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28 Feb 2024

FAI Rotorcraft Certificate of Proficiency: Polish pilots’ excellence recognised

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26 Feb 2024

Alena Netušilová - IGC Champion Pilot of the Year 2023

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10 Feb 2024

The extraordinary comeback of China's skydivers

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17 Jan 2024

Jim Richmond: remembering an Aeromodelling legend

Seven world champion titles: Meet the exceptional RC heli pilot, Hiroki Ito

34-year-old Hiroki Ito is well-known in the Remote Control Helicopter world for his intense focus and skill. Since 2005, this Japanese pilot, who lives in Shizuoka Prefecture, has clocked up seven world champion titles in the aeromodelling class of F3C aerobatic helicopters. In 2023 he was awarded a CIAM Legends medal for his outstanding achievements. This medal recognises world champions who have won the title at least three times.

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Training

15 Dec 2023

Ballooning adventures at the Czech International Youth Camp 2023

Pilot Catherine Maunoury: “Aerobatics is the reason I learnt to fly.”

The famous faces that have been reflected in the highly polished wood panelling of aerobatics pilot Catherine Maunoury’s office are the stuff of legend. Heroes and heroines of aviation have shared their stories within these walls and as President of the Aéro Club de France, Maunoury has a duty to keep those tales alive, whilst upholding the spirit of progress that the club has embodied since its foundation.