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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 European Canopy Piloting Championships - |
Event ID: 17018Bid:310Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Distance
Place: Eloy, Arizona (USA)
Date(s): 09 Sep to 14 Sep 2025Website:http://www.skydiveaz.com/canopy-piloting-world-cup/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI European Canopy Piloting Freestyle Championship - |
Event ID: 17019Bid:310Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Freestyle
Place: Eloy, Arizona (USA)
Date(s): 09 Sep to 14 Sep 2025Website:http://www.skydiveaz.com/canopy-piloting-world-cup/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting - |
Event ID: 17020Bid:310Event classification: First Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Distance
Place: Eloy, Arizona (USA)
Date(s): 09 Sep to 14 Sep 2025Website:http://www.skydiveaz.com/canopy-piloting-world-cup/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting Freestyle - |
Event ID: 17021Bid:310Event classification: First Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Freestyle
Place: Eloy, Arizona (USA)
Date(s): 09 Sep to 14 Sep 2025Website:http://www.skydiveaz.com/canopy-piloting-world-cup/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - |
Event ID: 17555Bid:265Event classification: First Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Gas Balloon
Place: Metz (France)
Date(s): 04 Sep to 13 Sep 2025Website:http://www.gordonbennett2025@gmail.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Red Rocks Wide Open 2025 - |
Event ID: 17568Bid:461Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Monroe (USA)
Date(s): 06 Sep to 13 Sep 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/red-rocks-wide-open-2025FAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Paragliding Championship - |
Event ID: 17635Bid:806Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Castelo, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
Date(s): 31 Aug to 13 Sep 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/pg-worlds-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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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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Level Up Open 2025 - |
Event ID: 17963Bid:374Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Trevegnin (France)
Date(s): 09 Sep to 14 Sep 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/level-up-open_2025FAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 11 September 2025 | 2025 Korkyt-Ata Cup - | Baykonur (Kazakhstan) |
| 11 September 2025 | 40th XL Open Internacional Sierra de Cadiz 2025 - 2 - | El Bosque & Algodonales, Cádiz (Spain) |
| 12 September 2025 | 2025 Catalunya Open F3F - | Navès-Lleida (Spain) |
| 12 September 2025 | 2025 11. Stockhorntrophy Thun - | Thun (Switzerland) |
| 12 September 2025 | Mont-Blanc Air Tour 2025 - | Chamonix (France) |
| 12 September 2025 | Mediterranean Region Paragliding Accuracy Competition - | Gelincik Mersin (Türkiye) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025Tonami - | Nanto (Japan) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 Stonehenge Cup - | Fakenham - Norfolk (United Kingdom) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 Euro Heli Serie F3C Belgium - | Lichtervelde (Belgium) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 19ème Poitou Charentes F1E - | Saint Jean de Sauves (France) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 Concours Suisse F5B - | Pfäffikon ZH (Switzerland) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 Litteam cup F3L - | Tekovsky Hradok (Slovakia) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 Coppa delle ROCCHE - | L'Aquila (Italy) |
| 13 September 2025 | 2025 Comet World Cup - | Bjaeverskov (Denmark) |
| 13 September 2025 | Banat Cup - | Kikinda (Serbia) |
