Nicole Schmidt sorts the men from the boys
Friday, 04 December 2015 13:32
We found out what it takes to be the only female acro pilot jumping out of the helicopter here at the FAI World Air Games. Critical stage for paragliding accuracy pilots
Friday, 04 December 2015 09:21
Under the rules, pilots drop their worst score, which can cause the leader board to change dramatically. And it did! 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. Paragliding accuracy landing competition gets underway
Wednesday, 02 December 2015 14:58
Reigning World Champion Matjaz Feraric from Slovenia struggled to judge the conditions and landed 28cm away from the target instead of within one centimetre as he'd hoped. "I saw the glider before me left their approach too high and overshot, so I came in lower," he said. "But then I was too far to one side and landed short." US Paragliding Aerobatics pilot to unveil new tricks at FAI World Air Games
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 09:33
One American who does compete is relative newcomer Max Marien, 27. He has come all the way from San Diego in California to Dubai to compete with what he says is a trio of new stunts he's developed. "They've never been seen in a competition before," he said ahead of the contest in the United Arab Emirates. The weatherman says...
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 08:39
Kell is the Event Forecaster. He's a meteorologist who's worked for the MET office in the UK, and for the last four years has been studying the weather here in the United Arab Emirates at the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS). For the next two weeks, he's part of a team who will use observations from weather stations around the Middle East to map the changing weather and forecast the conditions that competitors can expect here in Dubai. Ready for take off
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 08:07
Good morning from Dubai, where the skies are clear and the temperature is warm – it’s a beautiful place to be in December. Today, Tuesday December 1, 2015, we’ve got a whole host of athletes, competitors and pilots setting up and getting to grips with what is to come: two weeks of the best air sports event in the world. Lift off for the 2015 World Air Games!
Monday, 30 November 2015 14:56
With 854 competitors from 55 countries competing in more than 20 different disciplines, this year’s WAG is set to be the best yet. "This is the biggest World Air Games ever," said Susanne Schödel, the secretary general of the World Air Sports Federation (FAI). "In the 110-year history of the FAI, it's the first time we have had an event like this." FAI Asian PG Accuracy Local Regulations Published
Friday, 27 November 2015 16:36
The local regulations for the 3rd FAI Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, from 27th May to 3rd June, 2016, are now published here. Daily Schedule of FAI World Air Games Activities
Friday, 20 November 2015 15:53
It shows the locations and disciplines for the entire duration of the event. Please note that there might be adjustments on short notice due to changing weather conditions or technical reasons. New dates for 2016 Championships
Monday, 24 August 2015 08:14
Dates for 2016 Hang gliding and Paragliding Category 1 events have been adjusted with CIVL Bureau agreement as follow... More Articles...
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Nicole Schmidt from Germany, has been flying paragliders for 11 years. For the last six she's been performing aerobatic tricks, or "acro". It's a discipline very few women attempt, and this year Schmidt, 35, won the female World Championship.
The Paragliding Accuracy competition reached a critical stage yesterday (December 3), with the completion of the fifth round at the Beach Dropzone.
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.
Day two of the FAI World Air Games and it was a challenging start for some of the competitors aiming to hit the target in the paraglider accuracy landing competition at the Beach Dropzone.
It's rare to find competitors from the US in Paragliding Aerobatics competitions. The sport of paragliding has a relatively small following there, and there are few pilots who embark on the niche daredevil discipline of performing aerobatic manoeuvres in the sky.
Trevor Kell has three screens spread out in front of him. On them are charts, maps and spreadsheets. It's easy to guess that he has an important job at the FAI World Air Games (WAG) Dubai 2015, perhaps THE most important.
Excitement is mounting in Dubai, where the stars of the air sports world have touched down for the 2015 FAI World Air Games (WAG).
The schedule of daily activities and competitions for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 is now online.
