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widest possible audience in New Zealand. The film festival showcases international
and NZ films about adventure flying including speedflying, hang gliding, sail planes,
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Tim Alongi (FRA) won the Acro Masters battle tournament at the French La Reunion island flying his AirG Emilie. After the Acro Game in Organyá, the annual Sonchaux Acro Show in Villeneuve this contest was the third high-level invitational battle-type event of the year - so no doubt now that this competition format is spreading fast! A total of 16 pilots high level pilots from 11 nations were invited to participate. All the competition runs were launched via d-bagging out of a helicopter. Chilean Vice World Cup Champion, Victor 'Bicho' Carrera came second flying the Sessions - a new wing soon to be released by Ozone.

Gavin Mcclurg, one of nowadays greatest paragliding adventurer and the creator of Cloudbase Mayhem - got on with a long conversation with Pál Takáts in his latest podcast about his career, acro, cross-country, X-Alps, ups and downs, accidents and thoughts how to become a better and safer pilot! Listen here:

Or over at Gavin's blog, the Cloudbase Mayhem.

Overal solo results

Overal synchro results

Congratulations to all participants!

'A childhood dream just became true...' - writes Théo de Blic after standing on the top of the overall World Cup podium in Italy at the end of the AcroMax event! Chile's Bicho Carrera and Frenchman Tim Alongi where tightly following him on the podium with only 1 point separating the TOP3 from each other.

The AcroMax Solo category was won by Ondrej Prochazka followed by Théo de Blic and Eliot Nochez.

We are waiting to receive the detailed results!