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ULTIMATE VIEW
“Freestyle is my signature,” said Bertossio,
pictured. “It’s a chance to show off your
fantasy and imagination. It’s all about the
concentration through the effort, G-forces,
and speeds. Each heat is only two or three
minutes, but your concentration has to be
100% in those two minutes. You prepare for
years for those two minutes.”
FLIGHT PLAN
Pilots had to impress the judges in three
heats. The first round was a free programme,
next up was the “unknown programme”, where
the judges define which figures have to be
flown testing piloting skill. Finally, there was
the freestyle round.