The pilot of Hurricane Engineers Angry Birds, appears to soar upward as the bottom of the structure heads south. The Coral Gables team was among 30 competing in Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Tobacco Road's Band of Road Warriors entry stays aloft for a few seconds after launching at Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
As the bottom of the Flying Dragons's contraption hits the water, the Fort Lauderdale team's pilot readies for a water landing on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 during Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft for Flugtag, which means "flying day" in German. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Dressed as a pink flamingo, the pilot of the Space Cadets entry in Red Bull Flugtag Miami ejects during flight from a 30-foot-high deck, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. The Space Cadets team is from Miami. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Fans of Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012 watch the event from boats on Saturday, Nov, 3, 2012. The event, at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, brought 30 aircraft that defied the laws of gravity -- and some would say sanity. Teams of everyday people were challenged to build homemade, human-powered flying craft and pilot them off a 30-foot-high deck, in hopes of the craft actually flying. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
The pilot of Cubicle MADNESS, from West Palm Beach, tries to hold on during the craft's short flight during Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft for Flugtag, which means "flying day" in German. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
The Shock Guys' pilot bails out as the Oakland Park team's aircraft fails to launch during Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
The Oatmeal Effect, a Pompano Beach team's entry in Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, cruises toward Biscayne Bay on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft for Flugtag, which means "flying day" in German. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Plantation entry Team Popow with the Flying Chaparro is airborne for a glorious moment before hitting the water during Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft for Flugtag, which means "flying day" in German. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Two members of Spacecoast Flugtag Associates, a Melbourne team competing in Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, portray presidential incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft for Flugtag, which means "flying day" in German. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
The pilot of Twisted Sister, from Greer, South Carolina, achieves flight for a moment while competing in Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Tobacco Road's Band of Road Warriors birthday cake aircraft didn't fly well, but it floated just fine during Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
La Vaca Roja's pilot makes the wise choice to jump as the Pembroke Pines team's aircraft fails after launching at Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
The pilot of Spacecoast Flugtag Associates, a Melbourne team competing in Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012, smiles after landing safely in Biscayne Bay on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Wreckage from the team's homemade contraption floats in the water before being cleared away. Thirty teams attempted to defy the laws of gravity in their homemade, human-powered aircraft for Flugtag, which means "flying day" in German. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
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