Paragraph 13.6 of Annex C has been deleted, because it no longer relects the correct interpretation of the Sporting Code. The new version can be downloaded here.

24th March 2008

Dear Delegates

As I sit here in 24 degrees C in the autumn in New Zealand it is a bit hard to imagine that it is snowing in the UK! The climate variations are really interesting this year.

The Plenary meeting in Rome, and the associated Bureau meeting, were very productive. My thanks to the Aero Club of Italy and the Italian Gliding Federation for hosting us all in Rome, especially to Senator Leoni, Andrea Tomasi and Marina Vigorito.

Congratulations to Derek Piggott (UK) on the award of the Lilienthal Medal and to Maksymiliana Czmiel-Paszyc (Poland) on the award of the Pelagia Majewski Medal. Both awards recognise a lifetime of service to our sport of gliding.

Call for Bids for Qualifying GP Races in 2008/2009

The IGC Bureau has confirmed the timetable for the next round of the FAI World Sailplane GP events. The next round will start with Qualifying GPs from January 2008 to May 2009, with the final in the last half of 2009. This will ensure that the 3rd FAI World Sailplane GP Final does not conflict with the 2009 World Air Games, being held in June 2009.

Interested Countries are invited to lodge bids for the Qualifying GP races. The following protocols apply:

• There will be a maximum of 9 Qualifying GPs races in this round.

The following protocols will apply to the 3rd World Sailplane GP Final:

• There will be a maximum of 20 pilots in the Final.
  

The latest version of Annex B (REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE VALIDATION OF FLIGHT PERFORMANCES) to Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code has been published. It is valid from 1 October 2007 and includes amendments 1 to 4. Follow this link to go directly to Annex B.