Page Last Updated: 03-03-2025
This page contains a table of F5J-related videos. The default sort order is oldest videos first but can be changed by clicking ▲ or ▼ in any column heading. Enjoy!
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| F5J EuroCup | 2008-06 June | EU-Slovak Rep | 2solar2solar | Contest | Note(4 min) This is the earliest video record of F5J competition from the region where true F5J was born: in Slovakia. In 2010 the USA started ALES. |
| Krsko F5J | 2010-04 Apr | EU-Slovak Rep | Matic Sevšek | Contest | Note(9 min) This is an early F5J event in Slovakia. Note that Jure Pecar flew in this very early F5J contest and placed well! Also note that the transmitters used by the pilots in this event were not 2.4 yet. |
| F5J Slovakia-Holic | 2010-07 Jul | EU-Slovak Rep | Matic Sevšek | Contest | Note(10 min) This is another early F5J competition in Slovakia. |
| F5J German Open | 2013 | EU-Weilheim | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(26 min) This is a great demonstration of a contest task where everyone took a shot at staying very low for maximum points. Start viewing at 5:35 for the launch and low altitude gaggle where 3 planes finally made it up with lots of good thermaling while 2 failed after giving their best. This is what F5J is all about. Note the smooth steady thermal circling by the pilots. |
| F5J Holic flyoffs & refly | 2013 | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(30 min) Since this video is just of the fly-off rounds the pilots are all flying aggressively i.e. attempting low altitude Start Heights. Here are times for some specific events: 1:20 Low altitude launches, fly-off round 1. 12:30 Low altitude launches, fly-off round 2. 14:50 Midair collision, round 2. 18:30 Details of the plane damage from the midair at 14:50. 21:00 Low altitude launch, refly round. 22:00 A truly amazing very low altitude launch. Tight turns on a wingtip and up she goes! |
| EU F5J contest series | 2013-2019 | Europe | Jure Pečar | Library | NoteThe F5J community was fortunate to have Jure Pečar record many regional contests through 2019. If you have never flown F5J they are fun and educational to watch. |
| F5J electric soaring competition: A tutorial | 2014 | --- | Samu Mäntyniemi | Tutorial | 4 min |
| F5J German Open | 2014 | EU-Weilheim | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(39 min) The following year's F5J contest in Weilheim. A cloudy day but still good air for many. |
| F5J South Moravia Cup | 2014 | EU-Czech Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(52 min) Another example of F5J contest tasks attempted by aggressive pilots who take low launch altitudes mostly over a grove of apricot trees. The risk of tangling with the treetops is evident. |
| F5J Tisza Cup | 2015 | EU-Hungary | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(30 min) This video covered the fly-off rounds. As you watch note how many pilots are flying. Remember, only the top 30% of pilots are in the fly-offs so you can see how popular F5J is in Europe. You'll see some pilots who gambled too low on launch and paid the price. Otherwise lots of good low-altitude flying to watch. |
| F5J Eurotour Weilheim | 2016 | EU-Weilheim | Tomas H Ruby | Contest | NoteClassic low altitude launch "battle" during first fly-off round. |
| F5J in the Desert | 2016-12 Dec | USA-AZ | Ali Khani | Contest | NoteThis was the first F5J USA Tour event! Dec 2016 at Queen Creek AZ hosted by EVEF (now SWSS). |
| Flightcomp video library | 2016-2022 | USA | Ali Khani | Library | NoteVideo library from Ali Khani at Flightcomp. Ali's library is packed with fun/exciting F5J contest videos and informative F5J flight and glider construction videos. |
| F5J in Visalia #2 | 2017-06 June | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | NoteFrom Ali: 'Very hot conditions, mild winds for most of the contest, picking up for fly-offs. Challenging lift with water and green crops all around the field.' |
| F5J in Hollister | 2017-07 Jul | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 4 min |
| Buzz Averill Memorial F5J | 2017-08 Aug | USA-NM | Ali Khani | Contest | 6 min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2017-09 Sep | EU-Czech Rep | Ali Khani | Contest | Note(8 min) From Ali: 'This year conditions were not as ideal as last summer. Very strong winds prevailed Saturday sending everyone scrambling for strong models and lots of ballast. Cold and rainy weather moved in on Sunday.' |
| F5J in the Desert | 2017-12 Dec | USA-AZ | Ali Khani | Contest | NoteFrom Ali: 'The field at Queen Creek is very good and this event has a good turnout from all over the USA. Really fun event. Conditions were calm, light wind, and light lift. Uber light floaty models reigned supreme, so 6 of the 10 fly-off models being Ultimas.' |
| F5J in Visalia #1 | 2018-03 Mar | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 6 min |
| F5J in the Rockies | 2018-06 June | USA-Denver | Ali Khani | Contest | NoteFrom Ali: 'My first time flying F5J in Denver, great field and good bunch of guys! Weather was generally good but challenging. Heavy rain and wind came in just before fly-off rounds so they were cancelled. Crazy mid air collision between 3 models at 5:30 |
| Low level thermaling practice | 2018-07 Jul | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Practice | 6 min |
| F5J in Visalia #1 | 2019-03 Mar | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 13 min |
| F5J in Vegas | 2019-05 May | USA-NV | Ali Khani | Contest | 20 min |
| Kravi Hora F5J | 2019-06 June | EU-Czech Rep | Ali Khani | Contest | 13 min |
| Visalia F5J #2 | 2019-06 June | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 13 min |
| F5J World Cup-Trnava | 2019-08 Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(1hr 12min) This is a FAI F5J World Cup event, a competition before the 1st F5J World Championship. 185 pilots competed, making it the largest F5J event ever flown (as of Dec 2021). |
| 1st F5J World Champ. Day 1 | 2019-08a Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | 40 min |
| 1st F5J World Champ. Day 2 | 2019-08b Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | 43 min |
| 1st F5J World Champ. Day 3 | 2019-08c Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | 25 min |
| 1st F5J World Champ. Day 4 | 2019-08d Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | 49 min |
| 1st F5J World Champ. Day 5 | 2019-08e Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | 21 min |
| 1st F5J World Champ. Senior Fly-offs | 2019-08f Aug | EU-Slovak Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | Note(1hr 18min) For exciting write-ups of the USA F5J WC team at the first F5J World Championships see the September 2019 and November 2019 F5J USA Tour newsletters. |
| F5J Trešnjevka Cup | 2019-10 Oct | EU-Croatia | Jure Pečar | Contest | 47 min |
| North/South F5J Challenge | 2019-11 Nov | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 17 min |
| Southwest Classic F5J | 2020-02 Feb | USA-AZ | Ali Khani | Contest | 21 min |
| F5J in Visalia #1 | 2020-06 June | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 17 min |
| F5J in Visalia #2 | 2020-07 Jul | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 21 min |
| F5J in the Rockies | 2020-09 Sept | USA-Denver | Ali Khani | Contest | 26 min |
| North/South F5J Challenge | 2020-10 Oct | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 37 min |
| F5J in the Desert | 2020-12 Dec | USA-AZ | Ali Khani | Contest | 31 min |
| Southwest Classic F5J | 2021-02 Feb | USA-AZ | Ali Khani | Contest | 42 min |
| What is F5J? A tutorial | 2021-04 Apr | USA | Ali Khani | Tutorial | 35 min |
| F5J in So. Calif | 2021-04 Apr | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 46 min |
| F5J in Visalia #2 | 2021-06 June | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 1hr 10min |
| House Mountain F5J | 2021-06 June | USA-TN | Gregory Finney | Contest | 9 min |
| Buzz Averill Memorial F5J | 2021-08 Aug | USA-NM | Ali Khani | Contest | 33 min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2021-09 Sep | EU-Czech Rep | Jo Grini | Contest | Note(9 min) Beautiful aerial scenery and ground shots from the Samba Cup 2021. 114 pilots and 14 lanes in event. |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2021-09 Sep | EU-Czech Rep | Venda Vendovic | Contest | 6 min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2021-09 Sep | EU-Czech Rep | Robert Bartok | Contest | 3 min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2021-09 Sep | EU-Czech Rep | Radim Barc | Contest | 22 min |
| F5J at the Ranch | 2021-10 Oct | USA-AZ | Ali Khani | Contest | 56 min |
| Top 10 Tour award ceremony | 2021-12 Dec | USA-AZ | Chris Bajorek | F5J USA Tour | 19 min |
| F5JinLA monthly #1 | 2022-01 Jan | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | Note(29 min) This is the first 2022 monthly F5J for the F5JinLA club, 23 pilots attending in Perris California. Beautiful weather for a January event! |
| North/South F5J Challenge | 2022-14 May | USA-CA | Ali Khani | Contest | 1hr 24min |
| USA F5J National Championships | 2022-07 July | USA-IN | Jason Cole | Contest | 4 min |
| USA F5J National Championships | 2022-07 July | USA-IN | SailFlyTri | Contest | 5 min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2023-05 May | EU-Czech Rep | Venda Vendovic | Contest | 6 min |
| 2023 F5J World Champ. Junior Fly-offs 1-2 | 2023-08a Aug | EU-Bulgaria | Jure Pečar | Contest | 35 min |
| 2023 F5J World Champ. Junior Fly-offs 3-4 | 2023-08b Aug | EU-Bulgaria | Jure Pečar | Contest | 27 min |
| 2023 F5J World Champ. Senior Fly-offs 1-2 | 2023-08c Aug | EU-Bulgaria | Jure Pečar | Contest | 46 min |
| 2023 F5J World Champ. Senior Fly-offs 3-4 | 2023-08d Aug | EU-Bulgaria | Jure Pečar | Contest | 34 min |
| F5J: Past, Present, & Future | 2024-04 Apr | EU | Jure Pečar | Commentary | Note(19 min) Excellent recap of F5J origins, where it is currently, and a glimpse of where it could go. |
| F5J 2024 Szeged, Hungary | 2024-04 Apr | EU-Hun | Jure Pearč | Contest | 1hr 2min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2024-05 May | EU-Czech Rep | Jure Pečar | Contest | 1hr 9min |
| Samba Cup F5J | 2024-05 May | EU-Czech Rep | Venda Vendovic | Contest | 10 min |
| F5J European Champ. Senior Fly-offs 1-2 | 2024-08a Aug | EU-Romania | Jure Pečar | Contest | 48 min |
| F5J European Champ. Senior Fly-offs 3-4 | 2024-08b Aug | EU-Romania | Jure Pečar | Contest | 1hr 9min |
| F5J German National Champ. Fly-offs | 2024-09 Sep | EU-Germany | Jure Pečar | Contest | 53 min |
| F5J C̃eská Trebová 2024 | 2024-03 Aug | EU-Czech Rep | Venda Vendovic | Contest | 7 min |
| F5J 2025 Tango Cup Fly-Off Highlights | 2025-02 Feb | Argentina-Cordova | Jo Grini | Contest | 10 min |