CIVL
CIVL & Sporting Licenses
Submitted by Mark Dowsett on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 09:04.A note here from the last CIVL Bureau meeting minutes (http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/bureau/2008_nov):
FAI Sporting Licence (FAI SL) and WPRS.
a) There are pilots in the WPRS database who do not hold a current valid FAI SL, but they do not score ranking points, and they are clearly marked (with an *)
CIVL Bureau Minutes
Submitted by Davis Straub on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 11:08.CIVL Bureau Minutes
http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/bureau/2008_nov
The parts I found interesting:
Paragliding Europeans Serbia.
And the World Could Fly - SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFER!
Submitted by GoAdmin on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 10:22.If you have not yet secured your own copy of the CIVL-commissioned book, And the World Could Fly, now’s the time. Having more than achieved its aim to widely promote our sports during the FAI centenary, this fascinating book is now available at a special price in the run up to the World Air Games in 2009.
CIVL Sport Class
Submitted by Davis Straub on Thu, 03/06/2008 - 07:11.CIVL Sport Class - CIVL passed this Sport Class definition:
Sport Class
1. These are hang gliders that meet the FAI definition for Class 1.
2. In addition:
They must be production models of hang gliders for which a certificate of airworthiness for type is in issue from either the HGMA, BHPA or DHV.
Must be currently available for sale to the general public or have previously been available for sale for a minimum period of one year.
Go ahead and register at CIVL for WPRS points
Submitted by Davis Straub on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 13:57.Original post at: http://ozreport.com/1203440666
There is no harm and good benefits from registering at the CIVL web site in your WPRS database
CIVL success in Mexico
Submitted by GoAdmin on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 14:33.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.
CIVL Bureau Decision
Submitted by GoAdmin on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 13:23.The Canungra Cup (PG XC event in Australia) was organised as a two round competition this year and the organisers applied for each round to be sanctioned as a separate competition, each with a set of non-overlapping dates. They subsequently sent in results for a single competition covering the combined dates and these were inadvertently input to the WPRS in this form.
CIVL Bureau Meeting, October 2007
Submitted by GoAdmin on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 07:22.The minutes of the CIVL Bureau Meeting held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 18 to 20th October, are now available for downloading. The document records the decisions made by the Bureau following detailed discussions and reviews of competition, subcommittee and working group reports generated since the last Plenary in February. http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/bureau
World focus: Women’s World, World OLC, World Air Games…
Submitted by GoAdmin on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 07:03.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.
Plenary planning
Submitted by GoAdmin on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 11:52.Planning is underway for the CIVL Plenary, 9 to 10 February 2008, in Manzanillo, Mexico. The various Subcommittee and Working Group meetings will take place, immediately prior, on 7 and 8 February. All CIVL delegates have already been notified directly of the meetings. The deadline for written proposals for inclusion on the Plenary agenda is 10 December, 2007. The deadline for electronic copies of bids for 2010 Category 1 competitions, is also 10 December, 2007.
The Agenda will be published by 21 December, 2007.
