But, observes Colin Pillinger of the Open University, a British member of the Flying Stones team, the experiment will cost almost nothing to carry out, so it is worth a try in any case.
The UK government said it was "deeply concerned" by the earthquake and has a team flying out to Haiti.
The Welsh team is due to start flying out to Delhi on Satuday 25 September while Northern Ireland are planning to send their team on Monday 27 September.
And the long-serving playmaker has been instrumental in transforming the club from a bottom division struggler to a team that is flying high in the Championship and is considered a contender for Premier League promotion.
Mr Hempleman-Adams and Mr Mason were the first UK team to win, flying 1, 098 miles (1, 767km) from Albuquerque in New Mexico to Lake Michigan in just over three days.
The England team Sir Clive Woodward is flying south with is a far more potent outfit than the inexperienced unit that was taken apart in 1998.
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Members of the Red Devils aerobatics team parachuted on to the course flying a large union jack at the start of the day.
Hawkes says it took him and his team about 15 years to master underwater flying.
Rotherham can boost being the team to score the most points against high flying Leeds in a single game this season.
"No disrespect, but we know that we are a better team than Michigan State, " the high-flying forward said after scoring three points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking four shots.
Williams, the flying winger who made such a sensational impact in the Wales team last season, unveiled a new string to his bow by taking over as Neath's place kicker.
Dutch midfielder Van der Vaart got Spurs off to a flying start when he finished off a stunning counter-attack before his team were reduced to 10 when Defoe was sent off for the use of a leading arm when jumping with Collins.
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Perhaps most importantly, though, Team Type 1 raised international awareness about an NCD that has been flying under the radar for far too long.
Using WOW, not only can the team spot the obvious visible signs of damage, such as debris, flying furniture and general destruction, they can also take precise measurements about how the wind interacts with a structure.
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And the biggest acts are the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds, the precision flying teams whose performances were abruptly canceled April 1, along with the Army skydiving team, military flyovers, demonstration flights and even static displays.
In a sign that the businesses of sports and entertainment are fusing, at least for the major box office draws, six weeks ago CAA added high-flying sports agents Jim Steiner and Ben Dogra, who represent 57 NFL players, to its team.
The team has built a few versions of their helicopter, named after the Gamera, a fire-breathing flying turtle and monster contemporary of Godzilla.
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