Ground traffic around downtown Tampa came to a halt last Saturday afternoon, but it was clear skies when Red Bull once again brought its Flugtag flying machine competition to the convention center. The showcase found teams (28 of ‘em in 2024) bringing their ideas to life, then launching them off a 27-foot platform into the Hillsborough River while upwards of 80,000 people gawk from the shoreline and from the water. At the end, Orlando’s Flug Shag team—who Flugtag-ed in Milwaukee and Cincinnati in 2022 and 2023—took home the win with a flight of 51 feet. The three-hour competition saw Tampa host Flugtag for a third time, following stops in 2008 and 2011.
