The responsibilities of the FAI General Air Sport Commission are in the areas of Definitions, Measurements Standards and Methods, FAI preferred terminologies, FAI Sporting Licences, Control of Certified FAI Achievements, World records and Sporting Events. Meetings The FAI General Air Sport...
Monday, August 10, 1981: This would be the Thirty-Fifth Wakefield Cup event since 1928. For the first time the contest would be held in Spain, at the village of Burgos. In the travel and tourist guides Burgos is described as "... a windy place..." Martyn Cowley railed about the meteorology of...
Taft, California, the United States of America, even in October, is a hot, dry, and very dusty place due to the wind, and or "dust devils". These atmospheric phenomenon will take the wings and tail off of any F1B, while stuffing the fuselage with dirt, the kind that grinds up rubber. Also...
July 6-12, thirty-one nations came to the WC at Roskilde Aerodrome, Denmark, about twenty miles west of Copenhagen. Housing was located eight miles from the aerodrome in the village of Viby, at the Peter Syv School. Also located nearby was a pub that served its habits until 2:00am. Beer was served...
Plovdiv, Bulgaria was the location for the thirty-second reunion of the Wakefield International Cup since the first time it was held in London in 1928. This year we shall sample the hospitality of Bulgaria for the first time. All of the stops were pulled out by the hosts to make this a memorable...