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Mamistov strikes gold for a third time

Russia’s Mikhail Mamistov has been crowned FAI World Aerobatic Champion for an incredible third ti...

Muroya wins in Germany’s Lausitzring

Yoshihide Muroya won the penultimate round of the Red Bull Air Race 2017 season on Sunday 17 Septemb...

France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awar...

Matt Hall wins Qualifying in Germany

Australia’s Matt Hall flew the best time in Qualifying for the Red Bull Air Race stop at Germany’s L...

Look Up, the Drones are coming!

Look Up, the Drones are coming!

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.

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Drones at the cutting edge

Drones at the cutting edge

The sun came out for the third and final day of the FAI International Drones Conference and Expo in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The Game of Drones: Racing and Sports

The Game of Drones: Racing and Sports

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....

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Drone Control? Rules and regulations for drones

Drone Control? Rules and regulations for drones

  “Be aware, this is a paradigm shift. Airspace is a commodity that is suddenly open to everyone, and this is a major, major shift.”

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Preparing for the Drone Invasion

Preparing for the Drone Invasion

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 ....

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Five years ago on this day: A Microlight and Paramotor World Record st....

Five years ago on this day: A Microlight and Paramotor World Record st....

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....

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Two years ago: Father and son set African Record

Two years ago: Father and son set African Record

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.

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Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded  FAI - Breitling Pilot of t....

Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded FAI - Breitling Pilot of t....

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 ....

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 PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech

PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech

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…

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NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars

NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars

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....

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FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship -

Event ID

: 17540    

Bid:

669

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country

Place

: Ager (Spain)

Date(s)

: 13 Jul to 26 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.civlcomps.org/event/hg-worlds-2025


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FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship -

Event ID

: 17541    

Bid:

669

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 5 Cross country

Place

: Ager (Spain)

Date(s)

: 13 Jul to 26 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.civlcomps.org/event/hg-worlds-2025


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FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship -

Event ID

: 17542    

Bid:

669

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country

Place

: Ager (Spain)

Date(s)

: 13 Jul to 26 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.civlcomps.org/event/hg-worlds-2025


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FAI Junior European Gliding Championships -

Event ID

: 16902    

Bid:

300

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: Continental Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Club Class
Standard Class

Place

: Prievidza (Slovakia)

Date(s)

: 05 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:https://www.jegc2025.sk/


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Polish Nationals -

Event ID

: 17902    

Bid:

294

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland)

Date(s)

: 16 Jul to 27 Jul 2025


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Ostrow Wlkp Glide - Polish Regional Championship -

Event ID

: 17903    

Bid:

294

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland)

Date(s)

: 16 Jul to 27 Jul 2025


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Alpe Adria Cup 2025 -

Event ID

: 17669    

Bid:

246

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Spittal an der Drau (Austria)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/alpe-adria-cup-2025


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Italian Speed Skydiving Championships - First International Trophy Speed Skydiving "Cittá di Nettuno" -

Event ID

: 17946    

Bid:

277

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Speed Skydiving

Place

: Rome (Italy)

Date(s)

: 16 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.parashow.it


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T Cup -

Event ID

: 17899    

Bid:

259

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Touzim (Czech Republic)

Date(s)

: 12 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.tcup.cz/


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Open d'Eté LGEVL (Fédérale 1) -

Event ID

: 17930    

Bid:

374

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Fellering/Oderen (France)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/open-ete-lgevl-2025


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FAI Junior World Gliding Championships -

Event ID

: 17796    

Bid:

245

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: Continental Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Club Class
Standard Class

Place

: Lake Keepit (Australia)

Date(s)

: 06 Jan to 20 Jan 2029


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Les 8 jours de Fontainebleau -

Event ID

: 17904    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Moret (France)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 26 Jul 2025


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Highland Gliding Cup -

Event ID

: 17905    

Bid:

259

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 26 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.ppvcup.cz/


Event Organiser

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IPAC 2nd - Batu International sport tourism festival 2025 -

Event ID

: 17830    

Bid:

273

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Paragliding Accuracy

Place

: Gunung Banyak, Kota Batu, Jawa Timur (Indonesia)

Date(s)

: 17 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/ipac-2nd-batu-international-sport-tourism-festival-2025


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PALACE CUP -

Event ID

: 17352    

Bid:

641

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F5J (RC Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders)

Place

: Sânpetru (Romania)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Alternate dates

: 26 Jul to 27 Jul 2025

Website

:https://xn--f5jromnia-g2a.ro/


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New School -

Event ID

: 17868    

Bid:

305

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Aerobatics

Place

: Grandvillard (Switzerland)

Date(s)

: 18 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/vince-s-comp


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Drone Club Varna Cup -

Event ID

: 17493    

Bid:

743

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F9U - Drone Racing

Place

: Varna (Bulgaria)

Date(s)

: 18 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Website

:https://www.facebook.com/events/1030647389080861?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22


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13ª SUDTIROLER F3A World Cup -

Event ID

: 17506    

Bid:

277

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F3A (RC Aerobatic Aircraft)

Place

: Bressanone - Brixen (BZ) (Italy)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Alternate dates

: 26 Jul to 27 Jul 2025

Website

:https://www.buschflieger.com


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2. Ostalb-World-Cup im Fessel-Kunstflug F2B -

Event ID

: 17461    

Bid:

266

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F2B (CL Aerobatics)

Place

: Elchingen Neresheim (Germany)

Date(s)

: 18 Jul to 20 Jul 2025


Event Organiser


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PAZARDZHIK F2A World Cup "Kostadin Abadzhiev" -

Event ID

: 17686    

Bid:

743

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F2A (CL Speed)

Place

: Pazardzhik (Bulgaria)

Date(s)

: 19 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Alternate dates

: 26 Jul to 27 Jul 2025

Website

:


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Transcapixaba Hike and Fly -

Event ID

: 17836    

Bid:

806

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Hike & Fly

Place

: Venda Nova Do Imigrante (Brazil)

Date(s)

: 15 Jul to 20 Jul 2025

Alternate dates

: 22 Jul to 27 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/transcapixaba-hike-and-fly2


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Trofeo Città di L'Aquila - Ferruccio Zecca -

Event ID

: 17883    

Bid:

277

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

handicapped

Place

: aeroporto dei parchi (Italy)

Date(s)

: 18 Jul to 26 Jul 2025

Website

:https://www.aeroclubgransasso.it/competition-registration-2/


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Državno prvenstvo Slovenije v jadralnem letenju in mednarodno odprto prvenstvo -

Event ID

: 17900    

Bid:

301

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Miklavž na Dravskem Polju (Slovenia)

Date(s)

: 12 Jul to 20 Jul 2025


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Upcoming Events

20 July 2025 2025 FAI F1ABP Junior European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft - Salonta (Romania)
20 July 2025 2025 FAI F1ABCQ World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft - Salonta (Romania)
20 July 2025 2025 Paragliding World Cup Macedonia Krushevo 2025 - Krushevo (North Macedonia)
20 July 2025 Portuguese Paragliding Championship 2025 - Montalegre - Montalegre (Portugal)
20 July 2025 2025 Championnat Interrégional Junior Nouvelle-Aquitaine Occitanie - Aire sur l'Adour (France)
21 July 2025 2025 United States Nationals - Muncie, Indiana (USA)
22 July 2025 2025 FAI F3D / F3E World Championships for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft - Rothenburg (Germany)
22 July 2025 Serbia Open - Nis (Serbia)
23 July 2025 2025 Tarp Cup - Precontest 2025 FAI F3K WCh - Tarp (Germany)
25 July 2025 2025 2025 North Coast Cup - Geneseo (USA)
25 July 2025 2nd Acro World Cup Brienz 2025 - Brienz - Axalp (Switzerland)
26 July 2025 23rd FAI European Gliding Championships - Bekescsaba (Hungary)
26 July 2025 13th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - Zbraslavice (Czech Republic)
26 July 2025 2025 FAI F3K World Championships for Model Gliders - Tarp, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
26 July 2025 DXRacing Serbia World Cup - Bela Crkva (Serbia)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

16 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 966,00 km/h Erik A. Kauber (USA)
14 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 903,00 km/h
13 July 2025 Parachuting : Team Lowest Score after 8 rounds : 0,49 m
12 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 844,00 km/h Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
12 July 2025 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed around triangular courses of 150 km : 38,07 km/h Justin Puthod (FRA)
12 July 2025 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed around triangular courses of 150 km : 38.07 km/h Justin Puthod (FRA)
12 July 2025 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed around triangular courses of 150 km : 38,07 km/h Justin Puthod (FRA)
12 July 2025 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed around triangular courses of 150 km : 38,07 km/h Justin Puthod (FRA)
10 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 863,00 km/h Michael J. Goggins (USA)
10 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 564,00 km/h Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
09 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 763,00 km/h Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
09 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 940,45 km/h Nicholas Hammond (GBR)
09 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 650,00 km/h Boyd Kelly (USA)
08 July 2025 Parachuting : Lowest Single Round Score : 6,64 sec Léocadie Ollivier de Pury (FRA)
07 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 806,39 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
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2018 FAI Young Artists Contest

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This year's theme is "Flying in the future". Give free rein to your imagination – you might earn one of the Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals!

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111th FAI General Conference

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The next Conference will take place from 25 to 27 October 2017 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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