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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

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Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

14 Jun
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23 Jun 2024
2024 Coppa Città di Ferrara - Campionato Italiano
Ferrara,
ITA
16 Jun
-
22 Jun 2024
2024 FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix
Varese,
ITA
27 Jun
-
06 Jul 2024
2024 Czech Regional Championship
Hodkovice,
CZE
27 Jun
-
06 Jul 2024
2024 Czech Junior Championships
Hodkovice,
CZE
28 Jun
-
06 Jul 2024
2024 International Issoudun
Issoudun,
FRA
28 Jun
-
06 Jul 2024
2024 Adrenalin FL
Frydlant,
CZE
29 Jun
-
07 Jul 2024
2024 Open Belgian Gliding Nationals
Saint Hubert,
BEL
30 Jun
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06 Jul 2024
2024 FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix
Lesce,
SLO
05 Jul
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13 Jul 2024
2024 T CUP
Touzim,
CZE
05 Jul
-
13 Jul 2024
2024 Safari Cup
Dvur Kralove n/L,
CZE
07 Jul
-
13 Jul 2024
2024 _Other
Vinon,
FRA
07 Jul
-
13 Jul 2024
2024 Championnat de France Standard 15 mètre Biplace 20m
Vinon,
FRA
14 Jul
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20 Jul 2024
Championnat Inter-Régional Grand-Ouest
Montaigu,
FRA
20 Jul
-
27 Jul 2024
2024 Highland Gliding Cup
Havlickuv Brod,
CZE
21 Jul
-
27 Jul 2024
2024 FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix
Saint-Sulpice,
FRA
21 Jul
-
27 Jul 2024
2024 Grand Prix de France
Saint-Sulpice,
FRA
21 Jul
-
28 Jul 2024
2024 Les 8 jours de Fontainebleau
Fontainbleau,
FRA
21 Jul
-
27 Jul 2024
2024 Championnat Inter-régional Junior Sud-Ouest
Condom,
FRA
27 Jul
-
03 Aug 2024
2024 Rana Cup
Rana near Louny,
CZE
30 Jul
-
09 Aug 2024
2024 Concours International de Bailleau
Bailleau,
FRA

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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