Defending world champion, Manfred Ruhmer (AUT), dominates the Class 2 Championship!
Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:07
The 20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championship goes on from 24 July till 6 August 2017 at Aspres-sur-Buëch in the Hautes-Alpes. After four valid tasks, the world-renowned Austrian hang glider pilot Manfred Ruhmer, is dominating the competition. Class 2 world champion since 2002, he is 649 points ahead of his nearest rival, fellow Austrian Franz Pacheiner, and 674 points ahead of local French pilot, Jacques Bott. No task was set yesterday due to the strong south/southwest winds (55 to 55kph at 2000m altitude). Four more competition days are available for competitors to try to topple the king of this discipline. One month to go until the 1st FAI International Drones Conference and Expo!
Wednesday, 02 August 2017 11:52
Kirby Chambliss wins in Russia
Sunday, 23 July 2017 17:33
Ferenc Toth wins Gold in Glider Aerobatics
Sunday, 23 July 2017 21:35
Wojciech Bogdal wins Gold in Paramotoring
Sunday, 23 July 2017 21:32
Nick Batsch wins Gold in Canopy Piloting
Sunday, 23 July 2017 21:29
One year ago today: Russian Fedor Konyukhov completes around the world tour
Sunday, 23 July 2017 13:05
Air Sports at The World Games Day 2: ‘Flying to be the best’
Saturday, 22 July 2017 21:37
Air Sports at The World Games showcase 'the best of the best'
Friday, 21 July 2017 22:27
Air Sports Set to Shine at The World Games
Thursday, 20 July 2017 23:58
Sixty-six athletes from three air sports to take part in The World Games 2017, 20-23 July
Monday, 17 July 2017 15:22
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In one month the 1st FAI International Drones Conference and Expo will open its door at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).
The USA’s Kirby Chambliss is back – back-to-back, in fact. Just three weeks after winning his first race in nine years at the Budapest stop of the Red Bull Air Race, the two-time titleholder triumphed again on Sunday, at the first World Championship stop ever held in Russia.
Ferenc Toth (HUN) has won the Glider Aerobatics competition at The World Games following Saturday night’s spectacular Freestyle competition programme.
Poland’s Wojciech Bogdal has won the Paramotoring competition at The World Games. After flying 9 tasks over three days he ended with a convincing win, 8 points ahead of Thailand’s Kittiphop Phrommat in second.
Nick Batsch (USA) has won the Canopy Piloting competition at The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland.
Exactly one year ago, Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov broke the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe in a combined (hybrid) hot-air and helium gas balloon.
It was a perfect day of flying at the Air Sports competitions at The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, on Saturday 22 July, with all three air sports completing two full competition sessions.
The first day of Air Sports competition at The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland was a huge success, with good flying weather allowing every discipline tocomplete a double session of competition flying.
The World Games 2017 opened in spectacular style in the city of Wroclaw, Poland on Thursday night, 20 July 2017, with an opening ceremony of light, sound and music in front of 35,000 people.
Sixty-six international air sports athletes will compete in three different air sports at the World Games in Poland. Parachuting Canopy Piloting, Glider Aerobatics and Paramotoring will all feature over four days from 20-23 July 2017.-
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