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FAI
Annual Report–2013
FAI
Annual Report–2013
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Air Sports
Gliding
Commission
IGC
“All efforts are being
made to have a great
FAI Sailplane
Grand Prix Final
in 2014”
In 2013 the FAI Gliding Commission worked to grow the
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series so that its events are
better known and more visible to the general public,
with the aimof delivering the best possible FAI Sailplane
Grand Prix Final in 2014. As for the “classical” Gliding
championships, they were well attended and successful
this year again.
Championships & Events
−− 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships
in Adolfo Gonzalez Chávez (ARG)
→
−− 17th FAI European Gliding Championships
in Vinon-sur-Verdon (FRA)
−− 7th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championship
in Issoudun (FRA)
−− 17th FAI European Gliding Championships
in Ostrow Wielkopolski (POL)
−− 8th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships
in Leszno (POL)
Additionally, 37 FAI-sanctioned Gliding events took place
in 2013.
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix
The following qualifying events for the 2012-2013 FAI World
Sailplane Grand Prix series were held in 2013:
−− Vitacura (CHI)
−− Langtora airfield (SWE)
−− Rennes – Saint Sulpice (FRA)
−− Prievidza (SVK)
−− Zar (POL)
The final will take place in Sisteron, France, in May 2014.
The newwebsite sgp.aerowas set up to host all the events
of the FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix series, including
the final.
On-Line Contest
The
(OLC) concluded its 2013 seasonwith
2,108 km per participant with the average flight being
266 km. Total activity for the OLC in 2013 had 14,191
participants (an increase of 0.80% from 2012) claiming
112,377 flights (an increase of 2.33% from 2012) and
achieving a total distance of 29,796,011 kilometres (an
increase of 0.87% from 2012).
The 2013 season of OLC saw entries from1,079 clubs and
Gliding organisations.
Meeting
The Delegates of the Commission met in Papendal,
Netherlands, from 1 to 2 March 2013.
