PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - Two local pilots are attempting to break a couple of world records by performing what they say will be the highest airshow ever.
Gary
Rower, a captain for Delta Air Lines, and Buck Roetman, a private jet
captain, hope to perform the highest airshow ever on water and the
all-time highest airshow, which would be more than 10,000 in the air.
They will make the record-breaking attempts over the July 4 holiday in Colorado.
The show will include loops, barrel rolls in formation, head-on passes and individual maneuvers, according to Roetman.
Roetman
flies a custom-built plane, which is based in Peachtree City, while
Rower flies a 1942 Stearman bi-plane, which resides in Newnan.
The two men have flown together for years. They said that flying in such altitudes can be difficult.
"The
air is so thin that there's not really anything for the airplane to
turn with. It's a little like driving on an icy road versus driving on
dry pavement. Everything you have to do has to be done carefully," said
Rower.
Another potential problem in flying over the mountains of Colorado is that the nearest airport will be more than 20 miles away.
For more information on the duo's record-setting attempt, visit: http://www.highestshowonearth.com/
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