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CIVL
CIVL stands for "Commission Internationale de Vol Libre" and is the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission of FAI. Many aspects of these sports are conducted under the direction of CIVL: safety, international competitions (cross-country, aerobatic, landing accuracy), scorings and rankings, world records, badges and awards…
(photo : Malbos/CIVL)
Hang gliding became amazingly popular in the first years of the 1970s. Here and there, small groups of pilots made a fair job of regulating themselves, joined together, gained national acceptance and became recognised by governments. Some were fortunate enough to gain funding from state sport organizations and employed quite a large staff. Others had to be completely self-funding, but usually there were clear paths to follow.
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 ]