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Air Sports
Ballooning
Commission
CIA
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Alongside itscontinuingefforts to involvemore juniorsand
women in competitions, the FAI Ballooning Commission
has started in 2013 the process of re­­thinking the format
of its competitions. The aim is to fully exploit their
potential in terms of public attractiveness and ease
of organisation. All formats will be impacted, starting
with the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett which is
becoming the show-case ballooning event for themedia
and public. The development of new types of events is
also in the pipeline.
Championships & Events
−− 57th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
in Nancy (FRA) → PHOTOS
−− 18th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship
in Wloclawek (POL) → PHOTOS
Beside these competitions, 4 other international events
were registered in the FAI Events Calendar.
International Youth Camp → PHOTOS
30 young people fromall around the world took part in the
week-long 13th International Youth Camp in Bruckberg,
Germany, which gives youngsters the opportunity to
discover how to fly a balloon while experiencing life in a
tent at a youth camp. It was supported by a donation of
2,000 Euros from the Commission.
CIA List of Notable Performances
and Achievements
Several hundred new entries were added to the CIA List
of Notable Performances and Achievements, while many
old entries were updated.
Since 1996, the Records Subcommittee of the Commis­sion
has maintained and published a register of notable
flights and achievements, with the aim of safeguarding
for the future reliable references to flights or activities
that for historical reasons are regarded as significant
achievements, and of avoiding claims for an achievement
that has already been accomplished. The list was last
updated in 2005.
CIA Hall of Fame
CIA Hall of Fame recognises those who have made
significant contributions to Ballooning (including
those who have excelled in business, history, design
and engineering, in addition to those better known for
their contributions in flying balloons or airships of any
category, in competition or records). There were no
nominations for 2012.
The inductees for 2012 are:
−− Joseph W. Kittinger (USA)
−− Rev. John Mackenzie Bacon (GBR) – (posthumous)
Meeting
The 2013 Annual Meeting of the Commission was held
on 22 and 23 March 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“The Coupe
Aéronautique Gordon
Bennett is becoming
the show-case event
for Ballooning”