SixPapaCharlie
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Friday evening Flugtag randomly popped in my head and so I googled it. It had been in Dallas several years ago and I wanted to know when the next one was. Google said it is "Tomorrow at 1:10 PM in Cincinnati"
I asked Eren "Can I fly to Cincinnati in the morning and come back on Sunday?" She gave me the non-emoji version of the thumbs up and off I went.
12 hours round trip to see 2 hours of people crashing planes into the water and it was worth every penny.
If this ends up near you, you should check it out. 99% of it is just pure fun and silliness.
Then there are those that are in it to win it.
This year it was on the Ohio river and there was a huge tail wind so nobody stood a chance.
The last to go was a YT channel called FliteTest.
They built a good craft but nobody could outrun the winds.
I would estimate 5000 people in attendance and there were 40 "pilots" that entered.
They get on the ramp, do a skit, blare some music, and then send it.
Here are a few of the "planes" I filmed
Here are some the serious contenders from years past:
I asked Eren "Can I fly to Cincinnati in the morning and come back on Sunday?" She gave me the non-emoji version of the thumbs up and off I went.
12 hours round trip to see 2 hours of people crashing planes into the water and it was worth every penny.
If this ends up near you, you should check it out. 99% of it is just pure fun and silliness.
Then there are those that are in it to win it.
This year it was on the Ohio river and there was a huge tail wind so nobody stood a chance.
The last to go was a YT channel called FliteTest.
They built a good craft but nobody could outrun the winds.
I would estimate 5000 people in attendance and there were 40 "pilots" that entered.
They get on the ramp, do a skit, blare some music, and then send it.
Here are a few of the "planes" I filmed
Here are some the serious contenders from years past: