The first official FAI/CIVL World Online XC Contest (WXC) has come to a successful close, the winners are announced and FAI Diplomas are on their way to the top three pilots in each class. Some 4663 pilots from 52 nations entered flights in the 2010/2011 WXC via 9 separate networked online contests.
Jean-Marc Badan, the previous FAI Sports Director and Deputy to the Secretary General, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the FAI – the International Air Sports Federation. He will formally take up his appointment in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1st October 2011.
The 2012 European Hang Gliding (Class 1) Championships, to be held in Kayseri, Turkey, will now be run one week later than originally scheduled, from 26th August to 8th September 2012.
The CIVL Incident Report Form can now be completed online. The CIVL Bureau is asking NACs, competition organisers and competition pilots to complete report forms concerning recent incidents. Organisers of Cat 2 competitions are now required to confirm the number of incidents at events, and to complete report forms accordingly.
WXC winners of 2010-2011 season
Monday, 14 November 2011 20:33
In the PG Open class, the winner is Gerald Ameseder of Austria, flying a UP Edge XR. With 6 flight distances over 200km, his top flight score of 369.8 points for a 264km triangle, contributed to his 1950 points overall. Jean-Marc Badan appointed new FAI Secretary General
Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:11
2012 European Hang Gliding Championships date change
Saturday, 17 September 2011 17:22
CIVL Safety Initiative: Incident Reporting
Sunday, 28 August 2011 13:37
Introducing the CIVL Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force
Saturday, 27 August 2011 17:27
CIVL launches Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force
Thursday, 18 August 2011 13:38
6th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Kuncice: great event for a discipline on the rise !
Tuesday, 26 July 2011 17:05
Four days after the start of 6th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Kuncice pod Ondrejnikem, Czech Republic, the suspense as to who will be crowned the next world champion amongst the 84 pilots coming for 15 countries continues. So far the weather conditions only allowed the completion of one round - but what a fantastic one it has been ! Implications of temporary comp class suspension
Tuesday, 19 July 2011 01:26
The temporary suspension of competition class paragliders in FAI Category 1 events, announced by CIVL on 8th July, has raised some questions. A second statement has been issued to clarify some of these points and explain the implications to NACs and FAI Category 2 competition organisers. The full statement is contained in the file below. 12th FAI World Paragliding Championships come to a close
Saturday, 09 July 2011 03:06
Following the two fatalities in the second task of this FAI event, and the suspension of the certification of Competition Class Paragliders, the championship organisers have decided that it is not possible to continue with the competition. Competition Class paraglider certification suspended
Saturday, 09 July 2011 02:43
Due to recent incidents at the 12th FAI Paragliding World Championship in Piedrahita, Spain the CIVL Bureau has temporarily suspended the certification of Competition Class Paragliders with immediate effect. Aerobatics success
Thursday, 30 June 2011 19:09
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The founder members of the CIVL Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force have now been formally appointed and approved. Task Force chairman, Gregory Knudson, has gathered together a core group of individuals from within the paragliding community, and will be calling on additional specialists as required.
The 1st Turkish Aerobatic Paragliding Championships, also part of the Acro Paragliding World Cup series, took place last month in Oludeniz, Turkey. CIVL’s Aerobatics Subcommittee chair, Iris Vogt commented: “Oludeniz is a great place to start the aerobatics season and it is a great competition venue with a lot of altitude."
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