Lausanne, 16 June 2000

Pilots qualified for CIVL category 1 events -

The list of pilots who have qualified for Category 1 events either through the World Pilot Ranking Scheme (WPRS) or through finishing in top 2/3 of a CIVL Category 1 or 2 event in the previous 3 years, has now been posted to the FAI website (http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/competitions/qualified/) and will be updated each time the rankings are updated.

There are 4 lists:

• Hang glider pilots qualified via WPRS points
• Hang glider pilots qualified via 2/3 rule (but who do not have WPRS points)
• Paraglider pilots qualified via WPRS points
• Paraglider pilots qualified via 2/3 rule (but who do not have WPRS points)

There are full instructions on the website as to how to sort by discipline and name or alternatively to down load the entire list (which is sorted by country).

FAI suspended or non-member countries:

It should be noted that pilots from countries that are not FAI members (e.g. Paraguay) and countries currently suspended from the FAI (as of 16 June 2000: Armenia, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Honduras, Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea, Moldova, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, Uzbekistan) do not have the right to compete in FAI/CIVL sanctioned competitions.

FAI temporary members:

Pilots from FAI temporary member countries (as of 16 June 2000: Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guam, Madagascar, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago) cannot fly in FAI/CIVL competitions under the flag of their nation. However they can compete in FAI/CIVL sanctioned competitions under the FAI flag if they have been issued with a temporary FAI Sporting License by the FAI office. These pilots will be listed in WPRS as "FAI (Temp - Country name)"

FAI Associate members

These countries must have Associate Membership for hang gliding (includes paragliding) in order for their pilots to be able to compete in FAI/CIVL sanctioned events.

A few pilots from some of the above countries have been wrongly entered into the WPRS. They have now been removed and will not appear on the next published list.

Full details on the membership status of countries can be found at http://www.fai.org/fai_members/ and further details of implications to pilots can be found in Chapter 2 of the FAI Statutes (http://www.fai.org/documents/constitution/statutes.asp)

Any queries regarding qualification or corrections regarding country affiliation should be addressed to Sarah Fenwick (civl@ntlworld.com).

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