LeaderofthePioneerTeamCorradoRusalen(L)andhiswifeSilviaRappoposeforphotoswithaplaneinNanchang,eastChina'sJiangxiProvince,Oct.26,2023.(Xinhua/GuoJiewen)NANCHANG,Oct.29(Xinhua)--Atthe2023NanchangAirShow,thePioneerTeamfromItalyprovidedtheaudiencewithawonderfulaerobaticperformance.Accompaniedbyjoyfulmusic,fourplanesflewabouttheskywithgreen,whiteandredtrailsofsmokestreamingbehind.The2023ChinaAviationIndustryConferenceandNanchangAirShowwasheldineastChina'sJiangxiProvincefromOct.27to29.Sixteamsrepresentingthehighestlevelofaerobaticperformancefromhomeandabroadtookturnstoshowofftheirskills.InadditiontotwoChineseaerobaticteams,thereweretheAerosuperbaticsWingwalkers,theAirbornePyrotechnics,andtheGlobalStarsAerobaticTeam,allfromBritain,andthePioneerTeamfromItaly--performingmid-airballetforthecrowds.CorradoRusalen,theleaderofthePioneerTeam,arrivedinNanchangnearlyaweekinadvancetodosomeintensivetraining,becomingfamiliarwiththevenueandcoordinatingwithvariousdepartments.TheaircrafthadbeendisassembledfortransporttoNanchangbycontainership,sohearrivedlastSundaytostarttheprocessofre-assembly.ThisisRusalen'ssixthtimeperforminginChina,andhehasgrowntolovetheexperience."ComingtoChinaagainislikemeetingoldfriends.Whenweflyaplaneupintothesky,it'sjustlikeembracingourfriends,"hesaid.SincethePioneerTeamwasestablishedin2005,ithasperformedinmorethan20countries,includingJapan,SpainandFrance,withatotalofover300performancessofar.Thisyear,RusalenparticipatedintheshowwithhiswifeSilviaRappo,whoisalsotheyoungestfemalepilotontheteam."Shefliesinthenumber-twoposition,andit'snotcommontofindteamswithawomanintheflightformation,"hesaidproudly."She'smywifeindailylife,andmyleftwingduringflight."Duringthedaytime,thePioneerTeammadecolorfulpatternsintheskywithtrailsofsmoke.Atsunset,theteamsetoffflashbombsandwingfireworkstomaketheshowmorespectacular.Theirperformancethisyearpromptedcheersandapplausefromthecrowd.RusalensaidthathefirstmetRappowhenshecametothecompanywhereheusedtoworktobuyaplaneforpersonaluse.Theyfellinloveandnowsharetheirlivesasbothcolleaguesandspouses."AerobaticswaslikeCupid,bringingmeandmywifetogether,"hesaid.Attheshow,Rusalenalsofelthappytoreunitewithflightteamsfromothercountries.HesaidthatcomingtoChinatoperformhasprovidedhimtheopportunitytomakefriendswithmorepilotsfromothercountries."Wegetintouchevenwhenwe'renotperforminginashow,andwesendmessagesandcooperatewitheachother,"hesaid.Lookingtothefuture,RusalenandRappointendtokeepputtingonairdisplaysaroundtheworld."We'llcontinuetoflytothebestofourability,sothatmorepeoplecanexperiencethecharmofaerobaticperformances,"Rapposaid.■ThePioneerTeamfromItalyperformsduringthe2023ChinaAviationIndustryConferenceandNanchangAirShowinNanchang,eastChina'sJiangxiProvince,Oct.27,2023.(PhotobyHuXuantong/Xinhua)LeaderofthePioneerTeamCorradoRusalen(L)talkswithateammemberinNanchang,eastChina'sJiangxiProvince,Oct.26,2023.(Xinhua/GuoJiewen)MembersofthePioneerTeamchecksaplaneinNanchang,eastChina'sJiangxiProvince,Oct.26,2023.(Xinhua/GuoJiewen)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.