FAI Members' Space
Overview
As a National Air Sport Control (NAC) you are part of a family of more than 100 National Federations. Your individual members are part of this global air sports community, and your delegates in FAI’s Air Sports Commission represent your interest on the international level.
BENEFITS FOR YOUR ORGANISATION
- Participation of your athletes in world level Competitions and promotion of your national teams
- FAI World Air Games - Olympic-style festival featuring the world's top performers in all Air Sport disciplines, competing in more than 20 different events
- FAI World and Continental Championships
- FAI World Cups and Ranking Lists
- And many Category 2 events, i.e. international air sports events
- Central FAI Sporting Calendar that lists all events
- Participation of your athletes in World and Continental Records Attempts
- Online database with all aeronautical and astronautical, air sports and astronautic records since 1906 until today
- world and continental record claims across all air sports are examined every year.
- Issuance of FAI Sporting Licence to your individual members – to commit to the FAI rules (Sporting Codes and related documents) and benefit from international standards for performances defined across the different air sports
- Links to other international bodies :
- International Olympic Committee
- Organizers of multisport events like The World Games (canopy piloting and drone race on the programme of the 2022 edition), Asian Games, etc
- (Association of International Sports Federations) over promotion and communication.
- (International Civil Aviation Organization) over air safety and use of air-space
- This IOC recognition and the interaction of FAI with multi-sports event organisers may give access for FAI Members to public / government subsidies and allows for recognition by your NOC (National Olympic Committee).
- International groupings of Civil Aviation Authorities – representing the interests of the air sports community
- Influence on and development of rules and regulations in air sports through participation in Air Sport Commissions (ASCs), work on topics like air sports medicine, environment on international level
- Access to education in many areas, especially anti-doping and IT
- Possibility to nominate your air sport persons for prestigious Awards
- The FAI confers diplomas, medals and other awards to men and women who have made an exceptional contribution to aeronautical and astronautical sports. Winners include Lindbergh, Gagarin, Steve Fossett, etc.
- Promotional opportunities through the use of FAI produced media for magazines, TV and internet
