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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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2024 HG Japan Championship in KINOKAWA -

Event ID

: 17202    

Bid:

278

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country

Place

: Kinokawa-shi,uchita (Japan)

Date(s)

: 12 Dec to 15 Dec 2024

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/2024-hg-japan-championship-in-kinokawa


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International Paragliding Accuracy Championship & Air Sports Festival -2024 -

Event ID

: 17239    

Bid:

272

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Paragliding Accuracy

Place

: Mizoram, Serchhip (India)

Date(s)

: 09 Dec to 14 Dec 2024

Alternate dates

: 07 Dec to 09 Dec 2024

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/international-paragliding-accuracy-championship-air-sports-f


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FAI World Hang Gliding Sports Class Championship -

Event ID

: 17535    

Bid:

277

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Sport Class Cross Country

Place

: Laveno Mombello (Italy)

Date(s)

: 01 Jun to 14 Jun 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/hg-sport-worlds-2025


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Upcoming Events

14 December 2024 4th IV ETAPA CAMP. GAÚCHO DE PARAPENTE 2024 - FAI 2 - IGREJINHA - RS - Igrejinha (Brazil)
15 December 2024 2025 South-Africa prePWC - Porterville Western Cape (South Africa)
20 December 2024 13th Korca Open Air - Korca (Albania)
21 December 2024 2024 FAI Hong Kong International Drone Soccer Competition - Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
26 December 2024 2024 Negev Open - Urim (Israel)
27 December 2024 2024 Hanukkah Open - Urim (Israel)
29 December 2024 KeQiao World Drone Racing Open international - ShaoXing,China (China (People's Republic of))
03 January 2025 Andes Open MERIDA 2025 - Merida (Venezuela)
05 January 2025 2025 FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix - Gawler (Australia)
05 January 2025 2025 New Zealand Paragliding Open and NZ National Championships - Rotorua (New Zealand)
05 January 2025 Corryong Cup 2025 - Corryong (Australia)
08 January 2025 Primera Válida Nacional Open Roldanillo and Irish Open - Los Tanques, Roldanillo (Colombia)
11 January 2025 2025 FAI Hong Kong Open Drone Racing Championship - Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
11 January 2025 Nishifuji Japan Classic 2025 - Fujinomiya City (Japan)
14 January 2025 18th Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2025 - Dr Young Drive, Forbes (Australia)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

09 December 2024 Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 169,33 km/h Uys Jonker (RSA)
09 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 745,26 km/h Thomas Weston (GBR)
09 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 764,00 km/h Nicholas A. Rose (USA)
08 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 855,00 km/h Ty Ung (USA)
07 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 929,00 km/h Charles W. Samuel (USA)
04 December 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 1 001,00 km/h Kerry J. Swanson (USA)
02 December 2024 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Gain of height : 4 395 m WIllem Johannes de Vries (RSA)
01 December 2024 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Gain of height : 4 600 m Heinrich Marloth (RSA)
01 December 2024 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Gain of height : 4 600 m Heinrich Marloth (RSA)
30 November 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 2,282 sec Jeannie Bartholomew (USA)
30 November 2024 Parachuting : VFS Largest Formation Head Up : 96 skydivers
30 November 2024 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 1 077,00 km/h James T. Hicks (USA)
30 November 2024 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Distance using up to 3 turn points : 276,5 km WIllem Johannes de Vries (RSA)
30 November 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,885 sec Cornelia Mihai (UAE)
30 November 2024 Parachuting : Carved Speed 70m : 1,885 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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