20 Jun 2022
For lack of participants (33 pilots registered, not a single entry fee paid), the CIVL Bureau and the organisers agreed to cancel the test event for the 2023 World Hang Gliding Class 1. It was supposed to take part from August 7 to 13 in Krushevo, North Macedonia. For the pilots who want to get...
03 Jul
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21 Jun 2022
On Friday 2 September 2022, 1 9 gas balloons, each with two pilots and supported by a crew on the ground, will rise into the air above the Swiss city of St. Gallen to compete in the FAI World Long Distance Gas Balloon Championship, otherwise known as the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett . France,...
21 Jun 2022
The absolute record for helicopter altitude made in 1972 by celebrated French test pilot, Jean Boulet , still remains unbeaten on its 50 year anniversary. Boulet took the lightened Aerospatiale SA315 Lama 001 to an impressive 12,442m altitude on 21 June 1972, above Istres airfield in France. This...
16 Jun 2022
The CIVL President apologies for the imprecise writing of the last post. Please disregard it. Here is a more precise one. CIVL received requests for clarification from Second Category event organisers in regard to the participation of pilots holding FAI Sporting Licences issued by Russia and...
