20 Aug 2016
Forty of Europe’s best aerobatic pilots gathered in the small town of Moravska Trebova in eastern Czech Republic today, for the start of the 20th FAI European Aerobatic Championships. “There are pilots from 13 nations here,” explained competition director Vladimir Muchula. “Thirteen nations, five...
23 Aug 2016
What’s so extra about the Extra? The Extra 330SC is the most popular plane here at the FAI European Aerobatic Championships. We asked two pilots, Kenny Chiang from Hong Kong, and John Galliard, head of the judging committee at CIVA, to explain. “The top speed is 400km/h,” says Chiang, “and it’s...
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...
