New Event Registration Feature is a revolution for balloon pilots and organisers
Hiromi Furukawa (JPN), hot air balloon pilot and CIA PMR & Officials Subcommittee member shares an update from the WatchMeFly & Balloon Live project.
The Women in the Clouds: Writer Maryla Boutineau rediscovers female aeronauts from 1784-1945 who were almost lost to history
When meeting Maryla Boutineau, you find a thoughtful, warm person with a peaceful nature. Yet as you flick through the pages of her two volumes of ‘Les Femmes dans les Nuages’ (The Women in the Clouds) which tell the stories of the many women who contributed to the development of aviation, your mind boggles at the ferocious graft that she has thrown her mind and body into over the past three years, and you start to realise the passion that lies behind the calm exterior.
Pilots and navigators ready for take-off at the 23rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship
Twenty-five planes representing 12 nations are revving their engines at the Mȃcon-Charnay aerodrome in France ready for the 23rd FAI World Rally Flying Championships. The well-known teams of Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia will be joined by reigning champions South Africa, Germany, Spain and Portugal, with a warm welcome being extended to China and Italy.
117th FAI General Conference 2023: Five questions to NAA President Greg Principato
Greg Principato serves as the President and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), which is the FAI Member in the United States. NAA will host the 117th FAI General Conference in Dayton, Ohio, scheduled to take place on 26 and 27 October 2023. We asked him five key questions:
Why is it important for representatives and officials to attend this General Conference?
