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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

Belgian B Paragliding Open 2025 -

Event ID

: 17761    

Bid:

374

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Laragne-Monteglin (France)

Date(s)

: 23 Aug to 29 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/Belgian-B-Paragliding-Open-2025


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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International friendshipcup Wasserkuppe -

Event ID

: 17832    

Bid:

469

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Paragliding Accuracy

Place

: Wasserkuppe Gersfeld (Germany)

Date(s)

: 25 Aug to 27 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/international-friendshipcup-wasserkuppe


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO DE ASA DELTA 2025 - ETAPA BRASÍLIA -

Event ID

: 17949    

Bid:

806

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

: Brasilia (Brazil)

Date(s)

: 23 Aug to 30 Aug 2025

Alternate dates

: 16 Aug to 23 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/campeonato-brasileiro-de-asa-delta-2025-etapa-brasilia


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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French Open Junior de Course 2025 -

Event ID

: 17961    

Bid:

374

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Trévignin (France)

Date(s)

: 23 Aug to 30 Aug 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/french-open-junior-de-course-2025


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Upcoming Events

27 August 2025 FLY KOTABARU - IPAC 1st Serie 2025 - KOTABARU (Indonesia)
28 August 2025 AIOLEIA OPEN 2025 - Drama (Greece)
28 August 2025 Vipava Valley Open 2025 - Ajdovscina (Slovenia)
28 August 2025 100th Paragliding Accuracy Worldcup-Finale Germany - Wasserkuppe Gersfeld (Germany)
29 August 2025 WANDERBIRD Trophy - Stubai - Neustift (Austria)
30 August 2025 Swiss Cup final (flex) - Interlaken (Switzerland)
30 August 2025 Berane Open 2025 - Berane (Montenegro)
31 August 2025 19th FAI World Paragliding Championship - Castelo, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
31 August 2025 SRS BGD Edition, Spain - Ager (Spain)
02 September 2025 IPXC1-TELOMOYO CUP IX 2025 - salatiga (Indonesia)
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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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Everything you ever wanted to know about CIVL... and more!

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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