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FAI Awards

YEARAWARDNAMEAEROSPORT
2021THE PAUL TISSANDIER DIPLOMASushil BajpaiGLIDING
2020FAI AIR SPORTS MEDALCapt Pankul MathurGENERAL AVIATION
2020FAI AIR SPORTS MEDALSushil BajpaiGLIDING
2020FAI AIR SPORTS MEDALHarshil Virendra ManeAEROMODELLING
2019THE PAUL TISSANDIER DIPLOMACapt Pankul MathurGENERAL AVIATION
2018FAI Sabiha Gokcen MedalMs Shital Kamalakar MahajanSKYDIVING
1989THE PAUL TISSANDIER DIPLOMACapt R K WasonGLIDING
1985THE PAUL TISSANDIER DIPLOMAVishwa Bandhu GuptaBALLOONING
1985THE PAUL TISSANDIER DIPLOMACapt Satish SharmaGENERAL AVIATION
1984The FAI Gold Air MedalMr J R D TataGENERAL AVIATION
1958THE PAUL TISSANDIER DIPLOMAShri F H IraniGLIDING

FAI Records

SNo.AEROSPORTSUB-CLASSRECORDPERFORMANCEREGIONDATENAME
1.Powered AeroplanesC-1sSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route915.14km/hWorld05 Jun 2021Capt Nivedita Jain Bhasin, Capt Vandana Khanna, Capt Harsh Suri
2.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route840.68km/hWorld12 Nov 2020Capt Pankul Mathur
3.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route911.09km/hWorld26 Sept 2020Capt Pankul Mathur
4.Powered AeroplanesC-1Speed over a Commercial Airline Route868.89km/hWorld08 Mar 2020Capt Ashutosh Shekhar, Capt Rajiv Pratap Rudy
5.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route936.72km/hWorld22 Feb 2020Capt Pankul Mathur
6.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route900.14km/hWorld27 Dec 2019Capt Pankul Mathur
7.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route903.32km/hWorld26 Oct 2019Capt Vivek Nair
8.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route828.68km/hWorld26 Oct 2019Capt Pankul Mathur, Capt Uday Singh, Capt Hariom Solanki, Capt Aditya Yadav
9.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a Commercial Airline Route828.68km/hWorld23 Oct 2019Capt Pankul Mathur, Capt Uday Singh, Capt Hariom Solanki, Capt Aditya Yadav
10.Microlights: Weight-shift Control/Foot-launched/Flown with one person/Thermal EngineRWF1TDistance in a straight line without landing465,33 kmsBarmer (India)12 Dec 2018Sanjeev Kumar
11.Experimental/ New TechnologiesU-3/ MultirotorDuration6h 7min 45secWorld11 Jul 2018A. Mohamed Rasheed, Arul Sengan
12.Powered AeroplanesC-1tSpeed over a recognised course812.15km/hWorld25 Jan 2018Capt Pankul Mathur, Capt Vivek Nair, Capt Indira Singh, Capt Shailender Thapliyal
13.Microlights and ParamotorsRWF1TDistance in a straight line without landing313.13 kmWorld17 Feb 2012 (Superseded on 12 Dec 2018)Parmjit Singh
14.BallooningAX-15 AltitudeAltitude21 027 mWorld26 Nov 2005Vijaypat Singhania

FAI Achievements

YEARACHIEVEMENTNAME
2023Guiness Book of World RecordsJithin Vijayan
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2019FAI GAC Circumnavigation Eastwards DiplomaCapt Vivek Nair
2019FAI GAC Circumnavigation Eastwards DiplomaCapt Pankul Mathur
2025The 2025 FAI Young Artists ContestTanvi Rout (IND) - 2nd

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