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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 World Hang Gliding Sports Class Championship - |
Event ID: 17535Bid:277Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Sport Class Cross Country
Place: Laveno Mombello (Italy)
Date(s): 01 Jun to 14 Jun 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/hg-sport-worlds-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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OPEN ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - BELICE CUP 2025 - |
Event ID: 17588Bid:277Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Cuorgne (Italy)
Date(s): 01 Jun to 07 Jun 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/open-italian-championships-belice-cup-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Test event of 2nd FAI Pan Am PGA and Héroes del Morro 2025 - |
Event ID: 17589Bid:252Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: Arica (Chile)
Date(s): 02 Jun to 06 Jun 2025Alternate dates: 03 Jun to 07 Jun 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/test-event-of-the-2nd-fai-pan-american-paragliding-championsEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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9th Naviter Open 2025 - |
Event ID: 17734Bid:301Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Camp Gabrje (Slovenia)
Date(s): 01 Jun to 07 Jun 2025Website:https://airtribune.com/no2025/Event 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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BRITISH OPEN SERIES 2025 - ROUND 2 (SCOTBOS) + British Open Championship - |
Event ID: 17807Bid:473Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Blair Drummond (United Kingdom)
Date(s): 31 May to 07 Jun 2025Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/british-open-series-2025-round-2-scotbosFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Rallye Toulouse Tarfaya - |
Event ID: 17820Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Rally Flying
Place: Toulouse (France) - Tarfaya (Marocco) - Toulouse (France)
Date(s): 29 May to 07 Jun 2025Website:http://www.rtsl.frEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 04 June 2025 | 2025 Campeonato de España H&F - OPEN Jaén Paraíso Interior - | Segura de la Sierra (Spain) |
| 05 June 2025 | 2025 2025 EURO SCALE MASTERS Memorial of H.Jerzyk and P.Idczak - | Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland) |
| 05 June 2025 | Vrsac Open 2025 - | Vrsac (Serbia) |
| 05 June 2025 | Meatfly Beskydy Open 2025 - | Baška, CZE (Czech Republic) |
| 05 June 2025 | 9th Polish Paragliding Accuracy Championships Szczecin 2025 - | Szczecin (Poland) |
| 06 June 2025 | 2025 JURAairTour OPEN - | Moutier (Switzerland) |
| 06 June 2025 | X-Race 2025 - Pro Race - | Bad Aussee (Austria) |
| 06 June 2025 | Hungarian Female Paragliding XC Cup 2025 - | Hajdúszoboszló (Hungary) |
| 06 June 2025 | Termikkligaen 2025-IV - | Vågåmo (Norway) |
| 06 June 2025 | WANDERBIRD Trophy - Kitzbühel - | Kitzbühel (Austria) |
| 06 June 2025 | 1st 2025 Korea Paragliding League 1st(Accuracy) - | pohangsi (Korea) |
| 06 June 2025 | 6th ISSA Speed Skydiving - | Fano (Italy) |
| 07 June 2025 | 39th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Tábor (Czech Republic) |
| 07 June 2025 | 2025 Jutland Heath Cup - | Viborg (Denmark) |
| 07 June 2025 | 42th Srem Cup - | Aradac - Zrenjanin (Serbia) |
