Spectators witnessed the incredible navigation and control skills from the international crews at the fourth and final stage of the Helicopter World Cup 2019 in Poland’s Lososina Dolna Airfield.
A total of 14 crews flying R-44 and Mil-2 helicopters participated in the nail-biting final stage, representing the nations of Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.
In the third stage of the 2019 Helicopter World Cup held in Belarus last week, the formidable Russian duo of Elena Prokofyeva and Diana Riiazova remained overall leaders in the General Class, despite having been knocked off the top spots during the actual competition. Last year’s winners, the equally impressive Russian Masters Class crew of Yury Yablokov and Konstantin Podoinitsyn, also kept hold of their top overall position.
Russian helicopter pilot crew Elena Prokofyeva and Diana Riiazova took not one, but two golds during the 2019 Helicopter World Cup 2nd stage in Russia this July as part of the 54th Russian Open Helicopter Championship.
The pair came first in the General classes of both the Fender and Slalom competitions. Female pilots Irina Didenko and Svetlana Gumbatova, also from Russia, took third place in the same Fender competition.
