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The FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) conducts FAI's ballooning activities, in particular World Records and International Competitions

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Nicola Scaife is from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and works as a balloon pilot. She began competing in 2013 at the Australian National Ballooning Championships when she was in her late 20s. In 2023 at the 5th FAI World Women's Hot Air Balloon Champio...
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