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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
FAI World Gliding Championships - |
Event ID: 13741Bid:245Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: 15 meter Class
Place: Narromine (Australia)
Date(s): 02 Dec to 16 Dec 2023Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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XXVI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE CANARIAS DE ALA DELTA - |
Event ID: 16418Bid:669Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Lanzarote (Spain)
Date(s): 03 Dec to 09 Dec 2023Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/xxvi-open-internacional-de-canarias-de-ala-deltaEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Championnat de France classes 18mètre et Libre - |
Event ID: 16515Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: 18 meter Class
Place: Beynes (France)
Date(s): 26 May to 01 Jun 2024Website:http://www.soaringspot.com/cdf2024-beynes/resultsEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
06 December 2023 | Campeonato Internacional de Parapentes - Open Santiago 2023 - | Santiago (Chile) |
06 December 2023 | 1st 2023 G-Paragliding Accuracy Global Games - | Yongin-si (Korea) |
09 December 2023 | 2023 World Cup Memorial ”OTTO HINTS” F1D - | Slanic Prahova (Romania) |
09 December 2023 | 5th 5ª ETAPA CAMP. GAÚCHO DE PARAPENTE 2023 - FAI 2 - SAPIRANGA - RS - | Sapiranga (Brazil) |
11 December 2023 | 2023 FAI F1D European Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft - | Slanic Prahova (Romania) |
11 December 2023 | 2023 Australian Junior Nationals - | Lake Keepit (Australia) |
30 December 2023 | 2023 Latvia Cup - | adazhi (Latvia) |
30 December 2023 | 2023 Black Cat Cup CANCELLED - | Adazi (Latvia) |
30 December 2023 | 2023 27th IKR Pokal CANCELLED - | Bitterfeld (Germany) |
06 January 2024 | 1st Corryong HG Cup 2024 - | Corryong (Australia) |
06 January 2024 | 1st SRS Ozone Edition, Colombia - | Piedechinche (Colombia) |
06 January 2024 | 2024NishifujiJC - | Fujinomiya City (Japan) |
16 January 2024 | 1st Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2024 - | Forbes (Australia) |
27 January 2024 | 5th British Winter Open - | Roldanillo (Colombia) |
30 January 2024 | Hawkes Bay Paragliding XC 2024 - | Havelock North (New Zealand) |