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The competition in Hungary was the 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships to be held, and attracted 20 of the world’s best glider aerobatic pilots. The FAI World Glider Aerobatics Championships takes place every year. This year it was at Matko Airport in Hungary, 80km south east of capital Budapest. It took place from 20-30 July and was organised by the Hungarian Aeronautical Association and the Hungarian Aerobatic Club. The clip was recorded using action cameras inside the cockpits...

The competition in Hungary was the 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships to be held, and attracted 20 of the world’s best glider aerobatic pilots. The FAI World Glider Aerobatics Championships takes place every year. This year it was at Matko Airport in Hungary, 80km south east of capital Budapest. It took place from 20-30 July and was organised by the Hungarian Aeronautical Association and the Hungarian Aerobatic Club. RESULTS 1. Ferenc Toth (HUN), 8,578.09 2. Janos Szilagyi (HUN)...

Ferenc Toth from Hungary is one of the world’s best Aerobatic Glider pilots, and won his third world championship title in July 2016 at the 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Hungary. He talks about the sport, competition, and what it takes to be an expert glider pilot – upside down, vertically, on the horizontal and all around…