Lifting the suspension of the 2011 Competition Class gliders
Monday, 05 August 2013 13:54
The Paragliding Committee asked the Bureau to lift the suspension of the 2011 Competition Class gliders. The Bureau recognized that CIVL has no safety concerns about these gliders and that they can be used in CIVL World XC Online Contest, Category 2 events or other competitions. Yet, the Bureau cannot authorize these gliders in Category 1 events unless they fit in the new rules that have been implemented by the 2012 and 2013 CIVL plenaries. Prior to the 2011 Piedrahita World Paragliding Championships, paragliders in Category 1 competitions were flown with load test only. In 2011, the CIVL Plenary, on proposal of its Open Class Technical Working Group (OCTWG), implemented new "Competition Class" rules in its Sporting Code. This arose out of safety concerns including a fatality at the World championships in Mexico, increasingly thin lines, the random results from load testing, several reports of single and multiple line failures during competition, and a desire to increase the amount of time pilots should be able to train before a competition (rather than having gliders delivered to the competition). Following the tragic events at the 2011 World Championships in Piedrahita, CIVL imposed in Category 1 events a temporary suspension on the use of the Competition Class paragliders. CIVL has been asked to end this suspension. The Paragliding Committee has studied this possibility and has recommended to the Bureau to lift the suspension but not allow the gliders in Category 1 events (see attached document).
The CIVL Bureau underlines that: - The temporary suspension was decided in July 2011 after two fatalities on the second day of a World championship. This championship was flown mostly on gliders whose characteristics had been defined just three and half months before. A lot of pilots had little experience flying these gliders. At the time, the CIVL Bureau considered that the gliders might be part of the problem and felt it had no choice but suspending them temporarily. - The Bureau decision was approved unanimously by the following 2012 CIVL Plenary. This Plenary also decided to change its Sporting Code and remove the Competition Class from it. Only EN certified gliders would be allowed in Category 1 competition. The 2013 Plenary decided that the same rule would apply in 2013 and 2014. - For 2015 and after, in Category 1 events, the 2012 Plenary implemented a new competition class called "CIVL-EN Competition Class" (CECC). All gliders following the technical requirements of the CECC will be allowed to compete. - In the December 2011 CIVL Task Force report and in the 2012 and 2013 Plenary, it was reported that competition safety is a multi factor problem and solutions have been sought (new rules for the end of speed section, pilot experience requirements…).
In conclusion: - In Category 1 events, lifting the suspension of glider class that has not been in the CIVL Sporting Code for last two versions/years is not applicable, even more in the light of the development and implementation of the CECC. - Relating to gliders, to CIVL knowledge any safety concerns about the 2011 Competition Class have been allayed. Hence, for its CIVL World XC Online Contest, its Category 2 events or other competitions, CIVL has no restriction on the use of 2011 Competition Class gliders. - The CIVL Bureau reminds that as stated in its July 8, 2011 communique and as now included in CIVL Sporting Code, organisers of Category 2 and other paragliding events make their own assessments of rules to be applied to promote safe, fair and satisfying competitions. (Photo: Nick Greece - Ojovolador) World Games 2013 - Day 4: Victory for Feraric and Romanenko in Paragliding Accuracy - Closing Ceremony
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The second day of the Parachuting Canopy Piloting and Paragliding Accuracy was in full swing yesterday in Cali, Colombia, at the World Games 2013. Three rounds took place for Canopy Piloting and two for Paragliding Accuracy. All the athletes were clearly enjoying the effects of the warmth of the Colombian spectators who cheered, applauded and reacted very enthusiastically to Paragliding and Parachuting events, although it was the first time for many of them to witness such competitions. Media interviewed athletes, while children and grown-ups alike asked for pictures and autographs. World Games 2013: Opening Ceremony and first rounds in airsports events
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Well, here in Europe the sun is finally back and it looks like we might have a real Summer after a very long Winter and hardly any Spring! So pilots are looking up and feeling happy. The flying season is on and strong… The Paragliding World Championship has started!
Monday, 15 July 2013 13:39
The 13th FAI World Paragliding Championship started on July 13th in Sopot, Bulgaria, with an opening ceremony for officials and 150 pilots from 31 countries. The first task is being flown as we are publishing this News. All information, pictures, results... on the competition website. More Articles...
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Slovenian Matjaz Feraric took the Gold at the Paragliding Accuracy competition of the World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia. Tomas Lednik from Czech Republic took Silver and Tanapat Luangiam from Thailand Bronze (see picture).
Curtis Bartholomew from USA is the new World Games Champion for Canopy Piloting! Thomas Dellibac, also from USA, and Pablo Hernandez from Spain followed in the overall results of the combined accuracy, distance and speed events.
After two days of training, official competitions begun yesterday morning for the Canopy Piloting and Paragliding Accuracy athletes participating in the World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia. 
On the morning of the kickoff of the airsports events at the World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia, all signs are go for Parachuting Canopy Piloting and Paragliding Accuracy, as the news came that all the tickets for airsports competitions are sold out. In total, the two events will welcome 2000 people every day.
The World Games 2013 are officially underway in Cali, Colombia, after yesterday’s Opening Ceremony at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in front of more than 35.000 spectators. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos opened the event in the presence of FAI President John Grubbström, IOC President Jacques Rogge and International World Games Association President Ron Froehlich.
The World Games 2013 is the biggest multi-sports event of the year and features 32 sports including parachuting canopy piloting and paragliding accuracy. The great media impact of the event, which will start on 25 July 2013, will be felt worldwide. The FAI does all that it takes to promote its sports not only to the TV spectators and press readers, but also to the public attending the event. For this reason the FAI appointed Regan Tetlow as an official presenter of the airsports events at the World Games 2013.
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