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Sky-High Dreams

Members of Russian flying club prepare for a fierce aerobatics competition

As children, they dreamt of becoming pilots, but then life got in the way. Now, they're flying light aircraft and training for the next aerobatics competition.
These experienced professionals tell RTD how they finally joined their flying club and got into the cockpit to try their hand at the airborne equivalent of figure skating. They help each other hone their turns, but will the practice be enough on the big day?

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Published: 31 August 2020 19:00

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