FAI News 08/06

ICARE Plenary Meeting /
CIEA Plenary Meeting & FAI Young Artists Contest /
CIVL Proficiency Badges / New DVD / New World Record Claims / Competition Update

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ICARE Plenary Meeting


The FAI Astronautic Records Commission (ICARE) held its Annual Plenary Meeting on 21 April 2006 in Lausanne (SUI).

Awards
The Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal was awarded to the crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-114 for the successful completion of groundbreaking work in on-orbit thermal protection system inspection and repair accomplished during the mission.

The V.M. Komarov Diploma was awarded to the crew of International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 11 for the successful completion of the eleventh expeditionary mission to live and work on board the ISS, and support of the first Space Shuttle visit to the ISS since the Columbia accident.

The Korolev Diploma was awarded to the crew of International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 10 for the successful completion of the tenth mission to the ISS, including unplanned operations with limited resources and continuation of the ISS mission with a two-person crew as a result of the Columbia Space Shuttle accident.

Space World Records
The Delegates reviewed the space world records achieved since the last ICARE Meeting; all Astronautic World Records can now be consulted on-line at the FAI Website.

Elections
Dr Sanz Fernandez de CORDOBA was re-elected as ICARE President and Mr John MILES (GBR) as Vice President. (Click here for the full List of ICARE Officers and Delegates).

Next Plenary Meeting
27 April 2007, Lausanne (SUI)

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CIEA Plenary Meeting / FAI Young Artists Contest


The FAI Aviation & Space Education Commission (CIEA) held its Annual Plenary Meeting on 28 and 29 April 2006 in Lausanne.

FAI Young Artists Contest
CIEA President of Honour Raymond J. JOHNSON paid tribute to the the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ (USA) for the work achieved to promote the FAI Young Artists Contest in USA, and to preserve the winning paintings in their archives.

The International Jury met in Lausanne to determine the winners of the 2006 Contest, whose theme was "Air Sports and Nature in Harmony". The theme of the 2007 Contest is "Airfield"; updated rules and interpretation of the theme will be published on CIEA Webpages as soon as available.

Elections
Mr Michiel KASTELEIJN (NED) was re-elected as CIEA President, while Mr Gordon HOFF (USA) and Contessa Maria Fede CAPRONI (ITA) were re-elected 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents. M. Gabriel GOMILA FRAU was newly elected Secretary (Click here for the full List of CIEA Officers and Delegates).

Next Plenary Meeting
27 and 28 April 2007, Limerick (IRL)

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CIVL Proficiency Badges


CIVL proficiency badges are standards of achievement, intended to provide a graduated scale of difficulty to measure and encourage the development of a pilot’s flying skill, particularly in cross-country flying.

At its 2005 Annual Meeting in Guatemala, CIVL decided to revise the CIVL Badge system. The new system came into effect on 1st May 2005. The CIVL Proficiency Badges may ONLY be issued by the appropriate NAC or federation, which validate the flights and order the badges. Badges now consist of new pins and embroidered patches, whose design was adapted to the new CIVL Logo.

Detailed information on rules, requirements and new badges are available on the CIVL Proficiency Badges Webpage.

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New DVD on the FAI eSHOP


A DVD showing how new technologies based on GPS, computer and virtual images were used during the 1st FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix (2005, St-Auban, FRA) is now available for order from the FAI eSHOP.

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New World Record Claims


Some of the new World Record Claims recently received by FAI :

Class D (Gliders) / Claim number : 13288
Sub-class : DW (World Class Gliders)
General Category
Type of record : Distance using up to 3 turn points
Course/location : Northland (NZL)
Performance : 600.1 km
Pilot : Wardell MURRAY (NZL)
Glider : PW-5
Date: 11.04.2006
Current record : No record registered yet
Minimum achievement for the first record : 593 km


Class C (Aeroplanes) / Claim numbers : 13289 to 13297
Sub-class : C-1b (Landplanes : Take-off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Type of records : Speed over different recognised courses
Pilot : Manuel QUEIROZ (GBR)
Aircraft : Van's RV-6

Claim number : 13289
Course/location : Gloucester (UK) - Valletta (Malta)
Performance : 276.64 km/h
Date: 28.02.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13290
Course/location : Muscat (Oman) - Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Performance : 247.68 km/h
Date: 04.03.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13291
Course/location : Hilo, HI (USA) - San Jose, CA (USA)
Performance : 242.47 km/h
Date: 22.03.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13292
Course/location : Halifax, NS (Canada) - Santa Maria, Azores (Portugal)
Performance : 258.65 km/h
Date: 04.04.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13293
Course/location : Santa Maria, Azores (Portugal) - Cascais (Portugal)
Performance : 240.39 km/h
Date: 06.04.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13294
Course/location : Gloucester (UK) - Manila (Philippines)
Performance : 73.41 km/h
Date: 06.03.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13295
Course/location : Manila (Philippines) - Honolulu, HI (USA)
Performance : 64.88 km/h
Date: 14.03.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13296
Course/location : Hilo, HI (USA) - Bangor, ME (USA)
Performance : 60.85 km/h
Date: 27.03.2006
Current record : new

Claim number : 13297
Course/location : Halifax, NS (Canada) - Cascais (Portugal)
Performance : 76.35 km/h
Date: 06.04.2006
Current record : new


The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the record ratified (if appropriate).

For further information on World Records, please consult the latest news, including all claims pending ratification, at FAI World Records.

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Competition Update


Coming soon (1st Category Events) :

Aerobatics
8.-17.06.06 : 1st FAI YAK 52 World Aerobatic Championship

Aeromodelling
19.-24.06.06 : FAI European Aeromodelling Championship F1E

Ballooning
3.-11.06.06 : 1st FAI South American Hot Air Balloon Championship

Gliding
5.-17.06.06 : 29th FAI World Gliding Championships

Hang Gliding
18.-27.05.06 : 10th FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship
18.-27.05.06 : 16th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championship
18.-27.05.06 : 3rd FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship
16.-29.06.06 : 15th FAI European Hang Gliding Championship