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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
GIN Wide Open - Provisional - |
Event ID: 15632Bid:669Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Ager (Spain)
Date(s): 03 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:www.flywideopen.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Grimming-TAL - |
Event ID: 15482Bid:246Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Open Class
Place: Niederöblarn (Austria)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:http://www.sportsarea.atEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI European Gliding Championships - |
Event ID: 12877Bid:284Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Club Class
Place: Pociũnai, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 16 Jul 2022Website:http://egc2022wgc.pociunai.ltEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World 13,5M Class Gliding Championship - |
Event ID: 14615Bid:284Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: 13.5 meter Class
Place: Pociũnai, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 16 Jul 2022Website:http://egc2022wgc.pociunai.ltEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Portuguese National Paragliding Championship 2022, Montalegre - |
Event ID: 15367Bid:1662Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Montalegre (Portugal)
Date(s): 03 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/portuguese-paragliding-championship-2022-montalegreEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Adria open 2022 - |
Event ID: 15596Bid:301Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Nova Gorica (Slovenia)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 06 Jul 2022Website:https://airtribune.com/adria-open-2022Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Supair week 2022 - XC Paragliding Open - Annecy - |
Event ID: 15436Bid:374Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Doussard (France)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 08 Jul 2022Website:https://parapente.ffvl.fr/compet/3963Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Bulgarian, Czech & Slovak Open Championship - |
Event ID: 15599Bid:731Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Sopot, bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Date(s): 03 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/2022-bulgarian-czech-slovak-openFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Bayramoren XC Open 2022 - |
Event ID: 15562Bid:307Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Bayramören/Çankırı (Turkey)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 07 Jul 2022Website:https://airtribune.com/bayramoren-xc-open-2022/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 04 July 2022 | Pre-PWC Flymaster Open - | Krusevo (North Macedonia) |
| 04 July 2022 | ChampFR 2022 - J'Peux Pas ! J'suis Accro - | Léry-Poses (near ROUEN) (France) |
| 05 July 2022 | Kraljevo Open 3.round Serbian League, National Championship 2022 - | Kraljevo (Serbia) |
| 06 July 2022 | 2022 British Open Paramotor Championships - | Spalding, Lincolnshire (United Kingdom) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 The World Games - The World Games | Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 The World Games - The World Games | Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 Swedish Cup - | Mysinge Hög (Sweden) |
| 07 July 2022 | F5J Loire Valley Trophy - | Angers (France) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 9th Dutch Grand Prix - | Landres (France) |
| 07 July 2022 | 31th open int. AlpenrosenCup 2022 for Paragliders - Austrian Open & Tyrolean Championship - | Westendorf (Austria) |
| 07 July 2022 | PWC solo - J'Peux Pas ! J'suis Accro - | Base de Loisirs de Léry-Poses (France) |
| 07 July 2022 | PWC synchro - J'Peux Pas ! J'suis Accro - | Base de loisirs de Léry-Poses (near ROUEN) (France) |
| 08 July 2022 | 2022 Norwegian Cup - | Alvaret, Öland Island (Sweden) |
| 08 July 2022 | 2022 Norwegian Cup F1S - | Alvaret, Öland Island (Sweden) |
| 08 July 2022 | 2022 FAI F3DE World Championships for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft - | Muncie, Indiana (USA) |
