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FAI Annual Report 2013 FAI Annual Report 2013 FAI – Fédération Aéronautique Internationale FAI – The World Air Sports Federation Table of Contents FAI ANNUAL REPORT – 2013 1 Content President’s Foreword 1 President’s Foreword Air Sports 4 Aerobatics Commission CIVA 6 Aeromodelling Commission CIAM 8 Amateur-Built & Experimental Aircraft Commission CIACA 10 Ballooning Commission CIA 12 General Aviation Commission GAC 14 Gliding Commission IGC 16 Hang Gliding & Paragliding Commission CIVL 18 Microlight & Paramotor Commission CIMA 20 Parachuting Commission IPC A great variety of thrilling competitions all around the direction and focus in harnessing the energies. For instance, 22 Rotorcraft Commission CIG About the FAI world, breath-taking record performances, a successful there is a lot to do on the improvement of the competition participation in The World Games, new FAI-Breitling formats to make them more media and spectator friendly. In 24 Astronautic Records Commission ICARE Awards, a new agreement with Red Bull Air Race, progress that respect, the International Parachuting Events & Tours 25 Air Sport General Commission CASI in youth, environment and women in air sports… This is Association (IPETA) is progressing well and has been The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, only a sample of all that was achieved in 2013, but it shows working hard since 2012 to launch the IPETA Canopy Piloting 26 The World Games 2013 FAI – The World Air Sports Federation, was founded the huge diversity of our activities and how they involve a Tour in 2014. I look forward to following our parachutists 28 Events & Athletes Statistics in 1905. It is a non-governmental and non-profit myriad of people from varied backgrounds and cultures, swooping over the ponds of various cities around the world. making international organisation recognised Delicious Flickr Twitter Retweet all bound together by the passion for air sports. I may also mention Gliding which has also been very active in by the IOC with the basic aim of furthering Achievements developing the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix. These are only two aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide, 30 International Records Without a doubt, the word passion can also be used to refer examples showing the way forward for our competitions. ratifying international records and coordinating the to the last recipient of the FAI Gold Air Medal, Aerobatic Pilot 32 Awards Ceremony Facebook organisationMySpace of internationalStumbleUpon competitions.Digg After Mikhail Mamistov from Russia, and to all those who had As for FAME, the FAI Air Sports Marketing and Events SA, 34 FAI Young Artists Contest over a century of steady growth, FAI is now an the chance to admire this exceptional multiple champion the year has been busy coming to agreement with several of organisation of more than 100 member countries, manœuvre his plane in the air with extraordinary virtuosity. our Air Sport Commissions. However the level of activities forming a strong network linking all those who Expertise was not as high as expected and more effort must be Slash Dot participateMixxDelicious in air sportsSk worldwide.ypeFlickr TechnoratTwitteri Retweet Indeed, a competition is a complete success not only when it put into producing tangible results. FAME also managed 36 Expert System unfolds according to rules, but also when spectators the activation of FAI’s contract with our Global Sponsor, 38 Expert Groups participate by cheering the athletes on, as was the case at Swiss luxury watch brand Breitling, with ten competitions 40 Aviation & Space Education Commission CIEA The World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia, at the Parachuting, receiving Breitling support and branding. Delicious Reddit Flickr FriendFFacebookeedDeliciousTwitter YouTMySpaceube FlickRetwr eet LinkedInStumbleUponTwitter Digg Retweet Paragliding and Aeromodelling events. How uplifting it was 41 Environmental Commission EnvC to see our athletes encouraged by such enthusiastic and I was delighted to see the collaboration with Breitling 42 Medico-Physiological Commission CIMP large crowds! How satisfying it was to see all the thousands bloom on the occasion of the creation of two new of tickets for our events sold out even before the start of FAI-Breitling Awards: the Breitling Milestone Trophy, to General Information Facebook Newsvine MySpace SlideShareSlash DoFatcebookStumbleUponGoogleMixx MySpaceDigg GoogleSkype TalkStumbleUpon TechnoratDiggi the competitions! reward those who accomplished a significant achievement; the Breitling Youngster Award, to honour talented youth. 44 General Conference Beyond the popularity of our events at The World Games, I had the pleasure of presenting the recipients with 46 Members we can see that our sports have a fantastic potential that their awards at the last FAI General Conference, together 50 Commercial Activities Slash Dot Yahoo Mixx YahooReddit BuzzSlashSk ypeDot NetvibesFriendFMeedixxTechnoratiAOYoL uTubeSkype LinkedInTechnorati the FAI must explore. It is our role to provide the necessary with Breitling representatives. Annexes 54 List of 2013 Competition Results Reddit Microsoft FriendFeedMSNNewsvineRedditYouTube AppleSlideShareFriendFLinkedIneed MobileMeGoogleYouTube GoogleLinkedIn Talk 66 List of 2013 International Records 70 List of 2012 Awards 72 List of Members Newsvine App Store SlideShareAmazonYahoo NewsvineGoogle Last.fmYahoo BuzzSlideShareGoogle TalkMisterNetvibes WongGoogle AOL Google Talk 74 FAI Structure 76 Credits Yahoo Qik Yahoo BuzzVimeMicrosoo YftahooNetvibes ViddlerMSN YahooAOL Buzz VirbApple Netvibes MobileMeAOL 2 FAI ANNUAL REPORT – 2012 FAI ANNUAL REPORT – 2012 1 Microsoft Tumblr MSN WoApprdPerss StorMeicrosoAppleft BloggerAmazonMSNMobileMe PosterousLast.fmApple Mister WMobileMeong App Store Behance Amazon DesignQik FloaAppt Last.fm Store DeviantVime Aro tAmazonMister WongDesignViddler BumpLast.fm Virb Mister Wong Qik Friendster Vimeo BeboTumblrQikViddler SquidooWordPerssVimeVirbo ShareBlogger ThisViddler PosterousVirb Tumblr RSS WordPerssEmailBehanceTumblrBlogger Design WoFloaPrdPosteroust erss DeviantBlogger Art Design PBumposterous Behance Design Float FriendsteBehancerDeviant Art Bebo DesignDesign Floa Bumpt SquidooDeviant Art Share ThisDesign Bump Friendster Bebo RSS FriendsteSquidoor Email BeboShare This Squidoo Share This RSS Email RSS Email Another source of satisfaction was the resumption of Expertise in environmental matters, but also in medicine, the Red Bull Air Race for the 2014 season, which led to air space, new technologies and safety, to name a few, an agreement with FAI including the provision of a safety is an important part of FAI, which are in constant officer and medals. This can only be positive news for our development within the Expert System. For Anti-Doping, sports to have an air race with such sensational media it was the first year of a full Re gistered Testing Pool exposure take place again. developed following the official process. We are all proud of FAI’s rich tradition of aviation pioneers, A parameter that the FAI has been considering for several and it is exciting to see it continue today. Charles Lindbergh’s years is the growing success of air sports all over the or Amelia Earhart’s courage and determination are the world. In that perspective, the 2013 FAI Active Members’ very same feelings that animate the hearts of today’s Presidents meeting was organised for the first time pilots – only the technologies have changed: in 2013, André in Asia (in Hong Kong, China), following the particularly Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard crossed America on board fast-paced development of aeronautics in this part of the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse; the recipient of the world. Furthermore, the Regional Management the Alvaro de Orleans Borbon Grant, Todd Reichert, achieved Structure, which already included Regional Vice Presidents record performances with his human-powered helicopter; for East & South Asia and South America, was extended the 2013 Icarus Cup was the first ever Human-Powered to Africa. Aircraft competition to be sanctioned by FAI. At the 107th FAI General Conference in Kuala Lumpur, the What is now achieved by these pioneers must inspire FAI approved the new Membership of Laos, Libya, Peru and the whole air sports community. Integrating the “green” Portugal (Aeromodelling). I would like to welcome them dimension into our sports is FAI’s next challenge which and to convey my gratitude to the Malaysian Sport we have grasped; new competitions for low-emission and Aviation Federation which organised the event superbly. electric classes are in the making, and initiatives for aviation My congratulations also go to the Aero Club of Portugal as part of a clean and environmentally friendly world will be which in 2013 celebrated its centenary within FAI. rewarded with the new Angelo d’Arrigo Diploma for the first time in 2014. However, we must get used to systematically Last but not least, I take this opportunity to warmly thank taking into account the environmental factor when starting all the event organisers, volunteers and FAI Head Office new projects or awarding competitions. staff for the immense work they did in 2013. Dr. John Grubbström FAI President 2 FAI ANNUAL REPORT – 2013 Table of Contents Table of Contents FAI ANNUAL REPORT – 2013 3 Air Sports Aerobatics Commission CIVA www.fai.org/aerobatics → CIVA YOUTUBE CHANNEL In 2013, four World and European Aerobatic Championships The start list had 58 pilots from 17 different countries were supervised by the FAI Aerobatics Commission. In including
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