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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 European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship - |
Event ID: 14002Bid:277Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Sigillo (Italy)
Date(s): 05 Jul to 18 Jul 2020Website:http://www.italy2020.euEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI European Intermediate Aerobatic Championship - |
Event ID: 14014Bid:296Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Intermediate
Place: Deva (Romania)
Date(s): 04 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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International Issoudun - |
Event ID: 14028Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Club Class
Place: Issoudun (France)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Website:http://www.soaringspot.com/international-issoudun-2020/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Championnat de France Standard 15 mètres Biplace 20m - |
Event ID: 14029Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Open Class
Place: Issoudun (France)
Date(s): 05 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Website:http://www.soaringspot.com/cdf-standard-15m-biplace20m-2020/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Cup of Boris Shkursiy - |
Event ID: 14130Bid:612Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F2A (CL Speed)
Place: Zhukovsky (Russian Federation)
Date(s): 09 Jul to 12 Jul 2020Website:Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Romania World Cup - |
Event ID: 14368Bid:641Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F2D (CL Combat)
Place: Minsk (Belarus)
Date(s): 08 Jul to 10 Jul 2020Alternate dates: 15 Jul to 17 Jul 2020Website:www.f2dcup.narod.ruEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Grand Prix of the Netherland - |
Event ID: 14379Bid:290Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F2A (CL Speed)
Place: Landres (France)
Date(s): 09 Jul to 10 Jul 2020Website:www.cmbl.orgEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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F5J - Loire Valley Trophy 2020 - |
Event ID: 14381Bid:265Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F5J (RC Electric Powered Thermal Duration)
Place: Angers (France)
Date(s): 08 Jul to 12 Jul 2020Website:www.f5jloirevalley.frEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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2020 Paragliding World Cup - Italy ::: Gemona Del Friuli - |
Event ID: 14482Bid:277Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Gemona del Friuli (Italy)
Date(s): 04 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Website:www.pwca.orgEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Paragliding Spanish Championship - |
Event ID: 14487Bid:669Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Piedrahita (Spain)
Date(s): 05 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Website:www.parapentectnp.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Portuguese National Championship / Campeonato Nacional de Parapente - Montalegre - |
2020 Finnish Open XC League, Round 1 - Provisional - |
Event ID: 14643Bid:263Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Jämijärvi (Finland)
Date(s): 04 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Website:https://airtribune.com/2020-finnish-open-xc-league-round-1/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Finnish Open HG 1 Championship FAI2 2020 - Provisional - |
Event ID: 14644Bid:263Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Jämijärvi (Finland)
Date(s): 04 Jul to 11 Jul 2020Website:https://jaminliitajat.fi/finnish-open-championship-fai2-2020/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 10 July 2020 | 2020 F3A World Cup 2020 - GBR - | Ashford, Kent (United Kingdom) |
| 10 July 2020 | 2020 Viktor Stamov Cup - Golden Automn - | Chemigiv (Ukraine) |
| 10 July 2020 | 2020 Centennial Cup - | Denver (USA) |
| 10 July 2020 | 2020 Vitoria Open - | Vitoria (Spain) |
| 10 July 2020 | 2020 Molodechno Cup - | Molodechno (Belarus) |
| 10 July 2020 | 2020 40th Antonov Cup - | Chernigiv (Ukraine) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 F3C F3N World Cup Euro Heli Series - | Kleinenbroich (Germany) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 Coupe des Alpes 2020 - | Zürich (Switzerland) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 World Cup Cubillos Del Sil - | Cubillos Del Sil (Leon) (Spain) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 Grand Prix de France - | Landres (France) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 DRWC 2020 - | Lierre (Flanders) (Belgium) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 DM Västra - | Herrljunda (Sweden) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 Championnat Interrégional Junior Sud-Est - | Roanne (France) |
| 11 July 2020 | 2020 Aukstaitijos Taurė 2020. Highlands Cup 2020 - | Panevezys (Lithuania) |
| 12 July 2020 | 1st Ozone Chelan Open - | Chelan Butte, WA (USA) |
