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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
Kotuku Cup of New Zealand - |
Event ID: 13149Bid:291Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F1A (FF Gliders)
Place: Lost Hills, California (USA)
Date(s): 10 Oct to 24 Oct 2019Website:http://sen.faifreeflight.orgEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Ljubljana Cup - |
Event ID: 13329Bid:301Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: S4A (Boost Glider Duration - 0 to 2.5 Ns)
Place: Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Date(s): 11 Oct to 13 Nov 2019Alternate dates: 04 Oct to 06 Oct 2019Website:http://www.komarov.vesolje.netEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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PRE WORLD CUP Y CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO 2019 FAI 2 - |
Event ID: 13915Bid:243Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: La Rioja (Argentina)
Date(s): 13 Oct to 19 Oct 2019Alternate dates: 13 Oct to 19 Oct 2019Website:https://www.facebook.com/lariojanuncafalla/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 17 October 2019 | 2019 FAI F1ABC World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft - | Lost Hills, California (USA) |
| 17 October 2019 | 2019 Mallorca Balloons Trophy - | Mallorca (Spain) |
| 18 October 2019 | 43rd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship - | Wuhan City, Hubei Province (China (People's Republic of)) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2019 Vrsac Open, Serbian League 3rd round - | Vrsac (Serbia) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2019 Pre-PWC La Réunion - | St Leu - La Réunion (France) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2019 Canungra Cup - | Canungra (Australia) |
| 22 October 2019 | 21st FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship - | Mallorca (Spain) |
| 22 October 2019 | 1st West Java Paragliding Championship ( Pre-PWC ) 2019 - | Situmekar (Indonesia) |
| 22 October 2019 | 1st West Java Championship ( Pre-PGAWC )2019 - | Situmekar (Indonesia) |
| 24 October 2019 | 2019 Typhoon Race - | Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) |
| 25 October 2019 | 2019 Sevilla Drone World Cup - | Sevilla (Spain) |
| 25 October 2019 | PARAGLIDING ACCURACY KKB OPEN 2019 - | Selangor (Malaysia) |
| 25 October 2019 | 9th PGAEC - PRILEP OPEN 2019 - | Prilep (North Macedonia) |
| 25 October 2019 | Roq'Acro 2019 Précision d'Atterrissage - | Roquebrune Cap Martin (France) |
| 26 October 2019 | 2019 Troféu Artur Sereno F3K - | Mendoes (Portugal) |
