Take Off

Off they go! The 53e Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett has started.  At 22:39 hr. the Belgica II took off at Geneva for a flight to the south…as far as possible, we hope. GO… BEL1…GO!

 Competition area (for reference only) The list of “open countries” is defined as follows. • Turkey: no longer within the competiton area because of ATC Mil/Civ-issues • Iceland: no longer because of inability to secure SAR-services  • Europe • excluding some remote islands because of non-existing... Read more ....

The list of “open countries” is defined as follows. • Europe • including Turkey beyond the Bosporus • but excluding some remote islands because of non-existing SAR services • and also with the exception of • Russia • Belorussia • Ukraina • Moldavia • Croatia • Bosnia... Read more ....