Who's going where and what do pilots think?
Saturday, 17 September 2016 21:13
Briefing, 6pm Sat 17 Sept 2016: Storms on the horizon
Saturday, 17 September 2016 19:30
Pilot portraits: All the pilots
Friday, 16 September 2016 11:59
FAI photographer Marcus King was on hand at the pilot briefing on Thursday to photograph all the pilots. Those photos are available in high resolution on Flickr here. Like all the photos on the FAI Flickr page, they are rights-free for editorial and personal use. Feel free to download them and to use them for air sports magazines, websites, and other press and media. No commercial use allowed. Where possible and appropriate, please credit: FAI / Marcus King. It’s a Team Sport: What makes a Gordon Bennett Team?
Saturday, 17 September 2016 18:57
Eye in the Sky: Social media at the Gordon Bennett
Saturday, 17 September 2016 11:53
Will Wood flies far, in memory of his dad
Saturday, 17 September 2016 11:49
Sandbagged: Tough job but someone has to do it
Sunday, 18 September 2016 09:47
Brian Jones: ‘The adventure is intense’
Saturday, 17 September 2016 16:18
The Gordon Bennett: A young man’s game?
Friday, 16 September 2016 16:09
Weathercheck: Gordon Bennett delayed 48 hours
Thursday, 15 September 2016 16:02
What’s so great about Gladbeck?
Thursday, 15 September 2016 15:49
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The pilot briefing on Saturday 17 September 2016, 30-hours ahead of the launch time, had everyone talking about the weather. We asked some of the pilots what they thought of the forecast and what their strategy might be.
The 6pm briefing on Saturday 17 2016, 30 hours before the 48 Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett pilots launch, was dominated by a weather briefing promising what can only be described as 'mixed' conditions across the Alps and south into the Mediterranean...
FAI photographer Marcus King was on hand at the pilot briefing on Thursday to photograph all the pilots. Those photos are available to download in high resolution for everyone to use...
There may only be two pilots in each basket at the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett but it takes a whole team to get them into the air. We talked to Team Lithuania to find out who's behind the scenes and what they do...
Everyone seems to be filming, photographing or broadcasting on Facebook Live. The FAI Media Team explain where everything is being posted – and make a call for your aerial and competition files...
Two English pilots had a very British adventure on Friday, when they launched a 500m3 fiesta gas balloon from Gladbeck on a flight performed in memory of Chris Wood, a former Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett pilot.
Preparations are underway here at the Gladbeck for launch on Sunday 18 September 2016, with pilots arriving at the balloon airfield. One of the first jobs for each team is to fill about 100 sandbags in preparation for the launch and flight...
Brian Jones is a legend in ballooning circles. Along with Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard the pair became the first balloonists to circumnavigate the world back in 1999.
The youngest pilot in the Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett is Mateusz Rekas from Poland. At 25 he might be 45-years younger than the oldest pilot here, but he is definitely not inexperienced – this is his third time in the competition.
The launch of the balloons at the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett has been postponed for 48 hours, from Friday night to Sunday night, to allow for bad weather to pass through.
“Gladbeck is the best place for gas ballooning in Europe,” says Paul Spellward from team GBR-01 at the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Coupe in Gladbeck, Germany.-
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And the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Champion is...
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22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in full swing!
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The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in full preparation!
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The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships kick off in Saga today!
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