By: Katsura Endo (Japan,Alternate Delegate), PMR S.C. member, hot air balloon pilot
With support by Hiromi Furukawa (Japan) PMR, Officials S.C. member, hot air balloon pilot
The 2023 FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) Plenary Meeting was held in Rüegsau, Switzerland from 15 to 18 March. It was held at the headquarters of Blaser Swisslube AG.
The 2023 Annual Symposium of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) took place last week in Lausanne, Switzerland. It gathered more than 1,000 participants (around 850 in person and 150 virtually) from the global anti-doping community, under this year’s theme: ’United Toward a World of Doping-Free Sport’. Among them were FAI representatives Geoffrey McCarthy MD and Kamila Vokoun Hajkova.
From an estimated 10,000 children who participated in the aeromodelling ‘Rookie Project’, the winners of the first online competition for best Rookie flight time have now been announced.
From an estimated 10,000 children who participated in the aeromodelling ‘Rookie Project’, the winners of the first online competition for best Rookie flight time have now been announced.
At FAI we like to celebrate our ‘Women with Wings’ all year round, highlighting the female pilots, event organisers and record-breakers who deserve to be put in the spotlight for their achievements in air sports and aviation.
If you’d like to nominate a friend or colleague for our Women with Wings series, please get in touch, we’d love to hear their story!
The collaboration between the FAI and its Global Technical Partner Noosphere continues to progress at a steady pace.
Register now for the webinar organised by the FAI Medico-Physiological Commission (CIMP) "Meet the inventors! Human Factors Accident Classification System - how to understand the multi-layered causes, and prevent accidents".
By Hiromi Furukawa (JPN), Balloon Pilot, CIA Officials Subcommittee member
Are there things you are not satisfied at ballooning competitions?
If yes, do you know that you can step forward to improve that situation by attending the FAI Ballooning Commission/CIA meetings?
I would suggest a 3-year plan starting with the CIA meeting in Switzerland in March this year.
Floating above the earth in a hot air balloon, Marie Mateos encoutered two things that would change the course of her life forever: a paramotor, and her future husband. Marie has always enjoyed the challenge of competition, so after it was only natural that after learning to fly a paramotor, she would work as hard as she could to take home a trophy. Since her initial championships she has continued to hone her skills to build up an impressive number of titles.
Video Chats with Denny Floden, 1st World HAB Champion & John Davis, Albuquerque Ballooning Pioneer
By Debbie Spaeth, Chair, CIA PMR Subcommittee
In February 1973, the world came to Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA for the 1st World Hot Air Balloon Championship. The event was a success, and the details are shared in the series of stories on the FAI Ballooning website.
