Flying High with the Red Bull Air Race
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THE RED BULL AIR RACE IS COMING TO OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND~
SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST PILOTS WILL BE RACING OVER THE HUDSON RIVER BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY LIBERTY STATE PARK!
I had the opportunity to take a test flight..take a look :)
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship takes 15 of the world’s best pilots and puts them in a competition of speed, precision and skill. One at a time the pilots fly lightweight, high performancerace planes through a series of inflatable "air gates" in a race for the best time
through the track. Pilots reach speeds up to 230 mph pulling 12 Gs and fly just 10-20 feet
above the water.
The season runs from March . September (8-10 races/year), and each race is broadcast live
and/or tape delayed in over 87 countries in six continents, reaching more than 300 million viewers in 2009.
The Red Bull Air Race is not an .air show.. It is a global motorsport competition challenging the
worlds best pilots in precision racing skills.
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Jill Nicolini is the Traffic Reporter for PIX Morning News, where she can be seen covering the traffic every Monday through Friday, between 5 and 9 am. Jill can also be seen delivering her "Just Jill" feature reports and filling-in as the Entertainment Anchor.
Jill started her broadcasting career in radio. While a student at Stony Brook University, she was hired in WBLI Radio's Promotions Department and was later promoted to a position as an on-air personality.
After receiving her MBA in Communications Arts with honors from The New York Institute of Technology, Jill began reporting for LI News Tonight in 2000.
In 2001, Jill became the arena announcer for the New York Islanders. That same year, Jill was hired as an on-camera traffic reporter at Long Island's Metro Traffic and Weather Channel. During this time she also filled in at News 12 Long Island as the Traffic Reporter and news gatherer for LI, NYC, NJ, CT, and Westchester.
In 2004, Jill joined PIX Morning News as the traffic reporter.
With over 60 piloting hours in a Cessna 172, Jill is on her way to completing her pilot's license. When she is not flying over the Tri-State Area, she enjoys rollerblading, ice-skating and dancing. An animal lover, Jill volunteers at the North Shore Animal League. In addition, she is involved with several Long Island charities, including: John Theissen's Children's Foundation, The American Red Cross Suffolk County Chapter, the Alliance for Lupus Research, the Arthritis Foundation and the Caroline Baldwin Breast Cancer Foundation.
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HI JILL HOW ARE YOU IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU WHAT A GREAT SPORT YOU ARE. YOU DO EVERYTHING FROM NASCAR RACING TO RED BULL AIR FORCE. YOU LOOKED SCARED AT FIRST. THE RACING I DONT KNOW IF I WANT TO DRIVE WITH YOU. AGAIN YOU ARE A GREAT SPORT TO DO THAT. AND I THINK YOU KNOW SPORTS WHICH I LOVE THAT. JILL THANKS FOR BEING A GREAT FRIEND YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL PERSON INSIDE AND OUT. HOPE TO MEET REAL SOON WE MUST TALK ABOUT.
JILL NICOLINI - I'm good, especially after all of this awesome stuff I get to do everyday!!! I definitely was nervous, but not too nervous to stay excited! I want to fly agian!!