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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...

French pair win world’s most prestigious gas-balloon race

French balloon pilots Vincent Leys and Christophe Houver won the 61st Gordon Bennett Cup over the we...

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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Magyar Vitorlázórepülő Nemzeti Bajnokság -

Event ID

: 17897    

Bid:

1825

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Bekescsaba (Hungary)

Date(s)

: 11 Jul to 18 Jul 2025

Website

:http://2025hunnational.soaringhungary.com


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CMVVM -

Event ID

: 17898    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Vinon sur Verdon (France)

Date(s)

: 12 Jul to 19 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.soaringspot.com/fr/42-eme-cmvvm-vinon-sur-verdon-vinon-2025/


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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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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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36th British & Dutch Championships -

Event ID

: 17736    

Bid:

473

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Krushevo (North Macedonia)

Date(s)

: 12 Jul to 19 Jul 2025

Website

:https://airtribune.com/bpc2025/info


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XC - CASPIAN CUP 2025 -

Event ID

: 17880    

Bid:

812

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: behshahr (Iran (Islamic Republic of))

Date(s)

: 12 Jul to 18 Jul 2025

Alternate dates

: 19 Jul to 25 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/caspian-cup3


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Planeur Académie Sud Est -

Event ID

: 17901    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Gliding

Place

: Challes-les-Eaux (France)

Date(s)

: 13 Jul to 19 Jul 2025

Website

:http://www.soaringspot.com/fr/championnat-inter-regional-sud-est-junior-2025/


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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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Polish and Czech Paragliding Open -

Event ID

: 17851    

Bid:

294

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Semonzo Del Grappa (Poland)

Date(s)

: 12 Jul to 18 Jul 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/polish-and-czech-paragliding-open


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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


Event Organiser


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Upcoming Events

16 July 2025 2025 Polish Nationals - Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland)
16 July 2025 2025 Ostrow Wlkp Glide - Polish Regional Championship - Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland)
16 July 2025 2025 Italian Speed Skydiving Championships - First International Trophy Speed Skydiving "Cittá di Nettuno" - Rome (Italy)
17 July 2025 IPAC 2nd - Batu International sport tourism festival 2025 - Gunung Banyak, Kota Batu, Jawa Timur (Indonesia)
18 July 2025 2025 2. Ostalb-World-Cup im Fessel-Kunstflug F2B - Elchingen Neresheim (Germany)
18 July 2025 2025 Drone Club Varna Cup - Varna (Bulgaria)
18 July 2025 2025 Friendship Cup - Salonta (Romania)
18 July 2025 New School - Grandvillard (Switzerland)
18 July 2025 2025 Trofeo Città di L'Aquila - Ferruccio Zecca - aeroporto dei parchi (Italy)
19 July 2025 2025 PALACE CUP - Sânpetru (Romania)
19 July 2025 2025 13ª SUDTIROLER F3A World Cup - Bressanone - Brixen (BZ) (Italy)
19 July 2025 Alpe Adria Cup 2025 - Spittal an der Drau (Austria)
19 July 2025 2025 PAZARDZHIK F2A World Cup "Kostadin Abadzhiev" - Pazardzhik (Bulgaria)
19 July 2025 2025 Les 8 jours de Fontainebleau - Moret (France)
19 July 2025 2025 Highland Gliding Cup - Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

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)
07 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 806,39 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
06 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 790,00 km/h Darren C. Lewis (USA)
06 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 776,00 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
06 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 845,00 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
03 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 758,23 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
03 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 835,00 km/h Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
02 July 2025 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed around triangular courses of 25 km : 41 km/h Corinna Schwiegerhausen (GER)
02 July 2025 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Speed around triangular courses of 25 km : 41 km/h Corinna Schwiegerhausen (GER)
02 July 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 929,52 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
30 June 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 827,29 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
30 June 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 703,06 km/j Thomas Weston (GBR)
29 June 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 881,00 km/H Henry Ross Perot Jr. (USA)
29 June 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 892,94 km/h Nicholas Hammond (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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