2016 in air sports
Paragliding
Paragliding World Cup
- March 9 – 16: 2016 Paragliding World Cup Brazil in
Castelo - June 4 – 11: 2016 Paragliding World Cup - Italy in
Gemona del Friuli - July 2 – 9: 2016 Paragliding World Cup - Portugal in
Serra da Estrela - September 3 – 10: 2016 Paragliding World Cup - France in
Saint-André-les-Alpes - October 1 – 8: 2016 Paragliding World Cup (final) in
Saint-Leu
Paragliding Accuracy World Cup
- May 5 – 8: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #1 in
Berane - May 10 – 15: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #2 in
Vlorë - August 5 – 7: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #3 in
Lombok - August 11 – 15: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #4 in
Taitung County
International and Continental events
- May 27 – June 3: 3rd FAI Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championship in
Taldykorgan - Overall winner:
Tanapat Leangaiem - Teams winner:
China
- Overall winner:
- July 10 – 17: 5th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in
Paluknys - July 16 – 23: XXXIII Guarnieri International Trophy - Pre-World 2016 in
Pedavena - August 8 – 20: 14th FAI European Paragliding Championship in
Kruševo - Overall winner:
Honorin Hamard - Women's winner:
Seiko Fukuoka-Naville - Teams winners:
France (Honorin Hamard, Julien Wirtz, Maxime Pinot, Pierre Remy, Alexandre Jofresa, Seiko Fukuoka-Naville)
- Overall winner:
- August 26 – September 4: 2nd FAI World Paragliding Championships in
Montmin / Doussard
Parachuting
- January 15 – 17: Para-ski World Cup #1 in
St Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf - Men's winner:
Ule Uroš - Women's winner:
Magdalena Schwertl - Junior mix winner:
Sebastian Graser - Master mix winner:
Alic Gernot - Overall teams winners:
Austria
- Men's winner:
- February 19 – 21: Para-ski World Cup #2 in
Unterammergau - Men's winner:
Sebastian Graser - Women's winner:
Magdalena Schwertl - Junior mix winner:
Sebastian Graser - Master mix winner:
Marco Valente - Overall teams winners:
Austria
- Men's winner:
- March 4 – 6: Para-ski World Cup #3 in
Vrchlabí/Krkonoše - Men's winner:
Alessandro Di Prisco - Women's winner:
Magdalena Schwertl - Junior mix winner:
Sebastian Graser - Master mix winner:
Tomas Saurer - Overall teams winners:
Slovenia
- Men's winner:
- no date set from #4 Para-ski World Cup in
Srednja Vas v Bohinju - July 17 – 29: 40th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in
Kubinka - Individual Accuracy winners:
Dmitrii Mastafanov (m) / Olga Lepezina (f) - Individual Style winners:
Libor Jirousek (m) / Olga Lepezina (f) - Overall Results winners:
Dmitrii Mastafanov (m) / Olga Lepezina (f) - Junior Individual Style winners:
Andrey Izimetov (m) / Léocadie Ollivier de Pury (f) - Junior Individual Accuracy winners:
Gao Tinabo (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) - Junior Overall Results winners:
Gao Tinabo (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) - Formation Skydiving winners:
Belgium (m) / France (f) - Team Accuracy winners:
Hungary (Tamas Banszki, Szaboles Gal, Gabor Hirschler, Tamás Varga, István Asztalos) (m) / Belarus (Nataliya Nikitsiuk, Yuliya Fiodarava, Aksana Famina, Natalia Zimina, Valeryia Osipava) (f) - Teams Overall Results winners:
Russia (m) / Russia (f)
- Individual Accuracy winners:
- August 20 – 27: 6th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships in
Farnham - September 11 – 20: 2016 FAI World Parachuting Championships - Mondial in
Chicago
- Accuracy Landing
- Formation Skydiving
- 4 Way Formation winners:
Belgium (m) / United States (f) - 8 Way Formation winners:
United States - Vertical Formation winners:
United States
- 4 Way Formation winners:
- Artistic Events
- Canopy Formation
- October 11 – 16: 2nd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in
Warsaw - Open Freestyle winner:
Inka Tiitto - Junior Freestyle winner:
Kyra Poh - Dynamic 2-WAY winners:
Poland - 4 Way Formation winners:
Belgium (m) / France 1 (f); Junior winners: Canada - Vertical Formation winners:
United States
- Open Freestyle winner:
- November 3 – 6: 1st FAI World Wingsuit Performance Flying Championships in
Zephyrhills, Florida
Ultralight aviation
- June 9 – 18: 2nd FAI European Paramotor Slalom Championships in
Bornos - August 20 – 27: 15th FAI World Microlight Championships in
Popham Airfield - RAL 1 T winner:
Czech Republic - RAL 2 T winner:
United Kingdom - RGL 2 T winner:
Hungary - RWL 1 T winner:
United Kingdom - RWL 2 T winner:
Russia
- RAL 1 T winner:
- August 20 – 27: 9th FAI World Paramotor Championships in
Popham Airfield - Winners:
France, 2. Czech Republic, 3. Poland
- Winners:
Hang gliding
- July 16 – 30: 19th FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in
Kruševo - Winner:
Christian Ciech - Team winners:
Italy (Christian Ciech, Alessandro Ploner, Suan Selenati, Filippo Oppici, Tullio Gervasoni)
- Winner:
- July 17 – 30: 7th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship in
Kruševo - Winner:
Tim Grabowski - Team winners:
Austria (Christopher Friedl, Wolfgang Kothgasser, Walter Geppert)
- Winner:
Grand Prix gliding
- January 23 – 30: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #1 in
Vitacura - April 17 – 23: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #2 in
Cerdanya - May 1 – 8: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #3 in
Usman - Winner:
Sebastian Kawa
- Winner:
- May 14 – 21: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #4 in
Varese - June 4 – 11: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #5 in
Rennes - June 18 – 25: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #6 in
Niederöblarn - July 9 – 17: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #7 in
Bicester - July 24 – 31: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #8 in
Ionia - August 6 – 13: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #9 in
Ebersbach-Musbach - November 5 – 12: 7th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship in
Potchefstroom
International Championships
- July 30 – August 13: 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in
Kaunas - Standard class winner:
Louis Bouderlique - Club class winner:
Jan Rothhardt - 20 metre Multi-Seat class winners:
France (Duboc & Aboulin)
- Standard class winner:
General aviation
- September 4 – 9: 20th FAI World Rally Flying Championship in
Santa Cruz - Advanced Category winners:
Czech Republic - Unlimited Category winners:
France
- Advanced Category winners:
2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
- March 11 & 12: WARC #1 in
Abu Dhabi - Master Class winner:
Nicolas Ivanoff - Challenger Class winner:
Daniel Ryfa
- Master Class winner:
- April 23 & 24: WARC #2 in
Spielberg - Master Class winner:
Matthias Dolderer - Challenger Class winner:
Florian Berger
- Master Class winner:
- June 4 & 5: WARC #3 in
Chiba - Master Class winner:
Yoshihide Muroya - Challenger Class winner:
Cristian Bolton
- Master Class winner:
- July 16 & 17: WARC #4 in
Budapest - Master Class winner:
Matthias Dolderer - Challenger Class winner:
Daniel Ryfa
- Master Class winner:
- August 13 & 14: WARC #5 in
Ascot - Master Class winner:
Matt Hall - Challenger Class winner:
Kevin Coleman
- Master Class winner:
- September 3 & 4: WARC #6 in
Lausitzring - Master Class winner:
Matt Hall - Chellenger winner:
Florian Bergér
- Master Class winner:
- October 1 & 2: WARC #7 in
Indianapolis - Master Class winner:
Matthias Dolderer - Chellenger winner:
Luke Czepiela
- Master Class winner:
- October 15 & 16: WARC #9 in
Las Vegas - Cancelled due to high winds.
- March 11 & 12: WARC #1 in
Ballooning
- February 24 – 29: 3rd FAI European Hot Air Airship Championship in
Rottach-Egern - June 24 – July 4: 3rd FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Marijampole - Winner:
Rokas Kostiuškevičius (17035 points)
- Winner:
- July 5 – 10: 2nd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Birštonas - July 21 – 24: 2016 Luxembourg Balloon Trophy in
Mersch - September 15 – 24: 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in
Gladbeck - Winners:
Switzerland 1 (Kurt Frieden & Pascal Witpraechtiger) - 2nd place:
Switzerland 2 (Nicolas Tièche & Laurent Sciboz) - 3rd place:
Spain 1 (Anulfo Gonzalez & Angel Aguirre)
- Winners:
- October 30 – November 7: 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Saga
Aerobatics
- May 28: 2016 Sky GP in
Durban - July 20 – 30: 7th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in
Matkopuszta - Winner:
Sebastian Jansson - Team winners:
Hungary (Dávid Józsa, Miklós Hoós, Péter Szabó)
- Winner:
- July 20 – 30: 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in
Matkopuszta - Winner:
Ferenc Tóth - Teams winners:
Hungary (Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly)
- Winner:
- August 4 – 14: 12th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in
Radom - Winner:
Loïc Lovicourt - Teams winners:
France (Loïc Lovicourt, Romain Vienne, Benoît Faict)
- Winner:
- August 20 – 27: 20th FAI European Aerobatic Championships in
Moravská Třebová - Winner:
Mikhail Mamistov - Teams winner:
France (Olivier Masurel, Mikael Brageot, Alexandre Orlowski)
- Winner:
Model aircraft
- April 11– 16: 2016 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in
Slănic - May 7 – 13: 2016 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in
Perth - July 20 – 24: 2016 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in
Turda - Winner:
Franciszek Kanczok - Teams winner:
Poland
- Winner:
- July 22 – 31: 2016 FAI F3 European Championships for Model Helicopters in
Włocławek - F3C winner:
Ennlo Graber - F3N winner:
Eric Weber - F3C Teams winners:
Switzerland - F3N Teams winners:
United Kingdom
- F3C winner:
- July 29 – August 6: 2016 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in
Untermünkheim - Winner:
Gernot Bruckmann - Teams winner:
Switzerland
- Winner:
- July 30 – August 6: 2016 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in
Vipava - August 1 – 7: 2016 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in
Prilep - August 13 – 20: 2016 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in
Aradac/Zrenjanin - August 13 – 20: 2016 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in
Lugo - Winner:
Johannes Starzinger - F5D winner:
Tomáš Andrlík - Team winners:
Austria (Johannes Starzinger, Karl Waser, Franz Riegler) - Team F5D winners:
Czech Republic
- Winner:
- August 20 – 28: 2016 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in
Ploiești - August 22 – 30: 2016 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in
Lviv - Winner:
Robert Kreutz - Team winners:
Ukraine
- Winner:
- October 1 – 8: 2016 FAI F3A Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in
Taichung - Winner:
Onda Tetsuo - Junior winner:
Minemura Shoutaiou - Team winners:
Japan
- Winner:
- October 2 – 8: 2016 FAI F3 World Championship for Model Gliders in
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