26 Aug 2016
How do pilots know what aerobatic manoeuvres they have to fly when they compete? The answer lies in understanding what are called Aresti figures. Named after Jose Aresti (1919-2003), a Spanish aerobatics instructor who developed them in the 1960s, they use a system of lines, arrows, geometric...
12 Sep 2016
From learning to fly in 1983 in the then Soviet Union, Mikhail Mamistov has become one of the most decorated pilots in the history of Aerobatics competition. We meet the legend… “I have been flying 33 years,” says Mikhail Mamistov the day after becoming FAI European Aerobatics Champion for a record...
25 Oct 2016
he best of FAI 2016 competitions video is here! Have a look at FAI's compilation video of the main competitions of the season 2016: 19th World Glider Aerobatic Championships , from 20 - 30 July 2016 in Matkopuszta (HUN) 20th FAI European Aerobatic Championship , from 20 - 27 August 2016 in Moravská...
