News

Awards

09 Sep 2020

Mélanie Gadoulet, IGC Champion Pilot of the Year 2019

Commissions

22 Jun 2020

Open Glider Network, IGC and the future: the view from Angel Casado

Records & Achievements

13 May 2020

Unified tracking platform for gliders OGN wins the General Aviation Safety Award

News of 2020 FAI/SGP National event changes due to Covid-19

Due to the uncertainty of future travel restrictions and national restrictions affecting gliding the following changes are being made to the 2020 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) events schedule.

FAI/SGP FRANCE 2020 RION-DES-LANDES

Previously 2nd to 9th of MAY 2020
This will now be held 2nd to 8th of May 2021

FAI/SGP SWEDEN 2020 BORAS

Previously 10th to 15th May 2020
This will now be held from 9th to 15th of May 2021

Read more about News of 2020 FAI/SGP National event changes due to Covid-19

Events

03 Jan 2020

10th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championship in Australia

Events

07 Oct 2019

France chosen for the Final of the 10th Sailplane Grand Prix Series

1st anniversary of the highest altitude reached by a glider

One year ago, on September 2^nd 2018, the Perlan 2 soared into the record books by reaching 76,000 feet (23km), the highest altitude ever reached by a glider.

The flight took place in El Calafate, Patagonia in Argentina, and was the third time in just a few days that the glider flew above the altitude of its own previous world record, set in 2017. The unique aircraft was flown by US pilots Jim Payne and Tim Gardner.