Subcommittees

Paragliding Open Class Technical Working Group

This working group was established in February 2010 to address the issue of prototype and open class paragliders being eligible to fly in Cat 1 events.

Introduction:

With elections each year for the CIVL Bureau and the Subcommittee chairs, there is always the opportunity for new faces to bring a new perspective to CIVL activity. This year’s elections saw a number of changes.

With something for everyone, the CIVL Plenary meeting combined discussions, resolutions, clarifications, training and practical sessions. Diverse topics included new scoring software, new rules on team entries and scoring, resolutions on air marshals, progress on HG pitch stability discussions, continental championships for 2010 and a myriad details. The full minutes will be available very soon.

Highlights from this year’s Bureau Meeting in October, in Iceland include:
• Agreement that Italy will hold the Women’s World Hang Gliding class 1, World Hang Gliding Class 5 and possibly Class 2 Championships combined in July 2008.
• Agreement that CIVL will run a trial World Online XC Competition in 2008.
• Significant progress in the new FS flight scoring and verification system. Beta version should be available before the end of the year.
• World Air Games – promising to be a highly prestigious event in Turin in 2009.
A word of warning – the 1st Pan American Paragliding Championship, scheduled for March 2008, could be in jeopardy if Brazil does not pay its FAI membership fee.