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04 Nov 2009
The October 2009 CIVL Bureau Meeting took place last week in Amsterdam. Decisions made in the four day meeting include: selection of Jury and Stewards for next year’s Category 1 championships and test events; mandating that pilots in FAI Category 1 events and test events wear helmets complying with...
24 Feb 2010
The CIVL Plenary meeting took place last weekend following two days of subcommittee meetings. • John Aldridge takes over as CIVL President as Flip Koetsier steps down • Prototype hang gliders will be banned from Cat 1 competitions from 1 September 2010 • The definitions of a prototype hang glider...
02 Mar 2014
The Hang Gliding Committee held its Open meeting for half a day. Over 20 people attended. No bids were received for the 2016 Continental championships. It was suggested that a European be organized in 2015, but there was some opposition as a World championship was also run the same year. Forbes...
14 Oct 2023
In the fast-paced FAI Control Line Combat category, the two agile pilots inside a circular boundary weave around one another to keep their aircraft aloft and score points against their opponent. Quick-witted attack and defence tactics are deployed as the planes twist and turn in the sky. The pilots...
04 Nov 2016
Zephyrhills, Florida. Friday, 4th November 2016 8.00 Wheels off with the first load of 16 Wingsuit Performance Fliers, the first task is "Time" . It is busy in the judging station as performers arrive to receive their helmets with the Flysights fitted, and then after their jump, back to have them...
23 Feb 2014
The 2014 CIVL Plenary ended in Bali this February 23rd. Some 40 delegates and alternate delegates representing 27 countries were present. Also many observers from Indonesia and Singapore were present. Four days of work and many decisions. Here is a quick sum-up. More later! These FAI 2016...
