The General Section and Section 3 combined make up the Complete Sporting Code for gliders. These documents set out the rules and procedures to be used to verify soaring performances.
The latest version of Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code, valid from October 1, 2009, can be downloaded here.
Note from Ross Macintyre, Chairman, IGC Sporting Code Committee (25.9.09): This is an amended copy of the Sporting Code, now updated to correct an error that had crept in while making earlier changes to paras 4.2 and 1.4.2. The Sporting Code Committee regret the need to make these changes but we are now sure that the text more clearly says what was intended.
For older versions (2006 and 2007), see the links below.
Other language versions of Section 3.
For claims submitted to the FAI, the current FAI Official Claim Forms approved by IGC must be used. For national claims, the NAC may issue its own forms similar to the FAI versions. When submitted to the FAI, the pages of each form should be printed on one sheet of paper such as by using back-to-back printing on A3 size paper (or 11" x 17" paper in North America).
| Designation | Record type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Form A | Absolute Altitude or Gain of Height | |
| Form B | Distance | |
| Form C | Speed | |
| Form D | Motor Gliders | Form D is additional to other forms if appropriate to the claim. |
| Form E | Completed by all NACs involved | Must be included with claim file. |
The FAI forms ( new versions, December 2010) are attached to this page (see below) and are available in hard copy from the FAI office and NACs.
On this page you will find translations of Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code and its annexes into other languages that have been made available by the translators.
IMPORTANT: These translations are provided for information only. Only the English versions have the status of official FAI rules, and they are definitive in case of any conflict. The FAI takes no resposibility for the correctness of the translations.
The documents linked below are valid from October 1, 2009.
Click on the link below to download the latest version of Annex A to Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code as a PDF document. Following a decision taken at the March 2010 meeting of the IGC, this version comes into effect on April 1, 2010.
This was an exception; future versions will revert to October 1 as the start date. Note that the previous (2006) version of Annex A (see this link) is no longer valid after 31.01.2010, contrary to what is stated on the front page.
The handicap lists are no longer included in Annex A. The current handicap list for the Club Class can be found here.
Click on the link below to download Annex B to Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code (Edition 3 with amendments 1-5, effective 1 October 2009).
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New version of Annex C: The latest version of Annex c to Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code, which will come into force on October 1, 2009, is now available and can be downloaded here.
Click on the link to the attachment below to download Annex C to Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code (2000 edition, AL8, valid from 1 October, 2007).
Change in April 2008: Paragraph 13.6 deleted.
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Click on the link to the attachment below to download Annex D to Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code (2007 AL8, valid from 1 October, 2007).
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