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Sport aviationHot-air balloon: the new altitude record now speaks Indian
Mumbai, India - A flying enthusiast business man reached 21,000 meters in India
Vijaypat Singhania, 67 years old, touched 21,000 of altitude above sea level last Saturday, breaking Swedish Per Lindstrand’s existing record set in June 1988 in Texas. The Indian millionaire Singhania -... more
Sport aviationFivl: "Red Bull X-Alps 2005" with 17 pilots partecipating
Turin, Italy - The arrival of the 800km racing on all Alps area is expected within the end of month
The Red Bull X-Alps 2005, a crazy racing of 800 km through all Alps area, has begun from the Dachstein glacier near Ramsau in Austria, until the beaches of Principality of Monaco, passing through Mont... more
Sport aviationFivl: concluded the Italian stop of the Paragliding World Cup
Turin, Italy - 127 pilots coming from 42 nations
"The Italian stop of the Paragliding World Cup concluded, host in Monte Cornizzolo, above Suello (Lecco), with the organization of ’Lecco’ and ’Scurbatt’ paragliding club that has involved 50 people. 127 pil... more
Sport aviationItalian undertaking on microlight has been completed succesfully
Rimini, Italy - The first pilots in the world to make an unescorted trip by hang-glider
Maurizio Radi and Achille Cesarano, after flying about 10,000 Km on two microlights, finally returned home last Sunday in their Emilia Romagna Region. They appeared tired with long beard and wild hair,... more
Sport aviationItalian undertaking on microlight landed at North Cape
Rimini, Italy - They will be in Italy next July 20
After having been flying for shortly less than 4500 km, the two Italians departed from Emilia Romagna Region by microlight across North Europe, reached their destination: Capo North has been achieved... more
Sport aviationFivl: Italy seventh at the Paragliding World Cup in France
Turin, Italy - 125 pilots representing 47 countries
At Bourg St. Maurice, in France, Italy is seventh during the second stage of the Paragliding World Cup with the presence of 125 pilots representing 47 states. The following PWC’s appointments will be i... more
Sport aviationItalian undertaking on microlight stops off in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden - News from Baltic after a short halt in Denmark
Achille Cesarano and Maurizio Radi with his little dog named Gilda, left the runway of Senigallia’s Air Club last June 16 at 07:38am for performing the undertaking aimed to reach Artic polar circle overflying n... more
Sport aviationL'Aquila's Flying Club: Italian Glider Championship
L'Aquila, Italy - From tomorrow to July 3 near the Parchi di Preturo Airport
The Italian Glider championships 2005, standard class, will take place near the Parchi di Preturo Airport (L’Aquila), from tomorrow, June 25, to July 3. The airport has been choosen for its particular m... more
Sport aviationL'Aquila's Flying Club: Italian Glider Championship, standard class
L'Aquila, Italy - It will take place from June 25 to July 3 near the Parchi di Preturo Airport
"L’Aquila Flying Club has obtained the organization of the Italian Glider championship’s final, standard class. The event will take place near the Parchi di Preturo Airport, from June 25 to July 3 wit... more
Sport aviationFivl: Italian Paragliding Championships
Turin, Italy - From June 19-26 in Belluno's Province
"From 19 to 26 of June on the Dolada Mount in Pieve D’Alpago (Belluno) will take place the Italian Paragliding Championships, organized by Delta Club and Dolada Flight School with the open formula, that i... more
Sport aviationUndertaking on microlight (2): AVIONEWS interviewed Achille Cesarano
Rome, Italy - "We will take off early in June"
Achille Cesarano is born in Jesi in 1976. He became pilot at the age of 21. He performed other six no-limits raid including Everest’s overflying (at 9000 metres height) by a hang-glide. Cesarano likes m... more
Sport aviationUndertaking on microlight: AVIONEWS interviewed Maurizio Radi
Rome, Italy - You can follow the travel on the website www.avventureindeltaplano.it
Maurizio Radi, 56, an Italian artisan close to retirement, is a former Italian Air Force non-commissioned officer with 2500 hours of flight. He loves flying and crossed all Italian regions with his hang-glide:... more
Sport aviationFivl: Paragliding World Championships ended in Brazil
Turin, Italy - With the presence of 150 pilots representing 42 countries, 32 women in competition
"Governador Valadares, in Brazil, the Paragliding World Championships ended with the presence, over the expectation, of 150 pilots representing 42 Countries, 32 women in competition. Thanks to the temperate... more
Sport aviationFivl: the Italian team of paragliding in Brazil
Turin, Italy - To participate at the world championships that will end next March 17 in Governador Valadares
"The Italian team has arrived in Brazil to participate at the world championships of paragliding that will finish next March 17 in Governador Valadares. The selected place, 250,000 inhabitants, situated... more
Sport aviationFivl: Italian Hang-Gliding won in Mexico
Turin, Italy - Alex Fuzzi is the winner, second a Finnish, third an American
"The Italian pilot, Alex Fuzzi, born in Romagna Region but Emilian of adoption, won the international competition of Hang-gliding ’Monarca Paragliding’, took part in Valle De Bravo, tourist resort nea... more
Sport aviationFivl: Italy fourth at the Hang-gliding World Championships
Turin, Italy - At Hay, in Australia
"The Hang-Gliding national team has returned from Hay (Australia) where the World Championship took place with a fourth in the table for the 'Azzurri' pilots, already three times gold medal in the class... more
Sport aviation15th World Hang-Gliding Championships ended
Sydney, Australia - Australia won, Austria was second and France third
The Australia World Hang-Gliding Championships ended with the win of local team: home team secured victory of the 15th edition performed at Hay, near Sydney. The second place went to Austria followed by... more
Sport aviationFivl: Hang-Glider World Championship
Turin, Italy - In Australia from 7 to 19 of January
"The Italian hang-glider team has spent the New Year's Day in Hay, in the West Australia where from 7 to 19 of January the hang-glider World Championship will hold. The departure from Italy in advance... more
Sport aviationBalloon: 17° Epiphany International Meeting in Italy
Cuneo, Italy - From January 6 to 9
The city of Mondovì (Cuneo, Italy) is the organizer of the balloon Epiphany meeting fair. The event has international nature, in fact it are expected pilots from Germany, France, Luxemburg, Denmark, Great... more
Sport aviationFAI 100th anniversary in 2005
Paris, France - The International Gliding Commission to contribute to the celebrations
FAI, Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the World air sports federation, celebrates in 2005 its 100th anniversary: FAI has been founded in 1905 as a non-governmental and no-profit organisation with... more
Sport aviationFIVL: Italy proved second in the Paragliding World Cup list
Turin, Italy - Just one month after the European prize
After the winning of the European paragliding prize last month, Italy succeeded in achieving another major goal with the World Cup, proving second in the list. One of the most skillful Italian performers,... more
Sport aviationSantiago Chile: because of a lift, an hang-glider had an accident
Santiago Chile, Chile - He had no serious injuries, he could soon return to practise his favourite sport
An hang-glider, 70 years old was victim of an accident in the province of Santiago del Chile, last weekend. It seems that the man carried on practising his favourite sport late in the afternoon, when because... more
Sport aviationFIVL: Italy becomes the European champion of paragliding
Turin, Italy - There were some 26 nations with 140 pilots
Italian national team of paragliding has won the European Championship. It occurred in Greece, with some 26 nations and 140 pilots attending, even with 22 women. Eight were the members of the Italian team... more
Sport aviationBrescia free flight capital
Brescia, Italy - Paragliding Italian championships have just finished and now Sportout starts, the outdoor sport show
"This summer Brescia is the free flight capital: Paragliding Italian championships in fact have just finished and Sportout, the outdoor sport show, will start the next September 10 to 19, with the FIVL... more
Sport aviationFourth International Balloons Festival
Salerno, Italy - It will be held in October in Paestum
"In Paestum (Salerno) from 2 to 5 of October it will take place the 'Fourth International Balloons Festival' organized by the Salernoeventi, which will participate 25 balloons with crews from all Europe.... more
Sport aviationThe Silent 2 is the Italian-made engined-glider with highest autonomy
Como, Italy - 482 km travelling between Como and Bolzano provinces
The Silent 2 ultralight engined-glider, produced by Italian Alisport, was the protagonist of a distance record at a national level, by travelling for some 482 km leaving from Alzate Brianza ultralight... more
Sport aviationBarry Jones' autogiro is carrying on its travel around the world
London, UK - It has to overfly over 25 countries travelling for about 40.000 km
It had already been announced a quite long time ago but now the English helicopter pilot Barry Jones is really ready to carry on his travel around the world aboard of an autogiro, an aircraft provided... more
Sport aviationAround the world on an autogiro
Midlle Wallop, United Kingdom – On Friday will be in Italy
More than 40 thousand kilometres of flight around the world to complete in three months, with stops in 25 countries, with an autogiro, an aircraft half plane and half helicopter. The British pilot Barry... more
Sport aviationA whirlwind hit Spring Meeting
Castiglione del Lago, Italy - Five airplanes and a microlight have been damaged
A whirlwind hit Castiglione del Lago old airport, in Umbria, at 11:00pm on last April 24. Such weather event has caused several damages to mobile infrastructures prepared for the great "Spring Meeting"... more
Sport aviationD'Arrigo to fly with eagles over Everest Mountain
Milan, Italy - He will perform such undertaking aboard of a hang-glider devoid of engine
Angelo D'Arrigo, the Italian hang-glide pilot often performing flights at high ceilings with birds of various species, is going to leave at night for Nepal in order to achieve his project goal of overflying... more