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| Big Bruce Wins Gold! | 9 December 2015 |
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Aeromodelling Gold |  | | It’s a beautiful day this morning in Dubai. The wind has eased and the balloonists are out racing, which is a good sign. The weather should be set fair for the rest of the week.
Yesterday saw amazing action in the aeromodelling field at the Palm Dropzone where winner Bruce de Chastel fought back tears after clinching the FAI World Air Games title in the Semi Scale Pylon Racing final. "I didn't even dare to dream about this. It's too much…”
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>Watch the winning moments
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Photo: James Pagram / FAI Media Team | |
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| Gold for Prokofjevs in Combat Aeromodelling |  | | "Thanks to my dad, who builds the best planes in the world," said Latvian Aleksandrs Prokofjevs after beating Jussi Forss from Finland to win gold in the F2D Combat Model Aircraft contest at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai…
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| The Best of the Raft Action Clips |  | | One of the most important jobs in acro paragliding is that of The Pilot Catcher. Ant Green spent the afternoon on the raft to see how it’s done – and captured the best paragliding aerobatic landings on the raft.
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| Skydive Dubai Day Reports |  | | Our hosts here in Dubai are the incredible Skydive Dubai – unrivalled drop zone facilities make this one of the best places in the world to jump. They’ve been taping all the action here at the FAI World Air Games – catch up with what’s been happening on their dedicated YouTube channel.
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| Kodak Moments |  | | Adam Fischbach came to Dubai to support a US team mate and has been out and about filming the FAI World Air Games with specialist video gear – including a 60-year-old lens from his grandfather’s old film camera. The result is a beautiful look at the Games so far.
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| Photo of the Day |  | | Sport helps bring people together. One of the best moments of yesterday was watching Bruce de Chastel and his wife Linda win gold in the pylon racing aeromodelling. A lot of what we do and achieve as pilots and sports men or women depends so often on the support of the other people in our lives. Thanks for helping make that happen!
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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