2016 in air sports

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Paragliding

Paragliding World Cup

Paragliding Accuracy World Cup

International and Continental events

Parachuting

Accuracy Landing
Formation Skydiving
Artistic Events
Canopy Formation

Ultralight aviation

Hang gliding

Gliding

Grand Prix gliding

  • January 23 – 30: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #1 in Flag of Chile.svg Vitacura
    • Winner: Flag of Chile.svg Carlos Rocca
  • April 17 – 23: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #2 in Flag of Spain.svg Cerdanya
    • Winner: Flag of France.svg Louis Bouderlique
  • May 1 – 8: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #3 in Flag of Russia.svg Usman
  • May 14 – 21: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #4 in Flag of Italy.svg Varese
    • Winner: Flag of Austria.svg Peter Hartmann
  • June 4 – 11: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #5 in Flag of France.svg Rennes
    • Winner: Flag of France.svg Louis Bouderlique
  • June 18 – 25: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #6 in Flag of Austria.svg Niederöblarn
    • Winner: Flag of Slovenia.svg Boštjan Pristavec
  • July 9 – 17: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #7 in Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bicester
    • Winner: Flag of Germany.svg Jan Omsels
  • July 24 – 31: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #8 in Flag of the United States.svg Ionia
    • Winner: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jerzy Szemplinski
  • August 6 – 13: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #9 in Flag of Germany.svg Ebersbach-Musbach
    • Winner: Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Sturm
  • November 5 – 12: 7th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship in Flag of South Africa.svg Potchefstroom
    • Winner: Flag of Germany.svg Holger Karow

International Championships

  • July 30 – August 13: 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Flag of Lithuania.svg Kaunas
    • Standard class winner: Flag of France.svg Louis Bouderlique
    • Club class winner: Flag of Germany.svg Jan Rothhardt
    • 20 metre Multi-Seat class winners: Flag of France.svg  France (Duboc & Aboulin)

General aviation

2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Ballooning

Aerobatics

Model aircraft

References