posted Jul 20th, 2026 - The Fun Flag used to be a significant and cherished part of major Formation Skydiving competitions, including FAI World Championships and World Cups. The history of the Fun Flag and its purpose were summarized by the NSL News on 28 September 2006.

The last sighting of the Fun Flag was covered by the NSL News during the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 at Skydive Voss in Norway. Nephtys member Elise Poindron had placed the Fun Flag in a very special location, with the assistance of other members of the French delegation.

That was almost three years ago, and the Fun Flag has not been seen at any major event since then. The FAI Outdoor World Championship 2024 was probably the first outdoor world championship where the Fun Flag was absent throughout the entire event, and the situation remained unchanged at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025. Its absence has taken away an important part of these championships, and hopefully the current keeper is simply waiting for the right opportunity to return the Fun Flag to the skydiving community and its major events.

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FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023: Fun Flag Adventure with Elise Poindron

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The busiest event in the history of the Fun Flag was probably the FAI Dubai Mondial 2012, where it changed hands almost daily. Each temporary owner knew and respected the unwritten rules, which require the Fun Flag to be displayed prominently for competitors and spectators alike at all times.

Capturing the Fun Flag at the event site and then keeping it out of sight is considered a violation of those unwritten rules. The final owner after the award ceremony traditionally takes it home, with the understanding that it will reappear and fly again at the next major event. The absence of the Fun Flag since 2023, including the first outdoor world championship without it, can only be remedied by bringing it back into the open and letting it fly again this year in Eloy.

Arizona Airspeed brought the Fun Flag to Dubai in 2012, and by the end of the event it had found its way into British and Canadian hands. Katie Woods, who would later become a member of the Canadian team Evolution at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2014, carried the Fun Flag in her luggage and successfully brought it to Great Britain, where it was flying again at the World Challenge 2013. During the Dubai Mondial, the Fun Flag was also in the possession of the Irish 4-way Open team Fast Air and the Danish Vivas 4-way Women team.

FAI Outdoor World Championship 2012			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		5,12,E		6,D,B,K		O,8,7		N,13,18		10,21,M		19,H,11		C,G,1,A		20,9,15		16,F,P,Q		2,J,4		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	27		34		27	-1	22		23		23	-2	32		25		40		26		279	27.9
2	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	25	-1	34	-2	27	-1	21	-1	23		24	-1	32	-1	27		40		25	-1	278	27.8
3	Aerodyne Aerokart	FR	26		30	-2	27		21		23		25		29	-1	23	-2	37		24		265	26.5
4	Evolution	CA	22		31		24		17	-1	19	-1	21		28		22		30	-2	22		236	23.6
5	Sky Panthers Barkli	RU	19	-2	29	-1	22	-1	21		21		18	-2	28		20	-2	35		20	-1	233	23.3
6	Satori	UK	18		26		21		17		15	-3	18	-1	23		17		27		18		200	20.0
7	eX3MO	IT	17	-1	24	-2	20		14		17		19		22		18	-1	28	-1	-		179	19.9
8	Paratec-Saar	DE	18		26		21		13		14	-2	16	-1	21	-3	18		30	-1	-		177	19.7
9	Rotor Out	AU	14	-2	25	-1	18	-1	15		17		18		22	-1	17		28		-		174	19.3
10	Bardagi	SE	17		26		20		14		16		15	-2	23		17	-2	24	-2	-		172	19.1
11	Voodoo	ZA	16		24		19		13		15		16		23		17		-		-		143	17.9
12	Ravens	AT	18		23		17		15		17		13		22		16		-		-		141	17.6
13	Qatar Tigers	QA	15		21		19		14		15		17		19		16		-		-		136	17.0
14	VIVA 4	CH	14		21		19		11		17		14		20		14		-		-		130	16.3
15	CTR Optimum	BR	17		19		16		13		15		14		19		16		-		-		129	16.1
16	Dubai Asaar Red	AE	16		20		16		12		15		16		18		13		-		-		126	15.8
17	China	CN	7		21		15		14		14		15		21		16		-		-		123	15.4
18	Spain	ES	16		21		16		13		9		13		21		10		-		-		119	14.9
18	Lize	CZ	13		21		17		12		17		11		17		11		-		-		119	14.9
20	Bodyflight Voluntas	DK	15		21		17		10		13		11		18		12		-		-		117	14.6
21	Rebootizer Aerial	MC	15		14		16		11		16		13		17		13		-		-		115	14.4
22	Silver Knights	FI	13		18		16		10		13		14		18		12		-		-		114	14.3
23	Magic 4	LT	14		17		15		11		14		14		14		13		-		-		112	14.0
24	Whooops	NL	10		18		17		10		13		14		16		11		-		-		109	13.6
25	Singapore	SG	14		21		16		12		13		9		14		9		-		-		108	13.5
26	Fast Air	IE	11		17		12		8		12		11		14		12		-		-		97	12.1
27	Ukraine	UA	11		15		11		10		11		10		14		10		-		-		92	11.5
27	Atmosfera G4	PT	12		15		12		10		8		10		13		12		-		-		92	11.5
29	Lupus	EE	10		14		12		9		11		10		14		11		-		-		91	11.4
30	Sky Dragons	SI	12		11		13		9		11		10		12		10		-		-		88	11.0
31	Kazakhstan	KZ	10		11		11		9		6		9		8		8		-		-		72	9.0
32	Argentina	AR	8		13		7		7		8		7		10		9		-		-		69	8.6
33	Cyprus	CY	7		6		10		7		6		7		10		7		-		-		60	7.5
34	Colombia	CO	6		9		9		5		8		6		8		6		-		-		57	7.1
35	Oman	OM	5		8		10		8		6		5		6		6		-		-		54	6.8
36	Turkey	TR	0		6		8		4		6		6		5		7		-		-		42	5.3
37	Thailand	TH	3		7		7		4		5		0		6		2		-		-		34	4.3
38	Ecuador	EC	0		0		2		2		2		3		3		3		-		-		15	1.9