The pilot's vision begins to shudder as his engine purrs into life. Slowly, as if building to a grand crescendo, the engine begins to roar, drowning out the cries of the crowd assembled to watch the forthcoming spectacle. Blades spin in a shimmering haze as the plane inches cautiously forward, gaining speed as its pilot urges it forward, faster and faster until it leaps into the air, leaving everything on the ground farther and father behind. Red and blue streams of smoke mix with the clouds to form a patriotic haze of smog as the plane dips through smoke stacks and skirts overtop hot air balloons in an effort to amaze the dots of citizenry below.
