Event Description Aerobatic manoeuvres were first invented by early military pilots to escape from their enemies during the First World War but were further developed between the wars as a form of public entertainment and then, starting in the 1930's, serious competition. At the World Aerobatic...
FAI Aerobatic Championships have been held since 1960, when the 1st World Aerobatic Championships was organised in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Competition has now evolved into several categories including Advanced and Unlimited in Power and Glider, YAK-52 World Championships, and a new FAI Elite...
13 Jul 2017
Today Luca Lotti, Sports Minister of Italy, visited Boscherai, the headquarters of 15th FAI World Paragliding Championship Monte Avena 2017. The Minister was accompanied by a group of mayors of main towns of the province among which there were Maria Teresa De Bortoli, the mayor of Pedavena, and...
16 Jul 2017
New World Champions in Paragliding – Seiko Fukuoka (FRA), Pierre Remy (FRA) and First National Team – France were defined as the result of the competition that has ended yesterday in Pedavena, Italy. Seiko Naville Fukuoka has defended her Champions title. She was the first who took advantage of the...
