Second FAI European Paramotor Slalom Championships kicks off in Spain
Monday, 13 June 2016 12:37
USA Tops the Final Medal Table of the FAI World Air Games
Monday, 25 January 2016 09:36
Flying high: final FAI World Air Games medals awarded
Saturday, 12 December 2015 14:40
Medals galore! FAI World Air Games champions crowned
Saturday, 12 December 2015 12:47
Mounting the podium this time; microlight and gyrocopter pilots, formation parachutists and speed skydivers. Medals galore! FAI World Air Games champions crowned
Saturday, 12 December 2015 12:47
Mounting the podium this time; microlight and gyrocopter pilots, formation parachutists and speed skydivers. 1, 2, 3 for British Microlighting team!
Thursday, 10 December 2015 11:32
Gege is here to win
Saturday, 05 December 2015 07:51
You'd be forgiven for thinking 15-year-old Janejira Chuynoey is here to support a family member in the paramotoring competition.
Chuynoey, or Gege to her friends, may be the youngest competitor at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai, but don't be fooled by her playful smile, sparkly mobile phone or cutely coiffed ponytail. She's here to win. A view from the FAI Environmental Commission
Friday, 04 December 2015 14:11
There is no doubt that the level of comfort and the fantastic infrastructures here come at a price. The high level of fossil energy needed to start the process and run the day-to-day operations cannot be viewed lightly. An unforgettable start to the FAI World Air Games
Friday, 04 December 2015 07:00
Dropping in on the open-air stage, performers dressed as skydivers and paramotor pilots flew over the crowd suspended on wires, taking the astounded audience on a theatrical flight over glorious Dubai. New format for microlight and gyrocopter racing
Thursday, 03 December 2015 13:21
UK champion Mark Fowler, flying a P&M Pegasus QuikR, lead after the first flexwing microlight heat, in which pilots were given special dispensation to turn their craft at 90-degree bank angles around a course made up from a series of inflatable pylons positioned in the dunes. "We've never flown bank angles this high so close to the ground before," he said. Former Paramotoring World Champion Alex Mateos: five top tips
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 17:21
Since then he's focused on other paramotoring disciplines, such as navigation. He narrowly missed out at the 2015 championships, but he's back with his eye on the top spot here in Dubai. Here are his top tips for paramotor slalom racing. More Articles...
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The second FAI European Paramotor Slalom Championships opened with a short ceremony on 11 June in Bornos, Andalusia, Spain where the competition is being held from 9-19 June 2016.
The United States has finished at the top of the medal table at the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015, with 7 gold medals, 4 silver and 6 bronze. USA led a tight battle with France which just missed the top by 1 gold medal and takes second place with 6 gold, 10 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Russia came third with 6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze.
Twelve sets of medals were awarded at the Closing Ceremony of the FAI World Air Games in Dubai, as the sun set on the two-week event celebrating air sports from around the world.
Dozens of medals were presented at the first of two ceremonies taking place at the Palm Dropzone today (December 12).
Team GB scooped the top four places in the Weight-Shift Controlled Microlighting event at the FAI World Air Games today, with 34-year-old David Broom clinching the coveted gold medal spot.
At just 53kg, the petite Thai girl looks like she can barely lift the 30kg Polini Thor paramotor next to her. But when its time to gear up for the start, the smiley school girl's eyes narrow into competitive focus as she pulls on her helmet.
Writing about environment in a huge, desert city born out of oil and gas history can be a challenging task - if you only look backwards.
The FAI World Air Games officially kicked off with a bang last night, as the 3,000-strong audience at the Opening Ceremony were wowed with an extravaganza of dancing, zip-line performances and fireworks.
A radically new approach to flexwing microlight and gyrocopter competitions - that gets spectators closer to the action - has been launched at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai. And the first heats got under way near the Desert Dropzone today (December 3).
Paramotoring pilot Alex Mateos, 23, was crowned World Champion in 2014 after flying an unbeatable time around inflatable pylons on his paramotor.
