Powered Aerobatics
It is a thrilling and highly dynamic event whose manoeuvres were first invented by early “military pilots” to escape from their enemies during the First World War. At the World Air Games 2009, the best aerobatic pilots in the world will be flying exciting “Unlimited Free” programmes, sometimes to music. This event will require pilots to demonstrate their ability to manoeuvre their high-performance aircraft at extreme physical limits and within a 1-km cube (the “box”) located just right in front of the public.

Glider Aerobatics
Glider Aerobatics pilots, like their powered colleagues, have to demonstrate their ability to fly specific manoeuvres within a limited “box”. As gliders are not engine-powered, pilots rely solely on the energy they derive from converting altitude into speed. Glider Aerobatic pilots are the actors in a three-dimensional ballet in the sky, where gliders soar through the air with the grace and elegance of a bird.