02 Oct 2023
02 Oct 2023
05 Oct 2023
By Ruth E. Wilson (AUS), Gas Balloon Pilot and member of FAI Ballooning Commission Public & Media Relations Sub-Committee. Right now in Alberquerque, USA, 17 teams from nine countries are settling into pre-race planning mode, prior to launching their gas balloons at the 66th Coupe Aéronautique...
02 Nov
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14 Oct 2023
In the fast-paced FAI Control Line Combat category, the two agile pilots inside a circular boundary weave around one another to keep their aircraft aloft and score points against their opponent. Quick-witted attack and defence tactics are deployed as the planes twist and turn in the sky. The pilots...
04 Oct 2023
The 66th edition of the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett , also known as the FAI World Long Distance Gas Balloon Championship, will commence this Saturday from Albuquerque, USA. A total of 17 gas balloons will take flight at 1800 MDT on 7 October (0000 UTC on Sunday 8 October). The competition...
