In Russia's Ural Wings air festival, jumpers challenge the heights

The Ural Wings air festival organised by the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia in Sverdlovsk is the proper destination for the parachute jumpers to challenge the 1,200 height.

Loginovo:Yes! there is always limit to everything, but for these jumpers 1,200 metres height is nothing to cross.

The Ural Wings air festival organised by the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia in Sverdlovsk is the proper destination for these jumpers to challenge the height.

Jumper Artur Mustafin said, "We are doing precision jumping right now. Accurate estimation of distance with your eye is the most important thing."

"They are the most unforgettable feelings. If a person jumped with a parachute at least once, he or she will never forget it," he added.

But it is always said that something is meant for the professionals.

Few participants said that 200 metres jump is very risky for which even the sportsmen doing parachute jumps call them 'kamikaze'- a Japanese aircraft which targetted the enemy base from a height without missing it.

The goal is to maintain the popularity of air sports.

There's a wide variety of aircraft on the show from model aircraft to small planes, including paragliders and hang gliders.

However, at this festival, the competitors are flying these small model aircraft in combat.

The two-day Ural Wings air festival ran till 11 August 2019.

Around 3,000 people attended the event.