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The government publishes a draft national air sports policy
The government on Sunday released a draft national policy for air sports in the country that will require entities providing these services and their equipment to be registered, as well as to be subject to sanctions.The policy proposes a…
Announcing FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Series 11
The FAI International Gliding Commission has announced the locations and dates for the 11th FAI Glider Grand Prix (SGP) National Qualifying Event Series and the 11th SGP World Finals.The 2021 10th Series Final at St Aubin in France was the…
Highlights of the 115th FAI General Conference 2021
The 115th FAI Conference was held online from November 9-11, 2021, with a total of 137 attendees representing 50 FAI members.
FAI general conferences are usually held in person, but due to the ongoing pandemic conditions affecting travel,…
Winners of the 17th FAI Paragliding World Championships
The 17th FAI Paragliding World Championships were held in Loma Bola, Tucuman, Argentina from October 31 to November 13, 2021. It was a complicated business that this competition took place. FAI CIVL Steward Igor Erzen comments: “The…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 FAI Awards
The announcement of the 2021 FAI Awards took place on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC in an online video that was broadcast live.
In the video, which premiered on the FAI website, YouTube channel and Facebook page, a tribute…
Air Sports Equipment Market by 2028 Growth Rate, Sales, Production – Otterbein 360
The Air Sports Equipment Market Size Report also shows the Solicitation and Procurement Figures, Compensation, Establishment, Import / Passage of Use in the Same Way as Future Executives, Volume of business, clean edges, mechanical…
Brazilian Saga: 2 x 3 simultaneous ratified records.
In November 2020 FAI has ratified the following simultaneous Paragliding World records: Straight distance of 582 km and Free distance using up to 3 turn points of 587.5 km, performed on October 10, 2019, by three Brazilian pilots Marcelo…
Launch of Canada’s new spirit of collaboration and renewal of competitive ballooning
Article by Jonathan Perron-Clow, CIA PMR member - Canada
COVID-19 pushes us towards a new collaboration
As we all sat at home in the spring of 2020 with our favorite hot air balloon events canceled left and right, a few of us discussed…
Tribute to pilot Harriet Quimby, the 1st American female pilot
On August 2, 1911, the Aero Club of America granted an FAI pilot's license to avid adventure journalist and screenwriter Harriet Quimby. It was the first license to be awarded to an American aviator.
With a wealthy background and liberal…
“Young Guns” at the US National Junior Championship, Texas
In 1978, a partnership between Longview, Texas balloonist Dr. Bill Bussey, and the managers of the newly opened Longview Mall, launched "The Great Texas Balloon Race". To some it may seem presumptuous that an event never before held is…