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Sporting Code and Annexes
The latest versions of Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code are:
- Section 3, 1999 Edition, 8th Amendment, valid from October 1, 2007.
- Annex A to SC3, 2006 Edition, valid from October 1, 2006 (including handicap list 2006)
- Annex B to SC3, including ammendments 1 to 3, valid from
October 1, 2005. - Annex C to SC3, 2000 Edition, 8th Amendment, valid from October 1, 2006.
Sailplane Grand Prix Newsletter 3 (23.08.2006)
Dear Colleagues,
With Three Qualifying Grand Prix events now completed, the pilots qualified to fly in the 2007 World Sailplane Grand Prix are:
- Ben Flewett, New Zealand
- Giorgio Galetto, Italy,
- Herbert Weiss, Germany
- Petr Krejcirik, Czech Republic
- Vladimir Panafutin Russia,
- Tim McAllister, USA.
My congratulations to these qualifiers.
Some statistics: if we include the current QGP at the Hahnweide, pilots from 16 nations have entered in these four events, including a number of female competitors, and a total of 60 pilots have now flown a Grand Prix in 2006.
The details of the remaining Qualifying Grand Prix events for 2006 are:
| Country | Site | Class | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gawler | TBA | Dec 30, 06 - Jan 6, 07 |
| South Africa | Bloemfontein | 15 Meter | Dec 3 - Dec 9 |
| France | St. Auban | 15 Meter | Sept 3 - Sept 9 |
| United Kingdom | Cambridge | 15 Meter | Sept 4 - Sept 9 |
| Country | Contact |
|---|---|
| Australia | Terry Cubley |
| South Africa | Riaan Bezuidenhout |
| France | Fontin Brigitte |
| United Kingdom | Brian Spreckley |
Bob Henderson President,
IGC August 23rd, 2006.
Check out dates and results of the events, list of qualified pilots, rules etc at http://www.fai.org/gliding/sgp
IGC Pilot Ranking List
The following pilots are currently leading the rankings:
- Sebastian Kawa (POL)
- Janusz Centka (POL)
- Gyorgy Gulyas (HUN)
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