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FAI General Air Sport Bureau

About the FAI Air Sport General Commission (CASI)

The responsibilities of the FAI Air Sport General Commission are in the areas of Definitions, Measurements Standards and Methods, FAI preferred terminologies, FAI Sporting Licences, Control of Certified FAI Achievements, World records and Sporting Events.

Meetings

The FAI Air Sport General Commission meets in full (plenary) session annually, normally on the day before the start of the FAI General Conference and at the same location. The Commission Bureau normally meets the day before.

Each FAI Member Country may appoint a Delegate with the right to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Bureau

Between annual meetings, the FAI Air Sport General Commission is run by the Bureau.

Delegates

Each FAI Member Country can appoint a Delegate to the FAI General Air Sport Commission and participate in the work of the commission.

CASI in the FAI constitution

The FAI Constitution consists of the FAI Statutes and the By-Laws to the FAI Statutes. References to the Air Sport General Commission which show the basis for its operation within FAI are :

  • Statutes - paragraph 5.2.3.2
  • Statutes - Terms and Definitions: International Appeals Tribunal
  • Statutes - paragraph 1.6.1.1 (responsibility over the General Section of the FAI Sporting Code).
  • By-Laws - Chapter 3
  • By-Laws - paragraph 3.3 (Voting)

Documents

Go to the Documents page to get the latest edition relating to the CASI.

 

Documents

All the documents of the FAI Air Sport General Commission (CASI) in one page.

Athletes

Meetings

The next FAI Air Sport General Commission Meeting will take place :

24 October 2017 in Lausanne (SUI)

Please visit the FAI General Conference website for more details 

 


FAI General Air Sport Delegates

 
Australia Delegate Grahame Hill
 
  Alternate Delegate Ruth E. Wilson
 
Belgium Delegate Jacques Berlo
 
Brazil Delegate Salvator Lico Haim
 
Czech Republic Delegate Jiri Dodal
 
  Alternate Delegate Jan Pavlík
 
France Delegate Bruno Delor
 
  Alternate Delegate Jean-Luc Charron
 
Germany Delegate Claus Cordes
 
Italy Delegate Andrea Tomasi
 
Spain Delegate Carles AYMAT
 
Sweden Delegate Anne-Sophie Tersmeden
 
  Alternate Delegate Narit Pidokrajt
 
United Kingdom Delegate Robert Hughes
 
  Alternate Delegate Martin Soulsby
 
USA Delegate Arthur William Greenfield, jr
 
  Alternate Delegate Amy Spowart
 
FAI Aerobatics Commission Representative Nicholas Harold Buckenham
 
FAI Aeromodelling Commission Representative Antonis Papadopoulos
 
FAI Amateur-built & Experimental Aircraft Commission Representative Alfons Hubmann
 
FAI Astronautic Records Commission Representative Scott A. Neumann
 
FAI Ballooning Commission Representative Mark Sullivan
 
FAI General Aviation Commission Representative Hans Schwebel
 
FAI Gliding Commission Representative Peter Eriksen
 
FAI Microlight & Paramotor Commission Representative Wolfgang Lintl
 
FAI Rotorcraft Commission Representative Serafina Ogończyk-Mąkowska
 
FAI Skydiving Commission Representative Gillian Rayner
 
Antonis Papadopoulos President n/a
 
Sandy Pimenoff President of Honour n/a
 
Graeme Windsor President of Honour n/a
 
Gillian Rayner 1st Vice-President n/a
 
Bruno Delor Vice-President n/a
 
Arthur William Greenfield, jr Vice-President n/a
 
Robert Hughes Vice-President n/a
 
Elisabet Mikaelsson Secretary n/a
 

Events Calendar

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Every year, over 30 world or continental championships are listed on the FAI Sporting Calendar, and many other sporting events such as Grand Prix, Cups and miscellaneous international competitions are organized in accordance with FAI Sporting Codes.
Use the event search function to find more information about an event, see the results or read the news articles related to it.
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The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016

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The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will take place from 15 – 24 September 2016 in Gladbeck, Germany, the epicentre of global gasballooning activities which will therefore provide for sure perfect conditions.

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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.

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The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight

This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.

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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.

Read more...

The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight

This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.

Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking

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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.

Read more...

The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight

This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.

Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking

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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.

Read more...

The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight

This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.

Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking

Read more...

France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.

Read more...

The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight

This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.

Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking

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