Mr Air Traffic Control: Meet Robin Lehmann
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:49
Basket case: Team USA-03 invites us round to see their new place
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:47
Briefing: 10am 18 September 2016
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:44
Explainer: What is the Mistral and what does it mean for pilots?
Sunday, 18 September 2016 12:17
Sandbagged: Tough job but someone has to do it
Sunday, 18 September 2016 09:47
Thunderstorms: What’s the big deal?
Saturday, 17 September 2016 23:17
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
It’s a Team Sport: What makes a Gordon Bennett Team?
Saturday, 17 September 2016 18:57
Brian Jones: ‘The adventure is intense’
Saturday, 17 September 2016 16:18
Eye in the Sky: Social media at the Gordon Bennett
Saturday, 17 September 2016 11:53
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“It took months!” says air traffic controller Robin Lehmann about securing permissions from the 37 different countries that have granted permission to the competition's 24 balloons. We find out more about him and his job here at the competition...
It’s been a busy morning and early afternoon in Gladbeck as pilots prepare their balloons and baskets for launch. We invited ourselves round to Team USA-03 to see their new baby – a brand new lightweight Woerner basket...
Pilots had a briefing this morning at 10am, where the weather was again discussed. Hot topics included probable landing conditions before the mistral, and a timetable for launch this evening...
What is the Mistral wind and why does it matter to balloon pilots? With Mistral forecast we look at what it is and how it can help or hinder balloonists this week...
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...
Pilots at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett were today warned of possible thunderstorm activity in Italy, on their potential flight path later this week. We explain why that is such a serious issue for balloon pilots...
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...
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...
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.
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...Search Article
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