With spectators taking video on their cellphones and others holding their hands to their mouths, a plane sped toward the ground nose-first before angling its tail to the soil.
The red, white and blue aircraft then spun like a top as it continued its descent.
Moments before what appeared to be certain impact with the carpet of lime green grass below, Garrett Morrison twisted his thumbs on the $3,000 remote control directing the aircraft and increased its altitude.
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