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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

Adrenalin Cup 2025 -

Event ID

: 17258    

Bid:

301

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Tolmin (Slovenia)

Date(s)

: 15 May to 18 May 2025

Alternate dates

: 28 Aug to 31 Aug 2025

Website

:https://airtribune.com/ac2025


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Paragliding World Cup Spain Algodonales 2025 -

Event ID

: 17613    

Bid:

669

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Algodonales (Spain)

Date(s)

: 10 May to 17 May 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/paragliding-world-cup-2025-spain-algodonales


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Rajac Open -

Event ID

: 17638    

Bid:

792

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Rajac (Serbia)

Date(s)

: 14 May to 18 May 2025

Alternate dates

: 14 May to 18 May 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/rajac-open


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Kastrioti Open 2025 -

Event ID

: 17687    

Bid:

1691

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Paragliding Accuracy

Place

: Obiliq (Kosovo)

Date(s)

: 15 May to 18 May 2025

Website

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


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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2025 Brazilian Nationals - Class SPORT - 1st -

Event ID

: 17698    

Bid:

806

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

Cross Country

Place

: Alfredo Chaves (Brazil)

Date(s)

: 15 May to 18 May 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/2025-brazilian-nationals-class-sport-1st


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Guatemalan Hang Gliding Nationals Open 2025 -

Event ID

: 17711    

Bid:

268

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country
Sport Class Cross Country

Place

: Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala)

Date(s)

: 15 May to 18 May 2025

Website

:https://civlcomps.org/event/guatemalan-hang-gliding-nationals-open-2025


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Chablais Open/Swiss Championship -

Event ID

: 17785    

Bid:

305

Event classification

: Second Category Event

Type of event

: Other

Disciplines / Task Styles

:

class 1 Cross country
Sport Class Cross Country

Place

: Ollon (Switzerland)

Date(s)

: 15 May to 18 May 2025

Website

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


Event Organiser


FAI Member of the Hosting Country

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Upcoming Events

16 May 2025 1st Cup of Pedro Tirado - Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)
16 May 2025 ACC Rana League 2025 - Rana near Louny (Czech Republic)
16 May 2025 1st 2025 Korea Paragliding League 1st – Hapcheon - Hapcheon-gun (Korea)
16 May 2025 Spieser Trophy 2025 - Bad Hindelang (Germany)
17 May 2025 Swedish Cup Ålleberg 2025 - Falköping (Sweden)
17 May 2025 Zsuzsi Tóth Memorial Paragliding Accuracy Competition 2025 - Budapest (Hungary)
17 May 2025 SRS Gin Edition 2025 - Poggio Bustone (Italy)
17 May 2025 Aukstaitija Cup 2025 - Panevezys (Lithuania)
19 May 2025 1st Alga Club Cup - Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)
19 May 2025 Fédérale 1 / Pyrénées Trophées des Cimes - Loudenvielle (France)
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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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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