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the Home Page of the Gliding Commission of FAI. FAI's gliding activities, in particular World Records and International Competitions and with the exception of glider aerobatics, are conducted under the direction of IGC.
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Minutes of IGC meeting
15/03/2004 | Posted by Peter at 02:43 PM
The minutes of the last plenary meeting of the IGC in Lausanne are now available. Choose "IGC Meetings" in the drop-down navigation menu....
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News from the IGC plenary meeting
08/03/2004 | Posted by Peter at 01:33 PM
A short summary of the key decisions taken at the march 2004 plenary meeting of the IGC and a letter from the new IGC President, Bob Henderson, have been published on the IGC site. The full minutes will be published as soon as they have been finalized.
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Transponders and Gliding
04/03/2004 | Posted by Peter at 02:46 PM
The European Gliding Union (EGU) has published a very informative paper on transponders and their possible use in gliders. Author: Francois van Haaf.
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IGC Ranking List Updated
23/02/2004 | Posted by Thierry at 11:47 AM
Please visit the IGC Ranking List web site to see the latest results from the Australian and South African Nationals. The winner of the Australian 15m class in 2004 was Micheal Sommer who jumped 61 places as a result of his excellent performance. The biggest place gain was Harry Wondergem who gained 588 places rising to 447 in the Ranking list.
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next plenary meeting of the IGC will take place in Lausanne on March
4 and 5, 2005. Click here for
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On Line Contest (OLC)
The FAI and "Segelflugszene non-profit GmbH" (organizers of the
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Important dates concerning international gliding championships.
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for the schedule of coming championships and the dates by which
bids must be submitted by propective organizers to IGC.
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The latest versions of
Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code are:
Section 3, 1999 Edition 5th Amendment, valid
from October 1, 2004,
Annex A to SC3, 2002 Edition, including ammendments
valid from March 1, 2004.
Annex B to SC3, including ammendments 1 and 2, valid from
October 1, 2004
Annex C to SC3, 2000 Edition, 5th Amendment, valid
from October 1, 2004.
Changes
and proposals for changes actioned at the 2004 meeting.
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