With three podium places in three different events, it’s safe to say 2018 was a good year for Croatian aeromodelling pilot Arijan Hucaljuk.

The talented young aeromodeller won both the FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders and the FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft, and came second in the FAI F3K European Championship for Model Gliders.

It’s a fantastic achievement, especially as each event falls into a different soaring class. We caught up with Hucaljuk, 26, to find out more about his approach.

Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (1895-1981) was born to overcome boundaries. A scientist with a strong interest in psychology, philosophy and theology, she dared to dream big, breaking through the metaphorical glass ceiling to become the first female balloon pilot in the US, the first woman to reach the stratosphere, and finally, becoming one of the first 11 female Episcopal priests in the USA.

In 2019 the IGC, the world's highest authority in the Gliding Sports in the world’s highest aviation authority FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - will celebrate two Awards, the jubilee of the first Lilienthal Medal for Gliding 1938 given in January 1939 at Paris to Tadeusz Gora (Poland) and the 1995 World Soaring Cup (WSC) a challenge cup initially given by New Zealand competition gliding enthusiasts.  In 2018 the IGC Plenary approved a proposal that the WSC would be given annually to the IGC Champion Pilot of the Year.  In 2018 the

The dream of space tourism came one step closer last week, when Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo hit its highest altitude to date by soaring 82.7km above the surface of the earth before landing again safely in California’s Mojave Desert.

The passenger rocket ship, which resembles an airplane and is also known as the VSS Unity, took off from Mojave air and spaceport on Thursday December 13.

Since the introduction of new materials more than 20 years ago, digitalisation has also led to significant changes in the technologies for materials processing. Model builders that do not have the latest systems or know-how will seek advice frommore experienced fellow enthusiasts. Many of these will also carry out work. This promotes networking among active model builders around the world.

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The FAI and the Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK) have announced that the FAI World Air Games in Turkey have been moved from 2020 to September 2022. 

In a statement signed by FAI President Robert Henderson and THK President A. Bertan Nogaylaroğlu both organisations committed to “supercharging” the FAI World Air Games to provide an “exciting, engaging, professional and safe global event”.

The French Parachuting Federation (FFP) is striving to have Indoor Skydiving included in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with the support of FAI.

• Flyin2024 website

David Roth, President of the French Parachuting Federation, stated: