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03 February 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 831,00 km/h
Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
01 February 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 589,00 km/h
Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
31 January 2026
Hang Gliding and Paragliding : declared out-and-return distance : 250,00 km
Michel Macquet (FRA)
31 January 2026
Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Free out-and-return distance : 252,00 km/h
Michel Macquet (FRA)
30 January 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 788,00 km/h
Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
29 January 2026
Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 100 km : 265,5 km/h
Dane Dickinson (NZL)
29 January 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 929,00 km/h
Raymond A. Wellington (USA)
29 January 2026
Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed over out-and-return courses of 200 km : 36,2 km/h
Michel Macquet (FRA)
28 January 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 961,00 km/h
Patrick McGarry (USA)
28 January 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 896,00 km/h
Brian A. Sansiveri (USA)
26 January 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 1 148,00 km/h
Brian A. Sansiveri (USA)
24 January 2026
Gliding : Straight Distance to a Goal : 1 266,00 km
David Jansen (AUS)
24 January 2026
Gliding : Free Distance : 1 354,93 km
David Jansen (AUS)
23 January 2026
Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 944,00 km/h
Nicholas A. Rose (USA)
22 January 2026
Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Free out-and-return distance : 363,03 km
Jeremy Soper (GBR)
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Current Events
Event ID : 17691
Bid: 784
Event classification : First Category Event
Type of event : Continental Championship
Disciplines / Task Styles :
Paragliding Accuracy
Place : Pha Tak Suea, Nongkhai (Thailand)
Date(s) :
07 Feb to 15 Feb 2026
Website :
https://civlcomps.org/event/5th-asian-pga-championships Event Organiser Royal Aeronautic Sports Association of Thailand
Contact person :Veerayuth Didyasarin Telephone :+66 85 141 5454 Email :rasat.faithailand@gmail.com FAI Member of the Hosting Country ROYAL AERONAUTIC SPORTS ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND
Address: 171 Aviation Science Museum Building Telephone: +662 523 9448 / +66 81 839 3909 / +66 851415454 Email: rasat.faithailand@gmail.com
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Event ID : 17796
Bid: 245
Event classification : First Category Event
Type of event : Continental Championship
Disciplines / Task Styles :
Club Class
Place : Lake Keepit (Australia)
Date(s) :
06 Jan to 20 Jan 2029
Event Organiser Lake Keepit Soaring Club, Inc. Contact person :
Chris Bowman Address :
234 Keepit Dam Road Keepit NSW 2340 Australia
Telephone :
+61 (02) 6769 7514 Email :
comps@keepitsoaring.com FAI Member of the Hosting Country AIR SPORT AUSTRALIA CONFEDERATION
Address: P.O. Box 337 Telephone: +61 2 6162 1365 or +61 417 465 313 (mobile) Email: office@asac.asn.au
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Event ID : 18005
Bid: 291
Event classification : Second Category Event
Type of event : Other
Disciplines / Task Styles :
class 1 Cross country
Place : Murchison New Zealand (New Zealand)
Date(s) :
07 Feb to 14 Feb 2026
Alternate dates : 12 Feb to 21 Feb 2026
Website :
https://civlcomps.org/event/nzhgnats26 Event Organiser Aorangi Hang Gliding Club Contact person :
Tom Mulder Address :
31 James Street North East Valley 9010 New Zealand
Telephone :
+64211481831__ Fax :
Email :
tom@mulder.co.nz or muldermagic@gmail.com FAI Member of the Hosting Country ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AERO CLUB Inc.
Address: 15 Elizabeth Dr Telephone: +64 9 444 57 33 (evenings) / +64 27 22 06038 (mobile) Email: liz.king@outlook.co.nz
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Event ID : 18019
Bid: 255
Event classification : Second Category Event
Type of event : Other
Disciplines / Task Styles :
Cross Country
Place : aguapanela (Colombia)
Date(s) :
02 Feb to 09 Feb 2026
Website :
https://civlcomps.org/event/download-file?filename=324c790fcefe74ee852b94966f619496.pdf Event Organiser Club Vuelo Libre Roldanillo Contact person :
Jheison Pineda Address :
Colombia
Telephone :
Fax :
Email :
clubvuelolibreroldanillo@gmail.com or clubvuelolibreroldanillo@gmail.com FAI Member of the Hosting Country FEDERACION COLOMBIANA DE DEPORTES AEREOS "FEDEAEREOS"
Address: Calle 34 No 5-98 La Merced Telephone: +57 (1) 314 350 270 or +57 1 691 88 19 Email: asistente@fedeaereos.org
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Event ID : 18022
Bid: 584
Event classification : Second Category Event
Type of event : Other
Disciplines / Task Styles :
Open Class
Place : Beverley (Australia)
Date(s) :
05 Feb to 14 Feb 2026
Website :
https://waga.org.au/state-championships Event Organiser Gliding Australia Contact person :
Mandy Temple Address :
C4/1-13 The Gateway Broadmeadows Australia
Telephone :
+61393591613__ Fax :
Email :
IGCREP@glidingaustralia.org or it_admin@glidingaustralia.org FAI Member of the Hosting Country AIR SPORT AUSTRALIA CONFEDERATION
Address: P.O. Box 337 Telephone: +61 2 6162 1365 or +61 417 465 313 (mobile) Email: office@asac.asn.au
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Event ID : 18061
Bid: 291
Event classification : Open International - World Cup Event
Type of event : Other
Disciplines / Task Styles :
F1A (FF Gliders)
Place : Lost Hills, California (USA)
Date(s) :
07 Feb to 09 Feb 2026
Alternate dates : 08 Feb to 10 Feb 2026
Website :
https://sen.faifreeflight.org/ Event Organiser Model Flying New Zealand Contact person :
Liz King Address :
New Zealand
Telephone :
Fax :
Email :
liz.king@outlook.co.nz or FAI Member of the Hosting Country NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION OF THE USA
Address: 1 Reagan National Airport Telephone: +1 (703) 416-4888 Email: aero-club@naa.aero
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10 February 2026
7th British Winter Open -
Roldanillo (Colombia)
11 February 2026
2026 North American Cup -
Lost Hills, CA, USA (Canada)
12 February 2026
2026 Bob White Memorial Max Men International -
Lost Hills, California (USA)
13 February 2026
2026 PIHABF FAI Drone Racing World Cup -
Capas, Tarlac Philippines (Philippines)
13 February 2026
PIHABF Paragliding Accuracy Competition 2026 -
Capas, Tarlac Philippines (Philippines)
14 February 2026
2025 Paragliding World Cup India, Panchgani 2026 (Season 2025) -
Panchgani (India)
14 February 2026
Ice Games - Paragliding Accuracy 2026, Stage 1 -
Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)
14 February 2026
Copa Valadares de Parapente 2026 -
Governador Valadares (Brazil)
15 February 2026
Ice Games - Paragliding Accuracy, Stage 2 -
Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)
17 February 2026
Western Cape Regional Championships -
Worcester (South Africa)
18 February 2026
1st 1st Cup - Dedalo's - Piedechinche 2026 -
Piedechinche, Co (Colombia)
20 February 2026
15th El Peñon Classic Race 2026 -
El Peñon, Temascaltepec (Mexico)
20 February 2026
Kinokawa Sky Grand Prix 2026 -
Kinokawa (Japan)
20 February 2026
British Accuracy Cup - Round 1 -
Woldingham (United Kingdom)
21 February 2026
Corryong PG Open 2026 -
Corryong (Australia)
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