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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

02 Feb
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09 Feb 2025
2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft
Widen,
SUI
02 Mar
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08 Mar 2025
2025 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders
Cordoba,
ARG
09 Jul
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15 Jul 2025
2025 FAI F1ABP Junior European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft
Simeria,
ROU
26 Jul
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02 Aug 2025
2025 FAI F3K World Championships for Model Gliders
Tarp, Schleswig-Holstein,
GER
02 Aug
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09 Aug 2025
2025 FAI F3CN World Championships for Model Helicopters
Pitesti,
ROU
09 Aug
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11 Aug 2025
2025 The World Games
Chengdu,
CHN
09 Aug
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16 Aug 2025
2025 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft
Muncie, IN,
USA
08 Dec
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11 Dec 2025
2025 FAI F1D European Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft
Slanic Prahova,
ROU

Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

11 Jan
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2025
2025 FAI Hong Kong Open Drone Racing Championship
Hong Kong,
HKG
23 Jan
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25 Jan 2025
2025 Riyadh Drone Racing World Cup
Riyadh,
KSA
01 Feb
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2025
F1N Ventus cup
Ajdovscina,
SLO
08 Feb
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10 Feb 2025
2025 Kiwi World Cup of New Zealand
Lost Hills, California,
USA
12 Feb
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2025
2025 North American Cup
Lost Hills, California,
USA
13 Feb
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17 Feb 2025
2025 Bob White Memorial Max Men International
Lost Hills, California,
USA
28 Feb
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01 Mar 2025
2025 Tango Cup Open Contest
Cordoba,
ARG
28 Feb
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02 Mar 2025
2025 2025 Arizona Cup
tucson, az,
USA
07 Mar
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2025
2025 Moose Cup
Säkylä, Pori,
FIN
08 Mar
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2025
2025 Bear Cup
Säkylä, Pori,
FIN
08 Mar
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10 Mar 2025
2025 F3A Australian Masters
Australian Pression Aerobatics ,
AUS
15 Mar
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2025
2025 SPZG Cup, Antoon van Eldik Memorial
Kietrz,
POL
15 Mar
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16 Mar 2025
2025 F1N Warsaw Cup
Warsaw,
POL
15 Mar
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2025
2025 F1N Kutina open International
Kutina,
CRO
16 Mar
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2025
2025 Kietrz Cup, Pieter de Boer Memorial
Kietrz,
POL
21 Mar
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23 Mar 2025
2025 2. open international German Drone Soccer Cup
Aalen,
GER
22 Mar
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2025
2025 Dubnica CUP
Dubnica nad Váhom,
SVK
22 Mar
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23 Mar 2025
2025 Herend Cup
Tapolca,
HUN
28 Mar
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30 Mar 2025
2025 Raná Open
Rana near Louny,
CZE
29 Mar
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30 Mar 2025
2025 Larissa F5J Meeting 2025
Larissa,
GRE

Aeromodelling

The FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) conducts FAI's aeromodelling and spacemodelling activities, in particular World Records and International Competitions.

Aeromodelling, although it did not yet bear that name, predates “full-size” aviation. The greatest pioneers of human flight, from Cayley, Lilienthal, the Wrights and Levavasseur to Blériot, Ferber, Farman and Messerschmitt, initially used model aircraft to test the solutions they were in the process of designing. This just goes to show how long the history of aeromodelling is. Model aircraft contests were organised as early as 1905, designed as entertaining and accessible sideshows inspired by a gradual emergence of powered aeroplanes.

Aeromodelling swiftly gained popularity from the 1930s onwards. Radio control was not yet highly developed – and was not to be so until the 1950s – so it was almost exclusively free flying and control-line aircraft that were used.

Shortly before the Second World War, the first international competitions were organised in England and Germany.

1955 saw the début of aerobatics in competition. The first world championships were held five years later. Model spacecraft were invented in the early 1960s in the United States and the first world championships were held in 1972.

Aeromodelling today is above all the most significant FAI discipline in terms of numbers of flyers: it has been estimated that there are more than a million enthusiasts all over the world. There are now a great many aeromodelling categories, be it for aeroplanes (extensible engines, piston engine, jet engine, electric and even solarpowered engines), seaplanes, gliders, helicopters and space models.

FAI Aeromodelling Commission

CIAM World Cups