Man has been fascinated by the dream of flying for centuries – and for the participants of the Red Bull Flugtag at the Zollhafen in Mainz, this dream will become a reality for a few seconds at least. Every year, homemade flying machines present a motley mix of the bizarre and the downright ridiculous. Thousands of spectators cheer on the wannabe pilots as they attempt to fly as far as possible in contraptions they have designed themselves.