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Mamistov strikes gold for a third time

Russia’s Mikhail Mamistov has been crowned FAI World Aerobatic Champion for an incredible third ti...

Muroya wins in Germany’s Lausitzring

Yoshihide Muroya won the penultimate round of the Red Bull Air Race 2017 season on Sunday 17 Septemb...

France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awar...

Matt Hall wins Qualifying in Germany

Australia’s Matt Hall flew the best time in Qualifying for the Red Bull Air Race stop at Germany’s L...

Look Up, the Drones are coming!

Look Up, the Drones are coming!

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.

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Drones at the cutting edge

Drones at the cutting edge

The sun came out for the third and final day of the FAI International Drones Conference and Expo in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The Game of Drones: Racing and Sports

The Game of Drones: Racing and Sports

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....

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Drone Control? Rules and regulations for drones

Drone Control? Rules and regulations for drones

  “Be aware, this is a paradigm shift. Airspace is a commodity that is suddenly open to everyone, and this is a major, major shift.”

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Preparing for the Drone Invasion

Preparing for the Drone Invasion

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 ....

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Five years ago on this day: A Microlight and Paramotor World Record st....

Five years ago on this day: A Microlight and Paramotor World Record st....

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....

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Two years ago: Father and son set African Record

Two years ago: Father and son set African Record

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.

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Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded  FAI - Breitling Pilot of t....

Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded FAI - Breitling Pilot of t....

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 ....

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 PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech

PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech

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…

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NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars

NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars

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....

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Rana Cup -

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Event classification

: Second Category Event

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: Other

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: Rana near Louny (Czech Republic)

Date(s)

: 27 Jul to 03 Aug 2024


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FAI World Microlight Championships -

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: 16924    

Bid:

309

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

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RAL 1 T (Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo)
RAL 2 T (Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons)
RWL 1 T (Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo)
RWL 2 T (Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons)
RGL 2 T (Autogyro / Landplane / Flown with two persons)

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: Deenethorpe (United Kingdom)

Date(s)

: 27 Jul to 03 Aug 2024


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GREECE KASTANIA OPEN 2024 -

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: 17035    

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267

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: Second Category Event

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: Other

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class 1 Cross country

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: kastania servia kozani (Greece)

Date(s)

: 27 Jul to 03 Aug 2024

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: 04 Aug to 04 Aug 2024

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:https://civlcomps.org/event/greece-kastania-open-2024


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Championnat départemental Morbihan -

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: 17110    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: Second Category Event

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: Other

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:

Club Class

Place

: Ploërmel Loyat (France)

Date(s)

: 28 Jul to 03 Aug 2024

Website

:http://www.soaringspot.com/morbihan-2024


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FAI F3J World Championships for Model Gliders -

Event ID

: 16754    

Bid:

292

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

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:

F3J (Thermal Duration Gliders)

Place

: Elverum (Norway)

Date(s)

: 28 Jul to 04 Aug 2024

Website

:http://www.f3j.no


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29 July 2024 2024 Coppa Internazionale del Mediterraneo - Rieti (Italy)
30 July 2024 2024 Concours International de Bailleau - Bailleau (France)
30 July 2024 TELOMOYO CUP VIII - IPXC Serie 1 - salatiga (Indonesia)
31 July 2024 Kopaonik XCup 2024, Serbian league - Kopaonik - Raska (Serbia)
31 July 2024 26th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships - Oschatz (Germany)
31 July 2024 14th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships - Oschatz (Germany)
31 July 2024 Fly Chablais Challenge - Morzine (France)
31 July 2024 23rd Coupe d'Europe des Montgolfières & 27ème Coupe du Monde des dames - Coteaux du Blanzacais (France)
01 August 2024 UP Krkonose Open 24 - Vrchlabi (Czech Republic)
01 August 2024 2024 CR Bex - Bex (Switzerland)
02 August 2024 2024 Austrian Junior Nationals - St. Johann (Austria)
02 August 2024 Swiss Championships Hike and Fly - Brienz (Switzerland)
02 August 2024 2024 Sky-Festival in NANYO - Nanyo (Japan)
02 August 2024 2024 Finnish Open XC League, Round 2 - Oripaa (Finland)
02 August 2024 Eastern Anatolia Region Accuracy Competition - Van (Türkiye)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

23 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 909,00 km/h Michael J. Goggins (USA)
21 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 866,00 km/h Michael J. Goggins (USA)
21 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 686,70 km/h Dominic Rivers (GBR)
20 July 2024 Microlights and paramotors : Altitude : 5 786 m Jean-Baptiste Loiselet (FRA)
18 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 830,00 km/h Mark A. Ohlau (USA)
18 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 970,00 km/h Michael D. Hyland Jr (USA)
17 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 951,00 km/h Michael J. Goggins (USA)
17 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 849,73 km/h Dominic Rivers (GBR)
15 July 2024 Microlights and paramotors : Distance in a closed circuit without landing : 883,00 km Andy Aebi (SUI)
15 July 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 935,54 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
10 July 2024 Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 151 km/h Steve J. Koerner (USA)
10 July 2024 Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 151 km/h Steve J. Koerner (USA)
10 July 2024 Parachuting : - : 1 consecutive dead centers + 0,02 m
10 July 2024 Parachuting : - : 1 consecutive dead centers + 0,02 m
10 July 2024 Parachuting : Lowest Score after 8 rounds : 0,22 m
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WAC Blog #2 - 21 August 2009

As I said earlier, we got a break in the weather and we are flying now. We plan to fly no further down on the Order of Flight list than pilot #31 – this has just been announced by the Flight Director. We are operating with an optional break as the ceiling is running at about 3,000 feet but it is going well. Below is a photo of the weather situation – this morning and then again, this afternoon. The British tell me that if you think the weather is bad, just wait. It will change. How true this is.

2018 FAI Young Artists Contest

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This year's theme is "Flying in the future". Give free rein to your imagination – you might earn one of the Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals!

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111th FAI General Conference

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The next Conference will take place from 25 to 27 October 2017 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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