Spanish Helicopter Championship 2000
German Helicopter Championship
Say “cheese”! Alpha Aviation Staff and Competitors
Japanese team:(from left) The only authorized
Mitsuo Aoyama, Japanese judge:
Shizuka Saito, Takashi Onose
Takashi Tanizawa, and from Alpha Aviation.
Akihiro Sakamoto
All pilots are staff of Alpha Aviation Company.
Shizuka Saito and the Japanese team are interviewed Unrelentry heat and sun
by Spanish TV. every day. The Spanish
military team members
take a rest under
their Super Puma.
Don’t touch the skittle!! Shizuka Saito (Pilot) and Mitsuo Aoyama (Co-pilot) win the Bronze Medal! Event No.1 (Navigation with Precise Timed Arrival and Drop-Off Load)
Concentration on Touch Down!
Only a few centimeters off will be penalized Shizuka Saito (Pilot) and Mitsuo Aoyama (Co-Pilot) win the Gold Medal! Event No.2 (Precision Flying and Landing)
Takashi Tanizawa (Pilot) and Akihiro Sakamoto (Co-Pilot) win the Silver Medal! Event No.2 Precision Flying and Landing
Takashi Tanizawa (Pilot) and Akihiro Sakamoto (Co-Pilot) win the Gold Medal!!
Event No.4 (Slalom)
”Will all these fit in the chopper?”
At the closing ceremony and awards reception, Akihiro Sakamoto strides into the room with the “Rising Sun”.
The Japanese Team; (from left) Takashi Onose, Mitsuo Aoyama, Kenji Saito, Shizuka Saito, Takashi Tanizawa, Akihiro Sakamoto