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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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FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders -

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: 12996    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

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F3F (RC Slope Soaring Gliders)

Place

: Limoux (France)

Date(s)

: 06 Oct to 12 Oct 2024

Website

:http://www.wcf3f2021.blogspot.com


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FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship -

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: 16275    

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701

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: First Category Event

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: Continental Championship

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Paragliding Accuracy

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: Gjirokaster (Albania)

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: 04 Oct to 12 Oct 2024

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:http://civlcomps.org/event/pga-euro-2024


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FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships -

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: 16898    

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310

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: First Category Event

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: World Championship

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:

4-Way Event
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: Beaufort, NC (USA)

Date(s)

: 05 Oct to 11 Oct 2024

Website

:http://www.2024wsc.com


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FAI World Artistic Events championships -

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: 16899    

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310

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: First Category Event

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: World Championship

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Freeflying
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: Beaufort, NC (USA)

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: 05 Oct to 11 Oct 2024

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:http://www.2024wsc.com


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FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships -

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: 16900    

Bid:

310

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

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:

Performance Flying
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: Beaufort, NC (USA)

Date(s)

: 05 Oct to 11 Oct 2024

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:http://www.2024wsc.com


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FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships -

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: 16901    

Bid:

310

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: First Category Event

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: World Championship

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:

Speed Skydiving

Place

: Beaufort, NC (USA)

Date(s)

: 05 Oct to 11 Oct 2024

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:http://www.2024wsc.com


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BALOOT CUP -

Event ID

: 17214    

Bid:

812

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: KAZEROON (Iran (Islamic Republic of))

Date(s)

: 06 Oct to 11 Oct 2024

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:https://civlcomps.org/event/BALOOT_CUP


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Upcoming Events

08 October 2024 2024 SIERRA CUP - Lost Hills, California (USA)
08 October 2024 2024 KOTUKU WORLD CUP OF NEW ZEALAND - Lost Hills, CA (New Zealand)
10 October 2024 REGIONAL LA RIOJA - La Rioja (Argentina)
11 October 2024 2024 Anatolian Free Flight Cup - Ankara (Türkiye)
11 October 2024 2024 Hang Gliding ClassⅤ Japan Championship in ASHIO - Ishioka,uwaso (Japan)
11 October 2024 1st ACCURACY FAI 2 VILLAVICENCIO 2024 - VILLAVICENCIO (Colombia)
11 October 2024 3rd 2024 Korea Sports Class Paragliding League 3rd – Mungyeong - Mungyeong-si (Korea)
11 October 2024 JUGRA INTERNATIONAL PARAGLIDING ACCURACY CHAMPIONSHIP (JIPAC) 2024 - Banting (Malaysia)
11 October 2024 Hike and Fly Espírito Santo Competition - Castelo (Brazil)
12 October 2024 2024 11th OPEN INTERNATIONAL - 3rd IBERIC OPEN - WORD CUP-CONTROL LINE PORTUGAL - Quinta do Conde (Portugal)
12 October 2024 Ligue France / Pré PWC / Réunion Island Open - Saint-leu (France)
12 October 2024 2024 PARAGLIDING ACCURACY JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN NANYO - Nanyo (Japan)
12 October 2024 2 Etapa Campeonato Paranaense 2024 - Tibagi - Tibagi (Brazil)
17 October 2024 PGAWC SUPERFINALS 2024 - Jingmen (China (People's Republic of))
17 October 2024 10º XMANTIQUEIRA - 2024 - Sao Lourenço (Brazil)
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01 October 2024 Rotorcraft : Speed around the World through antipodes : 19,21 km/h André Marcello Borges de Freitas (BRA)
29 September 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 833,00 km/h Steven K. Lane (USA)
28 September 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 874,14 km/h Dominic Rivers (GBR)
28 September 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 794,00 km/h
27 September 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 835,00 km/h
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,886 sec Marcos Darman (ARG)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,747 sec Curtis Bartholomew (USA)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,747 sec Curtis Bartholomew (USA)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,849 sec Gonçalo Resende (POR)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,849 sec Gonçalo Resende (POR)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,758 sec Gonçalo Resende (POR)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 2,009 sec Abdulbari Qubaisi (UAE)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,971 sec Cornelia Mihai (UAE)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,971 sec Cornelia Mihai (UAE)
27 September 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,971 sec Cornelia Mihai (UAE)
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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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