The new regulation on air shows

The new regulation on air shows

The new regulation on air shows In France, the aerial meetings now called air shows, have a new regulation. Gone is the 1996 decree that governed an event like the #GEMAB. But for the organizers of this event, few changes are to be expected as many rules were already...
The GEMAB ambassadors

The GEMAB ambassadors

The GEMAB ambassadors At each edition, the organisation chooses 15 to 18 ambassadors (men and women) on the aerostatic planet to represent the colours of Pilâtre de Rozier Organisation and the #GEMAB. A difficult choice to cover the various continents and countries...
The weather is a key factor for the GEMAB

The weather is a key factor for the GEMAB

The weather is a key factor for the GEMAB Each edition is different. There was one year with 18 flights out of 19 scheduled. One edition (in 2015) with only 8 out of 19 flights. Sometimes it is the morning flights that are spared, sometimes the evening ones. In 1989,...
The origins of the GEMAB

The origins of the GEMAB

The origins of the GEMAB For 10 years, the Pilâtre de Rozier Challenge brought together up to 150 European hot-air balloons which rose each year at the end of August over the city of Metz. And this from 1983 (year of the bicentenary of the first human flight) to 1992....
The counting of the public contest

The counting of the public contest

The counting of the public contest For many years, the #Conseil Régional Grand Est and #Pilâtre de Rozier Organisation have been offering 3 first flights in hot-air balloons every day during the #GEMAB. An exceptional opportunity that several thousands of spectators...

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