Established by the 1995 FAI General Conference, and tasked with :
- evaluating the influence of air sports on the environment
- developing an FAI policy aimed at maintaining and improving conditions for the development of air sports while respecting realistically-demonstrated environmental interestsy
- advising the FAI Council and FAI Air Sport Commissions on environmental matters affecting air sports
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The next meeting will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 21-22 January 2005. CLICK HERE to access the minutes of the previous meeting.
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FAI members, FAI commission delegates and all readers of this web site are invited to contribute to the work of the FAI Environmental Commission. Contributions presenting particular valuable examples of environmental impact on nature, should they be positive or negative, are welcome and may be submitted either via our email mailing list or discussion forum.
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- Publish detailed environmental codes of conduct for air sports disciplines (covering e.g. considerate flying, flying site layout, and operational procedures, landscaping and habitat, nature conservation)
- Establish a database (link: Air Sports and the Environment) available on the FAI web site providing information on the real environmental impact of aviation on nature
- Develop a widely acceptable method to determine and define noise levels for small airfields and work to have this method endorsed by ISO and ICAO
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Code of conduct :
The commission is working on publishing detailed environmental codes of conduct for air sports disciplines. The latest version of the document can be accessed here
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Email mailing list :
Subscribe to our mailing list on environmental matters. This list is used to share experience, discuss problems and ideas, and distribute information from the commission.
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Subcommittees :
- Information, Awareness and Nature Conservation Subcommittee
- Noise Subcommittee
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