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CIVL 2017 September Bureau Minutes

CIVL 2017 September Bureau Minutes

  Minutes of the CIVL Autumn Bureau Meeting of the FAI Hang Gliding & Paragliding Commission held in Vršac, Serbia on September 25th to 30th, 2017 are published on the website. Download ....

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CIVL Bureau Activity 2017-2018 Intermediate report is published.

CIVL Bureau Activity 2017-2018 Intermediate report is published.

    In this document, CIVL Bureau sums up the main topics of its activity in the period from February till September 2017.

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CIVL Bureau at Vrsac, Serbia

CIVL Bureau at Vrsac, Serbia

  CIVL Bureau has begun it's autumn session that takes place in Vrsac, Serbia. It will study the problems that the sport has come across in 2017 and if necessary take decisions to make ru....

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Accuracy Pre-Euro in Kobarid, Slovenia: Success, Luck and Victories

Accuracy Pre-Euro in Kobarid, Slovenia: Success, Luck and Victories

    The organisers of this competition should have bought a lottery ticket this week. For the second day of the event, the weather was again perfect for this paragliding accuracy with sm....

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Pre-Euro Accuracy in Kobarid has began

Pre-Euro Accuracy in Kobarid has began

  2017 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup Tour. Test Event for the 6th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship,Kobarid, Slovenia. Andy Cowley reports...

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 PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech

PILOT PROFILE: 60 seconds with hang gliding champion Christian Ciech

Christian Ciech is one of the most successful pilots in competition hang gliding, and was FAI European and World Champion at the same time in 2016. We spoke to him…

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23 July 2006: The FAI World Record of Charles Cazaux

23 July 2006: The FAI World Record of Charles Cazaux

On 23 July 2006, 10 years ago, French pro paraglider Charles Cazaux set a FAI World Record when he reached 41.15 km/h in the category “Speed over a triangular course of 25km”. In April 2010 he bro....

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Seven steps to success: an acrobatic paragliding masterclass with FAI ....

Seven steps to success: an acrobatic paragliding masterclass with FAI ....

French paraglider Tim Alongi, 24, is the new FAI World Air Games Paragliding Aerobatics Champion. Alongi also won the silver medal in the Sychronised Paragliding Aerobatics competition, along with hi....

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Nicole Schmidt sorts the men from the boys

Nicole Schmidt sorts the men from the boys

Nicole Schmidt from Germany, has been flying paragliders for 11 years. For the last six she's been performing aerobatic tricks, or "acro". It's a discipline very few women attempt, and this year Schmi....

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US Paragliding Aerobatics pilot to unveil new tricks at FAI World Air ....

US Paragliding Aerobatics pilot to unveil new tricks at FAI World Air ....

It's rare to find competitors from the US in Paragliding Aerobatics competitions. The sport of paragliding has a relatively small following there, and there are few pilots who embark on the niche dare....

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Current Events

German Flatlands Paragliding 2025 -

Event ID

: 17265    

Bid:

469

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Altes Lager (Germany)

Date(s)

: 04 Aug to 08 Aug 2025

Website

:https://www.dcb.org/infos-fuer-teilnehmer-und-helfer-gs-2025/


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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French Championship and Open 2025 -

Event ID

: 17565    

Bid:

374

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country
class 5 Cross country
Sport Class Cross Country

Place

: La Roque Esclapon (France)

Date(s)

: 02 Aug to 07 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/french-championship-and-open-20252


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Swiss Open Disentis -

Event ID

: 17632    

Bid:

305

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Disentis (Switzerland)

Date(s)

: 04 Aug to 09 Aug 2025

Website

:https://www.swissleague.ch/comp-league/general-info/rules/local-regulations-swiss-cup-and-swiss-cup-flex


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Nordic Open 2025 -

Event ID

: 17702    

Bid:

1814

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Krusevo (North Macedonia)

Date(s)

: 03 Aug to 09 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/nordic-open-2025


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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6th BGD Weightless 2025 -

Event ID

: 17936    

Bid:

374

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Laragne-Monteglin (France)

Date(s)

: 02 Aug to 08 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/6th-BGD-Weightless-2025


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Upcoming Events

07 August 2025 TERENGGANU INTERNATIONAL PARAGLIDING ACCURACY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (TIPAC) AFA LEAGUE (TEST EVENT) - BESUT (Malaysia)
08 August 2025 Hungarian Female Paragliding XC Cup 2025 - Hajdúszoboszló (Hungary)
09 August 2025 Piero Alberini Trophy – Italian and British Championship OPEN 2025 - Villa Scirca, Sigillo (Italy)
09 August 2025 Kaiser Trophy 2025 - Ellmau (Austria)
09 August 2025 Desant na Drvar - Drvar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
09 August 2025 21st XXI Copa Piedechinche PrePWC open FAI2 2025 - Piedechinche, Co (Colombia)
09 August 2025 2025 Brazilian Nationals 2nd - PrePWC - Sao Lourenço (Brazil)
10 August 2025 Summer Championship of Kazakhstan - Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)
10 August 2025 Skynomad Open and Bulgarian Nationals 2025 - Sopot, bulgaria (Bulgaria)
10 August 2025 48th 48CtoNacionalEspanaAlaDelta-Piedrahita-2025 - Piedrahita (Spain)
More events

 

Practical Guidelines for Competition Organisers

OrgGuide briefingdeco

Everything you need to know to run a Cat 1 Championship. Also very useful for Cat 2 organisers!

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Your passport to the world

The IPPI Card

The IPPI card is every pilot’s passport to the world: a reference by which all national rating programs may be compared. Fly the World, fly IPPI!

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