www.PSFmagazine.com | March-April 2018 | 9 8 | March-April 2018 | Powered Sport Flying P +61 2 4944 9199 E fly@airborne.com.au airborne.com.au ADVENTURES ARE MADE EVERYDAY WITH AIRBORNE! Prices starting under $35,000 Airborne’s new M3 Sport, more comfort, excellent stability, 3 wing options. Dealer inquiries from established flight schools welcome. Pictured: XT-582 Ezy (front) , XT-582 Outback (back) Press Pass This February it was announced that Turkey will be the official host country for the fai World Air Games 2020, according to a contract signed yesterday by Kursat Atilgan, President of the Turkish fai Member Türk Hava Kurumu (thk), and Frits Brink, President of the fai, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Scheduled for September 2020, the Games will take place in some of the most iconic locations in Turkey, with the event split between Ankara, Antalya, Eskisehir, Efes/ Selcuk, Ölüdeniz/Fethiye and Pammukale/Honaz. The spectacular Opening Ceremony will take place in Turkey’s cosmopolitan capital city Ankara, while the Closing Ceremony will be in the popular tourist destination of Antalya. Kürşat Atilgan, President of thk, said: “More than 2 billion people from around the world can reach the centrally-located tourist destination of Turkey in under four hours flight, making it an excellent venue for the fai World Air Games 2020. “We believe that holding the prestigious fai World Air Games 2020 in Turkey will allow us to attract a younger generation of air sports fans, both within Turkey and worldwide.” The signing of the contract naming Turkey as the fai World Air Games 2020 host country took place at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. This location reflects the fai’s status as an International Olympic Committee (ioc) Recognized Federation, and part of the Olympic Movement. FAI President Frits Brink said: “It gives me great pleasure to sign this contract naming Turkey as the host country for the fai World Air Games 2020. “A longstanding fai Member, thk has a lot of experience in organizing air sports competitions, not least the very first fai World Air Games in 1997. “I feel confident that the Federation will put on a fabulous show for the World Air Games – the biggest and most exciting event on the fai calendar.” Now that the agreement has been confirmed, preparations for the event will begin, with thk planning a round of investment to ensure that facilities are of the highest standard. Atilgan pointed out, “Since being set up in 1925, thk has invested a lot in air sports infrastructures. Turkey named as the 2020 Host Country For The World’s Biggest And Brightest Air Sports Event: The FAI World Air Games Signing ceremony participants outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland Support Our Advertisers “Over the next two years, we are planning to invest further. For example, by buying new equipment and creating new airfields for each sport.” The fai World Air Games is the premier, international, multi-discipline air sports event conducted under fai rules. It attracts the world’s top air sports athletes, all vying to be awarded the title of fai World Air Games Champion in their chosen discipline. FAI activities on the fai World Air Games agenda include Aerobatics, Aeromodelling, Drone racing, Gliding, Indoor Skydiving, and Paragliding – to name just a few. The aims of the event include showcasing air sports to the general public and attracting new participants, as well as promoting fai events to other sports organizations and creating an attractive platform for TV, media and other external stakeholders. Running since 1997, previous editions of the Games took place in Turkey (1997), Spain (2001), Italy (2009) and Dubai, uae (2015). The latest edition of the Games, in 2015, was organized by the Emirates Aerosports Federation under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and took place from 1 to 12 December 2015. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (fai), also known as the World Air Sports Federation, is the world governing body for air sports and for certifying world aviation and space records. The fai was founded in 1905 and is a non-governmental and non-profit-making organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee (ioc). FAI activities include aerobatics, aeromodelling, airships, amateur-built and experimental aircraft, balloons, drones, gliding, hang gliding, helicopters, manpowered flying, microlights, parachuting, paragliding, paramotors, power flying and all other aeronautic sporting activities and space records.
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