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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 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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2026 Hang Gliding ClassV Japan Championships in ASHIO & Class1 Sport East Japan Championship - |
Event ID: 18413Bid:278Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 5 Cross country
Place: Ishioka,uwaso (Japan)
Date(s): 26 Mar to 29 Mar 2026Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/2026-hang-gliding-classv-japan-championships-in-ashio-class1Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Trans Tasman And World Cup Event - |
Event ID: 18322Bid:652Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F3A (RC Aerobatic Aircraft)
Place: Brighton (Australia)
Date(s): 26 Mar to 29 Mar 2026Website:Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 27 March 2026 | 2026 Raná Open - | Raná u Loun (Czech Republic) |
| 27 March 2026 | XC Savinjska Open - | Braslovče (Slovenia) |
| 28 March 2026 | 2026 FAI F5J 2026 Tisza Cup - | Szeged (Hungary) |
| 28 March 2026 | 2026 Liga Catalana Ogassa H&F - | Sant Joan De Les Abadesses (Spain) |
| 28 March 2026 | 2nd Stage of the 2026 Santa Catarina Championship - Pomerode - SC - | Pomerode (Brazil) |
| 30 March 2026 | INTERNATIONAL IRAQ OPEN 2026 - | ERBIL (Iraq) |
| 01 April 2026 | Trofeo Montegrappa Parapendio 2026 - | Romano d'Ezzelino (Italy) |
| 01 April 2026 | 4th FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships - | Bouc-Bel-Air (France) |
| 01 April 2026 | 6th FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving - | Bouc-Bel-Air (France) |
| 01 April 2026 | 53rd TROFEO CITTA' DI TORINO DI VOLO A VELA - | Torino (Italy) |
| 02 April 2026 | 2026 Hang Gliding Class1 Japan Championships in ASHIO - | Ishioka,uwaso (Japan) |
| 02 April 2026 | 41st XLI Open Internacional Sierra de Cadiz 2026 - | El Bosque & Algodonales, Cádiz (Spain) |
| 03 April 2026 | Swiss League Open Flex 2026 - | Flex, According Weather (Switzerland) |
| 03 April 2026 | 6th 6o OPEN PANCAS - | Pancas (Brazil) |
| 04 April 2026 | 2026 Paris Drone Soccer International Cup - | Lieusaint (France) |
