JEDDAH, 29 January 2005 — The world’s top stunt fliers, Flying Bulls, will perform three live aerial shows in Saudi Arabia, the first being in Alkhobar on Jan. 31.
The Flying Bulls, who are visiting the Kingdom for the first time, will also stage shows in Riyadh on Feb. 2 and in Jeddah on Feb. 4, according to Saudi Aviation Club (SAC), its organizer.
The aerobatic displays of the Czech-based team are organized in line with the efforts of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT) to promote domestic tourism.
The credit to bring Flying Bulls to Saudi skies goes to Prince Sultan ibn Salman, secretary-general of SCT and chairman of the aviation club.
“Since the program was first announced, SAC’s offices have been turned into a hive of activity in preparation for this landmark event that will transform the Saudi sky into an exciting aerobatic flying theater,” said Capt. Ahmed Al-Johani, executive director of the club.
After their first show over Alkhobar’s Corniche, the Flying Bulls including four pilots will move to Riyadh to perform over the Saqr Al-Jazeera Museum before ending their tour over Jeddah’s Corniche.
“The show will be unique and adventurous, and we’re confident that this unprecedented event will attract a large number of Saudis and expatriates,” said Johani. “We have prepared aerial maps for the shows in coordination with the Civil Aviation Authority,” he added.
The Flying Bulls are among the most experienced aerobatic pilots in the world given their participation in numerous international events, where they perform daring and exciting moves that require infinite accuracy and extreme concentration.
The team is known to perform several aerial tricks, such as the “mirror position,” where the leading plane flies upward before dropping toward the ground, while the other aircraft continue the course of their flight close to it in the normal position and at a low altitude, and perform the reverse move.
“The Flying Bulls’ breathtaking shows are known for their precision and accuracy,” Johani said. The team’s professional pilots fly classical propeller aircrafts wing-to-wing at very high speed. “This has been the team’s signature since its creation in the sixties,” he added.
