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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
Swiss Control Line Scale & Semi-Scale Cup - |
Event ID: 12645Bid:305Event classification: Open International - Non World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F4B (Control Line Flying Scale Model Aircraft)
Place: Untersiggenthal (Switzerland)
Date(s): 18 Aug to 19 Aug 2018Website:http://www.fesselflug.chEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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CISM World Military Parachuting Championship - |
Event ID: 12696Bid:1631Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Accuracy Landing
Place: Szolnok (Hungary)
Date(s): 10 Aug to 21 Aug 2018Website:http://www.milsport.one/sports/parachutingEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Paragliding World Cup - Bulgaria - |
Event ID: 12732Bid:731Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Sopot (Bulgaria)
Date(s): 18 Aug to 25 Aug 2018Website:http://www.pwca.org/node/37920Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Open Championship Kazakhstan Hang Gliding - |
Event ID: 13050Bid:279Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Ushkonyr (Kazakhstan)
Date(s): 18 Aug to 26 Aug 2018Website:http://deltaplan.kz/newsEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Russian Para-Cross Open Championships - |
Event ID: 13074Bid:612Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: n/a
Place: Vladimir (Russian Federation)
Date(s): 25 Jul to 07 Sep 2018Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Southern ALPS Big Task - |
Event ID: 12725Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Aspres sur Buech (France)
Date(s): 11 Aug to 19 Aug 2018Website:http://www.ultralight-glider.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Summer Open Cup of Kazakhstan - |
Event ID: 13030Bid:279Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)
Date(s): 18 Aug to 19 Aug 2018Alternate dates: 25 Aug to 26 Aug 2018Website:http://www.algaclub.kz/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship - |
Event ID: 11367Bid:246Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Hot Air Balloons
Place: Gross-Siegharts (Austria)
Date(s): 18 Aug to 26 Aug 2018Website:http://www.balloonworlds2018.atEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships - |
Event ID: 11933Bid:296Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Advanced Aerobatics (Power)
Place: Strejnic (Romania)
Date(s): 16 Aug to 26 Aug 2018Website:https://waac2018.roFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Zarasai Lake Cup - |
Event ID: 13070Bid:284Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: Zarasai (Lithuania)
Date(s): 18 Aug to 19 Aug 2018Website:http://lspsf.lt/lt/varzybos.phpEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 19 August 2018 | 2018 FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft - | Dupnitsa (Bulgaria) |
| 19 August 2018 | 2018 Championnat de France Feminin - | Pont sur Yonne (France) |
| 19 August 2018 | 2018 The Friendship cup of Ukraine - | Gliwice (Poland) |
| 19 August 2018 | 6th Open Internacional Vila d'Áger - | Ager (Spain) |
| 19 August 2018 | 2018 Dutch Open - | Laragne-Monteglin (France) |
| 20 August 2018 | 2018 UB Cup - | Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) |
| 21 August 2018 | 2018 Open CIS Cup - | Ushkonyr (Kazakhstan) |
| 23 August 2018 | 2018 Kazakhstan Free Flight Cup - | Uralsk (Kazakhstan) |
| 24 August 2018 | 49th Eifelpokal - | Zülpich (Germany) |
| 24 August 2018 | 2018 FF Kup Slavonije i Baranje - | Krbava (Croatia) |
| 24 August 2018 | 2018 Asturias F3F Open - | Gijon - Asturias (Spain) |
| 24 August 2018 | 12th Copa Principado Kia F3M World Cup - | La Morgal (Spain) |
| 24 August 2018 | 2018 FAI Swoop Freestyle World Championships - | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| 24 August 2018 | 2018 Z-Accuracy Cup, Paragliding Accuracy Latvia Cup, 3rd stage - | Vaivari Beach, Jurmala (Latvia) |
| 24 August 2018 | 2018 Acro World Tour Finals - | Villeneuve (Switzerland) |
