Your Aeromedia reporter watched the gripping phases of Task 23 (sixth race) - a Fly-in with its target near the sports ground of Sant’Anna Avagnina, a village to the North-West of Mondovì. In the mild afternoon conditions of Saturday 22nd - and under the watchful gaze of a large crescent moon - the participating balloons enacted a spectacular ballet trying to find the best wind towards the target area. With the usual ultralight aircraft in observance, Marangoni and Aimo were able to launch their markers in rapid succession close to the big white cross on the ground.
In the picture: Cameron O-84 I-FROK of Mirko Marangoni, the winner of the XXV Italian Balloon Championship, Mondovì, Italy (2012). (Aeromedia)
(Aeromedia, September 2012)