The Weather Channel needed to illustrate the force of wind for the series "Epic Conditions." The five-episode series will focus on the optimal weather conditions for extreme sports. For "wind" we went to the Chesapeake Bay just off Annapolis, Md. where we captured dynamic, high definition video of a fierce sailboat race. Peter Roof used the Sony Z1U camera set at 1080i. The camera worked very well mounted on the AE gyro system. The lens pointed out the right side of Bussmann Aviation's MD-500C helicopter. Pilot Steve Bussmann brought his chopper just above the waves alongside boats under full sail just after the race start. Bussmann maintained radio communication with the race committee and moved close enough to have boats fill the frame but far enough so that our rotor wash was not a part of the race. By crabbing his chopper sideways we were able to get some sweeping approach shots of boats that were on the downwind leg of the race with full spinnakers flying. The annual boat show was in Annapolis so we swung over the town to capture that plus some shots of the Maryland Capitol.