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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 World Paragliding Championship -

Event ID

: 14953    

Bid:

265

Event classification

: First Category Event

Type of event

: World Championship

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Chamoux sur Gelon (France)

Date(s)

: 20 May to 03 Jun 2023

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/pgworlds-2023


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Ismail Sarigoglu Free Flight Cup -

Event ID

: 15737    

Bid:

307

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F1A (FF Gliders)
F1B (FF Wakefield)
F1C (FF Aircraft with Piston Engines)

Place

: KIRKLARELI (Türkiye)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 22 Sep to 24 Sep 2023

Website

:www.turkey-ff.org


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XXX Open Internacional Ciudad de Zamora W.C. -

Event ID

: 15803    

Bid:

669

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F3A (RC Aerobatic Aircraft)

Place

: Coreses (Spain)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Website

:https://www.claz.es


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Nockalmpokal F3F -

Event ID

: 15854    

Bid:

246

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F3F (RC Slope Soaring Gliders)

Place

: 9543 Arriach (Austria)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Website

:www.f3f.eu


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Nakotne Cup F5J -

Event ID

: 15983    

Bid:

283

Event classification

: Open International - World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F5J (RC Electric Powered Thermal Duration)

Place

: Adazi (Latvia)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 03 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 09 Jun to 10 Jun 2023

Website

:www.nakotne.com


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29th Summer Soaring Criterium -

Event ID

: 15992    

Bid:

854

Event classification

: Open International - Non World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F3G (Motor Gliders)

Place

: Anthisnes (Belgium)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 25 Jun 2023

Website

:https://crpal.be


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MEATFLY BESKYDY OPEN 2023 -

Event ID

: 16074    

Bid:

715

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Baška, CZE (Czech Republic)

Date(s)

: 01 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 03 Jun to 06 Jun 2023

Website

:https://www.pghnizdo.cz/meatfly-beskydy-open-2023/


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XXXV Valerio Albrizio Trophy -

Event ID

: 16107    

Bid:

277

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

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

Place

: Laveno Mombello (Italy)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 09 Jun to 11 Jun 2023

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/xxxv-valerio-albrizio-trophy-2023


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TIROLER OPEN 2023 -

Event ID

: 16120    

Bid:

246

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country
class 5 Cross country

Place

: Mayrhofen (Austria)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 09 Jun to 11 Jun 2023

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/tiroler-open-2023


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2023 BRAZIL SUPER OPEN ALFREDO CHAVES PG -

Event ID

: 16121    

Bid:

806

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Alfredo Chaves (Brazil)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Website

:http://eventos-old.cbvl.esp.br/pt/eventos/470-super-open-e-capixaba-de-parapente-fai2-2023-alfredo-chaves-es#inscricoes


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Polish Paragliding Accuracy Open - Polish Paragliding Accuracy Championship - Krosno 2023 -

Event ID

: 16149    

Bid:

294

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Paragliding Accuracy

Place

: Krosno (Poland)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 23 Jun to 25 Jun 2023

Website

:https://kadraparalotniowa.pl/polish_accuracy_open2023


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Ladik XC Serial Open -

Event ID

: 16156    

Bid:

307

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Samsun (Türkiye)

Date(s)

: 01 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Alternate dates

: 31 May to 03 Jun 2023

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/ladik-samsun-xc-open-sport-class


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Trofeo Oltrepo -

Event ID

: 16235    

Bid:

277

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

handicapped

Place

: Voghera Rivanazzo (Italy)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 11 Jun 2023

Website

:http://www.flyavm.it


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2023 MEMORIAL Henryk Jerzyk & Paweł Idczak -

Event ID

: 16237    

Bid:

294

Event classification

: Open International - Non World Cup Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

F4C (RC Scale Aeroplanes)
F4H (RC Stand-off Scale Aeroplanes)

Place

: Michałków (Poland)

Date(s)

: 02 Jun to 04 Jun 2023

Website

:https://www.facebook.com/rcostrow/?locale=pl_PL


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Upcoming Events

03 June 2023 2023 F3C World Cup - EHS Denmark - ribe (Denmark)
03 June 2023 2023 World Cup Feistritz/Gail F3A - Feistritz / Gail (Austria)
03 June 2023 2023 EAB Thumaide F5B/F Eurotour - Thumaide (Belgium)
03 June 2023 2023 In Memory of Jozef Gábriš - Lackovce (Slovakia)
03 June 2023 5th FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships - Bornos (Spain)
03 June 2023 2023 28th Sächsische Schweiz World Cup - Sebnitz (Germany)
03 June 2023 2023 MTSR Sowiniec Cup S - Klucze (Poland)
03 June 2023 Swiss Cup Frutigen - Frutigen (Switzerland)
03 June 2023 2023 Eurotour F3L Podhorany CZ - Podhořany u Ronova (Czech Republic)
03 June 2023 32nd 32. offener Internationaler AlpenrosenCup 2023 - Westendorf (Austria)
03 June 2023 2nd Swedish Cup Orsa Tallhed 2023 - orsa tallhed (Sweden)
03 June 2023 2nd SRS Gin Edition, France - st jean montclar (France)
03 June 2023 3rd Paulista Hanggliding Championship - round 3 - Andradas (Brazil)
04 June 2023 2023 Nakotne Cup F3K - Adazi (Latvia)
04 June 2023 2023 US Nationals - Cordele, GA (USA)
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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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The next Conference will take place from 25 to 27 October 2017 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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