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| Kool
Kawa | 10 December
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| Kara
Wins Gliding Gold |
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Long-standing
rivals Sebastian Kawa from Poland and Austrian Werner Amann battled for gold
over the desert sand dunes yesterday in the final of the Gliding Match Racing at
the FAI World Air Games. Kara came out top…
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Photo: Marcus King / FAI
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| Norevik
and Strømme Win Air Navigation Race |
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Norwegian
pilot Kurt Norevik and navigator Petter Strømme flew their way to a gold medal
along an unmarked corridor in the desert using only a compass, a stop watch and
a sharp lookout to win the Air Navigation Race at the FAI World Air
Games...
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Photo: Marcus King / FAI
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| Accuracy
Takes Aim |
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After
two days of waiting for the winds to drop, the accuracy skydivers were able to
start their heats at the FAI World Air Games yesterday…
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Photo: James Pagram / FAI
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| Golden
Knights World Record |
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The
Golden Knights US Army Parachute Team (USA) set a new world record in Eight-Way
Formation at the FAI World Air Games yesterday. They executed 33 formations in
50 seconds breaking their own world record set eight weeks ago at the USPA
National Skydiving Championships. Congratulations, Golden Knights.
>Watch them do it
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| Dancing
on Air |
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‘For
me flying is freedom … Synchro is like dancing in the air.’ Horacio Llorens and
Theo de Blic took Gold in the Synchro Aerobatic Paragliding. This video reveals
more about their winning partnership. Really nice!
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| Photo
of the Day |
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| Sunset
flying for one lucky paramotor pilot yesterday evening. Photo: James Pagram /
FAI Media Team |
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About the FAI
The Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale (FAI), the World Air Sports Federation, is the world governing
body for air sports and for certifying world aviation and space records. The FAI
was found in 1905 and is a non-governmental and non-profit-making organisation
recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). FAI activities include
Balloons and Airships, Power Flying, Gliding, Helicopter flight, Parachuting,
Aeromodelling, Aerobatics, Hang Gliding, Microlight and Paramotor flying,
Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft, Manpowered flying, Paragliding and all
other Aeronautic and Astronautic sporting activities. |
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