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Approved Instrument
Control and measurement of record flights are made with a serviceable GPS or flight recorder with minimum 2d capabilities used in conjunction with a barograph, or a 3d instrument without a barograph.
For more informations, check Section 7D (Hang gliders and paragliders – Records and badges), chapter 5.4.1
CIVL no longer requires “approved equipment” as every month or so, a new instrument model comes out from manufacturers around the world, and CIVL wishes to remain unbiased as far as choice of manufacturer is concerned.
The IPPI Card
CIVL proficiency badges
CIVL proficiency badges are standards of achievement, intended to provide a graduated scale of difficulty to measure and encourage the development of a pilot’s flying skill, particularly in cross-country flying.
And The World Could Fly
...tells the story of how piloting for the masses became a possibility and then a reality. Edited by Stéphane Malbos and Noel Whittall, this new book is produced by the international Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission (CIVL) to celebrate the centenary of FAI. [ read more ]