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CIVL Plenary 2012: Polish propose ‘Open XC’ world championship title

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Classic Routes Europe

Poland lobbies for ‘open distance’ paragliding to get its own space at the CIVL table

CIVL Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force: First report

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Ozone-R11-leading-edge

Comp Class comeback: Report clears ‘dangerous paragliders’ and focuses on pilot education

Comp Paragliders stay in FAI Cat 1 events

Sunday, February 27th, 2011
Voting at the CIVL Plenary

Competition paragliders will stay in FAI Cat 1 events is the decision taken at the CIVL plenary in Lausanne.

CIVL minutes posted online

Monday, November 22nd, 2010
XC

CIVL, the body that looks after hang gliding and paragliding records and competitions, met at the end of October.

‘Go Serial Class’ say Paraglider Manufacturers Association

Friday, October 1st, 2010
XC

Paragliding competitions could be revolutionised following the decision of the Paraglider Manufacturers Association to support Serial Class for FAI Cat 1 competition, effectively banning Open Class paragliders

CIVL Plenary: Day 4: Prototype hang gliders

Sunday, February 21st, 2010
XC

Cross Country magazine is reporting live from the CIVL Plenary – interviewing key figures in competition hang gliding and paragliding and reporting the vote as it happens.

CIVL Plenary: Day 3: Voting Starts

Saturday, February 20th, 2010
XC

Cross Country magazine is reporting live from the CIVL Plenary – interviewing key figures in competition hang gliding and paragliding and reporting the vote as it happens.

CIVL Plenary: Day 2: The Big Debates

Friday, February 19th, 2010
XC

Safety and the Carbon Debate are the big paragliding topics at the CIVL Plenary from 18-21 February. Cross Country magazine will be reporting from inside the meeting

CIVL Plenary: Day 1: Helmets, Harnesses and the Agenda

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
XC

Safety and the Carbon Debate are the big paragliding topics at the CIVL Plenary from 18-21 February. Cross Country magazine will be reporting from inside the meeting

A CIVL debate

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Cross Country mag will be attending the annual CIVL meeting in Switzerland on 18 – 21 February 2010. We would like to hear what questions you’d like us to ask CIVL regarding the BBHPP / carbon debate.

PMA call for Class 6: a new class of paraglider

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
XC

Paragliding Manufacturers’ Association members voted to ask the world governing body of hang gliding and paragliding, the FAI, to redefine the Class 3 paraglider and create a new class of paraglider, Class 6.

CIVL World XC Contest

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
CIVL WXC Hang gliding and Paraglidig online XC Contest

CIVL, hang gliding and paragliding’s branch of the FAI who handle competitions, opened their World XC Contest on 1 October 2008

Paragliding Serial Class 1999: FAI doesn’t eat Serial

Tuesday, July 20th, 1999
XC

In 1999 the Serial Class debate was raging around the world of competition paragliding. ‘Come on CIVL, make your mind up,’ said this impassioned plea from the editorial pages of Cross Country magazine at the time