11 Aug 2008
The 13th FAI World Helicopter Championship will begin officially with the opening ceremony on 13th of August 2008, at 19:00pm (local time) at Eisenach-Kindel airport, Germany. The main events will take place from Thursday to Sunday, beginning with precision flying at 08:30 am thursday morning. The...
03 Sep 2008
During the last year the Commission’s time has been principally devoted to expanding and improving their proposals for World Air Games, Turin. The Delegates unanimously agreed to change the venue for the Plenary Meeting from the usual visit to Lausanne to Turin where the Commission was very well...
15 Aug 2008
Successful precision hover flying in heavy wind conditions The first competition, called precision hover flying, took place yesterday at Eisenach-Kindel airfield in Germany as the first part of the 13th World Helicopter Championships. It was a successful competition in heavy wind conditions. The...
19 Mar 2012
The 2012 Annual Meeting of the FAI Rotorcraft Commission (CIG) was held on 8 and 9 March 2012 in Lausanne (Switzerland). Here are the main decisions that have been taken during the meeting: The Commission has appointed an Anti-Doping Advisor to provide further guidance to the Commission. Freestyle...
29 May 2012
The FAI Rotorcraft Commission (CIG) announces the preliminary results of their worldwide search to find the youngest qualified helicopter pilots. The youngest male helicopter pilot identified so far is Andrew Gibbs of the United States who was just 17 when he qualified on 7th January 2012. The...
31 May 2012
Sunday 27th May at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, Wellesbourne, England David Monks has flown the FAI On-line Helicopter Competition in one minute and 17 seconds scoring 290 points out of a possible 300 points. Caroline Gough-Cooper was in the cockpit as crewman. The event was scored and...
