Canopy Formation Competitors - this is for you

International CF Competition from your home DZ

Following the discussion at the Competitor's Meeting after the Mondial in Chicago, the CF Committee is pleased to confirm that the Plenary has approved the plan to hold the CF WebChallenge again. With the help of the IPC Secretary, Susan Dixon, the committee members are setting up the dropbox site which will host the CF WebChallenge.

The CF Webchallenge will allow teams to compete in any (or all) current FAI CF events, 2-way sequential, 4-way sequential and 4-way rotations. In addition, we are very pleased to provide you with the opportunity to compete in 8-way again! We know of at least one (ex-)competitor who is very much looking forward to re-building his old 8-way team and all the fun and formations they had. If the take-up of 8-way is sufficiently strong, we will consider re-introducing it at First Category Events.

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IPC Plenary Meeting, Faro, Portugal 2017: Day 5

Sunday 29th January 2017:

We head into the second and final Plenary Session, but not before mentioning the superb Gala Dinner that the organisers arranged with Hotel Eva .Not only were we treated to a magnificent banquet but also a lively and entertaining traditional Portuguese dancing and accompanying musical troupe.

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IPC Plenary Meeting, Faro, Portugal 2017: Day 3

Friday  27th January 2017:

Following two days of open meetings today was set aside for closed committee and working group meetings. 

IPC Plenary Meeting, Faro, Portugal 2017: Day 4

Saturday 28th January 2017:

Today is first of two days of the actual Plenary. Prior to our official business a number of invited guests were intoduced to the attendees and we listened to welcoming speeches by both the Mayor of Faro and the President of the Portuguese Federation of Parachuting, ably translated by Manuel Almeida. Those officials in attendance were:

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IPC Plenary Meeting, Faro, Portugal 2017: Day 2

Thursday 26th January 2017:

This morning's agenda opened with the presentation by Italy for their Bid to host the Indoor Skydiving Championships in 2018. 

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IPC Plenary Meeting, Faro, Portugal 2017: Day 1

Wednesday 25th January 2017: 

The Delegates, Alternate Delegates, Official Observers and other attendees gather for the start of the Open Meetings prior to this year's 2017 Plenary. Manuel Almeida, Organiser and Portugala's delegate, welcomed everyone to the Open Meeting and reminded us of a few points about the sensible use of the wifi and the need to ensure the ID's were worn at all times.

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Interim Bureau Decision 01/2017

Read the first Interim Bureau Decision of 2017, which will be added to the Interim Bureau Decisions to be approved of at the Plenary 2017, Faro Portugal 28-29 January 2017.

Follow the link here, or go to "About Us" IPC Bureau News - Interim Bureau Decisions.

How to kick off the new year -

Read all about our President (Dr. Rainer 'Exi' Hoenle)'s start to the New Year - perfect preparation for the IPC Plenary Meeting in Faro later this month!

http://www.fai.org/ipc-about-us/ipc-bureau-news

16th World Para-Ski Championships, St. Johann, Austria - 7-11 March 2017 - Bulletin 2

Bulletin 2 is now published on this web-site - follow the link or go to Events Calendar and click on the documents logo against this competition.

There is actually no change to the Bulletin 1 issued earlier, except we now have a list of provisional entries..

Please be aware of the deadline for Official Entries is the 11th January 2017.

2016 FAI Gold Parachuting Medal - Award

FAI Gold Parachuting Medal awarded to Mr Tomás Berriolo

On November 3 last, in an auditorium hall Puerto Madero, in act by the ANAC conjunction with CADEA, delivery was made to athletes and prominent institutions in 2016.

Present were the National Administrator of the ANAC engineer Juan Pedro Irigoin, Mr. Fernando Nocito Unit Planning and Management Control ANAC president CADEA engineer Gustavo Eduardo Reyes, the president of the Argentina Federation of Parachuting Ricardo Ocorso Lorenzo, president of Research Lajunta Civil Aviation srta. Pamela Suarez, Manager of Institutional Relations Mr. Walter EANA Salama, responsible for General Aviation Mr. Eduardo Pareira YPF and Rodrigo Palisa and general secretary of the FAP Miss Norma Elia Sansone, among other authorities ANAC

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