Gordon Bennett Direction

Official communication for the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett.

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

BEL-1 has confirmed their safe landing at the 67th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett #gb2024

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Here is the launch sequence for the 67th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. The launch is scheduled for Saturday evening/night. #gb2024

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

The launch of the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2024 is postponed to Saturday evening due to the weather conditions. #gb2024 #gordonbennet

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Here are the official results of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. #gb2023 #gordonbennett #faiballooning #balloonfiesta

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

The team 🇫🇷 FRA-2 (Eric Decellières and Benoit Havret) has landed safely in Jacksonville, NC and win 🥇 the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 🏆. They launched from Albuquerque, NM and travelled 2661.4km in 3 days, 16h and 46m.
(results pending confirmation). #gb2023

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Breaking news! 🇩🇪 GER-1 has landed NW of Wilmington. 🇫🇷 FRA-2 is on the lead and will likely land soon as well. #gb2023 #gordonbennet #balloonfiesta #faiballooning

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Status Update: Only 2 teams are left flying it the #gordobennett race. Currently 🇫🇷 FRA-1 is in the lead and has landed north of Savanah, GA. 🇫🇷 FRA-2 and 🇩🇪 GER-1 are trying to catch up.
Update 8pm MDT: https://t.co/iuU0toG7Dx #gb2023 #gordonbenntt #balloonfiesta #faiballooning

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

This morning teams ESP-1, AUT-1 and USA-3 have landed safely. We still have 7 teams flying. The leading team FRA-1 has reached 1900km (1189miles). Follow live on https://t.co/r2TNsUAOCT #gb2023 #gordonbennet

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Here is the official statement for the incident involving POL-1
https://t.co/gIfLVsQrCl
#gb2023 #gordonbennett #faiballooning

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

POL-2 has confirmed their landing in the #gordonbennett race. They landed south of Oklahoma City. 12 teams still in flight. Follow the race on https://t.co/r2TNsUAOCT #gb2023 #balloonfiesta #faiballooning

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Team LTU-1 has landed north of Boys Ranch, TX after a 22h flight. #gordonbennett #gb2023 #balloonfiesta #faiballooning

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

The first teams of the 66th #gordonbennett race have landed. SUI-1 landed NW of Porter, NM and GER-3 west of Amarillo TX. 14 teams are still in flight, follow on https://t.co/r2TNsUAOCT. #gb2023 #balloonfiesta #faiballooning

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Not spy balloons! Please share to help us ensure that pilots are safe. The #gordonbennett race launched yesterday from Albuquerque and most of the balloons are flying east towards Virginia. You can see the live position of the balloons on https://t.co/r2TNsUAOCT. #gb2023

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Due to windy conditions on the field the inflation is postponed to 4pm (Albuquerque time). The launch window will start no earlier than 8pm (local = 4am Europe).
We will start a Gordon Bennett TV show around 4:30pm if the inflations has started.
#gb2023 #gordonbennett

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Here is the updated schedule after the morning briefing
Balloons will start inflation around 1pm
We will start the live stream at 3pm with a Gordon Bennett TV show at 4pm
The launch window starts at 5pm (1am Europe)
(all times local Albuquerque)
#gb2023 #gordonbennett

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

Here is the launch sequence for tomorrow scheduled at 6pm MDT. #gb2023 #gordonbennett #balloonfiesta #faiballooning

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

18 teams from 9 nations will compete at the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. They will take off on Oct 5 from Albuquerque and fly as far as they can across the US and Canada.
Who is your favorite? What distance will they fly? #gordonbennett2023 #balloonfiesta

[Gordon Bennett Direction @gb_fai]

🏆 The final results are signed!
Congratulations to:
🥇 🇩🇪 GER-3 (Eimers/Eimers)
🥈 🇨🇭 SUI-1 (Frieden / Witprächtiger)
🥉 🇩🇪 GER-2 (Zumrode / Hunnekuhl)
#gb2022 #gordonbennett22 #airsports

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Team AUT-2 (Christian Wagner/Stefanie Liller) landed. All safe and sound. The retrieve crew arrived already.
Location: Kalojanowo (BUL)
#gb2022 #aviation

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Team SUI 2 (Nicolas Tièche/Laurent Sciboz) confirmed a safe landing. All good. Crew will be with them shortly.
Location: Bistrets BUL
#gb 2022 #aviation