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  USPA.org
The Federal Aviation Administration recognizes USPA's successful leadership role in the self-regulation of skydiving.
USPA-issued skydiving licenses are recognized internationally through the International Parachuting Commission of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which oversees all air sports.
USPA interacts with federal, state and local government officials, including those of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Congress, state transportation departments, and state legislators.
www.uspa.org /about/uspa.htm   (968 words)

  
  Representative Bodies - Hot Air Ballooning Ballooning
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world's air sports federation.
The Commission Internationale d'Aerostation is the International representative body of ballooning within the FAI.
It's aim is to promote the work of the FAI/CIA and develop the sport of aerostation amongst balloonists and the general public.
irishballooning.com /Organisations/organisations.html   (175 words)

  
 Mn/DOT Department of Aeronautics - Aviation Education - Students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The national winners and runners-up in each age group are then forwarded to the Fédération Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) headquarters in Switzerland for international judging.
The national winners and runners-up in each age group will be forwarded to Fédération Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) headquarters in Switzerland for international judging.
Once received, entries will become and remain the property of the Fédération Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) or state sponsor and may be used for a variety of purposes.
www.dot.state.mn.us /aero/aved/students/artinfo.htm   (822 words)

  
 Preflight - February 1999
The Cabot Award, named for the founder of the Aero Club of New England and first American president of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), is awarded annually to individuals or teams who have made unique, significant, and unparalleled contributions to foster, encourage, and advance aviation and space flight.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's new offices in the Olympic capital of Lausanne, Switzerland were officially inaugurated on January 21, 1999 with a reception attended by IOC Senior Representatives and leading authorities from the Lausanne municipality and Swiss aviation circles.
With Balloon Federation of America Board approval of the new Competition Committee, hot air balloon competition in the United States is off to a great start for the 1999 season.
www.balloonlife.com /publications/balloon_life/9801/9902/preflt9902.htm   (1635 words)

  
 Create a Biography of an African American Pioneer in Aviation
Bessie Coleman was awarded her pilot’s license in 1921 by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
She planned to obtain certification and return to the United States to open an aviation training school for young fls.
She put on an air exhibition in 1922 at Checkerboard Field, today known as Midway Airport, Chicago, after which she received many calls from young Negro men, anxious to learn to fly.
www.nasm.si.edu /interact/blackwings/hstudent/bio_coleman.cfm   (504 words)

  
 News Release Shell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The artwork of the national winners in each age group will be forwarded for international judging by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
The theme of this year’s contest is “My Dream to Fly,” and the objective of the contest is to help children become more familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering and science.
Sponsors of the 2001 International Aviation Art Contest are the National Aeronautic Association, National Association of State Aviation Officials, Federal Aviation Administration, and Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
www.dot.state.ia.us /morgue/news2001/01230101.html   (245 words)

  
 FAI - Copyright Notice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ("FAI") invite you, the Internet user, to visit this web site, and provide the web site environment as a service for the air sports and Internet community.
The Internet user is advised that all communication made via the web site and/or Email is strictly on a non-confidential basis and the FAI is granted an exclusive perpetual licence to use the content of any such communication for any purpose whatsoever.
"Fédération Aéronautique Internationale", "World Air games", "World Class Glider" and "World Grand Prix of Aerobatics", together with the FAI logo and the World Air Games logo are trade marks or registered trade marks of the FAI, in France and other countries.
www.samolet.co.uk /copyright.html   (496 words)

  
 The Aero Club of Canada
The CSPA is a non-profit volunteer group dedicated to the advancement of sport parachuting in Canada.
The CSPA, through affiliation with the Aero Club of Canada, is Canada's representative to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), and is the recognized sport organization for sport parachuting in Canada.
The Hang Gliding Association of Canada (HGAC) was formed in Calgary, Alberta, in August 1977, to create national ratings standards and obtain a national insurance policy.
www.aeroclub.ca /member.htm   (353 words)

  
 Editor, January 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Every two years the best balloon pilots from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale member nations meet to determine who is the World Hot Air Balloon Champion.
In response to the dramatic rise in interest world-wide in simulated flying using personal computers (with programs such as Microsoft Flight Simulator), the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale invited leaders of simulated flying organizations to an historic meeting in Paris on December 8.
The meeting, held at the prestigious headquarters of the Aero Club de Francewhich this year celebrates its centenary as the world's oldest national aero clubagreed that the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale should help develop international contest rules for simulated flying and should encourage the formation, within its national member organizations, of simulated flying groups.
www.balloonlife.com /publications/balloon_life/9801/editor9801.htm   (575 words)

  
 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
FAI is the world air sports federation, founded in 1905.
It is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organisation with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide.
The decision was announced by the President of FAI - the World Air Sports Federation, Pierre Portmann, today at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne.
www.fai.org   (331 words)

  
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The Fédération Aéronautique Inernationale (FAI), the world's air sports federation, was founded in 1905.
It is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organization with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide.
Ever growing, FAI is now an organization of some 85 member countries.
nsbri.tamu.edu /sts40/FAI.html   (46 words)

  
 Organizations (on RecreationFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A branch of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and world administrator for the sport.
This site is a collection of information about gliding and of events occuring during the week, including press information.
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in other modes of transportation.
www.recreationfizz.com /Aviation/Aircraft/Soaring/Organizations   (330 words)

  
 Hartzell FC-2, 1924   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
All aeronautical events, in order to be officially recognized, are controlled and conducted under the rules and regulations of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, which is the international sporting body of the Aeronautic Association, headquarters, 1623 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. This Asso- ciation supervises all races, provides for proper timing and authenticates all records.
The International Air Races at Dayton have been sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association and are conducted under the rules and regulations of the F. Il.
Wilbur Wright Field Hospital and Miami Valley Hospital will be utilized for surgical work is such is necessary.
home.earthlink.net /~ralphcooper/pimagl17.htm   (538 words)

  
 AIR SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
Medical regulatory authorities should accept that all costs or restrictions placed on pilots are supported by evidence.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world air sports federation based in Lausanne/Switzerland, has announced the formal ratification of the first round-the-world balloon flight by Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland) and Brian Jones (United Kingdom).
The flight, which took place between 1st and 21st of March 1999, broke 4 world records, 3 of them absolute records for balloons.
airsports.fai.org /jun99/jun99air.html   (468 words)

  
 FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONAL | VIRGIN ATLANTIC GLOBAL FLYER STEVE FOSSETT RECORD ATTEMPT | SOLAR NAVIGATOR ...
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world's air sports federation, was founded in 1905.It is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organisation with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide.
At the start of the 20th Century, the pioneering flights of pilots such as Clement Ader, the Wright Brothers and Santos-Dumont, the proliferation of aeronautical competitions, and increasingly rapid technological advances marked the real birth of the modern aviation era.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale was founded on 14 October 1905.
www.solarnavigator.net /federation_aeronautique_internationale.htm   (796 words)

  
 Balloon Federation of America - Home
One winner will be selected from the Sunrise registrants, then a second and third winner will be drawn at the end of November and the end of December.
The Balloon Federation of America is a 501c3 non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of the sport and science of lighter-than-air aviation, both hot air and gas balloons.
The BFA is the official ballooning organization in the United States and is recognized as an affiliate member of the National Aeronautics Association and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
www.bfa.net   (324 words)

  
 General Section | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI
The World Air Games 2009 will be held from 7 to 13 June 2009 in Turin, Italy.
Enter the legend of air sports, and discover the century-old history of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
Instructions on how to use the FAI logos and how to order high-resolution files are available in our "FAI Online StyleGuide".
www2.fai.org /documents/sportingcode/GeneralSection_download   (213 words)

  
 aviation directory, airshow magazine, airshowreport.com
Chapters I and III of Federal Aviation Regulations.
World air sports federation, was founded in 1905 and is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organization with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide.
It is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organization with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide.
www.airshowreport.com /links/f.htm   (1725 words)

  
 Raymond Orteig-$25,000 prize
On August 31st, 1927 the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) ratified Lindbergh's performance as the new World Record for non-stop flight.
As Raymond Orteig, a New York hotel owner, offered a $25,000 prize to the first aviator to fly an aircraft directly across the Atlantic Ocean between New York and Paris, Charles Lindbergh started to build a special plane.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) - the World Air Sports Federation - is the sole organisation authorized to certify aeronautical and astronautical world records worlwide.
www.charleslindbergh.com /plane/orteig.asp   (762 words)

  
 British Model Flying Association - BMFA - the body responsible for all aspects of model flying in the UK
You can read more about the insurance scheme here...
The BMFA is also recognised as the sole representative organisation for the sport in the U.K. by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) which is the world wide governing body for all forms of sporting aviation, including model flying.
Why not read about the BMFA and what it can do for you?
www.bmfa.org   (301 words)

  
 FAI Young Artists
If you have accessed this page from another country and are interested in this contest, please contact your National Aero Club.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) has pleasure in announcing the 2002 FAI Young Artists Contest, the main purpose of which is to promote interest in air sports in particular, and in aviation and space generally.
The competition is open to young people between the ages of 6 and 17.
www.royalaeroclub.org /faiya.htm   (1749 words)

  
 cidoc: web manuals - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Here is the online styleguide for the new visuale identity of the ‘Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’ (World Air Sports Federation).
These instructions are designed to ensure standardized use of the graphical elements that make up the new visual image of the FAI.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
www.cidoc.net /001266.html   (240 words)

  
 FAI Air Rally and Precision Flying Rules & Regulations
Copyright in these documents is owned by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
Any person acting on behalf of the FAI or one of its Members is hereby authorized to copy, print, and distribute these documents, subject to the following conditions:
Note that any product, process or technology described in the document may be the subject of other Intellectual Property rights reserved by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale or other entities and is not licensed hereunder.
www.sapfa.org.za /precrally_rules.php   (230 words)

  
 Annuaire > Industrie aeronautique : Annuaire Industriel
Aviation et sport aeronautique en france et à l'étranger.
Industrie Aeronautique - constructeur maintenance aeronautique et autres metiers de l'aeronautique
Annuaire Aeronautique : Référencement gratuit de sites internet personnels et professionnels...
www.annuaire-industriel.com /industrie-aeronautique   (361 words)

  
 Astronaut Bio: Leroy Chiao 7/2005
Recipient of numerous Federation Aeronautique Internationale awards, including the Korolev Diploma (2002), Komarov Diploma (1996) and De La Vaulx Medal (1994).
Chiao has logged a total of 229 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes and 5 seconds in space, including 36 hours and 7 minutes of EVA time in six space walks.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-65 Columbia (July 8-23, 1994) launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, setting a Federation Aeronautique Internationale flight duration record for P2 spacecraft.
www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/chiao.html   (1062 words)

  
 World Air Games News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The 2nd World Air Games will be held in Andalucia, Spain, in June 2001.
The Council of the Federation Aeronautique internationale (FAI) took this decision at its meeting in Paris on 29 May 1998 following an exhaustive evaluation of competing bids from three countries.
Full details of the winning Spanish proposal will be published in the very near future.
www.paragliding.net /directory/news/wag2.htm   (121 words)

  
 Iseminger
Chief Warrant Officer (W3) Jon A. Iseminger was twice awarded the title of World Champion Helicopter Pilot by the Commission Internationale de Giraviation (the International Helicopter Commission) acting for the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the world-wide sponsor of air and space records and contests.
His successes led the United States Precision Helicopter Team to two consecutive World Helicopter Championships in 1986 and 1989.
The scores achieved by Chief Warrant Officer Iseminger in international competitions are recorded permanently with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, Paris, France, and will stand as a formidable challenge to future competitors.
www.quad-a.org /Hall_of_Fame/personnel/iseminger.htm   (328 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - sky diving, Sport (Sports) - Encyclopedia
Sky diving became a competitive sport after World War II.
In 1951 the FEdEration AEronautique Internationale (founded 1905), the world organizing body for most aeronautic sports, sponsored the first world championship of sky diving.
In the United States the U.S. Parachute Association (founded 1957) sponsors an annual national championship.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/skydivin.html   (272 words)

  
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