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2011 FAI World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft

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CIAM Flyer 06-2011: One Ranking for Model Flying Competitions Around the World

The FAI World Cup links the community of aeromodellers The FAI World Cup is made up of a series of ...

Leinikki joins FAI Head Office as IT Manager

The FAI Head Office has pleasure in announcing that Mr. Visa-Matti Leinikki has been appointed as th...

Wroclaw to host 2017 World Games

The 2017 World Games will be hosted by Wroclaw, Poland, the IWGA (International World Games Assoca...

Robert Hughes appointed FAI Senior Sports Manager

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert (Rob) Hughes as the new FAI Senior Sports M...

CIAM Flyer 06-2011: One Ranking for Model Flying Competition....

CIAM Flyer 06-2011: One Ranking for Model Flying Competition....

The FAI World Cup links the community of aeromodellers The FAI World Cup is made up of a series of international competitions held during one season. The International World Air Sports Federation, FA....

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Leinikki joins FAI Head Office as IT Manager

Leinikki joins FAI Head Office as IT Manager

The FAI Head Office has pleasure in announcing that Mr. Visa-Matti Leinikki has been appointed as the new FAI IT Manager. He will start in his new position on 1 May 2012. Visa-Matti Leinikki, 45, fro....

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Wroclaw to host 2017 World Games

Wroclaw to host 2017 World Games

The 2017 World Games will be hosted by Wroclaw, Poland, the IWGA (International World Games Assocation) announced today in Lausanne, Switzerland. Wroclaw was selected over Budapest, Hungary, in the....

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Horacio Llorens (ESP) Paragliding Aerobatics star

Horacio Llorens (ESP) Paragliding Aerobatics star

Winner of the solo Paragliding Aerobatics World Cup tour in 2008 and 2010, and either first or second in the FAI PG Aerobatics Ranking since 2008, Horacio Llorens is one of the stars of this young dis....

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Judy Leden multiple champion and record holder

Judy Leden multiple champion and record holder

If you added up the number of miles this world champion aviatrix has covered during her thirty-year career in hang gliding and paragliding, the total would stretch several times around the equator. Wi....

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Charles Cazaux 2011 World Paragliding XC Champion

Charles Cazaux 2011 World Paragliding XC Champion

Charles Cazaux (FRA), FAI World Paragliding (cross country) Champion 2011, and FAI World Record holder (speed over FAI triangle, 25km and 50km). Born in France in 1978, Charles started to fly at 15 y....

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Upcoming Events

11 February 2012 2012 Slow Flier - Category F6 - Airsports promotion classes Prague (Czech Rep.)
11 February 2012 2012 Kiwi Cup of New Zealand - Category F1 - Free Flight Lost Hills, California (USA)
11 February 2012 2012 Slovenian Open Nova Gorica (Slovenia)
14 February 2012 2012 Pan American Cup - Category F1 - Free Flight Lost Hills, California (USA)
16 February 2012 2012 Maxmen International / California Cup - Category F1 - Free Flight Lost Hills, California (USA)
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Latest FAI World Record Claims

30 January 2012 Ballooning : Distance : 118.12 km Sandra Rolfe (CAN)
26 January 2012 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Straight distance : 494.5 km André WOLF (BRA)
22 January 2012 Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 965 km/h Timothy McClelland (USA)
22 January 2012 Microlights : Distance in a straight line with limited fuel : 196,376 km Chris Atkinson (AUS)
09 January 2012 Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Out-and-return distance : 374 km Carlos Pellise Punet (ESP)
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2012 FAI Young Artists Contest

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This year's theme is "Silent Flight". Give free rein to your imagination – you might earn one of the Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals!

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Clean sport

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Find out more about the FAI Anti-Doping Programme.

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Browse the list of the FAI Awards recipients.

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IOC Recognised

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3h 54m 59s = World Record manpowered aircraft

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Yuri Gagarin entered space 50 years ago.

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There are 150 pilots in Paragliding Worlds

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