Mysore Dasara Airshow to be bigger and brighter this time

Mysore: This year’s Dasara Airshow will have many attractive events. As promised, the show features the first-ever performances by the famed Surya Kiran fixed-wing and Sarang helicopter aerobatic teams, which will bring excitement among the aviation enthusiasts. The show will be bigger and brighter than the previous ones, since over a dozen events will entertain Dasara visitors on the Bannimantap Grounds.
The State Government had reportedly requested the Indian Air Force to add more events to the annual spectacle to give a “new identity” to the show that has been part of the Dasara festivities for the past five years.
Considering the State’s request, the IAF has prepared a list of attractive and spectacular events such as Surya Kiran performance, to entertain the audience.
Addressing presspersons here, Deputy Dasara Special Officer Palaiah said the show would begin at 10 a.m. on September 24. The show’s full dress rehearsal would take place on September 22.
The show will take off with the flying of remote-controlled aero models by Adarsh from Bangalore. Pilots will display the prowess of MI 8 and Chetak helicopters.
Chetak helicopters will shower flower petals on the audience as soon as the show commences. There will be a demonstration of slithering operation by soldiers attached to the Maratha Light Infantry from an MI 8 helicopter.
The fly past of AN-32 and two Dorniers in a “Small Boy” formation is another event. Like in the previous years, this time too Akash Ganga, the celebrated skydiving team of the IAF, will perform.
The show will also have a performance by Air Warrior Drill Team.
21/09/09 The Hindu

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Sep 2009