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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
Paragliding World Cup Argentina 2021 ::: La Rioja - |
Event ID: 15084Bid:624Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: La Rioja (Argentina)
Date(s): 20 Oct to 27 Oct 2021Website:https://pwca.org/events/2022-world-cup-argentina-2021-la-riojaEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 29 October 2021 | Turkish Paragliding Accuracy Competition Leg 5 - | Adana (Turkey) |
| 29 October 2021 | 4th 2021 PGA Belarusian Championship - Provisional - | Zyabrovka (Belarus) |
| 30 October 2021 | 2021 Eurofly - | Mühlenthurnen (Switzerland) |
| 30 October 2021 | 2021 Eurofly F1G - | Mühlenthurnen (Switzerland) |
| 30 October 2021 | 2nd 2ª ETAPA DO SUL BRASILEIRO PARAPENTE - | Igrejinha (Brazil) |
| 30 October 2021 | 2021 Paragliding Accuracy Spanish Championship - | Teba (Spain) |
| 30 October 2021 | ROQ'PA - OPEN - Provisional - | Roquebrune Cap Martin (France) |
| 30 October 2021 | 17th PARAPENTE ACCURACY PACHAVITA 2021 - | Pachavita (Colombia) |
| 30 October 2021 | 1st Accuracy Pirulo - La Guaira 2021 - | La Guaira (Venezuela) |
| 31 October 2021 | 17th FAI World Paragliding Championship - | Loma Bola, Sierra de San Javier, Tucuman (Argentina) |
| 03 November 2021 | NSDF Paragliding Accuracy Championships Thailand Open 2021 (FAI CAT II) - Provisional - | Pha Tak Suea, Sangkom, Nong khai (Thailand) |
| 06 November 2021 | 2021 Herend Cup - | Tapolca (Hungary) |
| 06 November 2021 | 2021 Herend Cup F1H - | Tapolca (Hungary) |
| 06 November 2021 | 2021 FAI Yangju Drone Race World Cup - | Gyeonggi-do (Korea) |
| 06 November 2021 | 2021 International Open F7B postponed - | Friedrichshafen (Germany) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 24 October 2021 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 930,00 km/h | Raymond A. Wellington (USA) |
| 24 October 2021 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 930,00 km/h | Scott S. Evans (USA) |
| 10 October 2021 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 841,303 km/h | Tony Nelson (AUS) |
| 09 October 2021 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 730,00 km/h | James A. Barnhart (USA) |
| 02 October 2021 | Experimental / New Technologies : Duration - Time : 192 h 50 min | Daniel J. Edwards (USA) |
| 26 September 2021 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 565,00 km/h | Travis P. Holland (USA) |
| 18 September 2021 | Parachuting : 2 formations : 77 skydivers | |
| 17 September 2021 | Parachuting : - : 20 skydivers | |
| 17 September 2021 | Parachuting : 3 formations : 14 skydivers | |
| 17 September 2021 | Parachuting : 3 formations : 14 skydivers | |
| 17 September 2021 | Microlights and paramotors : Altitude : 7 025 m | Ramón Morillas Salmerón (ESP) |
| 17 September 2021 | Microlights and paramotors : Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m : 25 min | Ramón Morillas Salmerón (ESP) |
| 17 September 2021 | Microlights and paramotors : Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m : 52 min 27 sec | Ramón Morillas Salmerón (ESP) |
| 16 September 2021 | Parachuting : - : 14 skydivers | |
| 16 September 2021 | Parachuting : - : 14 skydivers |
