ABU DHABI (UAE) — Abu Dhabi is hosting the season opener of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for the ninth consecutive time on March 11-12 – yet for the 14 competitors, the view is never the same.
On a pre-training flight led by Australian Matt Hall, pilots Kirby Chambliss of the United States and Nicolas Ivanoff of France took in Abu Dhabi’s ever-expanding skyline, as well as the beauty of its prized natural features.
Flying their raceplanes, the airborne trio were able to see the iconic domes of the Emirates Palace and the arches of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge to the startling contrast between vast desert sands on the interior and lush mangrove greenery at the coast.
