“Gentlemen, the Stage Is Yours.”

E35, going to climb power. Climb power. Both are off. And gentlemen, the stage is yours. Welcome back everyone to our channel. Today we are here at the Scalaria resort at the beautiful Lake St. Wolfgang. Really nice scenery. There is a special event going on. As you can see, we are a little bit dressed up. It's the Living Legends of Aviation Ceremony going on and we are supporting this with two airshows, fixed-wing formation display as well as a helicopter display together with Dario Costa. And now I actually have to head up to the control tower because the show is about to start. We are here at the control tower of the Scalaria. In Salzburg the weather is already very good. Here it's improving as well. And in a couple of minutes the five-ship formation is just running in behind me there from the hill and the show is about to start. And while we're waiting, it's the turn for the Austrian Air Force with their Leonardo AW169 helicopter, this multi-purpose helicopter that they have. They're using it for military missions as well as civilian support such as firefighting and other rescue missions. If you would like to see what our pilots do before a five-ship formation, make sure to check it out in our Shuttleworth video in the link on the top right of the screen. So next up is the REPL skydive team together with Peter Salzmann. They are now climbing up to their dropping altitude which is 1,500 meters above the ground. Peter Salzmann is the Red Bull athlete with the foil on his wingsuit. This foil has actually been developed for a record-breaking project where Peter performed the longest flight on a wingsuit. And they are now performing a formation flight with the Austrian flag generated by smoke red, white and red. The foil that is used for the show today is a variation of the record-breaking project foil that has been developed and this one is tailor-made for show purposes. That's why it is a bit shorter and adapted with the smoke system on the left and on the right-hand side. And as Peter and the skydive team have safely landed, it's finally time for the five-ship formation. The orchestra is getting ready. We are working with time over target as there is dedicated music for the formation flying. They will do two flight tests as a formation. The B-25 in the lead, the Bearcat and the Corsair on the wing, the B-38 in the slot and the T-28 in the back, also functioning as the so-called Joker. After the two flight tests, they will split up, the B-25 and the Joker stay together and the three fighting aircraft are gaining altitude and speed for their performances. And as the five-ship formation is now coming in from east to west, the B-25 and the T-28 are splitting from the Corsair, the Bearcat and the Lightning. The B-25 and the T-28 will immediately turn around and stay in front of the spectators while the Corsair, the Bearcat and the Lightning gain the altitude and the speed to run in for their maneuvers as they need more speed and energy in order to accomplish the loopings and the rolls. B-25 is out to the east. T-28 visual and running in. One reason for the T-28 to be the Joker is also the very distinguished smoke system that we have added to the aircraft that is very visual to the crowd. And so this is the main reason why we are using this aircraft as the so-called Joker in order to stay with the crowd while the other aircraft are repositioning and getting themselves ready for their performance. One minute for the T-28. Okay, last maneuver. As the pilot of the T-28 is calling for its last maneuver, this is the moment when the three-ship formation is getting ready for their run in. Lightning formation is coming in now. Coming in now. What is really special about our three-ship formation is the fact that this is a completely similar formation, meaning that this is three completely different aircraft. They all behave different in their flying, in their power setting, in their energy management. And this is another level of complexity added to the pilots that they have to constantly adjust power settings while flying in order to keep up with the formation leader, which in that case is the B-38. Moving up the roll. One minute and 30 seconds. One minute, 30 seconds. Off the show is the so-called photo pass, where they are running in as close as possible to each other. All of them have their smoke up and running and this is the perfect opportunity for the audience to take nice pictures. Smoke off. Gentlemen, thank you very much. See you in a couple of minutes. Look, a smoke. So up next is our helicopter display, which in this case is not just a helicopter display, but it's actually a combination between helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft, as we have Dario Costa in the H-540 performing together with the B-105 and the Bell Cobra. And in addition to that, try to match the song exactly to the performance of the three aircraft in the air. The way the display is designed is that they have a run-in together with a fly-past for the audience, and then they are separating. Each of the three aircraft has a solo display. Afterwards, the B-105 and the H-540 are rejoining to perform their formation loop. So a combination of a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft doing a looping together and the Cobra being the highlight at the very end, shooting the flares. While Mirko is performing his solo in the B-105, the Cobra and the H-540, they went to their dedicated holding positions in order to wait for their turn up next. Mirko, one minute. It's a bit more complex since there is dedicated music playing, so it's my part on the ground giving them a bit more information about music cues, about smoke calls, as well as some timing indications. As they are also talking to each other, they can give themselves also additional information on the timing and their position. Running out. Dario, smoke. Dario, run in. The one-minute call for Mirko was basically also the indication for Dario in the H-540 to get him ready. Delay a little bit. Roger. Dario, you tell me finish, please. Dario, finish. Smoke off. Matthias, run in. Cobra, run in. It's the Cobra's turn to run in and perform the solo display. Matthias, one minute. Dario, visual. Visual. Descending 500. Matthias, 30 seconds, but take your time. Once Matthias in the Cobra is calling last manoeuvre, this is when the B-105 and the H-540 are getting ready for their combined manoeuvre, which is a looping performed by the B-105 and the H-540, which is not something that you see every day. Cobra looping. Running inbound. Mirko, Dario, smoke on when ready. On the last manoeuvre of Matthias, he's already looking out to see Mirko and Dario. We have them visual and Mirko and Dario have the clearance to run in. And starting the pull-up. And Matthias, you can start the run-in with smoke. Running in with smoke. The last part of the performance is the Cobra run-in with speed, the climb-up and the shooting of the flare system. Mega cool. Cobra looping, do the best. Gentlemen, thank you very much. Thank you very much, Dario. Thank you very much, Mirko and Matthias. Thank you, bye-bye. See you soon. And the grande finale here at the Living Legends of Aviation airshow part is performed by our colleagues from the Red Bull Planics, the glider aerobatics team. The team has been towed here by two towing aircraft. They are coordinated by my colleague Florian, who is standing next to me, who is giving them some commands for their show. And with these images, we want to say bye for now and see you on the next one.