2010 08 21
At the centre of Riga’s city celebrating its festival the engines of the plains echoed at 12 a.m. Aerobatic elite masters - Jurgis Kairys (Lithuania), Svetlana Kapanina (Russia) and Castor Fantoba (Spain) greeted the guests and residents of the city by performing group and individual programs. S.Kapanina and C.Fantoba performed the first part of „FAI – World Elite Aerobatic Formula“ (FAI WEAF) competition demonstration.

Aviation show is organized after special invitation of Riga Municipality by Jurgis Kairys and „Flights Unlimited“.
Gintas Bubiers Director of „Flights Unlimited“ and aerobatic pilot says: “ Riga’s citizens for the first time saw such highly qualified and beautifully performed aerobatic elite masters show. Besides the fact that sky was dark and  it looked like the rain can start any minute, thounsands of people left their houses and went to the shores of Dauguva, which are allocated between the Stonebridge and Vansu, to watch performances of professional aerobatic pilots. About 300.000 people enjoyed the event.
In the first part of the competition S.Kapanina and C.Fantoba performed 5 obligatory manoeuvres and 3 minutes freestyle programs in the set territory over the river Dauguva.