Australian pilot Aarron Deliu was crowned champion of Sky Grand Prix after his performance at Virginia Airport in Durban on Friday.
The event is an aerobatic competition with a twist, with three pylons marking an area in which pilots complete manoeuvres.
Enzokuhle Ndebele,7, looks on as the Extra 330C makes symmetric figures during the Sky Grand Prox at Virginia Airport in Durban on Friday.Deliu received the trophy and Fédération Aéronautique Internationale World Air Sports Federation points. Nigel Hopkins and Barrie Eeles, both from South Africa, came second and third respectively.
An international jury sanctioned by @airsports.fai judged pilots on each figure, calculating an overall score per sequence measured and factored against the clock. The figures are graded on factors such as precision of lines and angles, roundness of full and partial loops, symmetry of figures and positioning against the pylons.Marksmen Aerobatic Team, Mike Hensman, Eugene du Preez and Johnie Smith showing their skills during a display at the Sky Grand Prix at Virginia Airport, Durban.
Aude Lemordant from France was the only woman who competed during the Sky Grand Prix at Virginia Airport in Durban on Friday..An Extra 330SC flies towards the city during a display at the Sky Grand Prix at Virginia Airport in Durban.
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