Athletes http://old.fai.org/athletes/152-fai-other/fai-commissions-news-tabs/gac-news-tabs 2025-07-11T17:25:35+00:00 Joomla! 1.6 - Open Source Content Management Personalities 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 http://old.fai.org/athletes/152-fai-other/fai-commissions-news-tabs/gac-news-tabs/26525-personalities Super User ag@sel.is Records 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 http://old.fai.org/athletes/152-fai-other/fai-commissions-news-tabs/gac-news-tabs/26534-records Super User ag@sel.is <!-- START: Modules Anywhere --> <div class="fai-events-table"> <h2> Latest FAI World Record Claims</h2> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed;"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 09 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 763,00 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 09 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 940,45 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Nicholas Hammond (GBR) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 07 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 806,39 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Thomas Weston (GBR) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 06 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 790,00 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Darren C. Lewis (USA) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 06 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 776,00 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Thomas Weston (GBR) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a class="readon" href="records"><span>More records</span></a> </div> <script>var baseLocation = "http://old.fai.org/"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://old.fai.org//templates/rt_tachyon_j16/js/jquery.lightbox-0.5.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://old.fai.org//templates/rt_tachyon_j16/js/encryption.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://old.fai.org//templates/rt_tachyon_j16/css/jquery.lightbox-0.5.css" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript"> function hideX(n) { jQuery('#col' + n).slideDown(); jQuery('#recordByPerson' + n).slideUp(); } function toggleRecordByPerson(recordId, receiverId) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).toggle(); // jQuery('#recordByPerson'+recordId).slideDown(); if (jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).find("#record-by-user-id-" + receiverId).length == 0) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).text("Please wait..."); jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).load('/component/fai/?controller=records&amp;task=getRecordByReceiverID&amp;format=raw', { 'recordId':recordId, 'receiverId':receiverId}, function (response, status, xhr) { if (status == "error") { } if (status == "success") { } }); } } function toggleRecordDetail(recordId, receiverId) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).toggle(); // jQuery('#recordByPerson'+recordId).slideDown(); if (jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).find("#record-detail-" + receiverId).length == 0) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).text("Please wait..."); jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).load('index.php?option=com_fai&controller=records&task=getRecordDetail&format=raw', { 'recordId':recordId, 'receiverId':receiverId}, function (response, status, xhr) { if (status == "error") { } if (status == "success") { } }); } } function toggleRecordDetailWithinPersonTable(recordId) { if (jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).children().length > 0) { jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).toggle(); } else { jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).text("Please wait..."); jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).load('index.php?option=com_fai&controller=records&task=getRecordDetail&format=raw', { 'recordId':recordId}, function (response, status, xhr) { if (status == "error") { } if (status == "success") { jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).show(); } }); } } </script> <!-- END: Modules Anywhere --> <!-- START: Modules Anywhere --> <div class="fai-events-table"> <h2> Latest FAI World Record Claims</h2> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed;"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 09 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 763,00 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 09 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 940,45 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Nicholas Hammond (GBR) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 07 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 806,39 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Thomas Weston (GBR) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 06 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 790,00 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Darren C. Lewis (USA) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"> 06 July 2025</td> <td width="60%"> <a href="/record-powered-aeroplanes">Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 776,00 km/h</a> </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align: right;"> Thomas Weston (GBR) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a class="readon" href="records"><span>More records</span></a> </div> <script>var baseLocation = "http://old.fai.org/"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://old.fai.org//templates/rt_tachyon_j16/js/jquery.lightbox-0.5.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://old.fai.org//templates/rt_tachyon_j16/js/encryption.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://old.fai.org//templates/rt_tachyon_j16/css/jquery.lightbox-0.5.css" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript"> function hideX(n) { jQuery('#col' + n).slideDown(); jQuery('#recordByPerson' + n).slideUp(); } function toggleRecordByPerson(recordId, receiverId) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).toggle(); // jQuery('#recordByPerson'+recordId).slideDown(); if (jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).find("#record-by-user-id-" + receiverId).length == 0) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).text("Please wait..."); jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).load('/component/fai/?controller=records&amp;task=getRecordByReceiverID&amp;format=raw', { 'recordId':recordId, 'receiverId':receiverId}, function (response, status, xhr) { if (status == "error") { } if (status == "success") { } }); } } function toggleRecordDetail(recordId, receiverId) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).toggle(); // jQuery('#recordByPerson'+recordId).slideDown(); if (jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).find("#record-detail-" + receiverId).length == 0) { jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).text("Please wait..."); jQuery('#recordByPerson' + recordId).load('index.php?option=com_fai&controller=records&task=getRecordDetail&format=raw', { 'recordId':recordId, 'receiverId':receiverId}, function (response, status, xhr) { if (status == "error") { } if (status == "success") { } }); } } function toggleRecordDetailWithinPersonTable(recordId) { if (jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).children().length > 0) { jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).toggle(); } else { jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).text("Please wait..."); jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).load('index.php?option=com_fai&controller=records&task=getRecordDetail&format=raw', { 'recordId':recordId}, function (response, status, xhr) { if (status == "error") { } if (status == "success") { jQuery('#recordDetail' + recordId).show(); } }); } } </script> <!-- END: Modules Anywhere --> News 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 http://old.fai.org/athletes/152-fai-other/fai-commissions-news-tabs/gac-news-tabs/26516-news Super User ag@sel.is <!-- START: Modules Anywhere --><!--ThemeXpert: XpertScroller module version 2.0 Start here--> <div class="xs_309 basic_h"> <a class="prev browse left"></a> <div id="xs_309" class="scroller"> <div class="items"> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/43067-on-this-day-charles-lindbergh-became-the-first-person-to-fly-new-york-to-paris"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/FAI/2017/Charles_Lindbergh_wearing_helmet_with_goggles_up.jpg" alt="On this day: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly New York...." /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/43067-on-this-day-charles-lindbergh-became-the-first-person-to-fly-new-york-to-paris">On this day: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly New York....</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">Charles Lindbergh flew solo from New York to Paris on 20/21 May 1927. Celebrate the 90th anniversary of this historic flight – and FAI world record - on 21 May 2017. Ninety years ago, on 21 May 192....</p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/43067-on-this-day-charles-lindbergh-became-the-first-person-to-fly-new-york-to-paris"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/42776-main-decisions-taken-at-the-fai-general-aviation-commission-2016-annual-meeting"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/logo_gac_01_cmyk_300-15.jpg" alt="Main decisions taken at the FAI General Aviation Commission 2016 Annua...." /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/42776-main-decisions-taken-at-the-fai-general-aviation-commission-2016-annual-meeting">Main decisions taken at the FAI General Aviation Commission 2016 Annua....</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">The 2016 Annual Meeting of the FAI General Aviation Commission (GAC) was held from 3 - 5 November 2016 in Limassol (CYP). </p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/42776-main-decisions-taken-at-the-fai-general-aviation-commission-2016-annual-meeting"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/42652-12-november-1906-the-first-flight-by-santos-dumont"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/2016/Mix.jpg" alt="12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/42652-12-november-1906-the-first-flight-by-santos-dumont">12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">110 years ago, exactly today, the first officially observed flight in Europe that was longer than 25m was performed in Paris (FRA) by the Brazilian Aviation Pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, resident in ....</p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/42652-12-november-1906-the-first-flight-by-santos-dumont"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/42656-event10789-crete-to-cape-town-vintage-air-rally-launched-from-greece"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/2016/C2C-19_rsz.jpg" alt="Crete to Cape Town Vintage Air Rally launched from Greece" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/42656-event10789-crete-to-cape-town-vintage-air-rally-launched-from-greece">Crete to Cape Town Vintage Air Rally launched from Greece</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">A flying rally across Africa, from Crete to Cape Town, for aircraft built before the 31st December 1939. </p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/42656-event10789-crete-to-cape-town-vintage-air-rally-launched-from-greece"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/41662-eldon-joersz-meet-the-fastest-man-in-the-air"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/2016/Eldon-Joersz.jpg" alt="Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/41662-eldon-joersz-meet-the-fastest-man-in-the-air">Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">Forty years ago on 28 July 1976 Major General Eldon W. Joersz flew into the FAI record books by setting a world air speed record that still stands today. </p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/41662-eldon-joersz-meet-the-fastest-man-in-the-air"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/gac-news" class="readon xpertscroller_readmore"><span>More news</span></a> </div> <a class="next browse right"></a> </div> <!--ThemeXpert: XpertScroller module version 2.0 End Here--> <!-- END: Modules Anywhere --> <!-- START: Modules Anywhere --><!--ThemeXpert: XpertScroller module version 2.0 Start here--> <div class="xs_309 basic_h"> <a class="prev browse left"></a> <div id="xs_309" class="scroller"> <div class="items"> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/43067-on-this-day-charles-lindbergh-became-the-first-person-to-fly-new-york-to-paris"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/FAI/2017/Charles_Lindbergh_wearing_helmet_with_goggles_up.jpg" alt="On this day: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly New York...." /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/43067-on-this-day-charles-lindbergh-became-the-first-person-to-fly-new-york-to-paris">On this day: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly New York....</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">Charles Lindbergh flew solo from New York to Paris on 20/21 May 1927. Celebrate the 90th anniversary of this historic flight – and FAI world record - on 21 May 2017. Ninety years ago, on 21 May 192....</p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/43067-on-this-day-charles-lindbergh-became-the-first-person-to-fly-new-york-to-paris"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/42776-main-decisions-taken-at-the-fai-general-aviation-commission-2016-annual-meeting"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/logo_gac_01_cmyk_300-15.jpg" alt="Main decisions taken at the FAI General Aviation Commission 2016 Annua...." /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/42776-main-decisions-taken-at-the-fai-general-aviation-commission-2016-annual-meeting">Main decisions taken at the FAI General Aviation Commission 2016 Annua....</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">The 2016 Annual Meeting of the FAI General Aviation Commission (GAC) was held from 3 - 5 November 2016 in Limassol (CYP). </p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/42776-main-decisions-taken-at-the-fai-general-aviation-commission-2016-annual-meeting"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/42652-12-november-1906-the-first-flight-by-santos-dumont"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/2016/Mix.jpg" alt="12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/42652-12-november-1906-the-first-flight-by-santos-dumont">12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">110 years ago, exactly today, the first officially observed flight in Europe that was longer than 25m was performed in Paris (FRA) by the Brazilian Aviation Pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, resident in ....</p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/42652-12-november-1906-the-first-flight-by-santos-dumont"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/42656-event10789-crete-to-cape-town-vintage-air-rally-launched-from-greece"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/2016/C2C-19_rsz.jpg" alt="Crete to Cape Town Vintage Air Rally launched from Greece" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/42656-event10789-crete-to-cape-town-vintage-air-rally-launched-from-greece">Crete to Cape Town Vintage Air Rally launched from Greece</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">A flying rally across Africa, from Crete to Cape Town, for aircraft built before the 31st December 1939. </p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/42656-event10789-crete-to-cape-town-vintage-air-rally-launched-from-greece"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pane"> <div class="item"> <div class="padding clearfix"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <a href="/gac-news/41662-eldon-joersz-meet-the-fastest-man-in-the-air"><img class="top" src="http://old.fai.org/images/lofthumbs/100x80//images/commissions/GAC/2016/Eldon-Joersz.jpg" alt="Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><a href="/gac-news/41662-eldon-joersz-meet-the-fastest-man-in-the-air">Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air</a></h4> <td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="xs_intro">Forty years ago on 28 July 1976 Major General Eldon W. Joersz flew into the FAI record books by setting a world air speed record that still stands today. </p> <a class="readon" href="/gac-news/41662-eldon-joersz-meet-the-fastest-man-in-the-air"><span>Read more...</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/gac-news" class="readon xpertscroller_readmore"><span>More news</span></a> </div> <a class="next browse right"></a> </div> <!--ThemeXpert: XpertScroller module version 2.0 End Here--> <!-- END: Modules Anywhere --> Events 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 2011-05-04T17:26:32+00:00 http://old.fai.org/athletes/152-fai-other/fai-commissions-news-tabs/gac-news-tabs/26507-events Super User ag@sel.is <!-- START: Modules Anywhere --> <div class="mod_events_default"> <div class="fai-events-table"> <h2> Upcoming Events</h2> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="20%"> 30 August 2025</td> <td width="45%"> <a href="/gac-events/gac-events-calendar-and-results?id=34877&EventCalendarId=17365"> 24th FAI World Rally Flying Championship - </a></td> <td width="35%" style="text-align: right;"> Ferrara (Italy) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"> 20 September 2025</td> <td width="45%"> <a href="/gac-events/gac-events-calendar-and-results?id=34877&EventCalendarId=17819"> 2025 Rallye Toulouse Saint-Louis - </a></td> <td width="35%" style="text-align: right;"> Toulouse - Saint Louis du Sénégal - Toulouse (France) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a class="readon" href="http://www.fai.org/gac-events/gac-events-calendar-and-results"><span>More events</span></a> </div> <p> &nbsp;</p> </div> <!-- END: Modules Anywhere --> <!-- START: Modules Anywhere --> <div class="mod_events_default"> <div class="fai-events-table"> <h2> Upcoming Events</h2> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="20%"> 30 August 2025</td> <td width="45%"> <a href="/gac-events/gac-events-calendar-and-results?id=34877&EventCalendarId=17365"> 24th FAI World Rally Flying Championship - </a></td> <td width="35%" style="text-align: right;"> Ferrara (Italy) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"> 20 September 2025</td> <td width="45%"> <a href="/gac-events/gac-events-calendar-and-results?id=34877&EventCalendarId=17819"> 2025 Rallye Toulouse Saint-Louis - </a></td> <td width="35%" style="text-align: right;"> Toulouse - Saint Louis du Sénégal - Toulouse (France) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a class="readon" href="http://www.fai.org/gac-events/gac-events-calendar-and-results"><span>More events</span></a> </div> <p> &nbsp;</p> </div> <!-- END: Modules Anywhere -->