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Air Sports
T-6 Gold Start passing the finish pylon at the 2014Reno Air Races
Highestgoverning bodyFédération Aéronautique Internationale
Characteristics
ContactNo
Mixed-sexYes
TypeOutdoor recreation
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
OlympicNo
ParalympicNo
World Games1997–2021

The term "air sports"covers a range of aerial activities, includingair racing,aerobatics,aeromodelling,hang gliding,human-powered aircraft,parachuting,paraglidingandskydiving.[1]

Recognized and regulated air sports

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Hang gliding

Many air sports are regulated internationally by theSwitzerland-basedFédération Aéronautique Internationale(FAI) and nationally by aero clubs such as theNational Aeronautics Association(NAA)[2]and theRoyal Aero Club(RAeC). The FAI has separate commissions for each air sport. For example, the commission for ballooning is theCommission 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

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Wind/Gliding

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Gravity

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Other activities

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Other aerial activities not governed by the FAI rules:

Competitions

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^"Ultralight aircraft provide a new form of air sport and of leisure activity open to all."[7]
  2. ^"Sailplane soaring is both a safe and widely accessible new air sport."[8]

References

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  1. ^ab"Air Sports".topendsports.Archived fromthe originalon 30 October 2020.Retrieved8 November2021.
  2. ^"Air Sports - NAA: National Aeronautic Association".naa.aero.Retrieved9 November2021.
  3. ^"FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA)".fai.org.2 August 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2021.Retrieved9 November2021.
  4. ^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.ISBN978-0-87436-819-2.Retrieved10 November2021.
  5. ^"List of Air Sports A-Z".rookieroad.Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2021.Retrieved8 November2021.
  6. ^"World Air Sports Federation".fai.org.Retrieved11 November2021.
  7. ^Official Journal of the European Communities: Information and notices.Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 1983. p. 288-3.Retrieved10 November2021.
  8. ^"The Rotarian".The Rotarian.Rotary International: 28. November 1976.ISSN0035-838X.Retrieved10 November2021.
  9. ^Technical Soaring.21–22. Soaring Society of America: 53. 1997.ISSN0744-8996https://books.google /books?id=NzxWAAAAMAAJ.Retrieved21 October2021.{{cite journal}}:Missing or empty|title=(help)
  10. ^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.ISBN978-0-19-007125-7.Retrieved11 November2021.
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