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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
Svitavy F2D World Cup - |
Event ID: 14129Bid:716Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F2D (CL Combat)
Place: Svitavy (Czech Republic)
Date(s): 16 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Website:www.modelklub-svitavy.webnode.czEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Rana Open 2020 - |
Event ID: 14380Bid:716Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F3F (RC Slope Soaring Gliders)
Place: Raná u Loun (Czech Republic)
Date(s): 16 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Website:www.f3f.czEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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2021 Paradise Airsports Nationals - |
Event ID: 14525Bid:461Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Groveland, FL (USA)
Date(s): 10 Apr to 17 Apr 2021Website:https://airtribune.com/2021-paradise-airsports-nationals/info/details__infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Campeonato Argentino de Parapente de Presicion – La Calera 2021 - SUSPENDED - |
Event ID: 14539Bid:624Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: La Calera , Cordoba (Argentina)
Date(s): 16 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Website:www.favl.com.arEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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BiH National Championship " Sarajevo XC Race - |
Event ID: 14931Bid:848Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Date(s): 15 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Alternate dates: 25 Feb to 28 Feb 2021Website:https://airtribune.com/bih-open-national-championship-sarajevo-xc-race/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 17 April 2021 | 2021 Baden Cup - | Uberlingen (Germany) |
| 17 April 2021 | 2021 Open Kazakhstan Accuracy Cup Stage1 - | Almaty (Kazakhstan) |
| 17 April 2021 | Serbian National Championship - | Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia) |
| 17 April 2021 | 2021 Belgian Ardenne Paragliding Open 2021 Heat 2 - | Namur (Belgium) |
| 18 April 2021 | 1st 2021 Wilotree Nationals - | Groveland, FL (USA) |
| 18 April 2021 | 1st Dalby Big Air 2021 - Provisional - | Dalby, Queensland (Australia) |
| 23 April 2021 | Upper-Austrian and Styrian Championships - | micheldorf in oberösterreich (Austria) |
| 23 April 2021 | CAP Precision FAVL - SA de Areco 2021- PGA (Launch Towing) - SUSPENDED - | San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
| 24 April 2021 | 2021 17. Kirchheim Open - | Hülben (Germany) |
| 24 April 2021 | 2021 F3K Argentina - | Cordoba (Argentina) |
| 24 April 2021 | OPEN PARAGLIDING ACCURACY CUP OF CENTRAL ASIA, STAGE2 - | Taraz (Kazakhstan) |
| 24 April 2021 | 2021 KOREA HANG GLIDING LEAGUE 1RD-ROUND HADONG - | Hadong (Korea) |
| 25 April 2021 | Barberton Paragliding Nationals - | Barberton Mpumulanga, South Africa (South Africa) |
| 29 April 2021 | 2021 Champions Cup Belman - | Kharkov (Ukraine) |
| 29 April 2021 | 2021 Hang Gliding Class V Japan Championship IN ASHIO - SUSPENDED - | Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan) |
