Dasara air show may make a comeback

September 19, 2014 06:13 pm | Updated 06:13 pm IST - MYSORE:

The Dasara Festival Committee is optimistic of bringing back Dasara Air Show, one of the biggest attractions of the festivities here since its launch about ten years ago, this year with the State Government directly pursuing its request to the Ministry of Defence for holding the show in Mysore.

Disclosing this to The Hindu , Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, who is the Dasara Special Officer, said, “We have been communicated that the performance of Sarang helicopter display team is unlikely for certain reasons but Akash Ganga, the sky-diving team of the Indian Air Force, may perform.”

A clear picture on the show is expected in a day or two, the deputy commissioner said, adding that “we are confident of bringing back the show this Dasara.”

The Dasara air show was not part of the festivities since last few years. The Dasara tourists and the locals, especially the schoolchildren, were missing the action. The show was always a huge hit among tourists and aviation enthusiasts.

Akash Ganga, which thrilled the audiences with its performance in previous air shows here, may once again enthrall Mysoreans with its dives from a great height.

The air show in 2009 was considered one of the biggest as it featured performances by Surya Kiran fixed-wing and Sarang helicopter aerobatic teams.

The IAF’s famed Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team won the hearts of the people with its first performance in a Dasara air show. The team stole the show with its scintillating performance with amazing manoeuvres and breathtaking formations. The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team, which was formed to showcase the professionalism of the Indian Air Force, too thrilled the large crowds with its performance.

The air show scheduled four years ago was cancelled though the show venue was shifted from Bannimantap grounds (the usual venue since the introduction of the show) to the Lalitha Mahal helipad on the foot of Chamundi Hills to accommodate more people in view of large turn-out of people in previous years.

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