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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

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Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

30 Jun
-
08 Jul 2017
2017 Austrian Multiclass Nationals
Mariazell,
AUT
30 Jun
-
08 Jul 2017
2017 Adrenalin GP FL
Frydlant nad OStravici,
CZE
01 Jul
-
08 Jul 2017
2017 Arboga Open
Arboga,
SWE
02 Jul
-
14 Jul 2017
2017 Safari Cup
Dvur Kralove n/L,
CZE
04 Jul
-
14 Jul 2017
2017 German Gliding Championships
Stendal,
GER
08 Jul
-
16 Jul 2017
2017 T Cup
Touzim,
CZE
09 Jul
-
21 Jul 2017
2017 Czech Junior Championship
Jihlava,
CZE
13 Jul
-
19 Jul 2017
2017 Junior national gliding championship of Slovenia and Austria & International open championship
Moskanjci,
SLO
15 Jul
-
22 Jul 2017
2017 Junior Qualification Competition
Leverkusen,
GER
17 Jul
-
23 Jul 2017
2017 Junior Qualification Competition
Achmer,
GER
27 Jul
-
03 Aug 2017
2017 Junior Qualification Competition
Stölln /Rhinow,
GER
28 Jul
-
05 Aug 2017
2017 Klippeneck-Segelflug-Wettbewerb
Klippeneck,
GER
29 Jul
-
05 Aug 2017
2017 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP
Partizanske,
SVK
05 Aug
-
12 Aug 2017
2017 _Other
Grabenstetten,
GER
06 Aug
-
18 Aug 2017
2017 Czech Regional Championship
Krizanov,
CZE
12 Aug
-
19 Aug 2017
2017 Rana Cup
Raná u Loun,
CZE
15 Aug
-
25 Aug 2017
2017 German Gliding Championships
Moenchsheide,
GER
19 Aug
-
26 Aug 2017
2017 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP
Celje,
SLO
19 Aug
-
27 Aug 2017
2017 British Junior Championships
Nympsfield,
GBR
26 Aug
-
02 Sep 2017
2017 Club and Gradient GP M. Vlach Cup
Mlada Boleslav,
CZE
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Gliding

The FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) conducts FAI's gliding activities, in particular World Records and International Competitions with the exception of glider aerobatics.

Gliding involves engineless aircraft that move by use of raising air known as thermals, which are cause by the sun heating the ground which in turn heats the air above it; after locating a thermal, a glider pilot will circle within the area of rising air to gain height. Other types of rising air include ridge lift, mountain waves and convergences of different air masses.

International Championships are run all over the world. Pilots selected on the basis of their results in competitions at home can enter biennial FAI European Gliding Championships which alternate with World Championships. In an European Championships year, there are also separate World Championships for Junior pilots, up to their 26th birthday year and for female pilots. The separate female competitions were established not to discriminate but to encourage women to take their flying further as many fail to do due to the demands of family and other duties.

The FAI Sailplane Grand Prix sees the world's best glider pilots compete in the Final after qualifying from events around the world. Races have a simple regatta start and a first-over-the-line finish, and are designed to be exciting for spectators and raise gliding's profile in the media; GPS technology enable spectators to follow aircrafts' progress live on the internet.

 

FAI Sailplane Grand Prix

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