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Look Up, the Drones are coming! | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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“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 | |
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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.... | |
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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 | |
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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.... | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
Trofeo Montegrappa Parapendio 2026 - |
Event ID: 17559Bid:277Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Romano d'Ezzelino (Italy)
Date(s): 01 Apr to 06 Apr 2026Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/trofeo-montegrappa-parapendio-2025Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships - |
Event ID: 17715Bid:265Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Dynamic 2-way
Place: Bouc-Bel-Air (France)
Date(s): 01 Apr to 04 Apr 2026Website:https://iflyaixmarseille.frEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving - |
Event ID: 17716Bid:265Event classification: First Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Dynamic 2-way
Place: Bouc-Bel-Air (France)
Date(s): 01 Apr to 04 Apr 2026Website:https://iflyaixmarseille.fr/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI Junior World Gliding Championships - |
Event ID: 17796Bid:245Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Club Class
Place: Lake Keepit (Australia)
Date(s): 06 Jan to 20 Jan 2029Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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2026 Hang Gliding Class1 Japan Championships in ASHIO - |
Event ID: 18412Bid:278Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Ishioka,uwaso (Japan)
Date(s): 02 Apr to 05 Apr 2026Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/2026-hang-gliding-class1-japan-championships-in-ashioFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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XLI Open Internacional Sierra de Cadiz 2026 - |
Event ID: 18437Bid:669Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: El Bosque & Algodonales, Cádiz (Spain)
Date(s): 02 Apr to 05 Apr 2026Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/xli-open-internacional-sierra-de-cadiz-2026Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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TROFEO CITTA' DI TORINO DI VOLO A VELA - |
Event ID: 18509Bid:277Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: handicapped
Place: Torino (Italy)
Date(s): 01 Apr to 07 Apr 2026Website:https://www.aeroclubtorino.it/itEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 03 April 2026 | Swiss League Open Flex 2026 - | Flex, According Weather (Switzerland) |
| 03 April 2026 | 6th 6o OPEN PANCAS - | Pancas (Brazil) |
| 04 April 2026 | 2026 Paris Drone Soccer International Cup - | Lieusaint (France) |
| 04 April 2026 | AFA ASIN LEAGUE 2026 - | ERBIL (Iraq) |
| 09 April 2026 | 4th FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships - | Lesquin (France) |
| 09 April 2026 | 6th FAI World Cup of Indoor Formation Skydiving - | Lesquin (France) |
| 09 April 2026 | 1st FAI World Cup of Indoor Para Skydiving - | Lesquin (France) |
| 09 April 2026 | 1st FAI European Indoor Para Skydiving Championships - | Lesquin (France) |
| 09 April 2026 | PRE PGAWC 2026 - | ERBIL (Iraq) |
| 10 April 2026 | 2026 Open Trabuco Hike And Fly and National League - | Villanueva Del Trabuco (Spain) |
| 10 April 2026 | SISAK OPEN 2026 - | Sisak (Croatia) |
| 10 April 2026 | 7th Dobrča Open 2026 - | Begunje na Gorenjskem (Slovenia) |
| 10 April 2026 | Voss Open 2026 - Racingligaen runde 1 - | Voss (Norway) |
| 11 April 2026 | Zillertal Battle 2026 - | Mayrhofen (Austria) |
| 11 April 2026 | 2026 JIM RICHMOND OPEN - | West Baden, Indiana (USA) |
