02 JUL – 2005 WORLD AEROBATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BURGOS, SPAIN
Svetlana Kapanina won the female World Aerobatic Champion title for the 5th time, and Sergey Rakhmanin is the new Overall World Aerobatic Champion for the 2nd time.
Klaus Schrodt won the Freestyle World Aerobatic Champion Title for the 2nd time after his 2001 victory.
>>>WAC results
13 JUL – “WINGS OVER AL AIN” WINS AWARDS
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Wings Over Al Ain was awarded "Best Movie of the Festival" and "Best Move on Aerial Sports" at the 6th "El Yelmo International Air Film Festival" held in Jaén, Andalucia, Spain 07 - 10 July.
We send our congratulations to Director Pedro TORO and all of the Haute Voltige Production team for creating a movie appreciated by so many.
Wings Over Al Ain was filmed during the 2005 Al Ain FAI World Grand Prix and Aerobatics Show.
>>> view trailer |
05 AUG – BONUS
The new DVD "Wings over Al Ain" with bonus has been released, featuring more individual flights and in-board pictures.
11 AUG – MOTEGI 2005 POSTPONED
Twin Ring Motegi Co. Ltd just advised that, due to administrative reasons in Japan, the FAI World Grand Prix initially scheduled for November 2005 will have to be postponed.
It is expected to be delayed by one year however, a final decision will be made this November.
15 AUG – THE CLASH OF THE TITANS
Lausanne 26 - 28 August will be the last event of the first decade of the FAI World Grand Prix (founded in 1996).
For this special event, the FAI Centenary Airshow (the FAI was founded in 1905), 100 aircraft are scheduled, be prepared to be entertained...
The FAI World Grand Prix is not a competition just based upon pure technique but on artistic creativity, flying to music... At Lausanne it will feature the most spectacular and creative Haute Voltige competitors of the last ten years: Peter Besenyei (HUN), Jurgis Kairys (LTU) and Klaus Schrodt (GER). They will be challenged by Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA) and Pierre Marmy (SUI).
In addition to famous military pilots and aircraft that include the PC-7 Team and Royal Jordanian Falcons, the Flying Bulls (CZE), Matadors (GBR) and Space Knights (FRA) will be challenged by the Hawks (ROM) in their race for the supreme title.
On Friday 26th, don't forget to wander along the lake at Lausanne-Ouchy between 7 and 8 pm. For there you will see the only jet displays of the week-end (Breitling Jet Team and Patrouille Suisse). You will also have the pleasure to hear the music of Lily Horn Is Born, the female Swiss Saxophone Quartet who composed our Air Musical "The Call of the Skies" and who will perform live on the terrace of the Olympic Museum.
25 AUG – LAUSANNE, THE END OF A MAGICAL DECADE OF THE FAI WORLD GRAND PRIX
First times are always magical... Lausanne 2005 will end the 1st decade of the FAI World Grand Prix. The event will determine not only the winner of the leg and the winner of the series 2004-2005, but also the winner of the decade 1996-2005, the "Ace of Aces", the best pilot/formation team of the FAI World Grand Prix for the last 10 years.
Jurgis Kairys (7 victories since 1996, 22 points in the 2004-2005 series) is currently in pole position for the supreme title in the solo pilot category but Peter Besenyei (6 victories, 12 points) and Klaus Schrodt (2 victories, 16 points) are close behind should he make a mistake.
For their first appearance in the Grand Prix Nicolas Ivanoff and Pierre Marmy could very well challenge the "Masters" for winning the Lausanne Event.
As for the formation teams, Matadors (4 victories, 20 points) are ahead for now but Flying Bulls (4 victories, 14 points) and Space Knights (0 victory, 14 points) just intend to step in, of course!
Lausanne will be the opportunity to see the first appearance of the Hawks, from Romania, who come here just to win.
All national formation teams (Royal Jordanian Falcons, PC-7 Team, Patrouille Suisse) and jet teams (Breitling Jet Teams) do not compete for the title of the Series in this first Decade.
25 AUG – PROGRAMME
Friday 26th 19h-20h over the lake at Ouchy, facing the Olympic Museum
- 19h-19h20: Breitling Jet Team
- 19h20-19h32: Haute Voltige (Matadors, Besenyei, Kairys, Schrodt)
- 19h35-19h55: Patrouille Suisse
Saturday 27th at La Blecherette airport
- 14h05-15h40: FAI World Grand Prix
- 16h10-16h30: Closing by PC-7 Team
Sunday 28th at La Blecherette airport
- 11h15-12h30: FAI World Grand Prix
- 16h10-16h30: Closing by Royal Jordanian Falcons
27 AUG – LAUSANNE 2005
The FAI Centenary air show and 22nd FAI World Grand Prix have started and you can visit our daily reports page for the results of the competition.
28 AUG – LAUSANNE 2005
The show started Friday night at the Olympic Museum where 20,000 people according to the police watched the flying displays of the Patrouille Suisse, Breitling Jet Team, Matadors, Peter Besenyei, Jurgis Kairys and Klaus Schrodt over the Lake Geneva in the frame of the 22nd FAI World Grand Prix and FAI Centenary.
Today, after 2 amazing days of aviation celebration which gathered more than 70,000 enthusiasts in total, the 22nd FAI WORLD GRAND PRIX came to an end and pilots have officially been ranked as follows:
Pistons/Solo Pilots
1. Peter BESENYEI (HUN)
2. Klaus SCHRODT (GER)
3. Jurgis KAIRYS (LTU)
4. Nicolas IVANOFF (FRA)
5. Pierre MARMY (SUI)
Pistons/Civilian Formation Teams
1. MATADORS (GBR)
2. FLYING BULLS (CZE)
3. SPACE KNIGHTS (FRA)
4. HAWKS (ROM)
Pistons/National Formation Teams
1. ROYAL JORDANIAN FALCONS (JOR)
Jets/ National Formation Teams
1. PATROUILLE SUISSE
Jets/ Civilian Formation Teams
1. BREITLING JET TEAM
Turbo-Props National Formation Teams
1. PC7 TEAM
WINNERS OF THE 5th SERIES (2004-2005):
Pistons/Solo Pilots
1. Jurgis KAIRYS
Pistons/Civilian Formation Teams
1. MATADORS
ACE OF ACES, WINNERS OF THE DECADE (1996 - 2005)
Pistons/Solo Pilots
Equal 1st: Jurgis KAIRYS (LTU) and Peter BESENYEI (HUN) with 7 victories each out of 22 events.
Pistons/Civilian Formation Teams
MATADORS (GBR) with 5 victories
>>> detailed results
02 SEP – LAUSANNE 2005
We currently update our photo pages of the 22nd FAI World Grand Prix but you can also visit an aerobatic fan, the Acropics Website.
05 SEP – HAUTE VOLTIGE CHAMPIONS FIGHTING THE SPIRIT OF GRAVITY
Further to the Lausanne event, our final contest of the year 2005, we would like to underline the global results of the FAI World Grand Prix for aircraft with piston engines. This was our first category, launched ten years ago at a time when aerobatic pilots had many difficulties in securing sponsors.
Unfortunately, these times are still running for the Russian pilots, although they are unmatched in classical aerobatics. Svetlana Kapanina , the best ever, 5-time world aerobatic champion, Sergey Rakhmanin, 2-time world champion, Mikhail Mamistov or Viktor Chmal, all of them have records which are unbeaten by our Haute Voltige champions specialised in freestyle programmes , more oriented towards creativity.
Now, thanks to the FAI World Grand Prix, most of the Haute Voltige champions are sponsored and famous in the world of sport aerobatics, as well as the not so demanding but more popular air show circuit.
And, thanks to these great pilots, Haute Voltige could organise FAI World Grand Prix events during the last 10 years.
So, let's celebrate our champions!
Series 2004-2005
1. Jurgis KAIRYS (LTU) 30 points
2. Klaus SCHRODT (GER) 26 points
3. Peter BESENYEI (HUN) 24 points
ACE of ACES - The TOP of the PROPS...
At the end of our first decade and after 22 contests, we can now tell who is our top champion.
By winning Lausanne, Peter BESENYEI joined up with Jurgis KAIRYS, sharing the title with 7 victories each.
Both are strong personalities, two different styles, two fierce competitors, two characters, but also two maestros understanding what is flying to music and two showmen able to perform for the pleasure of their audience.
Challengers, you now know who you have to beat! No bluff these two guys do not only say they are the best, they are still able to prove it!
And let's award a special mention to KAIRYS who, in addition, built his own aerobatic aircraft, only with the modest private means of a passionate man fully dedicated to flying.
Regarding Formation Teams, a category open in 1998 for piston engines and 2004 for jet engines, we wish you to enjoy the same pleasure as we do when we watch our champions:
1. MATADORS (GBR), our two airline captains who are in the lead, just a fraction ahead of:
2. FLYING BULLS (CZE), the top of inverted flying in close formation with 4 aircraft, the first aerobatic team with a woman as a leader;
3. SPACE KNIGHTS (FRA) two former fighter pilots who have the courage to compete with the only two VariEze authorised to perform aerobatics, the underpowered (for formation flying) but original and nice-looking homemade kit developed by Burt Rutan, the designer who sent the first private spaceship beyond the atmosphere.
What Next?
As you may know, organising anything is always expensive, time and energy consuming. Of course Haute Voltige does not have the means of wealthy private companies organising their own marketing events but the FAI World Grand Prix will still be in the news, from time to time, as the Competition for World Champions , an official international sporting event sanctioned by the FAI, involving music with solo pilots and formation teams, piston engines, turboprops and jet aircraft.
Our next event will be the 23rd FAI World Grand Prix to be held at Al Ain, UAE, 11-15 January 2006.
We have been told there would be more teams and more jets over the marvellous desert landscape...
See you there, a nice place for holidays!
26 SEP – BEST OF HAUTE VOLTIGE
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Further to public demand after the success of the DVD "Wings Over Al Ain" we are happy to inform that another DVD "Best of Haute Voltige Vol. I" is currently being edited and should be ready for distribution by the end of the year.
More info to come in due time. |
