Air Sports Universe

The sky has no single discipline.

Eleven disciplines of human flight in three families — free flight, parachuting and powered flight — governed under one world federation, one rulebook and one global ranking.

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Disciplines
11
Flight families
03
Official categories
41
Paragliding — Foot-launched · Soaring
ParaglidingFoot-launched · Soaring
Skydiving — Freefall · Formation
SkydivingFreefall · Formation
Parakite — Wind-powered · Coastal
ParakiteWind-powered · Coastal
Flight family 01 / 03

Free flight

Unpowered wings and canopies that climb on thermals, ridge lift and wind.

Disciplines
04
Official categories
41
Paragliding — Foot-launched · Soaring
Foot-launched · Soaring
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Free flight

Paragliding

Foot-launched · Soaring

Silent, foot-launched flight that reads thermals and ridge lift across mountains and coastlines.

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Official categoriesParagliding

Federation display order
  1. PGALParagliding Accuracy Landing
  2. PGALWParagliding Accuracy Landing Over-Water
  3. PGALTParagliding Accuracy Landing Tandem
  4. PGALTMParagliding Accuracy Landing Team
  5. PGALUParagliding Urban Accuracy
  6. PGCCACParagliding Cross Country All Categories
  7. PGCCSCParagliding Cross Country Sports Class
  8. PGCCAParagliding Cross Country Class A
  9. PGCCBParagliding Cross Country Class B
  10. PGCCCParagliding Cross Country Class C
  11. PGCCDParagliding Cross Country Class D
  12. PGCCCCParagliding Cross Country Class CCC
  13. PGCCTParagliding Cross Country Tandem
  14. PGCCSParagliding Cross Country Sprint
  15. PGASParagliding Aerobatic Solo
  16. PGASRParagliding Aerobatic Synchro
  17. PGACSParagliding Aerobatic Climb / Speed
  18. PGACSRParagliding Aerobatic Climb / Speed Synchro
  19. PGHFParagliding Hike & Fly
  20. PGHFTParagliding Hike & Fly Tandem
Hang Gliding — Rigid wing · Racing
Rigid wing · Racing
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Free flight

Hang Gliding

Rigid wing · Racing

Pure aerodynamic wings flown prone, built for cross-country speed.

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Official categoriesHang Gliding

Federation display order
  1. HGALHang Gliding Accuracy Landing
  2. HGALTHang Gliding Accuracy Landing Tandem
  3. HGALTMHang Gliding Accuracy Landing Team
  4. HGCAHang Gliding Class A
  5. HGCBHang Gliding Class B
  6. HGCCHang Gliding Class C
  7. HGCDHang Gliding Class D
  8. HGCSHang Gliding Class Special
  9. HGCCTHang Gliding Cross Country Tandem
  10. HGCCSHang Gliding Cross Country Sprint
  11. HGASHang Gliding Aerobatic Solo
Para Ski — Snow · Accuracy
Snow · Accuracy
Photo · Jean-Paul Wettstein / Pexels
Free flight

Para Ski

Snow · Accuracy

Alpine skiing meets precision landing — a complete winter test.

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Parakite — Wind-powered · Coastal
Wind-powered · Coastal
Photo · Buğdem Yener / Pexels
Free flight

Parakite

Wind-powered · Coastal

Harnessing coastal winds with a kite canopy for lift, speed and style.

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Official categoriesParakite

Federation display order
  1. PKALUParakite Urban Accuracy
  2. PKCSParakite Proximity Carving & Speed
  3. PKDSParakite Dynamic Coastal Soaring
  4. PKSAParakite Storm Accuracy
  5. PKTGParakite Touch & Go Accuracy
  6. PKFSParakite Freestyle & Carving
  7. PKSCParakite Snow-Carving & Ski
  8. PKTParakite Tandem
  9. PKHFParakite Hike & Fly
  10. PKHFTParakite Hike & Fly Tandem
Flight family 02 / 03

Parachuting

Canopy and freefall disciplines — from aircraft, from fixed objects and under tow.

Disciplines
03
Skydiving — Freefall · Formation
Freefall · Formation
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Parachuting

Skydiving

Freefall · Formation

Precision in freefall — formations, accuracy and speed from the top of the sky.

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BASE Jumping — Fixed object · Wingsuit
Fixed object · Wingsuit
Photo · Dmitrii Eremin / Pexels
Parachuting

BASE Jumping

Fixed object · Wingsuit

Leaping from cliffs and spans with precision, discipline and focus.

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Parasailing — Towed · Ocean
Towed · Ocean
Photo · I C / Pexels
Parachuting

Parasailing

Towed · Ocean

Towed canopy flight over open water, where teamwork meets the sea breeze.

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Flight family 03 / 03

Powered flight

Motorised wings, trikes and parachutes that can launch from almost anywhere.

Disciplines
04
Powered Paragliding — Paramotor · Slalom
Paramotor · Slalom
Photo · Hugo Francisco / Pexels
Powered flight

Powered Paragliding

Paramotor · Slalom

A paraglider and a backpack motor — freedom to launch from almost anywhere.

Category catalogue
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Powered Hang Gliding — Trike · Navigation
Trike · Navigation
Photo · Pavel Ti / Pexels
Powered flight

Powered Hang Gliding

Trike · Navigation

Hang glider wings paired with a light motorised trike.

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Para Trike — Wheeled launch · Touring
Wheeled launch · Touring
Photo · Saurabh Deshpande / Pexels
Powered flight

Para Trike

Wheeled launch · Touring

A paraglider wing on a wheeled trike — accessible powered flight.

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Powered Parachute — Ram-air · Endurance
Ram-air · Endurance
Photo · Suki Lee / Pexels
Powered flight

Powered Parachute

Ram-air · Endurance

Stable, steerable flight beneath a large ram-air wing.

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Official Discipline Catalog

Every category. One register.

Category IDs and official titles in the federation's display order — the same IDs used for world medal rankings.

Showing 41 of 41 official categories

#Category IDOfficial titleSport
01PGALParagliding Accuracy LandingParagliding
02PGALWParagliding Accuracy Landing Over-WaterParagliding
03PGALTParagliding Accuracy Landing TandemParagliding
04PGALTMParagliding Accuracy Landing TeamParagliding
05PGALUParagliding Urban AccuracyParagliding
06PGCCACParagliding Cross Country All CategoriesParagliding
07PGCCSCParagliding Cross Country Sports ClassParagliding
08PGCCAParagliding Cross Country Class AParagliding
09PGCCBParagliding Cross Country Class BParagliding
10PGCCCParagliding Cross Country Class CParagliding
11PGCCDParagliding Cross Country Class DParagliding
12PGCCCCParagliding Cross Country Class CCCParagliding
13PGCCTParagliding Cross Country TandemParagliding
14PGCCSParagliding Cross Country SprintParagliding
15PGASParagliding Aerobatic SoloParagliding
16PGASRParagliding Aerobatic SynchroParagliding
17PGACSParagliding Aerobatic Climb / SpeedParagliding
18PGACSRParagliding Aerobatic Climb / Speed SynchroParagliding
19PGHFParagliding Hike & FlyParagliding
20PGHFTParagliding Hike & Fly TandemParagliding
21HGALHang Gliding Accuracy LandingHang Gliding
22HGALTHang Gliding Accuracy Landing TandemHang Gliding
23HGALTMHang Gliding Accuracy Landing TeamHang Gliding
24HGCAHang Gliding Class AHang Gliding
25HGCBHang Gliding Class BHang Gliding
26HGCCHang Gliding Class CHang Gliding
27HGCDHang Gliding Class DHang Gliding
28HGCSHang Gliding Class SpecialHang Gliding
29HGCCTHang Gliding Cross Country TandemHang Gliding
30HGCCSHang Gliding Cross Country SprintHang Gliding
31HGASHang Gliding Aerobatic SoloHang Gliding
32PKALUParakite Urban AccuracyParakite
33PKCSParakite Proximity Carving & SpeedParakite
34PKDSParakite Dynamic Coastal SoaringParakite
35PKSAParakite Storm AccuracyParakite
36PKTGParakite Touch & Go AccuracyParakite
37PKFSParakite Freestyle & CarvingParakite
38PKSCParakite Snow-Carving & SkiParakite
39PKTParakite TandemParakite
40PKHFParakite Hike & FlyParakite
41PKHFTParakite Hike & Fly TandemParakite
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