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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. Read more... |
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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. Read more... |
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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.... Read more... |
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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.” Read more... |
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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 .... Read more... |
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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.... Read more... |
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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. Read more... |
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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 .... Read more... |
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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… Read more... |
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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.... Read more... |
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Current Events
PGAEC Croatia 2024 - |
Event ID: 17057Bid:256Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: Radoboj (Croatia)
Date(s): 18 Oct to 20 Oct 2024Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/PGAEC-croatia-2024Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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PGAWC SUPERFINALS 2024 - |
Event ID: 17200Bid:253Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: Jingmen (China (People's Republic of))
Date(s): 17 Oct to 21 Oct 2024Website:https://yalian-fly.com/competition/pgcwa2024.htmlEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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10º XMANTIQUEIRA - 2024 - |
Event ID: 17208Bid:806Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Sao Lourenço (Brazil)
Date(s): 17 Oct to 20 Oct 2024Alternate dates: 07 Nov to 10 Nov 2024Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/xmantiqueira-2024FAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Roq'Acro - |
Event ID: 17229Bid:374Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Aerobatics
Place: Roquebrune Cap Martin (France)
Date(s): 18 Oct to 20 Oct 2024Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/roq-acroEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
19 October 2024 | 2024 Galicia Cup - | Zhovkva (Ukraine) |
19 October 2024 | 2024 18° Trofeo 'Città di Capannori' - Memorial "Bruno FIEGL" - | Capannori (Lucca) (Italy) |
19 October 2024 | 2024 Krka Cup - | Sentjernej, Novo mesto (Slovenia) |
19 October 2024 | Croatian National ACC "Zagorje OPEN 2024" - | Radoboj (Croatia) |
19 October 2024 | TusnadPG 17th edition Accuracy International championship - | Baile Tusnad (Romania) |
19 October 2024 | 4th 2024 KOREA HANG GLIDING LEAGUE 4th ROUND ( 2024 KHL 4R) - | Hadong-gun (Korea) |
19 October 2024 | Roq'PA - | Roquebrune Cap Martin (France) |
20 October 2024 | 2024 SLO Cup - | Sentjernej, Novo mesto (Slovenia) |
24 October 2024 | 2024 ASFC F9U World Cup Chongqing, China - | Chongqing (China (People's Republic of)) |
25 October 2024 | 45th Sopot Open & Bulgarian PGA National Championship 2024 - | Sopot, bulgaria (Bulgaria) |
26 October 2024 | 2024 CZE Cup - | Kožlany (Czech Republic) |
26 October 2024 | 2024 F1N Kup Slavonije i Baranje - | Osijek (Croatia) |
26 October 2024 | 2024 LAMIA OPEN F5J - | Lamia (Greece) |
27 October 2024 | 2024 West Bohemian World Cup - | Kožlany (Czech Republic) |
31 October 2024 | 2024 FAI World Drone Racing Championship - | Hangzhou (China (People's Republic of)) |