Championnat de France de Montgolfiere

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The World Parachuting Championships started

Hello all! We are happy to announce that we didn’t missed this one either! We are there equipped with cameras and will be keeping you updated with what is going on the World Parachuting Championships these days.

For now we had prepared a pic from the second day of the event. Stay tuned!

Finnal results AWAC 2010

The 2010 Advanced World Aerobatic Championships was a major success for the French! With Baptiste Vignes as Overall Champion and France as team winner, once again they conquered one of the most prestigious air sports competitions. Last year they impressed at Silverstone by taking the World Aerobatics Championships trophie at home.

Check out the podium results here:

Red Bull Air Race finnal round in Lausitz, Germany – highlights

Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship by taking second place behind Austria’s Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on Sunday. In another thrilling duel, Australia’s Matt Hall got the third podium of his career with third place in the 50th race in the sport’s history while Germany’s Matthias Dolderer finished seventh to the delight of the big home crowd. A total of 118,000 spectators watched the racing this weekend.

Bonhomme, who also won the 2009 championship, finished the six-race season with 64 points and two victories, in Abu Dhabi and New York. Arch, the 2008 champion, ends the year with 60 points and four wins, in Perth, Rio, Windsor and Germany. Britain’s Nigel Lamb ended up third overall on 55 points.

Arch stopped the clock through the 15-gate track set up in the infield of the EuroSpeedway Lausitz race track in 1:12.30 while Bonhomme took second in 1:12.66 and Hall was in 1:17.41 – hurt by four seconds in penalties. Lamb was knocked out of the Final Four due to a flat tire suffered just before take-off.

“It’s very special,” Bonhomme said, who let out a loud celebration cheer over his cockpit radio after he clinched the title. Bonhomme, the most successful pilot in the history of the sport with 13 career victories, admitted he was disappointed that he failed to beat Arch in the season finale even though he did get a record 13th straight podium with second place on a sunny afternoon in Germany.

“It feels good,” Bonhomme said. “The key thing is that we won back-to-back championships, that’s what I’m going to be taking away. I’ve been saying all year I’ve been relaxed and had stayed that way right up to this race. But I knew this race could make or break the whole championship. The day didn’t go exactly as I planned but I’m very pleased about the whole year.” Bonhomme is the first pilot to win back-to-back titles and joins American Mike Mangold as the only two-time champion in the eight-year race history.

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Arch, who now has seven career wins, pushed Bonhomme to the limits all season and kept the pressure on his British rival to the final round. Bonhomme had posted faster times than Arch all weekend and had won the Qualifying point earlier on Sunday. But Arch pulled out all the stops in the Final Four, posting a blistering time that Bonhomme could not match.

“I knew I could win the race because the plane is fast and it’s a fast track,” Arch said, taking great satisfaction about winning four of the six races this year. “We might not have won the championship but we have four races and have lots of track records this year. We’re happy about that, it’s a good feeling.“

Bonhomme, Arch, Lamb, Hall and Dolderer told a news conference after the race they hoped the race would return to the EuroSpeedway in the future. “It’s a superb venue,” Bonhomme said. “We’re a motor racing sport and we worked beautifully together. I hope that when the Air Race season fires up again we have a lot more venues like this and that we indeed come back here again as well.”

Once again the races found its champion!

Unfortunately the 2011 Red Bull Air Race series had been cancelled and the organization will use this opportunity to fast track the technological advancements currently in the making which would further improve the already high levels of safety.

The 9th FAI Advanced World Aerobatic Champs 5-15 Aug

Hello everyone! We are pleased to announce the beginning of a very big event in the aerobatic scene, the  Advanced World Aerobatic Championships 2010 (AWAC 2010). The competition brought together contestants from all around the world: UK, France, Japan, Italy, South Africa, Czech Republic, Romania, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland, Hungary, USA, Ukraine, Finland, Portugal, Russia, Poland, Sweden. During 10 days from 5th to 15th of August these contestants will compete to win the title of Overall Champion.

 Airsports.tv will be in touch and will get back with fresh news about this event every day!

Press release: Helicopter competition 3D Masters

The 3D Masters Model Helicopter Competition for 2010 was held in Venlo, the Netherlands as guests of the Jupiter Flying Club. By all accounts it was a magnificent success, with messages of congratulations coming in from Entrants, Sponsors and 3D Fans.

The event began on Friday after registrations in the morning with the Experts Set Manoeuvres followed by the Masters Set Manoeuvres. A small shower of rain delayed completion of the Masters round, but it concluded in time for Demonstration Flights during the evening and then Night Flying practice.

Saturday was a perfect day weather-wise and began with Experts Music, followed by Masters Freestyle and then Experts Freestyle. The Synchro Competition took place during lunchtime – this competition was pioneered by 3D Masters in 2009 and has grown to become a massive attraction at the event. The prize goes to the Team making the best score of the weekend. Saturday was rounded-off with the Night Competition, won by Petr Novotny with a special prize for Alon Barak for staying up late to entertain us all.

Sunday began with Masters Music and this was then followed by the Finals Rounds, Set Manoeuvres and Freestyle with the Music scores being carried forward from the preliminary rounds. The second half of the Synchro Competition was again well-received. The Masters Freestyle Round was interrupted briefly by rain, but completed to everyone’s satisfaction. The rain then held off through the afternoon Demonstrations but then the heavens opened for the Awards Ceremony, easing again for the Victory Flights. The winners and positions for every round are to be found in the attached spreadsheet.

Judges for 3D Masters were Jeremy Morcom, Kevin Targett, Nigel Fraser-Ker, Chris Walton and Mr Curtis Youngblood. All have judged at previous 3D Masters Events and at other 3D competitions around the world.

2010 marks the 10^th Anniversary of 3D Masters, having evolved enormously from a small event on a Rugby Field in Northampton to a huge international event attended by pilots from 24 countries and spectators from many more. Web hits on the 3D Masters weekend were logged from 97 countries worldwide, so there is very considerable interest in our sport.

Having attended every single event, Jeremy Morcom and Nigel Revill were presented with the ’10 Years Award’ a solid Optical Glass Trophy bearing the 3D Masters Logo, a Globe and the Figure 10. Only 5 of these Awards were produced, two more going to the Jupiter Club and Jeff Barringer, the final trophy went to an English Fan who was able to prove that he had attended every one also.

The results:

No	Name	Level	Score	Overall Place
316	Kyle Dahl	Master	684.50	1
306	Daniel Katzav	Master	677.25	2
315	Jamie Robertson	Master	660.50	3

3DX in China

 3DX was accepted as the World 3D format and now this ambitious and exciting project will bring joy in China.

3DX China 2010 will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 5 – 7 November 2010 at the Formula 1 Power Boat Park in Shenzhen, the Peoples Republic of China. Shenzhen is located very near to Hong Kong, with the International Airport only a few km away. While 3DX is THE acknowledged World 3D Format, 3DX China will be the first event in China, with the intention of promoting the format throughout China in the future. Building on the proven 3DX (3D Masters) formula, Chinese pilots will enter for Expert and Sportsman Classes and will fly Set Manoeuvres and Freestyle. The International Class is intended to be an opportunity for International Pilots to show World Class 3D to an appreciative Chinese audience, with invited pilots from the World’s Best. This Class will fly Set Manoeuvres, Freestyle and Flight to Music.

 The event will be high-profile; invited Judges include Mr Curtis Youngblood from the USA, and Jeremy Morcom and Russ Deakin from the UK, all long-established 3D Masters Judges and pilots of international repute. In addition to the 3DX Competition, there will be organised Demonstration Flights in a ‘Smackdown’ environment throughout the weekend plus an unofficial Night Flying Event and BBQ on Saturday Evening.China is the World’s most important developing market for Aeromodelling, and 3DX China is intended to provide Sponsors with an opportunity to talk and do business. We will be organising a Symposium on Friday 5^th November, which will bring together companies who sponsor 3DX China, the World’s Press and invited Chinese Businessmen who have an interest in developing the Aeromodelling Trade throughout China. 3DX China 2010 is the most important 3D Event since the advent of 3D Masters. The Organisers have the resolve to build year-on-year to become the definitive 3D competition within China, promote other events in China, and to present an associated Marketing opportunity to its Sponsors.

3DX Ukraine final results

The 3DX competition in Kiev/Ukraine took place over the weekend of 9-11 July, with 12 pilots from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus as well as 4 judges from Ukraine and Russia.

The competitions were well organised and made some excellent flights

1^st Place: Anton BEREZHNOY

2^nd Place: Sergey PLAKHOTENKO

3^rd Place: Leonid NAZARENKO

LiveAirShowTV to Broadcast the 49th Annual National Aviation Hall of Fame Ceremony

LiveAirShowTV announces its 2^nd broadcast of the year, and a return to Dayton, OH for the 49^th annual National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony on July 17^th.  Often referred to as “Aviation’s Oscar Night”, this event recognizes the true pioneers in aviation history.  Members of the Hall of Fame include: Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and John Glenn; air show performers Patty Wagstaff and Sean D. Tucker; and industry legends Walter Beech, and William Piper.

This year’s enshrinement class consists of: Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean, inventor Warren Grimes, aviation icon, Reno air racer, and aerial cinematography pioneer Clay Lacy, and Arctic flight expert and founder of Alaska Airlines Noel Wein.

The broadcast will begin just before 7:00pm EDT and can be seen at: www.Livestream.com/LiveAirShowTV Please visit our Livestream page prior to the event and check out the other broadcast archives from the Barksdale AFB air show this past April, and last year’s Reno Air Races finals.

More information on the National Aviation Hall of Fame can be found at: www.nationalaviation.org

More information on LiveAirShowTV can be found at: www.LiveAirShowTV.com

July’s air sports

This month don’t miss these incredible air sports events from all over the world:

1. 1-10 July – 13th ASIA Parachuting Championship & Indonesian Merdeka International Open – skydiving event
2. 3-10 July – 2010 Gliding Spanish Nationals and 2010 Swedish nationals
3. 3-11 July – British Nationals gliding
4. 3-18 July 31st FAI World Gliding Championship
5. 4-16 July – 2010 Flatland Cup, Szeged, Hungary
6. 7-8 July  Aviation Outlook in China Beijing
7. 7-11 July – Arlington Fly In
8. 8-18 July 2010 Schengen 25 Anniversary, White Nights, 71° Nord Kap, Luxemburg – Norway
9. 11-17 – 2010 Paragliding Pre World Piedrahita, Piedrahita, Spain
10. More details in this calendar http://events.fai.org/calendar?id=70
11. 17-18 July Duluth Air Show 2010, Minnesota, USA
12. 17 – 18 July Vectren Dayton Air Show, OH, USA
13. 19-25 July – Farnborough International Air Show, UK
14. 24 – 25 July – Sunderland International Air Show 2010
15. 24-25 July Alberta International Air Show, Alberta, Canada
16. 26 Jul – 1 Aug – EAA airventure in Oshkosh, WI

More information you’ll find on www.airsports.tv and by accessing our Facebook official page here.

British pilots prepare for the EAC and the WAAC

Sywell airfield near Northampton will be the place to see the best British aerobatic pilots as they compete to win two national titles on Thursday 15th, Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July. The breathtaking freestyle displays will be flown in some of the World’s most capable aerobatic aircraft, flying figures that almost defy the laws of physics, and entrance is free.

The Nationals are part of the build up for the European aerobatic championships in the Czech Republic and the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Poland and both teams will be at Sywell to prepare their challenge for European and World championship medals.

Each pilot will have to fly four routines, including the advanced freestyle which is a sequence of figures of the pilot’s choice designed for the ‘wow’ factor that leave the audience wondering how the pilot makes the aircraft fly in a way that appears impossible. The sequence figures are the most complex and difficult to fly, presenting the pilot with both a physical and mental challenge as he fights to keep the airplane in a one kilometre cube aerobatic box while working in three dimensions, both upright and inverted, at over 200mph.

The winner is the pilot who presents the flown figures to the judges in the most geometrically perfect way. The sport of aerobatics is great for spectators who will see aircraft performing more extreme manoeuvres than they would normally see at airshows and is a great showcase for what these aircraft are really capable of, hitting 10G positive and 6G negative and changing direction quickly to remain in the tight aerobatic display box and avoid penalties.

Let there be clear sky and great flying!

3D World Heli Competition

3D Masters, the premier 3D World Helicopter Competition, will take place in Venlo, the Netherlands July 23-25 2010.

The event promises to be huge, with more Competitors, more Sponsors, more Demonstration Pilots, more Competitions and more Tradestands than ever before.

All you need to is to go online at www.3dmasters.org.uk/location.htm to find out more. Note: the online tickets will not be available after 17th July 2010 so hurry up and get one or more!

Great Britain goes for European and World gold

2010 or the year when Great Britain could produce a World and European Champion in the sport of aerobatics for the first time ever.

This summer, teams rigorous selected during 2009 and 2010 by the British Aerobatic Association will compete in the European and World Advanced Aerobatic Championships.

The Unlimited European championships are to be held in the Czech Republic in September. The Unlimited Team is formed by Tom Cassells, British Champion Gerald Cooper, Nick Onn, Richard Pickin and ex-World Champion Eric Vazeille.

The Championships run from the 2nd until the 12th September and attract teams from across Europe, including the French World Champions.

The World Advanced Aerobatic Championships run from the 5th of August until the 15th in Radom, Poland.

The British Advanced Team is British Advanced Champion Alan Cassidy MBE, Chairman of the BAeA, Marco Kalweit, Nick Richards, Cas Smith, Paul Tomlinson and Nick Wakefield.

Both teams can be seen at various UK competitions in the run up to the championships, including the British National Championships at Sywell, near Northampton, on the 15th – 18th July.

Competing on the global stage requires not only exceptional flying skills, but also huge personal dedication by each pilot, including significant commitment of personal time, money and energy to mastering the sport.

All we can do is to wish them luck and to be there and support the championships.

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Stunt jumps handcuffed and blindfolded

This is a world record! Canadian stuntman plummets from plane handcuffed and blindfolded to inspire youth.

This never before attempted stunt saw Hammell plummet a gut wrenching 11,000 feet, going 235 kilometres per hour, while blindfolded and trying to escape being handcuffed to the waist with Smith and Wesson 100 handcuffs. Scott successfully completed this feat by quickly escaping from his handcuffs with just enough time to safely deploy his parachute and successfully land blindfolded in a field outside of Hamilton, ON, USA. 

It took Scott two years to get ready for this stunt; learning how to pick handcuffs and overcoming his fear of heights. One of the most difficult parts to his stunt he says was trying to land on his feet after deploying his parachute. Only relying on his sense of hearing and trust in his guide jumpers, Scott managed to properly maneuver himself in the dark from landing in any undesired and dangerous locations.

The great jump below:

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