04 Nov 2014
The 2nd Pan American Paragliding Championship started November 1st and last competition day is November 10th. There are only 27 pilots competing even many more registered and intended to compete. The weather has been unfavourable with low clouds and rain, so no task has been set or flown yet. Many...
07 Nov 2014
Day 4 and 5 were the first flyable days in the competition, with very good weather. On Day 4, the task was an ambitious 74km. All 28 pilots took off and 7 made end of speed section with 5 to goal. Ricardo Gomez (COL) was the winner of the task with Andy Macrae (USA) second and Francisco Mantraras (...
13 Nov 2014
A successful Pan Americans Paragliding Championship is over. Bola Loma, Argentina, was a good place for the competition. The 5 valid tasks, averaging 64 km, were challenging and safe for the pilots. The last day changed the winning positions a bit as some of the top pilots did not make goal...
30 Nov 2014
Although not gloating about it, we never stop working! Since the last What’s up published in August, the Bureau… Discussed and modified the CIVL Competition Class document concerning paragliders requirements, controls and deadlines. Published the first list of CIVL Competition Class gliders. Worked...
15 Dec 2014
The 14th FAI World Paragliding Championships, Roldanillo, Colombia, is less than a month away, with registration opening on 10th January. This is the first CIVL Category 1 paragliding event to mandate the use of CIVL Competition Class (CCC) gliders. The final list of CCC certified gliders allowed...
30 Dec 2014
The World Anti-Doping Agency approved a new version of its World Anti-Doping Code during their last Conference. This comes into force on January 1st, 2015. This required a revision of the FAI Anti-Doping Rules. The new code also gave us some extra flexibility with details in our FAI rules. After a...
