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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

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Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

30 May
-
10 Jun 2019
2019 Championnat Régional Grand_Est
Pont Saint-Vincent,
FRA
30 May
-
02 Jun 2019
2019 Grand Prix Regional Centre Val-de-L
Issoudin,
FRA
30 May
-
10 Jun 2019
2019 Championnat Régional Aubergne-Rhône-Alpes
Morestel,
FRA
04 Jun
-
13 Jun 2019
2019 US Nationals
Yoder, KS,
USA
07 Jun
-
16 Jun 2019
2019 Trofeo dell Oltrepa
Vogera,
ITA
08 Jun
-
15 Jun 2019
2109 Uppsala Masters
Uppsala,
SWE
15 Jun
-
22 Jun 2019
2019 Championnat Régional Occitanie
Bourg Saint Bernard ,
FRA
18 Jun
-
27 Jun 2019
2019 US Nationals
Hobbs, New Mexico,
USA
22 Jun
-
01 Jul 2019
2019 US Nationals
Waynesville, OH,
USA
22 Jun
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30 Jun 2019
2019 CR Courtelary
Courtelary,
SUI
28 Jun
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06 Jul 2019
2019 Adrenalin GP FL
Frydlant,
CZE
29 Jun
-
06 Jul 2019
2019 Club and Gradient GP M. Vlach Cup
Mlada Boleslav,
CZE
30 Jun
-
12 Jul 2019
2019 Safari Cup
Dvur Kralove n/L,
CZE
30 Jun
-
12 Jul 2019
2019 Czech Junior Championships
Jaromer,
CZE
04 Jul
-
13 Jul 2019
2019 International Issoudun
Issoudun,
FRA
06 Jul
-
14 Jul 2019
2019 Sun-Air Cup and Junior Nationals
Arnborg,
DEN
07 Jul
-
13 Jul 2019
2019 Championat de France classes 18m - Libre
Issoudun,
FRA
08 Jul
-
14 Jul 2019
2019 Austrian Junior NAtionals
Altlichtenwarth,
AUT
13 Jul
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21 Jul 2019
2019 T Cup
Touzim,
CZE
13 Jul
-
20 Jul 2019
2019 Highland Gliding Cup
Letnany Airport,
CZE

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

More info about SGP