10 Apr 2009
The PWC organisation has introduced this year a new scoring system of discarding tasks and dropping scores. The PWC has asked the Software Working Group and the CIVL Bureau for clarification on how the overall results of such PWC competitions will be input in the WPRS. The CIVL Bureau has agreed an...
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...
30 Nov 2009
The 2nd FAI World HG/PG Aerobatics Championships, scheduled for August 2010 in Omegna, Italy, have been cancelled due to financial difficulties. The organisers informed the CIVL Bureau of its decision earlier this month. The Italian National Aero Club has confirmed the decision. The cancellation...
30 Nov 2009
Planning is underway for the CIVL Plenary, 18th to 21st February 2010, in Lausanne, Switzerland. The deadline for proposals on the Agenda and for bids for 2012 Category 1 competitions is approaching: 18 December, 2009. Further information about the CIVL Plenary Meeting can be found here . As usual...
09 Jan 2010
The death of David Barish on 15 December 2009, so soon after that of Francis Rogallo, marks the loss of another of the visionaries which led to paragliding becoming the most popular world-wide aviation sport. During an amazingly full and adventurous life, New-Yorker Barish became a pilot for TWA at...
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...
