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Look Up, the Drones are coming! | |
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Drones are here now and they are multiplying fast! The first FAI International Drones Conference was a big success as it heard about the brave new world of Drones and robots in the sky. Read more... |
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Drones at the cutting edge | |
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The sun came out for the third and final day of the FAI International Drones Conference and Expo in Lausanne, Switzerland. Read more... |
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The Game of Drones: Racing and Sports | |
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People playing with models in the air is not new, but the scale of Drone Sports is like nothing the world has ever seen before, was the take-away message from the final session at the first FAI Intern.... Read more... |
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Drone Control? Rules and regulations for drones | |
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“Be aware, this is a paradigm shift. Airspace is a commodity that is suddenly open to everyone, and this is a major, major shift.” Read more... |
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Preparing for the Drone Invasion | |
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The message from the first day at the first FAI International Drones Conference could not have been clearer: The drones are coming, and they are coming fast. Not only that, they are arriving en masse .... Read more... |
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Five years ago on this day: A Microlight and Paramotor World Record st.... | |
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Today, five years ago on 17 February 2012, Indian pilot Parmjit Singh, used a special harness, the Aeros Discus 14 with a Radne Motor AB Raket 120, to fly a record distance in a straight line without.... Read more... |
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Two years ago: Father and son set African Record | |
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Two years ago on this day, Tijl Schmelzer and his father Bert were the very first to pass the 200 km/h barrier using thermals rather than mountain waves. Read more... |
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Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded FAI - Breitling Pilot of t.... | |
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A Russian priest who circumnavigated the world in a balloon in record time has been presented the inaugural FAI - Breitling Pilot of the Year Award at a ceremony in Switzerland yesterday, Thursday 17 .... Read more... |
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PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech | |
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Christian Ciech is one of the most successful pilots in competition hang gliding, and was FAI European and World Champion at the same time in 2016. We spoke to him… Read more... |
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NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars | |
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Charles Bolden, who has been awarded the prestigious FAI Gold Space Medal for 2016, knows about space. Not only has he been in orbit four times, but for the last seven years he has been at the head of.... Read more... |
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Current Events
FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championship Test Event - |
Event ID: 13784Bid:245Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Bright (Australia)
Date(s): 07 Dec to 14 Dec 2019Website:http://airtribune.com/fai-ao-continental-test-bright/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Copa Jerico Open FAI 2 2019 - |
Event ID: 13999Bid:255Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Jerico, Antioquia (Colombia)
Date(s): 06 Dec to 13 Dec 2019Alternate dates: 14 Dec to 21 Dec 2019Website:https://cupoccidente.blogspot.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 11 December 2019 | 2019 FAI World Drone Racing Championship Grand Final - | Ningbo (China (People's Republic of)) |
| 14 December 2019 | 2019 Intl V&V Gran Canaria - | Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| 15 December 2019 | 2019 South Africa Open (2019 SAO) - | Porterville (South Africa) |
| 26 December 2019 | 2019 Negev Open - Israel Free Flight Competition - | Orim (Israel) |
| 27 December 2019 | 2019 Hanukkah Open - Israel Free Flight Competition - | Orim (Israel) |
| 27 December 2019 | 2017 Korca Open Air 2019 - | Korca City (Albania) |
| 27 December 2019 | 1st Southern Fun NZ 2019 - | Wanaka (New Zealand) |
| 03 January 2020 | 10th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - | Lake Keepit (Australia) |
| 04 January 2020 | 1st Forbes Flatlands Hang gliding Championships 2020 - | Forbes (Australia) |
| 05 January 2020 | BGD Weightless, Colombia edition - | Roldanillo (United Kingdom) |
| 07 January 2020 | 3rd Open Andes 2020 - | Loma de los Angeles, Merida (Venezuela) |
| 11 January 2020 | Open Roldanillo 2020 primera válida nacional - | Roldanillo,1097,Roldanillo,1097,Roldanillo,1097 (Colombia) |
| 11 January 2020 | Nishifuji Japan Classic 2020 - | Asagiri Kougen, Fujinomiya City (Japan) |
| 18 January 2020 | British 'Winter' Open, Roldanillo, 2020 - | Roldanillo (United Kingdom) |
| 25 January 2020 | 42nd 2020 New Zealand Hang Gliding Nationals - | Murchison (New Zealand) |
