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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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47th New Zealand Hang Gliding Open Championship -

Event ID

: 17133    

Bid:

291

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country
Sport Class Cross Country
class 5 Cross country

Place

: Murchison New Zealand (New Zealand)

Date(s)

: 16 Jan to 25 Jan 2025

Alternate dates

: 23 Jan to 01 Feb 2025

Website

:https://airtribune.com/46th-new-zealand-hang-gliding-open-championship/info


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Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2025 -

Event ID

: 17249    

Bid:

1851

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Sport Class Cross Country
class 1 Cross country

Place

: Dr Young Drive, Forbes (Australia)

Date(s)

: 14 Jan to 21 Jan 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/forbes-flatlands-hang-gliding-championships-2025


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Parachute Ski World Cup series -

Event ID

: 17374    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Parachute-Ski

Place

: Praloup (France)

Date(s)

: 16 Jan to 19 Jan 2025


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6th British Winter Open -

Event ID

: 17396    

Bid:

473

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Los Tanques, Roldanillo (Colombia)

Date(s)

: 18 Jan to 25 Jan 2025

Website

:https://airtribune.com/bwo2025


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1ª ETAPA CAMP. GAÚCHO DE PARAPENTE 2025 -

Event ID

: 17552    

Bid:

806

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Igrejinha (Brazil)

Date(s)

: 18 Jan to 19 Jan 2025

Alternate dates

: 25 Jan to 26 Jan 2025

Website

:https://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/evento/etapa-i-camp-gaucho-de-parapente-2025-fai-2-igrejinha-rs/info


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Upcoming Events

19 January 2025 Hawkes Bay Paragliding XC 2025 - Havelock North (New Zealand)
23 January 2025 2025 Riyadh Drone Racing World Cup - Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
27 January 2025 2nd Copa Niviuk 2025 II edición - Roldanillo (Colombia)
01 February 2025 Corryong PG Open 2025 - Corryong (Australia)
01 February 2025 F1N Ventus cup - Ajdovscina (Slovenia)
01 February 2025 British Accuracy Cup - Round 1 - Woldingham (United Kingdom)
02 February 2025 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft - Widen (Switzerland)
04 February 2025 2024 14th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2024 Colombia, Roldanillo - Roldanillo (Colombia)
06 February 2025 9th Thailand Paragliding Accuracy ASEAN Friendships Open (FAI CAT II) - AFA Nation League 2025 (Test Event of the 5th FAI Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championships) - Pha Tak Suea, Sangkom, Nong khai (Thailand)
07 February 2025 Open Trujillo - Copa Q'Tanque 2025 - Torococo – Trujillo (Venezuela)
08 February 2025 2025 Kiwi World Cup of New Zealand - Lost Hills, California (USA)
09 February 2025 Bright Open 2025 - Bright (Australia)
12 February 2025 2025 North American Cup - Lost Hills, California (USA)
13 February 2025 2025 Bob White Memorial Max Men International - Lost Hills, California (USA)
13 February 2025 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup 2025 Nongkhai, Thailand - Pha Tak Suea, Sangkom, Nong khai (Thailand)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

28 December 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 837,68 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
27 December 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 700,46 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
22 December 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 982,99 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
13 January 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 842,00 km/h Robert J. Pennington (USA)
11 January 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 787,27 km/hr Thomas Weston (GBR)
04 January 2025 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 932,30 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
29 December 2024 Parachuting : Largest Vertical Formation - Wingsuit Flying no Grip : 38 skydivers
27 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 900,35 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
19 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 783,00 km/h
19 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 1 032,60 Km/h Cory Newman (GBR)
15 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 794,00 km/h
14 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 863,00 km/h Hugh J. Nichols (USA)
13 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 685,00 km/h Hugh J. Nichols (USA)
13 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 716,11 km/h Cory Newman (GBR)
11 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 867,64 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
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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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