Documents, Rules and Publications

Updated: 7 April 2008

FAI Document Links

• FAI Statutes
• FAI By-Laws
• FAI Sporting Code, General Section
• FAI Sporting Code, Section 1 - Aerostats "new"

FAI Event Document Links

• FAI Organisers Agreement
• FAI Rights for International Sporting Events
• Naming of Competitions: Policy for Air Sport Commissions and Competition Organisers
• Rules on Advertising for FAI Sport Events
• FAI Anti- Doping Rules and Procedures
• FAI Code of Ethics
• Code of Conduct - Air Sports and the Environment
• Protocol for Awards Ceremonies at FAI Championships

Event Planning

• Introduction to CIA Event Sanctioning (2007)
• Sanction Procedures - Category One Events (2001)
• Sanction Procedures - CIA Sporting Events (2001)
• Sanction Application Checklist (2007)
• Sanction Fee Structure (2001)
• Event Planning Notes for Hot Air Airship (BX) Event (2000)
• Protocol for CIA Sanctioned Events (2005)

Organisers and Officials Handbooks

• Competition Operations Handbook (2008) "new"
• Guidelines for Use of GPS Loggers in Balloon Competitions (2004)
• Safety Officers Handbook (2006)
• Observers Handbook (2002)
• Jury Handbook (2007) - for A4 Paper
• Jury Handbook (2007) - for Letter size Paper
  • Jury Application Form
  • Jury Check List
  • Jury Report Forms
• Youth Camp Organisers Handbook (1999)

Model Event Rules for Category 1 Events

• Hot Air Balloons Rules - Class AX - (2008) "new"
  • Rules with Changes for 2008 highlighted "new"
  • Link to Swedish translation of AX Rules
• Hot Air Balloons Rules for GPS Loggers - Class AX (2008) "new"
  • Rules with Changes for 2008 highlighted "new"
• Gas Balloons Rules - Class AA (2008) "new"
• Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - Class AA (2008) "new"
• Rozier Balloons - Class AM (1996)
• Hot Air Airships - Class BX (2001) 

Model Event Rules for CIA Sporting Events

• Hot Air Balloons - Class AX (1998)

Administrative Documents

• Internal Regulations (2001)
  • Amendment only - issued Apr 2001
• CIA Policy Manual - Volume I, 1971 - 1998
• CIA Policy Manual - Volume II, 1999 -
• Internet Policy and Guidelines (1999)
• Minutes of Meetings
• Annual Statistics
• Newsletters
• Old archived documents