Page Last Updated 11-04-2026 - 11 East, 4 Central, 10 West
| The application period is now OPEN for the 2027 contest season until August 15, 2027! |
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| Scheduling note: Clubs that held an event in 2026 have until March 1, 2027 to apply to host ONE event on the same date in 2027. After March 1, clubs may apply to host additional events at their field provided they meet Tour guidelines. Clubs that wish to host a Tour event for the first time may apply any time for any free date that meets Tour guidelines.
Events listed below with dates have been approved by the Tour board. Events listed below without dates are placeholders for legacy events that have not yet been applied for this year. After March 1, 2027 any placeholders for legacy events will be removed. Please see the Qualifying Events page for more information. |
| January 2026 |
| January 1 - New Year's Day |
| January 24 - East Coast Season Opener F5J hosted by One Wing Low Squadron, Morriston, FL - 2 day EAST
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| January 31 - F5J West Coast Tour Opener hosted by Torrey Pines Gulls, Perris, CA - 2 day WEST
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| February 2026 |
| February 21 - Soaring Masters Challenge West hosted by Phoenix Model Glider Club, Stanfield, AZ - 2 day WEST
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| March 2026 |
| March 21 - F5J South East hosted by Orlando Buzzards at Mac Hodges Field, Americus, GA - 2 day EAST
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| March 21 - F5J in Visalia hosted by Central Valley RC, Visalia, CA - 2 day WEST
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| April 2026 |
| April 5 - Easter |
| April 11 - East Coast Spring F5J Festival hosted by Down East Soaring Society, Farmville, NC - 2 day EAST
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| April 25 - ***Postponed until April 25-26!!! *** 2026 Perris F5J SoCal vs The World Part 6! hosted by F5JinLA, Perris, CA - 2 day WEST
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| May 2026 |
| May 2 - DerbySoar F5J in the Bluegrass hosted by Louisville Area Soaring Society, Elizabethtown, KY - 2 day EAST
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| May 10 - Mother's Day |
| May 16 - *** Cancelled due to weather *** SVSS F5J Spring Fling hosted by Sacramento Valley Soaring Society, Davis, CA - 2 day WEST
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| May 23 - MidSouth Soaring Championships hosted by Triple Tree Aerodrome, Woodruff, SC - 2 day EAST
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| May 25 - Memorial Day |
| June 2026 |
| June 6 - Gateway Open F5J hosted by Mississippi Valley Soaring Association, St. Louis, MO - 2 day CENTRAL
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| June 6 - North/South F5J Challenge hosted by Central Valley RC, Visalia, CA - 2 day WEST
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| June 6 - Florida Soaring Society Summer F5J Heater hosted by Flying Gators RC Club, Gainesville, FL - 2 day EAST
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| June 20 - House Mountain F5J hosted by House Mountain RC, Corryton, TN - 2 day EAST
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| June 21 - Father's Day |
| July 2026 |
| July 4 - Independence Day |
| July 11 - F5J at the LASS Field hosted by North Jersey Soaring Society, Lancaster, PA - 2 day EAST
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| July 20 - 2026 F5J Team Select & F5J Soaring Nats hosted by League of Silent Flight at AMA IAC, Muncie, IN - 3 day CENTRAL
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| August 2026 |
| August 8 - F5J in the Rockies Summer 2026 hosted by Rocky Mountain Soaring Association, Denver, CO - 2 day WEST
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| August 22 - *** Cancelled due to flooding *** F5J Flying Pig hosted by Cincinnati Aeromodelers, Harrison, OH - 2 day EAST
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| September 2026 |
| September 7 - Labor Day |
| September 5 - Gateway Fall Fest F5J hosted by Mississippi Valley Soaring Association, St. Louis, MO - 2 day CENTRAL
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| September 12 - *** Cancelled *** ESL Skip Schow Memorial F5J hosted by Eastern Soaring League, Warrenton, VA - 2 day EAST
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| September 19 - SVSS F5J Fall Fling hosted by Sacramento Valley Soaring Society, Davis, CA - 2 day WEST
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| September 19 - Fall Roundup hosted by Dayton Area Thermal Soarers, Muncie, IN - 2 day CENTRAL
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| October 2026 |
| October 10 - F5J in the Rockies Fall hosted by Rocky Mountain Soaring Association, Denver, CO - 2 day WEST
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| October 24 - East Coast F5J Festival hosted by Down East Soaring Society, Farmville, NC - 2 day EAST
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| October 31 - ***Rescheduled*** House Mountain Fall F5J hosted by House Mountain RC, Corryton, TN - 2 day EAST
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| November 2026 |
| November 14 - Tangerine Soaring F5J 2026 hosted by Orlando Buzzards, Morriston, FL - 2 day EAST
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| November 26 - Thanksgiving |
| December 2026 |
| December 12 - ***Rescheduled*** Jack Frost Invitational hosted by Phoenix Model Glider Club, Stanfield, AZ - 2 day WEST
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| December 25 - Christmas Day |