Will Wood flies far, in memory of his dad
Saturday, 17 September 2016 11:49
The Gordon Bennett: A young man’s game?
Friday, 16 September 2016 16:09
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. Gordon Bennett opening ceremony: ‘I wish you all a safe and successful race’
Friday, 16 September 2016 11:36
Weathercheck: Gordon Bennett delayed 48 hours
Thursday, 15 September 2016 16:02
What’s so great about Gladbeck?
Thursday, 15 September 2016 15:49
France hosts and wins the 2nd FAI World Paragliding Aerobatic Championships
Saturday, 03 September 2016 20:44
Q&A: What is the Gordon Bennett?
Friday, 02 September 2016 16:56
The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett is taking off soon in Gladbeck, Germany – we explain more about this amazing balloon race... The 2016 FAI World Championships for Space Models in Lviv (UKR) were a full success!
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 14:48
Alex Mateos adds to medal haul with Gold at Popham
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 09:50
Final results of the 2016 FAI S World Championship for Space Models
Sunday, 28 August 2016 19:42
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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.
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.
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...
Gladbeck hosted a spectacular opening ceremony for the 60th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett last night, Thursday 15 September 2016.
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.
The 2nd FAI World Paragliding Aerobatic Championships came to a successful close today at Lake Annecy in south west France. An impressive seven solo and seven synchro runs were flown over 7 days from 26 August to 3 September, giving the 34 pilots from 16 nations an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their aerobatics skills in a highly competitive environment.
The 2016 FAI World Championships for Space Models in Lviv, Ukraine, concluded on Sunday with Jan Sebesta from the Czech Republic winning the scale (S7) model competition. Sebesta’s model of the Saturn V not only impressed the judges with its lifelike accuracy, but during the confirmation flight it performed flawlessly, separating into five parts on cue, and returning to the ground with streamers and parachutes slowing its descent.
France’s Alex Mateos continued his domination of the international paramotoring competition scene with a strong win at the 9th FAI Paramotoring World Championships in Popham, England last week, 20-27 August 2016.
Jan Sebesta from the Czech Republic (CZE) has won the scale (S7) model competition in the Search Article
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