The World Air Games begin in Dubai, UAE, this coming week and IAC member-pilots are on hand to compete against the best in the world in both powered and glider aerobatic events and represent the USA. Current US National Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland left two days ago for the Emirates and will practice at the contest site on December 1st. Rob will fly Zoltan Veres' MXS. Eric Lentz-Gauthier will be competing in the glider aerobatic competition and will fly a Swift shared with Markus Feyerabend. The competition flying will run from the 2nd through the 5th of December and will be covered at the WAG website. FAI has pledged extensive media coverage of the event at their Facebook page as well as other outlets. Our best wishes to Rob and Eric for a successful Games!
Here are some great links to follow the event:
- Daily news articles: www.fai.org + www.facebook.com/airsports.fai
- Daily news feed on the FAI social media