(CNN)A little more than a decade ago, Idaho high school running back Tyler Wright was scoring touchdowns for the Boise High Braves. On Sunday, he'll pilot an Army helicopter over the NFL world championship. "I can't believe my son is flying over the Super Bowl," RaeAnn "Annie" Smith told CNN on the phone from her home. You can understand why she's so excited. Around kickoff time, when opera star soprano Renée Fleming sings "...And the home of the brave..."  80,000 fans in the stands — and millions more on TV — will watch Wright and his eight fellow pilots soar high over East Rutherford, New Jersey's, MetLife Stadium.
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Sunday's Super Bowl flyover price tag: about $100,000
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9 Army helicopters will soar over New Jersey's MetLife Stadium
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Pilot explains how military aviators fly over arenas with split-second timing
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Flyover includes three types of choppers: Black Hawks, Chinooks and Apaches
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