On this first day of the year

On this first day of the year

With an excellent average of 14 flights out of 19 scheduled for each edition, we can say more than 30 years after the creation of the event, that the choice of dates has been judicious. It only remains to hope for 2023 the chance to realize more than 14 flights. This...
Balloonists looking for accommodation

Balloonists looking for accommodation

For several editions, pilots and their crews prefer to stay near the airfield because the nights are short on the #GEMAB. In twenty years, the lodgings, campings in the farm, AirBnB and reception by local families have seen a strong development. More than 2,000 people...
What is the most important moment on the #GEMAB

What is the most important moment on the #GEMAB

We are often asked what is the most important moment in the Mondial. We would be tempted to say that every take-off is important. Because each time, they are mass ascents that bring together all the pilots present. Still we also have a favorite take-off on the first...
Contest on the most beautiful line .

Contest on the most beautiful line .

Our pilot coordinator Damien has launched a contest with the aerostatic world to note a series of photos showing the various Great Lines that took place during the previous GEMAB. An excellent idea which finally everyone can compete because it is true that the show is...
An astronaut balloonist

An astronaut balloonist

Among the new European astronauts who have just been appointed is a Belgian, Raphaël Liégeois (Belgium), who studied biomedicine before graduating as an engineer from the École Centrale Paris, obtaining a master’s degree in fundamental physics at Paris Saclay...

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