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Morocco 1952 * FEDERATION ROYALE MAROCAINE DE L’AVIATION LEGERE ET SPORTIVE 10
Mozambique 1986 AEROCLUBE DE MOCAMBIQUE 10
Nepal 2002 NEPAL AIRSPORTS ASSOCIATION 10
Netherlands 1909 KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING VOOR LUCHTVAART 5
New Zealand 1952 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AERO CLUB Inc. 7
Norway 1909 NORGES LUFTSPORTFORBUND 5
Peru 1925 * FEDERACION PERUANA AERODEPORTIVA 10
Philippines 1965 3D AIR SPORTS AND HOBBIES ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED 10
Poland 1920 AEROKLUB POLSKI 6
Portugal 1913 AERO CLUB DE PORTUGAL 9
Qatar 2002 QATAR AIR SPORTS COMMITTEE 10
Republic of Korea 1959 * DAEHANMINGOOK HANG GONG HWE 6
Romania 1923 FEDERATIA AERONAUTICA ROMANA 8
Russia 1909 FEDERATSIA AVIATSIONNOGO SPORTA ROSSII 3
San Marino 1971 FEDERAZIONE AERONAUTICA SAMMARINESE 10
Saudi Arabia 1997 * SAUDI AVIATION CLUB 9
Serbia 1922 VAZDUHOPLOVNI SAVEZ SRBIJE 9
Singapore 1984 AEROMODELLING FEDERATION OF SINGAPORE 10
Slovakia 1920 SLOVENSKY NARODNY AEROKLUB GENERALA M.R. STEFANIKA 8
Slovenia 1992 LETALSKA ZVEZA SLOVENIJA 8
South Africa 1938 AERO CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA 6
Spain 1905 REAL FEDERACIÓN AERONÁUTICA ESPAÑOLA 5
Sweden 1907 SVENSKA FLYGSPORTFÖRBUNDET 4
Switzerland 1905 AERO CLUB DER SCHWEIZ 3
Thailand 1979 ROYAL AERONAUTICS SPORTS ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND 10
Turkey 1929 TÜRK HAVA KURUMU 4
Ukraine 1992 FEDERATION OF AERONAUTICAL SPORTS OF UKRAINE 7
United Arab Emirates 1980 EMIRATES AEROSPORTS FEDERATION 10
United Kingdom 1905 ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 3
United States of America 1905 NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION OF THE USA 1
Uzbekistan 1995 TEXNIK VA AMALIY SPORT TURLARI MARKAZI 10
Venezuela 1952 * ASOCIACION VENEZOLANA DE LOS DEPORTES AERONAUTICOS (A.V.D.A.) 10
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Bahrain 2007 ROYAL BAHRAIN PARACHUTING COMMITTEE
Botswana 2016 PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION OF BOTSWANA
Brazil 2008 CONFEDERACÃO BRASILEIRA DE AEROMODELISMO
Egypt 2008 EGYPTIAN SPORT PARACHUTING AND AERONAUTICS FEDERATION
Liechtenstein 1967 MODELLFLUGGRUPPE LIECHTENSTEIN
Liechtenstein 1967 LIECHTENSTEINISCHER HÄNGEGLEITER- VERBAND
Oman 2008 OMAN NATIONAL FREE FALL TEAM
Portugal 2013 FEDERAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE AEROMODELISMO
Portugal 2015 FEDERACÃO PORTUGUESA DE VOO LIVRE
Qatar 2002 QATAR AEROMODELLING RACING TEAM
Romania 1923 FEDERATIA ROMANA DE MODELISM
Trinidad and Tobago 2016 TRINIDAD & PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION
Uruguay 2016 ASOCIACIÓN URUGUAYA DE VUELA A VELA
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
- 2015 AFRICAN AIR SPORTS FEDERATION
- 2015 ARAB AIR SPORTS FEDERATION
- 2006 ASIANIA
- 2013 COLPAR
- 1994 EUROPE AIRSPORTS
- 1977 O.S.T.I.V.
- 2015 SEGELFLUGSZENE GGMBH
TEMPORARY MEMBERS
El Salvador 1998 FEDERACION SALVADOREÑA DE PARACAIDISMO Y AERODEPORTES
Laos 2013 LAO AIRSPORTS CLUB
Paraguay 1985 * ASOCIACION PARAGUAYA PARACAIDISMO DEPORTIVO
Vietnam 2008 * HANOI AIR SPORTS ASSOCIATION
DEFINITIONS
CLASS AIR SPORT PERSONS (APS)
Lower Upper
1 200,000 & over
2 100,000 200,000
3 30,000 100,000
4 15,000 30,000
5 10,000 15,000
Lower Upper
6 5,000 10,000
7 3,000 5,000
8 2,000 3,000
9 1,000 2,000
10 under 1,000
* This country has not been permanently Member of the FAI
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Annexes
FAI Structure
To fulfil its objectives andmeet the evolving needs of each
air sport andarea of activity, theFAI has constantly adjusted
its organisational structure. Today, the FAI comprises the
following elements:
GENERAL CONFERENCE
The supreme policy-making body defines the aims of
FAI, determines its Statutes and By-Laws and elects the
President and theExecutiveBoard. TheGeneral Conference
convenes once a year. It consists of Delegates appointed by
Active andAssociateMembers ingood standing, designated
representatives of International AffiliateMembers in good
standing, FAI elected Officers, Presidents of Honour,
Honorary Patrons of FAI, Companions of Honour, and
Commission Presidents.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The FAI Executive Board is the principal executive body of
FAI, responsible for implementing the policies anddecisions
made by the General Conference and exercising those
powers of the General Conference that are delegated to
it by that body. The Executive Board, chaired by the FAI
President, is jointly responsible to the General Conference
for all decisionsmade and actions taken between General
Conferences.
Executive Board until the 110th FAI General Conference
President
Dr. John Grubbström
Executive Directors
Alvaro de Orleans Borbón (Deputy to President)
Frits Brink (Finance Director)
Agust Gudmundsson
Robert Henderson
Niels-Christian Levin Hansen
Gillian Rayner
Secretary General
Susanne Schödel (non voting member)
Executive Board after the 110th FAI General Conference
President
Frits Brink
Executive Directors
Alvaro de Orleans Borbón (Deputy to President)
Jean-Claude Weber (Finance Director)
Agust Gudmundsson
Robert Henderson
Bengt Lindgren
Mary Ann Stevens
Secretary General
Susanne Schödel (non voting member)