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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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Donaupokal F3F -

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: 17401    

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246

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: Open International - World Cup Event

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: Other

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F3F (RC Slope Soaring Gliders)

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: Hainburg an der Donau (Austria)

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: 04 Apr to 06 Apr 2025

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Staufen Cup 2025 -

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: Second Category Event

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Cross Country

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: Obere 688, 6870 Bezau (Austria)

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: 03 Apr to 06 Apr 2025

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Dobrča Open 2025 -

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: 17610    

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301

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: Second Category Event

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: Other

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Cross Country

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: Begunje na Gorenjskem (Slovenia)

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: 03 Apr to 06 Apr 2025

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: 10 Apr to 13 Apr 2025

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:https://civlcomps.org/event/dobrca-open-2025


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Copa Rio de Parapente 2025 - Padua -

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: 17671    

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806

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: Second Category Event

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Cross Country

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: Santo Antonio de Padua (Brazil)

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: 03 Apr to 06 Apr 2025

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: 08 May to 11 May 2025

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5o OPEN PANCAS -

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: 17672    

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806

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: Second Category Event

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: Other

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Cross Country

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: Pancas (Brazil)

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: 04 Apr to 06 Apr 2025

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: 22 Aug to 24 Aug 2025

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07 April 2025 2025 Australian National Speed and Wingsuit Skydiving Championships - Moruya, NSW (Australia)
09 April 2025 5th FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships - Raeford, NC (USA)
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10 April 2025 Guatemalan Hang Gliding Nationals Open 2025 - Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala)
11 April 2025 Zvičina ACC CUP 2025 - Zvičina 163, Trebihos (Czechia)
11 April 2025 1º Bela Vista Race Sport - São Sebastião da Bela Vista (Brazil)
11 April 2025 1st 2025 Korea Paragliding League 1st – Hapcheon - Hapcheon-gun (Korea)
11 April 2025 Voss Open 2025 Norwegian Cup - Voss (Norway)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

01 April 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 716,00 km/h David E. Fasolino (USA)
01 April 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 950,00 km/h Timothy J. McClelland (USA)
31 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a Commercial Airline Route : 974,00 km/h Christopher R. Yakabe (USA)
31 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 863,00 km/h Kerry J. Swanson (USA)
29 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 1 014,00 km/h Bernard J Ferro (USA)
27 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 840,00 km/h Kerry J. Swanson (USA)
25 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 985,00 km/h Mark T. Hulsey (USA)
23 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 853,00 km/h Ty Ung (USA)
22 March 2025 Parachuting : Distance of Flight : 53 448,50 m Sebastian Alvarez Orellana (CHI)
22 March 2025 Parachuting : Time of Fall : 661,29 sec Sebastian Alvarez Orellana (CHI)
22 March 2025 Parachuting : Distance of Flight : 53 448,50 m Sebastian Alvarez Orellana (CHI)
22 March 2025 Parachuting : Time of Fall : 661,29 sec Sebastian Alvarez Orellana (CHI)
22 March 2025 Parachuting : Exit altitude : 12 639,63 m Sebastian Alvarez Orellana (CHI)
22 March 2025 Parachuting : Distance of Fall without a Drogue : 11 707,62 m Sebastian Alvarez Orellana (CHI)
21 March 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 772,00 km/h Ty Ung (USA)
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WAC Blog #13 - 25 August 2009

A quick update on flying ... No flying tomorrow, Wednesday. Fortunately for us, the weather forecast is quite bad so we would probably not lose any time anyway. Very good news just now from Contest Director Steve Green. He has successfully negotiated with the Silverstone officials and we now have Thursday after all, from 14.00 to 19.30. Steve has worked very hard to extend our times and the Silverstone people have moved mountains to make it happen as well. The problem has been re-locating activities on the facility to places that are not underneath the aerobatic performance zone. This will make it much easier to complete Programme 1.

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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