Tuesday lunchtime update – 'Three strategies emerge'
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 13:38
The Head Game: ‘You have to tough it out – it’s a real mental battle’
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 11:38
Day 2: Race leaders cross the Alps, head south
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 10:34
FAI announces DHL as new Official Logistics Partner
Monday, 19 September 2016 12:36
‘Fantastic Mondial’ sees five new Parachuting world records
Monday, 19 September 2016 01:47
Basket case: Team USA-03 invites us round to see their new place
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:47
Explainer: What is the Mistral and what does it mean for pilots?
Sunday, 18 September 2016 12:17
A life in aerobatics: Mikhail Mamistov
Monday, 12 September 2016 09:49
Red Bull Air Race 2016: 'Has Dolderer done it? No! Matt Hall takes the win!'
Sunday, 04 September 2016 16:33
Paris hosts Drone Festival on the famous Champs Elysees and announces new drone parks
Sunday, 04 September 2016 16:15
Paris hosted its first ever drone festival on Sunday 4 September 2016. Some 100,000 spectators crowded onto the famous Champs Elysées to watch eight professional drone pilots race drones on a 3,000m2 track. France hosts and wins the 2nd FAI World Paragliding Aerobatic Championships
Saturday, 03 September 2016 20:44
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Stefan Handl, Event Director, gives his thoughts on the race unfolding today. 'The second group will be looking to use the Mistral wind-effect and then exit the mainland of France and continue on to the Mediterranean sea...'
“After 12 hours all you want to do is land.” Talking before the race launch on Sunday night, British balloonist Jonathan Harris, who has been a pilot in the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett and was there supporting Team GBR 01, explained a little about the mental side of this sport...
The race has split, with one group climbing high and crossing the Alps while a second group plays strategy to the north. We update who's landed and the state of play...
The FAI and DHL signed a four-year agreement today, naming DHL as the Official Logistics Partner of the FAI.
The 2016 FAI World Parachuting Championships – Mondial is drawing to a close, two days earlier than expected due to the good weather over the week. The final rounds of Accuracy was performed yesterday and, all being well, the closing ceremony was held last night, Sunday 18 September 2016.
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...
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...
From learning to fly in 1983 in the then Soviet Union, Mikhail Mamistov has become one of the most decorated pilots in the history of Aerobatics competition. We meet the legend…
Australia’s Matt Hall won the sixth round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship series on Sunday 4 September 2016.
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.-
60 years ago today: Sputnik 1 and the Dawn of Space
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Mamistov strikes gold for a third time
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Muroya wins in Germany’s Lausitzring
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Matt Hall wins Qualifying in Germany
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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
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French pair win world’s most prestigious gas-balloon race
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Drones at the cutting edge
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Sonka stuns rivals with Porto win
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Preparing for the Drone Invasion
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On this day in history: Alexandr Fedotov flies into the record books
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