MARIA Walsh expects to literally drop into Tralee Town Park on Sunday 16th August if she becomes the first Rose of Tralee to perform a parachute jump in the height of the Festival.
Landing in picturesque Tralee Town Park, the tandem jump*, which is subject to licence, will form part of the biggest SkyFest Air Display ever to be staged during the Rose of Tralee International Festival.
This year’s show will feature the Irish Parachute Club, a late night pyrotechnic air display from brand new UK aerobatic team Aerosparx and the flying dentist, Eddie Goggins, who will enthral thousands of spectators with a roll rate of 420° per second and a climb rate of nearly 3,300 feet per minute in his CAP231 aircraft.
The Event Controller for the Rose of Tralee, Bryan Carr, said: “Quite literally, the sky’s the limit when it comes to entertainment at the Rose of Tralee International Festival and the 2015 CPC.ie SkyFest Air Display from 4pm on Sunday 16th August will be another spectacular event. The viewing experience will be better for spectators who want to stay in the town centre to enjoy the Sunday entertainment and not have to rush away to see the SkyFest from another location. This year it will be easier for the festival-going public to see the daredevil stunts overhead as the best viewing area will be from the Town Park in the heart of Tralee.
The crowds can look up to the waving Winchman in the Irish Coast Guard Shannon-based Sikorsky S92 helicopter which will fly over the town centre and land in the Town Park. Another highlight of the air display will be David Bruton, an Aeronautical Engineer from Abbeyshrule, Co Longford who will perform stunts in the Sbach 342. The Garda Air Support unit will be on the ground in the Town Park during the air display, subject to availability.
Anyone who wishes to enjoy the CPC.ie SkyFest Air Display can do so from the centre of Tralee, while motorists will be urged to park their vehicles near the Dome and make the short walk to Denny Street.
Tralee-based company, CPC.ie, are the proud sponsors of the SkyFest Air Display. CPC.ie is Ireland’s leading Driver CPC and Transport Manager CPC Training Company delivering a quality of training at 30 Training Centres nationwide.
For more details of the CPC.ie SkyFest Air Display and other entertainment events during the Festival are available from www.roseoftralee.ie, Facebook and Twitter.
*Maria Walsh’s Tandem Parachute jump is subject to licence and weather-permitting
