1st Aerobatic World Championship – Day 5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(The judges… Photo: Stéphane Malbos)

August the 22nd - Restricted program, unlimited fun

The paragliders competing in the solo category today were allowed to compose their individual program out of a limited number of manœuvres…

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1st Aerobatic World Championship – Day 4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Photo: Christophe Margot/Red Bull Vertigo)

August the 21st - Smoke on the water

No, this is not about Deep Purple or the burning casino in Montreux. At this World Championship, it's the pilots who bring the smoke on the water…

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1st Aerobatic World Championship – Day 3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Photo: Denis Balibouse/Red Bull Vertigo)

August the 20th - What a day!

Who would have put his money on a sunny afternoon in Villeneuve today at 9pm? Well, those who know the weather at the Riviera Vaudoise !…

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1st Aerobatic World Championship – Day 2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Photo: Christophe Margot/Red Bull Vertigo)

August the 19th - Creativity and Flow

Paragliders synchro and hang gliders were the first to take up their competition. They had to fly a defined number of manoeuvres – a compulsory program in the language of aerobatics…

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1st Aerobatic World Championship – Day 1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Photo: Denis Balibouse/Red Bull Vertigo)

August the 18th 2006

With alphorns and a lot of Swiss folklore, the 1st Aerobic World Championship has officially been opened this afternoon in Villeneuve, Switzerland. After a march through Villeneuve, the 62 participants from 17 countries were welcomed at the event site at Lake Geneva with an spectacular airshow…

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9th Paragliding European Championship – And The Winners Are!…

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(photo: Stéphane Malbos)

14th of July 2006 The Championship was closed to day in Morzine-Avoriaz – Les Gets.

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9th Paragliding European Championship – Day 13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Around the turnpoint… on a better day (photo: Martin Scheel)

13th of July 2006 Under a not very optimistic grey sky the pilots launched at midday from Mont Chery for a 6th task of 5 turnpoints and goal in Morzine (43,9 km). About an hour after the start point opened it started to rain at some places and there were some big developments in certain points of the Morzine valley, with strong turbulences. The task was stopped before any pilot could complete it, so it scores no points. The Championship is now finished and yesterday overall results remain unchanged.

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9th Paragliding European Championship – Day 12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Turbulent landing in Samoens (photo: ojovolador.com)

12th of July 2006 By midday all the pilots launched from Mont Chery for a 54,8 km task through 4 turnpoints and goal in Samoens. The start point opened at 13:00 so that all the pilots have the chance to complete their flights before the storms appear. Due to the quick development of thunderstorms in the area, the meet director decided to stop the task at 14:56, with 50 pilots already in goal.

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9th Paragliding European Championship – Day 11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Photo: ojovolador.com)

11th of July 2006 The 91 km task concluded with 80 pilots in goal. The day began with smooth conditions but little by little got more powerful, with areas of strong turbulence during the course. The flight was demanding but at the same time the pilots enjoyed some magnificent views of the alpine summits.

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9th Paragliding European Championship – Day 10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Col du Fornet take-off (photo: ojovolador.com)

10th of July 2006 A hard race, with some difficult parts -which means that the landing was not so massive today. 46 pilots completed the 88 km task that took them from Avoriaz to Lake Leman, the Samoens valley and then back to Les Gets.

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