Page Last Updated 12-04-2025 - 8 East, 2 Central, 4 West
| The application period is now OPEN for the 2026 contest season until August 15, 2026! |
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| Scheduling note: Clubs that held an event in 2025 have until March 1, 2026 to apply to host ONE event on the same date in 2026. 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, 2026 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 23 - East Coast Season Opener F5J hosted by One Wing Low Squadron, Morriston, FL - 3 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 20 - F5J South East hosted by Orlando Buzzards at Mac Hodges Field, Americus, GA - 3 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 11 - 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 |
| 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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| North/South F5J Challenge hosted by Central Valley RC, Visalia, CA - 2 day WEST
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| 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 Daniel Boone Homestead hosted by North Jersey Soaring Society, Birdsboro, PA - 2 day EAST
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| July 20 - F5J Soaring Nats hosted by League of Silent Flight at AMA IAC, Muncie, IN - 3 day CENTRAL
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| August 2026 |
| F5J in the Rockies Summer 2025 hosted by Rocky Mountain Soaring Association, Denver, CO - 2 day WEST
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| August 22 - F5J Flying Pig hosted by Cincinnati Aeromodelers, Harrison, OH - 2 day EAST
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| September 2026 |
| September 7 - Labor Day |
| Fort Bend F5J Open hosted by Fort Bend Radio Control, Rosenberg, TX - 2 day CENTRAL
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| SVSS F5J Fall Fling hosted by Sacramento Valley Soaring Society, Davis, CA - 2 day WEST
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| September 12 - ESL Skip Schow Memorial F5J hosted by Eastern Soaring League, Warrenton, VA - 2 day EAST
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| Fall Roundup hosted by Dayton Area Thermal Soarers, Muncie, IN - 2 day CENTRAL
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| October 2026 |
| House Mountain Fall F5J hosted by House Mountain RC, Corryton, TN - 2 day EAST
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| F5J in the Rockies Fall hosted by Rocky Mountain Soaring Association, Denver, CO - 2 day WEST
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| Gateway Open F5J hosted by Mississippi Valley Soaring Association, St. Louis, MO - 2 day CENTRAL
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| November 2026 |
| Ichabod Crane Memorial Masters Soaring Challenge West hosted by Phoenix Model Glider Club, Stanfield, AZ - 2 day WEST
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| Texas National Tournament (TNT) F5J 2025 hosted by Soaring League of North Texas in Partnership with The Golden Triangle RC Club, Grand Prairie, TX - 2 day CENTRAL
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| Tangerine Soaring F5J 2025 hosted by Orlando Buzzards, Morriston, FL - 2 day EAST
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| November 26 - Thanksgiving |
| December 2026 |
| December 25 - Christmas Day |