Yesterday marked the start of the Qualification rounds for the 2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championship. All participants had the opportunity to showcase their skills in three rounds. Each round consisted of three laps around the track, totaling nine laps in total. The ranking for each competitor was determined by calculating the average time of their best three laps.
Report from Antonis Papadopoulos, FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) President and Jury Member
The 2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championships have officially commenced with a spectacular light show involving 600 drones at the stadium of the Namwon Sports Town complex, Jeollabuk-do, Korea on 6 October.
Report from Antonis Papadopoulos, FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) President and Jury Member
The 2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championship officially began today with the Opening Ceremony during the afternoon of October 6th, in Namwon, Korea.
All the teams registered for this event arrived yesterday or during the previous days and have had the opportunity to visit the area where the event will take place.
By Ruth E. Wilson (AUS), Gas Balloon Pilot and member of FAI Ballooning Commission Public & Media Relations Sub-Committee.
Right now in Alberquerque, USA, 17 teams from nine countries are settling into pre-race planning mode, prior to launching their gas balloons at the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, the oldest and most prestigious event in aviation.
The two Gallet brothers from France each became champion in their category at the recent 2023 FAI F5J World Championships for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders in Bulgaria: Adrien, aged 20, in the seniors, and his 12 year old brother Romain in the juniors.
The 2023 World Championships for Model Helicopters were awarded on 9th August after a much-anticipated contest held in the major model flying site of the Academy of Model Aeronautics in Muncie, Indiana, USA with the support of the International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association (IRCHA).
