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09 Dec 2021
By David Strasmann (GER), Competitor #43 "A week full of ballooning and a perfect balance between Covid-19 and a normal life" - this is what we can say about the 22nd FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship. And the organisation during the event was perfect for the airsports athletes. Ten slots...
04 Apr 2023
Held in Hasle Rüegsau, Switzerland from 15-18 March 2023 By Debbie Spaeth, Chair, CIA Public & Media Relations (PMR) SC The Blaser Swisslube headquarters in Hasle Rüegsau, Switzerland was the site for the 2023 FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) Plenary and Subcommittee (SC) meetings. This was the...
Glider Aerobatics Aerobatics Luca BERTOSSIO (ITA) Ferenc TOTH (HUN) Premysl VAVRA (CZE) Powered Aerobatics Olivier MASUREL (FRA) Artur KIELAK (POL) Rob HOLLAND (USA) F2D - Control Line Combat Model Aircraft Aeromodelling Alexandrs PROKOFJEVS (LAT) Jussi FORSS (FIN) Rudolf KOENIGSHOFER (AUT) F3N -...
12 Dec 2015
David Strasmann of Germany was presented with a Gold medal last night (December 11) for winning the FAI World Air Games Hot Air Ballooning competition. A crowd of about 300 spectators and supporters cheered wildly and gave the winner a standing ovation as he accepted his medal. The 34-year-old...
04 Apr 2023
By: Katsura Endo (Japan,Alternate Delegate), PMR S.C. member, hot air balloon pilot With support by Hiromi Furukawa (Japan) PMR, Officials S.C. member, hot air balloon pilot The 2023 FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) Plenary Meeting was held in Rüegsau, Switzerland from 15 to 18 March. It was held at...
27 Feb 2023
By Hiromi Furukawa (JPN), Balloon Pilot, CIA Officials Subcommittee member Are there things you are not satisfied at ballooning competitions? If yes, do you know that you can step forward to improve that situation by attending the FAI Ballooning Commission/CIA meetings? I would suggest a 3-year...
