03 Jun 2016
After completing 11 rounds during the week, the 12th and final round was started June 3. Unfortunately, due to adverse weather conditions, there were initially rear winds on the Launch Point preventing take off and then adverse thermic conditions and rotors on the Target Area, the round was stopped...
09 Jul 2016
From 10th to 17th of July, one of European largest annual paragliding event – the 5th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship – will be held in Lithuania. 75 pilots from 18 countries will compete in the European Championship of 2016 (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Poland, Czech...
15 Jul 2016
After a slow start with a challenging practice round and then high winds, the competition proper started on the Wednesday with a very long working day for the officials let alone the competitors… Five (5) rounds were successfully completed, albeit with a couple of hiccups due to a prolonged stand...
18 Jul 2016
The full number of twelve rounds was successfully completed this week at the 5th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship on the Paluknys airfield in Lithuania with good flying weather for the last two competition days. In a particularly close competition, the Serbia Team were the victors,...
25 Jul 2016
The picture of a dead-tired volunteer taking a quick nap at goal before getting on with his job sums up well the first part of these Hang Gliding Euro Class 1 and World Class 5 championships: so far a very good and very demanding event, with good conditions and long tasks set and completed. Only...
25 Jul 2016
On 23 July 2006, 10 years ago, French pro paraglider Charles Cazaux set a FAI World Record when he reached 41.15 km/h in the category “Speed over a triangular course of 25km”. In April 2010 he broke his own FAI World Record with 46,8 km/h which has not been superseded. He holds still multiple FAI...
