Huge crowds gathered along the shore of Lake Molveno, Italy, this weekend, to witness the incredible acro stunts performed by the elite paragliders battling in the skies to win the second stage of the Acro World Tour 2018.
It was Théo de Blic (FRA) who managed to impress judges the most with his jaw-dropping performance, beating Chile’s Victor Carrera and fellow Frenchman François Ragolski to be crowned King of Brenta 2018.
The FAI has launched three dedicated social media channels for drones, in order to promote and share the developments, competitions, news and activities within this rapidly-growing area of airsports.
The three channels are:
20th FAI European Hang gliding Class 1 and 8th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championships have come to an end and we congratulate the winners. 125 pilots from 26 nations competed in the sky of FYR Macedonia for these prestigious titles. The event ran for 14 days with 8 valid tasks, none of which was stopped. The organisers cared a lot to provide all the expertise to make competition flying long, various and challenging. The place though was familiar to the competitors due to test event and previous HG Words and Europeans held 2 years before here.
FAI and Australian giant drone racing team Freespace Drone Racing have agreed to extend their coordinated efforts in the development of drone racing as a global sport.
The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding that recognises the significant progress made by each party and outlines a three-year plan to integrate two giant drone classes into the FAI drone racing calendar.
Texel, the largest of the Wadden Islands in North Holland, the Netherlands is a natural gem known for its 30km of sandy beaches. But on Saturday August 4, all eyes will be on the skies as the Leaseweb Texel Airshow 2018 flies into town!
Now sponsored by official FAI partner Leaseweb, the event is held every three years and has been running since 1980, making this the 12th edition.
Against the backdrop of the dramatic Dolomite mountains and the crystal-clear waters of Lake Molveno, aerobatic paragliders from all over the world will battle in the skies to be crowned ‘King of Brenta’ at the Acro World Tour’s 2nd stage, being held from 18-22 July 2018.
At this stage of the Acro World Tour 2018 competition, around 30 riders from 10 nations will perform aerobatic manoeuvres then attempt to make the most spectacular landing they can onto a floating platform in the lake.
Hola drone racing fans! The FAI Drone Racing World Cup is touching down in Barcelona, Spain this weekend – and it looks set to be another exciting and closely fought contest.
Organisers are expecting 70 of the best drone pilots from across Europe and around the world to descend on Les Comes, a short drive north of the city centre, for the 2018 Barcelona Drone Racing F3U World Cup.
Representatives of the 13 FAI Air Sports Commissions combined work with pleasure on their recent trip to the stunning venues chosen for the FAI World Air Games 2020 in Turkey.
Led by FAI Sports and Events Director Markus Haggeney, and hosted by Turkish Aeronautical Association Türk Hava Kurumu, the trip started in the cosmopolitan Turkish capital of Ankara.
The objectives were to introduce the delegates to THK officials, visit the proposed venues, and start looking into how to ensure the successful management of the games.
