00:16:01,336 It's like that thrill of a roller coaster ride. 199 00:16:16,518 --> 00:16:20,647 - The first aerobatic maneuver that I ever saw 200 00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:22,565 and felt was a loop. 201 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:27,487 - The first time I did spins, I was scared to death. 202 00:16:27,529 --> 00:16:30,448 - I was almost afraid to go upside down for the first time. 203 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:34,661 And then there it was, it was just another maneuver 204 00:16:34,703 --> 00:16:37,872 and another way to fly and it opened up a whole new world 205 00:16:38,206 --> 00:16:39,666 of flying. 206 00:16:39,708 --> 00:16:41,584 - [Andrew] How's your seatbelt, is that tight? 207 00:16:41,626 --> 00:16:43,336 - Oh, the bottom one. 208 00:16:43,378 --> 00:16:44,295 - [Andrew] Put a few more on that 209 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:45,964 until you're uncomfortable. 210 00:16:46,214 --> 00:16:47,507 - Okay, I'm uncomfortable. 211 00:16:47,549 --> 00:16:48,842 - [Andrew] Okay, that's good. 212 00:16:48,883 --> 00:16:50,218 Here's what we're gonna do. 213 00:16:50,260 --> 00:16:51,862 We're gonna roll upside down and you're gonna decide 214 00:16:51,886 --> 00:16:53,346 if it's too loose, okay? 215 00:16:53,388 --> 00:16:54,014 - Okay. 216 00:16:54,222 --> 00:16:54,973 - [Andrew] Here we go. 217 00:16:55,223 --> 00:16:57,392 (laughing) 218 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:01,688 It can't be that loose. 219 00:17:01,730 --> 00:17:03,356 - Oh my god! 220 00:17:07,485 --> 00:17:10,697 - [Andrew] You wanna make it any tighter or is that okay? 221 00:17:10,739 --> 00:17:12,466 - (laughs) Believe it or not, I think I got it! 222 00:17:12,490 --> 00:17:13,610 - [Andrew] Alright, alright. 223 00:17:14,409 --> 00:17:15,428 Well, here's a roll, here's a roll. 224 00:17:15,452 --> 00:17:18,496 Looking straight ahead, here we go. 225 00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:19,372 That's a roll. 226 00:17:19,414 --> 00:17:20,623 That's the easy roll. 227 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:21,499 Alright? 228 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:23,001 - Okay. 229 00:17:23,043 --> 00:17:23,877 - [Andrew] Now I'll talk to you about that basket roll. 230 00:17:23,918 --> 00:17:25,712 Brace your head. 231 00:17:25,754 --> 00:17:28,715 Brace your head, the elbows brace really good, right? 232 00:17:28,757 --> 00:17:29,758 Here we come. 233 00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:33,386 Here I go. 234 00:17:33,428 --> 00:17:35,597 (laughing) 235 00:17:39,267 --> 00:17:40,769 - That was awesome! 236 00:17:41,936 --> 00:17:44,773 - [Andrew] Look like you're having a good time up there. 237 00:17:49,944 --> 00:17:51,184 - Among the women that we have, 238 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:53,883 today we have a very, very strong playing field. 239 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:56,409 I think that everyone has spent a lot of time 240 00:17:56,451 --> 00:17:57,660 preparing to be here. 241 00:17:57,702 --> 00:18:01,081 Of course, Svetlana has won top-placing female 242 00:18:01,289 --> 00:18:03,750 more times than I know. 243 00:18:03,792 --> 00:18:06,378 (laughs) So I would probably put her right at the top 244 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:10,715 of someone who's gonna be quite tough to beat. 245 00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:12,926 - Svetlana Kapanina is probably 246 00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:15,887 the finest woman aerobatic pilot of all time. 247 00:18:15,929 --> 00:18:19,432 She's won the world champion title I think now seven times. 248 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:23,019 We've never seen such a consistent performance. 249 00:18:23,061 --> 00:18:27,732 - Before Svetlana, no woman had this quality of flight, 250 00:18:27,774 --> 00:18:29,776 as high as a man had. 251 00:18:29,818 --> 00:18:31,736 - For one, she's very, very talented. 252 00:18:31,778 --> 00:18:33,697 She has a lot of natural ability. 253 00:18:33,738 --> 00:18:36,950 And then on top of that, the Russian team has 254 00:18:36,991 --> 00:18:39,119 a fantastic coaching program that they've developed 255 00:18:39,327 --> 00:18:42,956 over many years to develop many world championships. 256 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:44,791 She's part of the system 257 00:18:44,833 --> 00:18:48,128 and I think the combination of those two, 258 00:18:48,336 --> 00:18:51,548 good airplanes, good coaching, pure talent, 259 00:18:51,589 --> 00:18:56,052 and natural ability, is what put her at the very top. 260 00:18:56,094 --> 00:18:58,555 - What makes the top performers in anything, 261 00:18:58,596 --> 00:19:00,640 what brings them to the top? 262 00:19:00,682 --> 00:19:04,728 And it's always the talent and an amount of practice, 263 00:19:04,769 --> 00:19:06,563 very hard work at it. 264 00:19:06,604 --> 00:19:08,666 If you only have the talent and you don't work at it, 265 00:19:08,690 --> 00:19:10,066 you won't get there. 266 00:19:10,108 --> 00:19:11,067 If you only work at it and you don't have the talent, 267 00:19:11,109 --> 00:19:12,652 you won't get there either. 268 00:19:12,694 --> 00:19:13,694 You need both. 269 00:19:14,612 --> 00:19:16,448 And then you need circumstances in life 270 00:19:16,489 --> 00:19:20,660 that put you in that position to take advantage of it. 271 00:19:20,702 --> 00:19:23,621 And she probably has an ability to focus on it 272 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:25,498 and stay concentrated. 273 00:19:25,540 --> 00:19:28,877 So I wish her the best for this year's competition again. 274 00:19:52,984 --> 00:19:55,862 - Svetlana does exactly what you have to do to win 275 00:19:55,904 --> 00:19:57,530 and she's consistent about it. 276 00:19:57,572 --> 00:19:59,699 In other words, she comes here well-prepared, 277 00:19:59,741 --> 00:20:02,160 well-practiced, she's very concentrated, 278 00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,037 she does not make mistakes. 279 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:07,791 She flies the figures extremely precisely 280 00:20:07,832 --> 00:20:10,752 and she never goes outside the box. 281 00:20:13,755 --> 00:20:19,010 An aerobatic box is sort of like a tennis court, 282 00:20:19,886 --> 00:20:21,179 only it's three dimensional. 283 00:20:21,429 --> 00:20:23,640 The box is 1,000 meters square, 284 00:20:23,682 --> 00:20:25,725 but also it's 1,000 meters high. 285 00:20:25,767 --> 00:20:26,851 So it's a cube. 286 00:20:28,186 --> 00:20:30,647 And the pilot must fly their competition routines, 287 00:20:30,689 --> 00:20:34,526 or what we call sequences, inside that box. 288 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:38,571 And to remain inside the box in order to avoid 289 00:20:38,613 --> 00:20:40,156 getting penalties. 290 00:20:40,198 --> 00:20:44,077 What the judge does, they're judging figure quality only. 291 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,037 They're watching the pilot fly the figures 292 00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:48,707 and they're marking him from zero to 10. 293 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:52,002 But we have judges also on the corners, 294 00:20:52,043 --> 00:20:55,588 and they have devices out there that they sight on, 295 00:20:55,630 --> 00:20:58,758 they look at, and they can tell when the pilot's out, 296 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,093 and then they call it in. 297 00:21:00,135 --> 00:21:03,013 So what's good about this system is 298 00:21:03,054 --> 00:21:06,016 it lets the judges totally concentrate 299 00:21:06,057 --> 00:21:10,520 on the quality of the maneuvers and the figures themselves. 300 00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:12,605 And then the other judges take care of determining 301 00:21:12,647 --> 00:21:16,109 whether or not the pilot is in or outside the box. 302 00:21:16,151 --> 00:21:18,987 (engine rumbling) 303 00:21:27,829 --> 00:21:29,873 I can't emphasize how important it is 304 00:21:29,914 --> 00:21:32,625 that they observe the limits of the box. 305 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:35,962 That's why you'll hear many discussions among pilots here 306 00:21:36,004 --> 00:21:37,255 about the box. 307 00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:39,257 And they don't like it too much. 308 00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:42,302 - Is anybody not familiar with that? 309 00:21:43,178 --> 00:21:45,597 - It's just reaction when you come to land 310 00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:47,807 and you see your results. 311 00:21:47,849 --> 00:21:51,061 You're thinking about the judges. 312 00:21:51,102 --> 00:21:55,899 And do not well and the do not (mumbles). 313 00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:57,984 - You can imagine, most of the aircraft like the one 314 00:21:58,026 --> 00:22:01,988 behind me are typically flying at over 200 miles per hour 315 00:22:02,030 --> 00:22:04,074 at the bottom of some of the figures 316 00:22:04,115 --> 00:22:06,159 when they're at their fastest speeds. 317 00:22:06,201 --> 00:22:07,994 And it doesn't take long to go 318 00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:13,166 through a 1,000 meter distance at 200 miles per hour. 319 00:22:13,208 --> 00:22:16,086 So it's extremely challenging for them to do those figures 320 00:22:16,127 --> 00:22:17,212 in the box. 321 00:22:46,741 --> 00:22:49,828 - You are taking two 90s, a positive, 322 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:52,956 and minus six, minus seven on the flight. 323 00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:55,208 And you can have a huge difference 324 00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:59,713 between the positive and negative in just a second. 325 00:22:59,754 --> 00:23:02,048 When you are talking about positive Gs, 326 00:23:02,090 --> 00:23:05,301 it means you are pulling this like vertically, 327 00:23:05,343 --> 00:23:07,804 you have a feeling that you are going down. 328 00:23:07,846 --> 00:23:11,349 And all your blood goes from the head to the feet. 329 00:23:11,391 --> 00:23:14,227 And this is the opposite in negative Gs. 330 00:23:14,269 --> 00:23:17,939 You have your blood flowing up to the head. 331 00:23:19,190 --> 00:23:21,234 - [Andrew] Here we go, you're gonna look forward 332 00:23:21,276 --> 00:23:22,753 and then you're gonna look left, okay? 333 00:23:22,777 --> 00:23:24,821 Three, two, one, go. 334 00:23:24,863 --> 00:23:27,032 (laughing) 335 00:23:28,283 --> 00:23:29,927 Okay, should have warned you about that one. 336 00:23:29,951 --> 00:23:31,369 Look left now, look left. 337 00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:33,079 Pick your head up, look left. 338 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:34,330 Now hold your head up. 339 00:23:34,372 --> 00:23:36,058 Don't let your head fall back like that again. 340 00:23:36,082 --> 00:23:37,083 - Okay. 341 00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:38,585 - [Andrew] Can't pick it up, can you? 342 00:23:38,626 --> 00:23:40,754 - No I can't. 343 00:23:41,296 --> 00:23:43,757 We're off the (mumbles) now. 344 00:23:43,798 --> 00:23:45,258 That's the problem with the heavy G. 345 00:23:45,300 --> 00:23:48,094 Once your head falls back, you can't pick it up. 346 00:23:48,136 --> 00:23:49,929 Wherever your arms are, they're staying there 347 00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,057 because they weigh three, four, five, six times 348 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,142 than they weigh normally. 349 00:23:55,143 --> 00:23:58,772 - It's a large range of G, but you're only pulling it 350 00:23:58,813 --> 00:24:01,191 for a couple of seconds. 351 00:24:01,232 --> 00:24:04,277 So you can just resist against it by using your muscles 352 00:24:04,319 --> 00:24:06,780 or the negative G by relaxing. 353 00:24:06,821 --> 00:24:08,865 Which we of course, over the season, 354 00:24:08,907 --> 00:24:10,784 build up our G tolerance. 355 00:24:10,825 --> 00:24:14,079 If you think "I'm sitting here and I pull 10 Gs" 356 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:17,999 suddenly that's 10 times my own weight 357 00:24:18,750 --> 00:24:20,794 going down on my body and on my internal organs 358 00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:22,212 and everything. 359 00:24:22,253 --> 00:24:24,756 So by tightening your muscles, you're able to resist 360 00:24:24,798 --> 00:24:27,467 against that, you're able to help keep the blood out 361 00:24:27,676 --> 00:24:29,969 to your extremities instead of being pushed in 362 00:24:30,011 --> 00:24:31,304 toward your heart and your brain 363 00:24:31,346 --> 00:24:33,306 and causing what we call that tunnel vision 364 00:24:33,348 --> 00:24:36,309 or possible grayouts and blackouts. 365 00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:17,017 - I have experienced a loss of consciousness 366 00:25:17,058 --> 00:25:18,351 in an aerobatic flight. 367 00:25:18,393 --> 00:25:21,187 And early on in my training, all I was doing was 368 00:25:21,229 --> 00:25:24,190 inverted turns and then a pull down. 369 00:25:24,232 --> 00:25:28,862 And I didn't realize you don't have to do high negative Gs, 370 00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:32,032 it's just sustained negative Gs and a pull down 371 00:25:32,073 --> 00:25:34,492 that can get you. 372 00:25:34,743 --> 00:25:36,870 And the world went gone. 373 00:25:36,911 --> 00:25:42,334 I was completely unconscious for a few seconds. 374 00:25:43,251 --> 00:25:45,795 The recovery was frightening 375 00:25:45,837 --> 00:25:48,173 because it took a minute before I knew where I was. 376 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:51,384 And then I almost had the shakes or something. 377 00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:56,389 And I couldn't really control things for a moment or two. 378 00:25:56,431 --> 00:25:58,391 I was just lucky I was in a climb 379 00:25:58,433 --> 00:26:00,894 and by the time things settled down 380 00:26:00,935 --> 00:26:03,938 and I was able to fly again safely. 381 00:26:05,857 --> 00:26:08,360 (upbeat music) 382 00:26:42,394 --> 00:26:45,855 - When I hear "a woman who dares", 383 00:26:45,897 --> 00:26:48,900 what that brings to mind is women who are willing 384 00:26:48,942 --> 00:26:51,945 to go out there and try something, 385 00:26:51,986 --> 00:26:54,364 go out there and take a chance. 386 00:26:54,406 --> 00:26:58,034 - I'm not even sure if we are women who dare, 387 00:26:58,076 --> 00:27:00,412 because it is very calculated. 388 00:27:11,131 --> 00:27:14,467 - I think that for women just to have the courage 389 00:27:14,509 --> 00:27:18,138 to take opportunities when they have them, 390 00:27:18,179 --> 00:27:20,473 I think that that's a daring woman right there. 391 00:27:20,515 --> 00:27:22,326 - The only thing stopping you in life to do things 392 00:27:22,350 --> 00:27:24,144 is really yourself. 393 00:27:24,185 --> 00:27:28,356 Most things happen in life because you want them to happen. 394 00:27:30,358 --> 00:27:34,320 - I haven't flown in 9 years, about 9 years. 395 00:27:34,362 --> 00:27:37,282 From 1999 to 2008, I haven't flown. 396 00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:39,576 And the reason why I stopped, 397 00:27:39,617 --> 00:27:42,620 I became more aware of the risk. 398 00:27:42,871 --> 00:27:47,625 Also my brother's wife passed away in an airplane accident 399 00:27:47,876 --> 00:27:50,170 when his son and my daughter were 400 00:27:50,211 --> 00:27:52,339 just a little under three years old. 401 00:27:52,380 --> 00:27:55,467 And when she didn't come home, that was very hard. 402 00:27:55,508 --> 00:27:56,926 And I just quit. 403 00:27:56,968 --> 00:28:00,972 I couldn't, I got so afraid to not come home anymore. 404 00:28:04,893 --> 00:28:09,189 - So I'm not afraid when I see her training, 405 00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:12,359 because everything is well prepared. 406 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,028 We share the same vision, the same sport 407 00:28:15,070 --> 00:28:16,988 so I know how it works. 408 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:21,034 - Mechanical failure, we train for them. 409 00:28:21,076 --> 00:28:24,162 And maybe the only fear in the championship 410 00:28:24,204 --> 00:28:27,374 is a mistake, a mistake I will do. 411 00:28:27,415 --> 00:28:28,476 - I may say "Hey, Melissa", 412 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:29,334 "look at this thing on the airplane," 413 00:28:29,376 --> 00:28:30,752 "it seems to be cracked." 414 00:28:30,794 --> 00:28:32,563 And Lissa will walk up and go "Oh, you're an idiot." 415 00:28:32,587 --> 00:28:34,547 "This doesn't matter, it's nothing." 416 00:28:34,589 --> 00:28:35,548 (Melissa laughs) 417 00:28:35,590 --> 00:28:37,050 But for me, it's not nothing. 418 00:28:37,092 --> 00:28:39,219 For me, it's something that if it breaks, 419 00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:40,553 oh my gosh, what would happen? 420 00:28:40,595 --> 00:28:43,556 Would Melissa go into a wild spin and crash? 421 00:28:43,598 --> 00:28:45,225 Stuff like that is important to me, 422 00:28:45,266 --> 00:28:47,477 but at the same time, she's got the experience. 423 00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:49,396 So when she says it's fine, I need to back off 424 00:28:49,437 --> 00:28:53,441 and go "Okay, it's fine, it's going to be fine." 425 00:28:54,442 --> 00:28:56,569 - If you look at the statistics, 426 00:28:56,611 --> 00:29:01,616 aerobatic competition has a very low accident rate. 427 00:29:01,950 --> 00:29:04,577 And I want to say, I'm not sure if I'm right, 428 00:29:04,619 --> 00:29:07,580 but I think there have been only two fatalities 429 00:29:07,622 --> 00:29:10,041 in 40 years of competition. 430 00:29:11,126 --> 00:29:15,130 One was 1976 and the other one was Vicki Cruse. 431 00:29:20,135 --> 00:29:22,220 - [Announcer] The 27th World Aerobatic Championship 432 00:29:22,262 --> 00:29:25,515 takes place over a 10 day period and includes 60 pilots 433 00:29:25,557 --> 00:29:27,434 from 18 different countries. 434 00:29:27,475 --> 00:29:29,644 Each pilot must perform four programs. 435 00:29:29,978 --> 00:29:33,982 Known, unknown, free, and four-minute freestyle. 436 00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:38,111 These strong-willed female pilots will be tested 437 00:29:38,153 --> 00:29:42,282 on their physical abilities, knowledge, and skills. 438 00:29:55,670 --> 00:29:58,465 Kathel Boulanger has done a wonderful job preparing 439 00:29:58,506 --> 00:30:02,302 her newly designed pink Extreme Air XA41 plane 440 00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:04,429 to win this championship. 441 00:30:05,513 --> 00:30:08,391 She's been a member of the French team since 2004 442 00:30:08,433 --> 00:30:10,101 and has one thing in mind. 443 00:30:10,143 --> 00:30:11,478 Winning first place. 444 00:30:11,519 --> 00:30:14,022 (rock music) 445 00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:19,778 The next pilot preparing is Aude Lemordant, 446 00:30:20,028 --> 00:30:23,490 also representing France with her Cap 232 plane. 447 00:30:23,531 --> 00:30:26,242 She finished second in the last world championship. 448 00:30:26,284 --> 00:30:28,495 Will this be the year she takes down Svetlana, 449 00:30:28,536 --> 00:30:32,332 the highest ranking female pilot of all time? 450 00:30:40,215 --> 00:30:43,426 - When I meet people like Kathel and Aude, 451 00:30:43,468 --> 00:30:46,680 one thing I know is that they love what they do 452 00:30:46,721 --> 00:30:48,807 and they love flying and they love aerobatics 453 00:30:49,057 --> 00:30:50,475 more than anything. 454 00:30:57,565 --> 00:31:01,695 - I started aerobatics because one of my friends took me 455 00:31:01,736 --> 00:31:03,154 for a ride. 456 00:31:03,196 --> 00:31:04,614 I loved that. 457 00:31:04,656 --> 00:31:09,536 Some more hours of flight for my professional licenses 458 00:31:09,577 --> 00:31:11,705 and I said "Oh, I like aerobatics", 459 00:31:11,746 --> 00:31:15,375 "so I will pass my second degree in aerobatics." 460 00:31:15,417 --> 00:31:17,752 And I actually never stopped. 461 00:32:02,130 --> 00:32:04,924 (thunder crashing) 462 00:32:19,230 --> 00:32:20,670 - Well, nothing's been happening here 463 00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:25,820 because of low cloud, rain, and winds that are too high. 464 00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:28,782 - We're going stir-crazy, to be honest. 465 00:32:28,823 --> 00:32:30,241 This weather is terrible. 466 00:32:30,283 --> 00:32:32,911 And it's because there's a tropical storm or a cyclone 467 00:32:32,952 --> 00:32:34,954 or something coming out of Mexico right now. 468 00:32:35,163 --> 00:32:37,290 And it's just dumping rain here in Texas. 469 00:32:37,332 --> 00:32:39,793 - There's supposed to be four programs 470 00:32:39,834 --> 00:32:42,921 and I guess I might get two. 471 00:32:42,962 --> 00:32:44,964 Which are not the most selective programs, 472 00:32:45,173 --> 00:32:48,760 because the most selective ones are the unknowns. 473 00:32:48,802 --> 00:32:52,931 So I don't think we'll get a chance to do it. 474 00:32:53,181 --> 00:32:55,475 - I haven't flown yet, so I still have to be thinking 475 00:32:55,517 --> 00:32:57,644 about my program and ready to fly. 476 00:32:57,686 --> 00:32:59,562 But that's a tough thing to maintain 477 00:32:59,604 --> 00:33:02,565 when it's just day after day of sitting around 478 00:33:02,607 --> 00:33:05,694 with dreary weather inside of a hotel. 479 00:33:07,195 --> 00:33:09,698 (upbeat music) 480 00:33:21,209 --> 00:33:22,520 - [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, 481 00:33:22,544 --> 00:33:24,504 here's our youngest pilot in the competition, 482 00:33:24,546 --> 00:33:27,966 Melissa Pemberton of the United States. 483 00:33:28,216 --> 00:33:29,676 She's a very talented young lady 484 00:33:29,718 --> 00:33:31,803 and this is her second world competition 485 00:33:31,845 --> 00:33:34,681 and she's got big shoes to fill. 486 00:33:34,723 --> 00:33:38,893 Will she be the next Debby Rihn-Harvey or Patti Wagstaff? 487 00:33:40,729 --> 00:33:43,648 (engine rumbling) 488 00:33:47,986 --> 00:33:49,487 - My dad was a deep sea diver 489 00:33:49,529 --> 00:33:52,032 and we dredged for gold as kids growing up. 490 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,701 And he would take us for rock climbing as a family. 491 00:33:54,743 --> 00:33:57,537 I think that my father's adventurous side 492 00:33:57,579 --> 00:33:58,913 was really passed onto me, 493 00:33:59,247 --> 00:34:01,708 and my mom comes from an aviation family. 494 00:34:01,750 --> 00:34:04,627 So when I told them "You know, Mom and Dad," 495 00:34:04,669 --> 00:34:07,464 "I think I want to become an airshow pilot" 496 00:34:07,505 --> 00:34:09,382 "and a professional aerobatic pilot," 497 00:34:09,424 --> 00:34:12,010 I don't think they were all that surprised. 498 00:34:12,052 --> 00:34:14,012 (laughs) 499 00:34:14,262 --> 00:34:16,240 I have a couple of little traditions that I keep up. 500 00:34:16,264 --> 00:34:19,726 I always do my nails so they're in their red, white, 501 00:34:19,768 --> 00:34:20,935 and blue. 502 00:34:20,977 --> 00:34:22,496 And that's my own little good luck charm. 503 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,565 I do that for world level and national level competitions. 504 00:34:25,607 --> 00:34:29,778 - Melissa is a great pilot and a great aerobatic pilot 505 00:34:30,570 --> 00:34:34,866 and I think if she chooses to continue at this level 506 00:34:34,908 --> 00:34:37,744 in competition, she'll do very well. 507 00:34:37,786 --> 00:34:40,997 - What most pilots do that are serious about competition 508 00:34:41,039 --> 00:34:44,042 is they start at sportsman and then they work their way up 509 00:34:44,084 --> 00:34:46,419 and gradually gain the experience and skill 510 00:34:46,461 --> 00:34:47,587 that they need. 511 00:34:47,629 --> 00:34:50,340 That's exactly what Melissa did. 512 00:34:50,382 --> 00:34:53,802 Plus she has a good aircraft, good support. 513 00:34:56,471 --> 00:35:00,684 - I think that you do have a sort of relationship 514 00:35:00,725 --> 00:35:02,060 with your airplane. 515 00:35:02,102 --> 00:35:05,730 Me, I always say "Oh, it's our baby." 516 00:35:05,772 --> 00:35:07,399 I spend way more time with that airplane 517 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:08,900 than I do my husband. 518 00:35:08,942 --> 00:35:10,777 - Well, we met actually in Australia. 519 00:35:10,819 --> 00:35:14,072 Melissa decided to tour Australia for a year 520 00:35:14,114 --> 00:35:16,950 and bring her aircraft down from the United States 521 00:35:16,991 --> 00:35:18,118 to Australia to train. 522 00:35:19,536 --> 00:35:21,955 And I met her through a mutual passion of BASE jumping, 523 00:35:21,996 --> 00:35:25,458 which is jumping off cliffs with parachutes. 524 00:35:25,500 --> 00:35:27,877 Something that really attracted me to Melissa 525 00:35:27,919 --> 00:35:29,063 in the first place when we first met 526 00:35:29,087 --> 00:35:31,631 was just that pure drive that she has, 527 00:35:31,673 --> 00:35:33,550 to set a goal and then go after it 528 00:35:33,591 --> 00:35:36,511 and not let anybody get in the way. 529 00:35:40,932 --> 00:35:43,810 - We're seeing far more women now exposing themselves 530 00:35:43,852 --> 00:35:48,732 to skydiving, aerobatics, you know, extreme skiing. 531 00:35:48,773 --> 00:35:50,650 And it's a great thing. 532 00:35:50,692 --> 00:35:52,694 Like, why wouldn't they? 533 00:36:09,961 --> 00:36:12,422 The difference between, say, 534 00:36:12,464 --> 00:36:15,842 the French and the Russian teams and the other countries, 535 00:36:15,884 --> 00:36:17,844 is they are teams. 536 00:36:17,886 --> 00:36:19,929 They have structure. 537 00:36:19,971 --> 00:36:21,765 They have coaching. 538 00:36:21,806 --> 00:36:24,517 They have spots in their national aero club. 539 00:36:24,559 --> 00:36:25,977 They have sponsors. 540 00:36:26,019 --> 00:36:28,480 They run training camps. 541 00:36:28,521 --> 00:36:31,399 That is how you win a championship. 542 00:36:36,529 --> 00:36:39,824 - For many women that are now still early in their careers, 543 00:36:39,866 --> 00:36:43,453 that have recently entered aviation as a career field, 544 00:36:43,495 --> 00:36:45,056 they're not at the point in their lives yet 545 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:46,998 where they may be able to afford it. 546 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,042 Certainly that's true in America. 547 00:36:49,084 --> 00:36:52,629 Now, the subsidized or the state-supported teams, 548 00:36:52,671 --> 00:36:53,713 that's a little different. 549 00:36:53,755 --> 00:36:56,716 - Many countries, it is a hobby 550 00:36:56,758 --> 00:37:01,680 and so therefore, you have to weigh your time 551 00:37:01,721 --> 00:37:03,890 and commitment to that hobby 552 00:37:03,932 --> 00:37:06,976 versus making a living to pay for the hobby 553 00:37:07,018 --> 00:37:09,896 and what your participation level will be. 554 00:37:09,938 --> 00:37:11,832 - It's very expensive to become involved in aerobatics 555 00:37:11,856 --> 00:37:15,735 because first of all, you have to be an experienced pilot 556 00:37:15,777 --> 00:37:17,070 to begin with. 557 00:37:17,112 --> 00:37:20,156 And then there's the purchase of the aircraft 558 00:37:20,198 --> 00:37:24,661 and the aircraft now are all in six figures in US dollars. 559 00:37:24,703 --> 00:37:26,996 Two to $400,000. 560 00:37:27,038 --> 00:37:29,582 But then the training of course is also very intensive 561 00:37:29,624 --> 00:37:31,584 and very expensive. 562 00:37:31,626 --> 00:37:34,921 I will say this, it's not so expensive to start 563 00:37:34,963 --> 00:37:36,923 in aerobatics, it's only when you get 564 00:37:36,965 --> 00:37:39,217 into serious competition later. 565 00:37:39,467 --> 00:37:41,594 Not only money, but also a lot of time. 566 00:37:41,636 --> 00:37:43,722 - I'm on the road from January through November 567 00:37:43,763 --> 00:37:44,806 with air shows. 568 00:37:46,266 --> 00:37:47,785 And then adding a world level competition and training 569 00:37:47,809 --> 00:37:53,148 to the mix, it leaves me with very little spare time. 570 00:37:53,481 --> 00:37:57,861 - It requires a lot of dedication and a lot of 571 00:37:57,902 --> 00:37:59,070 sacrifice 572 00:37:59,112 --> 00:38:01,573 from other parts of your life and family. 573 00:38:07,829 --> 00:38:10,790 - [Andrew] One of my favorite airshow moves. 574 00:38:10,832 --> 00:38:13,626 We're gonna roll up, roll up, roll up, roll up. 575 00:38:13,668 --> 00:38:14,711 We're going to transition 576 00:38:14,753 --> 00:38:17,797 into an inverted upright flag spin. 577 00:38:17,839 --> 00:38:19,483 Spinning down, spinning down, spinning down. 578 00:38:19,507 --> 00:38:21,634 It's kinda wild. 579 00:38:21,676 --> 00:38:23,970 But it's actually gentle, it really is. 580 00:38:24,012 --> 00:38:25,221 - Okay. 581 00:38:25,263 --> 00:38:25,930 - [Andrew] Always get (mumbles) about that. 582 00:38:25,972 --> 00:38:27,182 (laughs) 583 00:38:27,223 --> 00:38:28,242 But you might want to brace you head, okay? 584 00:38:28,266 --> 00:38:29,452 You might want to brace your head. 585 00:38:29,476 --> 00:38:31,978 There we go, we're going down right here. 586 00:38:32,020 --> 00:38:35,190 Going down center, coming up into that. 587 00:38:36,274 --> 00:38:40,195 Pulling up, rolling to the right, to the left. 588 00:38:41,863 --> 00:38:44,324 Rolling, rolling, rolling to the right. 589 00:38:44,532 --> 00:38:45,200 You still with me? 590 00:38:45,533 --> 00:38:46,659 - I'm here! 591 00:38:46,701 --> 00:38:48,661 - [Andrew] Here we go. 592 00:38:48,703 --> 00:38:50,038 - Oh my God! 593 00:38:50,705 --> 00:38:53,166 To the left, spin to the left. 594 00:39:00,048 --> 00:39:01,048 Oh yeah. 595 00:39:03,551 --> 00:39:06,054 That's one of my favorite ones. 596 00:39:08,306 --> 00:39:10,016 You can relax, you can relax. 597 00:39:10,058 --> 00:39:11,434 We'll take a break here. 598 00:39:11,476 --> 00:39:15,647 We can edit out all the breaks, it's no problem at all. 599 00:39:17,232 --> 00:39:18,858 How you doing? 600 00:39:18,900 --> 00:39:19,776 - Doing okay. 601 00:39:19,818 --> 00:39:20,860 That one hit me. 602 00:39:20,902 --> 00:39:23,905 - [Andrew] I thought it might have. 603 00:39:29,077 --> 00:39:31,371 - We have such skilled men and women 604 00:39:31,579 --> 00:39:35,709 and as far as figuring out who the biggest competition is, 605 00:39:36,751 --> 00:39:38,211 oh, that's a tough one. 606 00:39:38,253 --> 00:39:40,356 My competitors are all my friends, so it makes it extra 607 00:39:40,380 --> 00:39:41,631 fun. 608 00:39:41,673 --> 00:39:43,717 - My biggest competition, I would say, you know, 609 00:39:43,758 --> 00:39:45,218 the Russians and the French. 610 00:39:45,260 --> 00:39:48,221 - Biggest competitor will be the Russians for sure. 611 00:39:48,263 --> 00:39:51,057 And I think this year, American team will be very strong 612 00:39:51,099 --> 00:39:52,183 as well. 613 00:39:52,225 --> 00:39:54,019 - My biggest competitor's myself. 614 00:39:54,060 --> 00:39:56,021 This is my first world championship 615 00:39:56,062 --> 00:39:59,065 and my expectation, if I do really well, 616 00:39:59,107 --> 00:40:02,736 I'll be in maybe the middle or the lower middle. 617 00:40:02,777 --> 00:40:04,738 - The last world championship, I was second, 618 00:40:04,779 --> 00:40:06,906 so the girl in front of me is Svetlana. 619 00:40:06,948 --> 00:40:08,825 Dream is one day to go past her. 620 00:40:08,867 --> 00:40:12,078 - My expectation for the world championship 621 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:14,664 is of course the first place, you know? 622 00:40:14,706 --> 00:40:16,875 - I now go to the competitions, especially to this one, 623 00:40:16,916 --> 00:40:18,668 I'm so happy to be here. 624 00:40:18,710 --> 00:40:21,338 It's the best thing, I meet people from all over the world. 625 00:40:21,379 --> 00:40:23,923 I see old friends, I meet new friends. 626 00:40:23,965 --> 00:40:26,217 And just to be part of it is really special 627 00:40:26,259 --> 00:40:27,594 and it's a privilege, I think. 628 00:40:27,635 --> 00:40:29,387 Because it is a select group of pilots 629 00:40:29,637 --> 00:40:31,806 at the world championship. 630 00:40:37,937 --> 00:40:39,957 - [Announcer] This is the last day of the competition. 631 00:40:39,981 --> 00:40:41,858 The big showdown for female pilots 632 00:40:41,900 --> 00:40:45,403 to become the 2013 world aerobatic champion. 633 00:40:46,321 --> 00:40:48,365 Who will take home the title? 634 00:40:48,406 --> 00:40:50,992 (upbeat music) 635 00:41:05,215 --> 00:41:10,011 - [Debby] Any of the women at any time can win. 636 00:41:17,811 --> 00:41:20,814 - You need teamwork, you need structure, 637 00:41:20,855 --> 00:41:23,775 you need discipline, drive, determination. 638 00:41:23,817 --> 00:41:27,195 All of those things to get the top result. 639 00:41:33,118 --> 00:41:36,329 I don't really see the difference between men and 640 00:41:36,371 --> 00:41:37,122 women, 641 00:41:37,163 --> 00:41:38,832 especially in aerobatics. 642 00:41:49,467 --> 00:41:53,138 The top women pilots are fantastic pilots. 643 00:42:13,324 --> 00:42:15,827 (applause) 644 00:42:28,923 --> 00:42:31,009 What does it take to be a champion in aerobatics? 645 00:42:31,051 --> 00:42:36,181 A lot people talk about, you know, natural skill. 646 00:42:36,222 --> 00:42:40,393 That is only a very small part of becoming champion. 647 00:42:53,865 --> 00:42:57,202 - I just feel that I've gained so much from aviation 648 00:42:57,243 --> 00:43:01,247 and hopefully I've helped to pave a path 649 00:43:01,289 --> 00:43:05,251 so it's easier for other young women to get where I am 650 00:43:05,293 --> 00:43:07,128 and beyond where I am. 651 00:43:08,588 --> 00:43:10,924 (applause) 652 00:43:10,965 --> 00:43:13,176 - [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner 653 00:43:13,218 --> 00:43:17,305 of the 2013 World Aerobatics Women's Championship is 654 00:43:19,974 --> 00:43:21,309 Aude Lemordant. 655 00:44:05,103 --> 00:44:08,148 - Someday a woman will be the overall world champion, 656 00:44:08,189 --> 00:44:09,315 I believe. 657 00:44:09,357 --> 00:44:12,277 If they hang in there long enough. 658 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:20,535 - [Andrew] Tada. 659 00:44:22,203 --> 00:44:23,163 Okay. 660 00:44:23,204 --> 00:44:25,498 (laughing) 661 00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:27,375 (mumbles) 662 00:44:28,335 --> 00:44:29,461 - Oh my gosh. 663 00:44:34,132 --> 00:44:36,593 - Awesome job, awesome job. 664 00:44:36,634 --> 00:44:38,970 - I can't believe I did it. 665 00:44:49,981 --> 00:44:52,359 (calm music) 666 00:45:52,127 --> 00:45:54,045 - [Woman] Oh. 667 00:45:54,087 --> 00:45:57,298 I have slipped the soily bonds of earth. 668 00:45:58,591 --> 00:46:03,221 And down to the skies on laughter silver wings. 669 00:46:04,305 --> 00:46:05,682 Sunwards I climb 670 00:46:07,559 --> 00:46:11,563 and join the tumbling worth of sunsplit clouds. 671 00:46:12,772 --> 00:46:17,152 I've done a hundred things you have not dreamed of. 672 00:46:18,486 --> 00:46:25,326 Wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. 673 00:46:27,412 --> 00:46:33,418 Hovering, I've chased the shouting wind along 674 00:46:34,461 --> 00:46:40,175 and flung my eager craft through faultless holes of air. 675 00:46:42,135 --> 00:46:47,474 Up, up the long delirious burning blue. 676 00:46:48,350 --> 00:46:52,520 I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace 677 00:46:54,814 --> 00:46:59,027 where never love or even eagle flew. 678 00:47:01,029 --> 00:47:03,615 And while with silent lifting mind, 679 00:47:03,656 --> 00:47:08,661 I've trod the high, untrespassed sanctity of space, 680 00:47:11,373 --> 00:47:16,711 put out my hand, and touched the face of God. 681 00:47:24,719 --> 00:47:27,347 - Testing, testing, one, two, three. 682 00:47:27,389 --> 00:47:29,140 - My name's Melissa Pemberton. 683 00:47:29,182 --> 00:47:30,809 - No, your name is Rex Pemberton. 684 00:47:30,850 --> 00:47:31,685 My name is... 685 00:47:31,726 --> 00:47:33,520 - But this is... 686 00:47:33,561 --> 00:47:35,563 (laughs) 687 00:48:25,447 --> 00:48:27,407 - That was so surreal! 688 00:48:49,804 --> 00:48:51,890 Oh my god, that was incredible. 689 00:48:51,931 --> 00:48:55,810 I feel like I'm watching a movie, it's not real.