The important difference between record events and competition events is that sports rules have made many restrictions on the technical specifications and flight rules of competition events, which is a relative achievement under certain conditions. However, sports rules have different requirements for recording items. As long as it meets the general technical requirements of aviation models, it is allowed to participate in the competition. Athletes can design excellent aviation models according to the different characteristics and needs of various models and events within the specified technical requirements. Aviation model records flight events, allowing full use of geographical and climatic conditions, so that it can play all the skills of the model in 1 flight. Therefore, athletes in some sports can choose the flight place and time in advance and implement it after approval.
At present, there are 57 aviation model records set up by the International Federation of air sports. It can be divided into three categories: (F 1) free flight, (F2) fly by wire and (F3) fly by radio. Each category also has records of blank time, linear distance, flying height, linear speed, circumferential speed, approaching distance and approaching speed.
The International Federation of air sports allows the air sports Association of each member country or the National air sports Club to organize record-breaking flights of aviation models, and authorizes the associations of each member country to send qualified representatives and observers to supervise their record-breaking activities. It has set a record, and relevant technical documents must be submitted to IATA as required. After approval, it will be officially registered and released.