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The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding, soaring, and skydiving.[1]
 T-6 Gold Start passing the finish pylon at the 2014 Reno Air Races | |
| Highest governing body | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Mixed-sex | Yes |
| Type | Outdoor recreation |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
| World Games | 1997–2021 |
Recognized and regulated air sports
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Many air sports are regulated internationally by the Switzerland-based Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and nationally by aero clubs such as the National Aeronautics Association (NAA)[2] and the Royal Aero Club (RAeC). The FAI has separate commissions for each air sport. For example, the commission for ballooning is the Commission Internationale de l'Aérostation (CIA).[3][4]
Sports within the categories of air sports and their respective commissions are as follows:[1][5][6]
Motorized
edit- Aerobatics (CIVA)
- Aeromodelling (CIAM)
- Air racing (GAC)
- Drone racing (CIAM)
- Flyboarding
- Powered hang gliding (CIMA)
- Powered paragliding (CIMA)
- Rally flying (GAC)
- Rotorcraft (CIG)
- Ultralight aviation[a] (CIMA)
Wind/Gliding
edit- Ballooning (CIA)
- Canopy piloting (ISC)
- Gliding[b] (IGC)
- Hang gliding[9] (CIVL)
- Human-powered flying (CIACA)
- Kiteboarding/kitesurfing
- Kiting
- Paragliding (CIVL)
Gravity
editOther activities
editOther aerial activities not governed by the FAI rules:
- Rocket Racing League (an attempt to create a new air sport)[10]
Competitions
editSee also
edit- Lawn chair Larry
- Airsport, a Czech aircraft manufacturer
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Air Sports". topendsports.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Air Sports - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA)". fai.org. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Levinson, D.; Christensen, K. (1996). Encyclopedia of World Sport: Acrobatics to gymnastics. Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-87436-819-2. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "List of Air Sports A-Z". rookieroad.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "World Air Sports Federation". fai.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Official Journal of the European Communities: Information and notices. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 1983. p. 288-3. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "The Rotarian". The Rotarian. Rotary International: 28. November 1976. ISSN 0035-838X. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Technical Soaring. 21–22. Soaring Society of America: 53. 1997. ISSN 0744-8996 https://books.google.com/books?id=NzxWAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Richards, Rashna Wadia (20 May 2021). ""This Isn't Some TV Show, Okay?"". Cinematic TV. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–195. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190071257.003.0005. ISBN 978-0-19-007125-7. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
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