Founded in 1905, the FAI - The World Air Sports Federation - is an international, IOC-recognised sports federation furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities. Represented in more than 90 countries worldwide, the FAI coordinates international competitions and ratifies world records in the following air sports : Aerobatics, Aeromodelling, Ballooning, Drones, General Aviation, Gliding, Hang Gliding, Microlights, Parachuting, Paragliding, Paramotors and Rotorcraft. All FAI Aeromodelling international championships, competitions and record activities are conducted under the direction of the FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM). CIAM stands for "Comité International d'Aéromodelisme".
USA all the way! On side note I remember going to see the AMA (no muffler) F1 pylon racing nationals at Whittier Narrows way back when Dubb Jett was at the gimbals!
Never saw even ONE complete aerobatic maneuver much less a complete flight. Sure saw a lot of people and a bizillion cut aways. Maybe the video should have been called "Watching People Watching Something."
Explain to Me why a plane You actually would have to try to crash flying really really slow is a challenge ? Naaaaaaaaaa, I'm just kidding. I've flown rc since 1990 and I appreciate the beauty, skill and workmanship that goes into these. Bravo pilots.
A beautiful sport/hobby/obsession. I love the way you can 'see' the wind and the air currents so that every flight tells a story. With no radio control inputs to affect the glide and just the auto-rudder to maintain a heading, watching a plane's path as it lifts and dips or drops a wingtip is just glorious. When I was a kid, my dad bought me a pair of 10x50 binoculars [still got 'em!] and I'd spend literally hours at a time studying birds soaring: buzzards, kestrels, kites, gulls, pelicans, vultures, eagles... I was (and still am) utterly enthralled. Seeing these gliders picking their way through the atmosphere is very much like watching those birds - things perfectly attuned to their environment, guiding themselves with the tiniest shifts of form and balance, maybe just the twitch of a feather or two. Thank you so much for this upload - it's sheer bliss! :-)
