2014 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP in Varese - Race report
Thursday, 26 June 2014 15:00
The opening ceremony was held in the wonderful location of Villa Recalcati , headquarter of the Province of Varese, where thecompetitors enjoyed a nice party at the end of the official briefing. After a beginning with difficult weather conditions, the meteo has turned to be very good, I would say exceptional for the month of June , and pilots were able to fly even quite long tasks and always at very high speed average. FAI World Air Games 2015 to be Staged in Dubai
Friday, 06 June 2014 14:26
Victory for Didier Hauss at the 5th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship
Wednesday, 21 May 2014 11:00
Final list of venues for 6th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series
Thursday, 16 January 2014 14:11
The list of qualifying events is now complete and can be found at http://www.sgp.aero/ All FAI Sailplance Grand Prix news can be followed on Twitter and Facebook. FAI World Championships events selected for full Breitling branding and support for 2014
Thursday, 19 December 2013 16:18
This year the focus is on a smaller number of events and an increased emphasis on supporting the events and creating a great image of these events which will benefit the events themselves, the FAI and Breitling. 6th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series
Tuesday, 12 November 2013 14:58
The FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) is pleased to announce the venues for the 6th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) series. The seven venues for the Qualifying Grand Prix events, which will be held in 2014 and 2015, are : Zar event completes 5th Grand Prix series
Friday, 11 October 2013 15:22
The new SGP web site has been developed during the last SGP series and all future events can be found on this site. The SGP team is now turning its full attention to the 5th SGP final to be held at Sisteron in France in May 2014 a full list of the qualifying pilots can be found on the SGP web site. The FAI Sailplane Grand Prix qualifying competitions for the 6th FAI SGP series will be held between the 1st of June 2014 and the 31st of May 2015and the 6th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix final will be held in the latter half of 2015. Clubs, host cities or regions interested in holding a qualifying FAI Sailplane Grand Prix and requiring more information should contact info@sgp.aero for the bid forms and conditions. Applications to host an event for the 6th series should be submitted to the IGC at roland@sgp.aero by the 31st of October 2014. 7th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Issoudun, France
Friday, 19 July 2013 14:42
2013 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP in Zar, Poland - Last Chance to qualify
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:19
5th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 11:07
We Celebrate our three new heroes!
Monday, 21 January 2013 08:53
The 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships are over and we have three new World Champions. Congratulation to the More Articles...
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The Italy Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix took place in Varese from 14 to 21 June with 18 the competitors from 6 countries : Argentina, Austria, Chech Republic, Germany, Italy, Slovenia.
The FAI announced today that the 2015 edition of the FAI World Air Games has been awarded to the United Arab Emirates and will be held in Dubai. This multi-discipline event will be organised by the Emirates Aerosports Federation and will take place over a period of 12 days in December 2015. It is the only world competition that brings together the various different air sports.
The first-ever final of a Sailplane Grand Prix was held at Saint Auban in the southern Alps in 2005 so it was satisfying to see the final of the 5th series of the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix run nearby at Sisteron. This edition ended on Friday 16th May and was heralded a great success with 8 fiercely-contested competition days, a record number for a GP final.
The period for acceptance of bids to hold a qualifying FAI Sailplane Grand Prix expired on the 31st of December 2013. The last qualifying event to be approved is in the Czech Republic at Frydland which will be held in May 2015 in the Club class.
The FAI and Breitling are pleased to announce the FAI World Championships events selected for full Breitling branding and support for 2014.
The 5th Sailplane Grand Prix series was completed in July this year with the successful event at Zar in Poland, all the results and news of the events can be seen on the new Sailplane Grand Prix web site at
The 7th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship celebrated three new champions: the French Anne Ducarouge in 15m class, the German Christine Grote in Club Class and the strong German pilot Sue Kussbach that was awarded the gold medal in the standard for the third consecutive year.
The final qualifying event for the 5th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series will take place at ZAR in Poland 27th July to 3rd August, the winners of this event will qualify for the World Sailplane Grand Prix final to take place at Sisteron in France during spring 2014.
Following the great success of the current series the 
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