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FAI World Air Games

 
The FAI World Air Games have now drawn to a close. Click here for more information, including results, news and links, for the biggest and most important aviation competition in the world.

Upcoming Gliding Events

03 Jul 2010 31st FAI World Gliding Championship Prievidza (SVK)
24 Jul 2010 31st FAI World Gliding Championship Szeged (HUN)
15 Jun 2011 6th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship Arboga (SWE)
15 Jul 2011 4th FAI World GP Gliding Championship Wasserkuppe (GER)

 

Latest FAI Gliding World Record Claims

12 Jan 2010 Free Distance: 2256.9 km Klaus OHLMANN (GER)
26 Dec 2009 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km: 208.19 km/h Jean-Marie CLEMENT (FRA)
28 Dec 2009 Distance using up to 3 turn points: 2643.2 km Klaus OHLMANN (GER)

Latest News

IGC Plenary Meeting 2010

A successful plenary meeting of the IGC was held on March 6 and 6, 2010, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
Follow this link to see the main decisions. The full minutes will be published shortly. The picture (taken by Ian Strachan) shows, from left to right, Secretary Peter Eriksen, President Bob Henderson and First Vice President Erik Mozer.

New record claim forms

The claim form for world records have been revised. The new versions can be found here.

Ranking List Sanction Fees

Changes to the IGC Ranking List Sanction fee structure from 1st January 2010

During the last few years we have been discussing changes to the IGC Pilots Ranking List (IGC RL) competition sanction fee system. The system we have been using since the inception of the Ranking List was intended to be simple and easy to administer, however the system is now more mature and we are ready to change to a sanction fee structure based on the number of entries in the competition.

New FAI Secretary General Appointed

Stéphane Desprez, former Competition Director of the 2008 Rugby World Cup in France, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the FAI – the World Air Sports Federation. He will formally take up his appointment in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1st February 2010.

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