Alex Busca: CID 2016 Italian Champion, Club Class

The awards ceremony for the Campionato Italiano di Distanza CID 2016took place on Saturday 24 September at Pavullo Airport in Frignano (Modena).
Aero Club Valle d’Aosta’s pilot Alessandro Busca, the only representative of the Aosta Valley registered for the competition, was once again crowned Italian Champion in the CLUB Class with a score of 2,775.85 points, amassed across three flights of 1,020 km, 892 km and 812 km respectively.
And as if that wasn’t enough:

• • he in the CID del CID (1.020km a 104,1km/h di media) ) across all classes (15 metres, Club and Open), beaten only dal volo by the legendary multiple world champion Giorgio Galetto;;
• in the top class (OPEN) dominated by the record-holder Alberto Sironi of the ACAO in Calcinate, trailing third place by just 18 points; .
• • he achieved first place in the classification of the OLC Italy 2016.
• • he took in the RUGGERO ANCILLOTTI speed flying trophy organised by Aero Club ACAO, based in Calcinate Varese.

Now it’s time for a winter break. We’ll see you at CID 2017, which will start on 1 February 2017.