Czechs take to sledge-flying The 19th edition of the Czech sledge-flyers sees 13 unique sledges in the shape of hippie vans, a dog sledge, a motorbike with a sidecar or a camel carrying two Muslim refugees descend a slope fitted with a half-meter (two-foot) take-off ramp in the middle. Since 1983, Czech sledge-flyers have been gathering in a northern village for an annual race that requires both do-it-yourself skills and just a bit of courage. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES