Mackensie Wittmer is the Executive Director of the National Aviation Heritage Area (NAHA) based in Dayton, Ohio, USA, where the 117th FAI General Conference will take place on 26 and 27 October 2023. She has served in the role for five years and has been with the organisation for nine years.
- Thanks for their influence and encouraging the next generation women to fly and to compete. -
By Katsura Endo (Japan, CIA Alternate Delegate), PMR S.C. member, Hot Air Balloon Pilot
I have always admired the female pilots who started to compete when the competition was thought to be targeting for men.
Those female pilots provided the encouragement for women who are not yet flying nor competing, and they started to fly and to compete.
I luckily had the chance to interview with three pioneer female pilots:
The Hang Gliding World Championships that is going on in Krushevo North Macedonia has got 6 competition days. This year "free-flying paradise" experiences atypical weather conditions so this adds suspense to the results. Totally there were planned 11 flying days but one day was canceled due to the rain, another rainy was selected as the official rest day, and on one more only Class 5 managed to have a valid task. So Class 1 has got 5 valid tasks for both Overall and Women's Worlds and Class 5 has got 6 valid tasks.
Though Hang gliding has always been considered as a sport for the grown-up people there is quite a significant age range of participants in the World Championships of 2023 - the oldest pilot being 68 and the youngest being 28. We asked the two extremes from each age group a few questions about their sports career and flying preferences.
The team working at the HG Worlds 2023 in North Macedonia is very experienced and has manages a lot of successful competitions. Here they are in person.
Meet Director Goran Dimiskovski
Calling all e-drone racing pilots: pitch your skills against other top pilots at a new, online FAI e-drone race which is part of the FAI World Drone Racing Championships (WDRC). The competition is open to everyone, is free to enter and there is a cash prize!
Calling all e-drone racing pilots: pitch your skills against other top pilots at a new, online FAI e-drone race which is part of the FAI World Drone Racing Championships (WDRC). The competition is open to everyone, is free to enter and there is a cash prize!
Calling all e-drone racing pilots: pitch your skills against other top pilots at a new, online FAI e-drone race which is part of the FAI World Drone Racing Championships (WDRC). The competition is open to everyone, is free to enter and there is a cash prize!
Calling all e-drone racing pilots: pitch your skills against other top pilots at a new, online FAI e-drone race which is part of the FAI World Drone Racing Championships (WDRC). The competition is open to everyone, is free to enter and there is a cash prize!
