( CNN ) -- They did n't really look like a bird , a plane or Superman , but two high-flying acrobats did look strikingly similar to presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama when they jumped from a plane to promote an upcoming parachute competition . The coordinated 12,000-foot parachute jump , complete with masks resembling the presidential candidates , was performed by Travis Fienhage and Andy Malchiodi , world and U.S. freefly champions from a California parachuting team . The duo 's election season leap celebrates the coming 2012 U.S. Parachute Association 's National Skydiving Championships , the world 's largest skydiving competition , according to the USPA . Five hundred of the nation 's top skydiving daredevils will compete in Eloy , Arizona , from October 25 through November 3 . On tap for this year 's competition : formation skydiving ( four- , 10- and 16-person parachute jumping teams ) , artistic events ( which include freeflying and freestyle competitions ) , freefall style and accuracy landing , canopy formation and vertical formation skydiving . For the U.S. parachute team , this will be its final chance to perfect its aerial acrobatic skills before heading to Dubai in November for the World Parachuting Championships .
Two high-flying acrobats jump in Romney and Obama masks . They 're out to promote a parachute competition . The U.S. Parachute Association 's National Skydiving Championships start Oct. 25 .