Alpha's staff was divided into three teams for a helicopter competition at their heliport near Tokyo. They competed in three events : Slalom, Fender and Riceball dropping. Kenji Saito was the sports announcer.
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I have seen many programs on American aviation, yet all seem to have very common. However, this program is very different. Featuring on the special maneuvers in flying, Alpha Aviation Olympics gives an in-depth look at how this unique team of Japanese elites brought an alternative interest of flying to an international level. The tasks (Rice Bags, Fender and Slalom) themselves seem to look really easy and childish, however, if you have tried flying on a helicopter before, you may know how hard it eventually is. In fact, this competition truly reveals how well a person can manage to control a helicopter. As seen from their ultimate passion and seriousness in aviation, I am actually very impressed by their professionalism in flying, and of course their achievements has been highly recognized internationally over the past few years. After all, flying is not all about commuting from one place to another, yet it can be challenging but a lot of fun. From this video, one thing that I do admire a lot is that, not only does Alpha Aviation operate as largest helicopter company in Japan, it shows a high attention on their pilots and students, given them with opportunities to explore different interests in flying, which can hardly be found from anywhere else in the Asian Pacific. I do enjoy watching this interesting documentary profiling their Aviation Olympics and would definitely recommend to all of you who are interested in flying a helicopter and for those who are especially interested in the special achievements that Asian has done at an international stage. They are truly the pioneers of helicopter flying.
Aired on December 10,13,16,21,24 2005 by ESPN and Tokyo Metropolitan TV. |
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