07 Nov 2010
There have been five Category 1 championships since the Plenary voted in February to ratify the Bureau decision to mandate the wearing of EN966-certified helmets. FAI officials have reported that a listing of such certified helmets is essential to the checking process. A list has been compiled, and...
17 Dec 2010
Following the ‘open class’ paraglider test certification problems at the FAI European Paragliding Championships 2010 at Abtenau, earlier this year, rule revisions are underway. CIVL is in consultation with a number of independent paraglider test houses which regularly certify paragliders to the...
01 Feb 2011
You would have thought that the FAI calendar of paragliding competitions scheduled in February and March would be dominated by events taking place elsewhere than the wintry Northern hemisphere. But not so! Paragliding Accuracy seems to be growing in popularity, and especially as a way of extending...
01 Feb 2011
Austrian flying school, Flugschulen-Koessen, is offering insurance services to hang gliding and paragliding competition pilots and competition organisers throughout the EU and Switzerland. The AXA Insurance Agency for Air Sports in Koessen, Austria, can provide third party liability and personal...
28 Feb 2011
Here are the main decisions that have been taken during the CIVL 2011 Annual Meeting held on 26 and 27 February 2011: Future competitions 19th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship Awarded to : Forbes (AUS) Date : January 2013 2013 FAI World Paragliding Championship Awarded to : Sopot (BUL)...
01 Mar 2011
Delegates at the 2011 CIVL Plenary Meeting, held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, 26th & 27th February, have taken some important steps towards improving safety in our sport. The move towards certified-only paragliders at Cat 1 Championships comes one step closer. In the interim...
