10 Mar 2016
Swiss Pilot Jacques-Antoine Besnard wins 3rd FAI European Hot Air Airship Championship
Swiss pilot Jacques-Antoine Besnard wins the 3rd FAI European Hot Air Airship Championship in Rottach-Egern (GER) before the two Germans Andreas Merk and Ralph Kremer. The European Championship took place from 24 - 29 February 2016 in the beautiful Tegernseer Valley in Bavaria, Germany.
Final Ranking
Rank | Competitor | Country | Total Points |
| 1 | Besnard Jacques-Antoine | SUI | 6875 |
| 2 | Merk Andreas | GER | 6825 |
| 3 | Kremer Ralph | GER | 6670 |
| 4 | Pohl Andreas | GER | 5420 |
| 5 | Bamberski Wojtek | POL | 5225 |
| 6 | Kostiuskevicius Rimas | LTU | 4780 |
| 7 | Deppe Woflgang | GER | 4030 |
| 8 | Witt Pia Marie | GER | 2900 |
| 9 | Nigrowsky Boris | FRA | 1500 |
| - | Lindström Oscar | SWE | no Launch |
Photo credit: Luc Van Geyte
