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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
FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship - |
Event ID: 17540Bid:669Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Ager (Spain)
Date(s): 13 Jul to 26 Jul 2025Website:http://www.civlcomps.org/event/hg-worlds-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship - |
Event ID: 17541Bid:669Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: class 5 Cross country
Place: Ager (Spain)
Date(s): 13 Jul to 26 Jul 2025Website:http://www.civlcomps.org/event/hg-worlds-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship - |
Event ID: 17542Bid:669Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Ager (Spain)
Date(s): 13 Jul to 26 Jul 2025Website:http://www.civlcomps.org/event/hg-worlds-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI Junior European Gliding Championships - |
Event ID: 16902Bid:300Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Club Class
Place: Prievidza (Slovakia)
Date(s): 05 Jul to 20 Jul 2025Website:https://www.jegc2025.sk/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Magyar Vitorlázórepülő Nemzeti Bajnokság - |
Event ID: 17897Bid:1825Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Gliding
Place: Bekescsaba (Hungary)
Date(s): 11 Jul to 18 Jul 2025Website:http://2025hunnational.soaringhungary.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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CMVVM - |
Event ID: 17898Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Gliding
Place: Vinon sur Verdon (France)
Date(s): 12 Jul to 19 Jul 2025Website:http://www.soaringspot.com/fr/42-eme-cmvvm-vinon-sur-verdon-vinon-2025/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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T Cup - |
Event ID: 17899Bid:259Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Gliding
Place: Touzim (Czech Republic)
Date(s): 12 Jul to 20 Jul 2025Website:http://www.tcup.cz/Event Organiser
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FAI Junior World Gliding Championships - |
Event ID: 17796Bid:245Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Club Class
Place: Lake Keepit (Australia)
Date(s): 06 Jan to 20 Jan 2029Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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36th British & Dutch Championships - |
Event ID: 17736Bid:473Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Krushevo (North Macedonia)
Date(s): 12 Jul to 19 Jul 2025Website:https://airtribune.com/bpc2025/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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XC - CASPIAN CUP 2025 - |
Event ID: 17880Bid:812Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: behshahr (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
Date(s): 12 Jul to 18 Jul 2025Alternate dates: 19 Jul to 25 Jul 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/caspian-cup3Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Planeur Académie Sud Est - |
Event ID: 17901Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Gliding
Place: Challes-les-Eaux (France)
Date(s): 13 Jul to 19 Jul 2025Website:http://www.soaringspot.com/fr/championnat-inter-regional-sud-est-junior-2025/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Transcapixaba Hike and Fly - |
Event ID: 17836Bid:806Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Hike & Fly
Place: Venda Nova Do Imigrante (Brazil)
Date(s): 15 Jul to 20 Jul 2025Alternate dates: 22 Jul to 27 Jul 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/transcapixaba-hike-and-fly2Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Polish and Czech Paragliding Open - |
Event ID: 17851Bid:294Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Semonzo Del Grappa (Poland)
Date(s): 12 Jul to 18 Jul 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/polish-and-czech-paragliding-openFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Državno prvenstvo Slovenije v jadralnem letenju in mednarodno odprto prvenstvo - |
Event ID: 17900Bid:301Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Gliding
Place: Miklavž na Dravskem Polju (Slovenia)
Date(s): 12 Jul to 20 Jul 2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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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) |
