Mrs Collett and her husband Mike ran Ultimate
Aerobatics from the airfield - the base of the West London Aero Club - and competed with the British Advanced
Aerobatics team.
An
aerobatic pilot who taughtCarol Vordermanto loop-the-loop was killed in a horror plane crash while practising a mid-air stunt.
They both learnt
aerobatics - involving spins, rolls and loops - in the Pitts S-2A, which has a top speed of just over 200mph, according to their company's website.
A few pilots hit obstructions while making a low pass, but most were stalling in a pull up from a low pass or doing
aerobatics at low altitude.
On what
aerobatics is, proud father Simon Turner explained: "
Aerobatics involves having to perform manoeuvres in a set space, the length and width being 1,000 metres, and you can lose points for going out of that space, or if the manoeuvre is not accurate.
Ahead of their shows this weekend, he spoke to SurreyLive about life in the Red Arrows, Blades and the thrill of
aerobatics.
Global winners for 'Distance', 'Airtime', '
Aerobatics' and the best ranked player of the AR game will get a Red Bull Air Race Weekend Experience consisting of flight tickets, accommodation, full pass to watch the training and race over the weekend, access to club/sky lounge depending on the race, tour and meet & greet with one of the pilots to winner selected Red Bull Air Race as a prize.
Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi, who flew aircraft number 7 of the
aerobatics team, lost his life while he was carrying out the practice run for the Aero India 2019.
Two aircraft that belong to the the Surya Kiran
Aerobatics Team have crashed at the Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru, Indian media has reported.
Moments after the thrilling performance by these aircraft, PAF
aerobatics team 'Sherdil' appeared on the horizon for formation
aerobatics display.
The thundery performance by PAF's display pilot, Wing Commander Zeeshan Baryar included some extraordinary
aerobatics like the muscle climb, thunder turns, slow speed performance and inverted flight.
