Suspension of the Conical End of Speed Section

The late Paragliding European championship was the first Category 1 event where the Conical End of Speed Section (CESS) was tested. The least that can be said is that it was not a success: imprecision of instruments, fairness issue, debatable flight strategy and more.

If CESS is to remain an option, more work has to be done. Consequently, the Bureau has decided to suspend the implementation of CESS in Category 1 event until further notice.

The Paragliding Committee has been consulted on this issue and agrees with the Bureau decision.

The next Category 1 Paragliding XC competitions this decision affects is Pan Americans Paragliding in Argentina in November 2014 and then Paragliding Worlds in Colombia in January 2015.