The flying is finished and Team USA’s, Senior category has taken first place at the FAI F1D World Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft in Slănic, Romania! The Junior team finished second. Individually, Kang Lee placed first in the Senior category, Daniel Guo finished on top in the Junior category, and […]
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Drone Racing Scheduled for World Games 2025
By Rob Kurek | Communications Director The Fédération Aéronautique International (FAI) has confirmed that drone racing will be featured at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China. The event is scheduled for August 7-17, 2025. According to a FAI news release, this follows the debut of drone racing at the […]
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2024 FAI F1D World Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft
National Free Flight Society (NFFS) President David Lindley provided the following report about the upcoming Indoor Free Flight World Championships: The US F1D team is preparing once again to return to the 2024 F1D World Championships in Slanic, Romania March 23-26, 2024. Since 1961, Team USA has had an incredible […]
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The World Is Coming to Muncie Next Summer!
The 2024 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) will host the F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, August 11-17, 2024. Classes participating include F2A (CL Speed), F2B (CL Aerobatics), F2C (CL Team Racing), and F2D (CL Combat). A website with more […]
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Team USA Places Second in World Drone Racing Championship
This press release was provided to AMA by the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI). Namwon, Korea, 10 October 2023 – The 2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championship (WDRC) came to a close yesterday after four days of thrilling competition in Namwon, Korea. This prestigious competition brought together the 115 world’s top […]
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New CIAM Award Honors Ten Americans
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) recently announced a new award, the CIAM Legends Medal to honor pilots who have won the title of FAI World Champion in any aeromodeling or spacemodeling competition three times. Ten Americans will be honored October 26-27, 2023, at the FAI General Conference’s opening ceremony in […]
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CIAM Legends Medal Introduced
The Fédération Aéronautique International (FAI) recently announced a new medal to honor the pilots who have won the title of FAI World Champion in any aeromodeling or spacemodeling competition three times. From a recent FAI news release: “The CIAM Legends Medal, established by the FAI Aeromodeling Commission (CIAM) in 2022, […]
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World Championships Wrap-Up
Three US teams recently traveled overseas to compete in world championships. The FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Australia saw Team USA take home the gold medal. Individually, Andrew Jesky placed second and Jason Shulman was third. The FAI F1ABC World Championships took place in France; National […]
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US Outdoor Free Flight Team competed in 2023 World Championships
The US Outdoor Free Flight (FF) Team competed in the 2023 World Championships in Moncontour, France, on August 12-20. This was the first FF world championships since the implementation of a new rule that allows for a female fourth team member. The US women proved pivotal with Anat Goldstein and […]
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US Teams Excel in World Championships
A record number of world championships are taking place this summer, providing US teams a chance to prove they can compete against the “best of the best” that the world has to offer. At the AMA International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, the FAI F3N World Championships for Helicopters […]
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