GB2009 - Gordon Bennett 2009


Final Results… Final Results published after debriefing all teams BEL 1 pilots are back in Europe! BEL 1 pilots are back in Europe! Ronny and Luc, and also the pilots from FIN1 did come back to Europe (Marseille) overnight. Before the trip, they packed their balloons carefully and arranged also shipment for the equipment. Ronny and Luc are heading for Geneva now for the debriefing and closing ceremony tomorrow Saturday. End [...] Here they are! The French team (FRA1) won the “53e Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett”, after 4 days of flight, landing near the airport of Lagos, in the extreme south-west of Portugal.Sébastien ROLLAND and Vincent LEYS have flown 1587 km,overtaking the Swiss 1 team of 17 km! As required by the rules, France will be the organizer of the 55th [...] Bel1 congratulates all the teams The pilots and the complete team of the BELGICA II want to congratulate Sébastien and Vincent (FRA1) and all the competitors at this 53th Gordon Bennett for their achievements. It was an unbelievable exciting race with plucky landings on difficult places. Our pilots would be happy to be in Spain or Portugal too but at [...] Press corner (1) The 53th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in the press: Online articles: F.A.I. – Leys and Rolland win the 53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Het Laatste Nieuws – Belgische ballonvaarders op weg naar Portugal stranden ten oosten van Algiers Het Nieuwsblad – Belgische ballonvaarders landen onverwacht in Algerije Sportwereld – Belgische ballonvaarders landen onverwacht in Algerije [...] Director’s corner (13) 09.09.2009 12:00 loc / 10:00 UTC Team FRA landed in Portugal With the safe landing of the last team – Sébastien Rolland / Vincent Leys – the 53e. Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett came to an end. What an epic race. Bravo à lous les équipages. Pilots and teams well done. You all promoted gasballooning in [...] They did it… All teams safely landed now. FRA 1, Sébastien Rolland and Vincent Lëys, just confirmed safe landing in Portugal, Lagos Airport area. Congratulations to all teams!
BREAKING NEWS Final Results... \| Read More sep 12 2009 Final Results… Posted by: Luc-Donald in Breaking News, General Final Results published after debriefing all teams No Comments » featured article The Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett The Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett is the most prestigious event in aviation and the ultimate challenge for the balloon pilots ... Above the Clouds Perhaps the most thrilling of all aeronautic sports is free ballooning. The feeling one has, as the earth rapidly drops ... The first Gordon Bennett Race 1906 Start: Paris, Jardin des Tuleries, September 30th, 4 p.m. In Paris, public interest for the first Gordon-Bennett-Race was great. About 250.000 ... General Final Results... \| Read more .... Final Results… Final Results published after debriefing all teams More General Pilot News Bel1 congratulates all the teams \| Read more .... Bel1 congratulates all the teams The pilots and the complete team of the BELGICA II want to congratulate Sébastien and Vincent (FRA1) and all the competitors... Read more .... More Pilot News Inflation Live-tracking is activated \| Read more .... Live-tracking is activated Let the eagle fly… sjamajéééé More Inflation Take Off Off they go! \| Read more .... Off they go! Off they go! The 53e Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett has started. At 22:39 hr. the Belgica II took off at Geneva for... Read more .... More Take Off Touch Down Here they are! \| Read more .... Here they are! The French team (FRA1) won the “53e Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett”, after 4 days of flight, landing near the airport... Read more .... More Touch Down	Sign up to receive site news and updates by email via feedburner. quick links Latest Final Results… Final Results published after debriefing all teams BEL 1 pilots are back in Europe! BEL 1 pilots are back in Europe! Ronny and Luc, and also the pilots from FIN1 did... Scaring the girls Scaring the girls… but they only want a Photo!!! Picture from Ann of spanish... Here they are! The French team (FRA1) won the “53e Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett”, after... Hot news… The invasion of the three gas balloons in Algeria from overseas is ‘Hot News’... Search Archives Categories Gordon Bennett Sites FAI – site Gordon Bennett FRA1 – Sébastien Rolland – Vincent Lëys GB2009 – Official site GER 1 – Wilhelm Eimers / Ulrich Seel GER 2 – Tomas Hora / Volker Löschhorn SUI I – Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witprächtiger Recent commented abdelmadjid op Bel1 congratulates all the teams andrea wielandt op Good news from Algeria! Hanne Creten op Good news from Algeria! B. op News from Algeria Lucie en Freddy op Decision to land in Algeria Short and quick news... Happy New Year everyone! Have a great #2010 2010-01-01 Balloons are back in Germany. Now Ollie and Ben are looking for the right winddirection to fly back to Finland. 2009-11-17 The 3 balloons (FIN - AUT - BEL) are back in Europe. After a lot of problems with the administration in Alger, this is good news! 2009-11-16 More updates... Popular tags accident accomodation Albuquerque Ballonpin Belgica Briefing Carey Chasing crew Check-in competition area Coupe Crew Eimers flying free balloon frieden Gas Balloon general briefing Germany GO gordon bennett Hempleman History Hora Inflation landed landing Launch Sequence Live-tracking Löschhorn map Michel open countries Race Results sandbags SATPRO Seel Serge Cuhat strategy Switserland Switzerland Take Off timetable ultimate challenge Gas balloons on the WWW Useronline 1 User Online 1 User Browsing This Page. Users: 1 Guest