FAI Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission (CIVL)

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Badges

CIVL proficiency badges have been in place for many years. They are standards of achievement, intended to provide a graduated scale of difficulty to measure and encourage the development of a pilot’s flying skill, particularly in cross-country flying.

The Bronze badge should be achievable by most pilots within the first year of active flying, with the Silver following in the next year or two. The Gold badge should be achievable for most pilots within the first five years of cross country flying. The Diamond badge should be achievable by perhaps half of all pilots within ten years of flying.

Badges are issued ONLY by the appropriate NAC or federation, which validate the flights and order the badges. The NAC can order a badge for 1 pilot on behalf of his expense.

Badges cannot be ordered by individual pilots as long as CIVL/FAI has no contractual agreement with an online flight verification provider.

CIVL proficiency badges

Bronze Silver Gold Diamond

Order Amounts and procedures

Bronze, Silver and Gold Badges (pins or Patches) are supplied to NACs in packages containing 10 pins or badges.

Alternatively, NAC can ask to ship the single piece to pilot directly. Please contact CIVL Administrator and Competition Coordinator to find out the procedure.

For Diamond Badges CIVL requires track logs of all flights. Application form with tracklogs should be verified by CIVL Records and Badges officer Igor Erzen.

How to order proficiency badges

  1. Download and open the CIVL Proficiency Badges Order Form .
  2. Indicate the quantities of articles you wish to order in the "Order Form" sheet (yellow-shaded areas).
  3. If you request a single piece of gold, silver or bronze badge to be sent to a pilot directly please complete and sign Cross Country Badge or PG Accuracy Badge application forms.
  4. If you order Bronze, Silver, Gold Badges in batches to be used by your NAC in future just fill in and send us the order form.
  5. If you request one or more diamond badges please complete and sign XC or Accuracy Badges application forms (1 form for each badge) and provide IGC files of the flights.
  6. Sent the forms and order by email to civl_comps (at)  fai.org. You will receive the instructions on how to proceed.

 

requirements

Paraglider XC (Class 3)

Paragliding Bronze Badge

  • Distance - 30 km
  • Or Duration - 1,5 hours
  • Or Gain of Height - 500 m

Paragliding Silver Badge

  • Distance - 75 km
  • And Duration - 3 hours
  • And Gain of Height - 1000 m

Paragliding Gold Badge

  • Distance - 125 km
  • And Duration - 5 hours
  • And Gain of Height - 2000 m

Paragliding Diamonds

There are three separate Paragliding Diamonds, which may be obtained independently from each other

  • Diamond Open Course: - 200 km
  • Diamond Gain of Height: - 3000 m
  • Diamond Closed Course: - 200 km

 

Hang Glider XC (Classes 1, Sport, 2 & 5)

Delta Bronze Badge 

  • Distance - 30 km
  • Or Duration - 1,5 hours
  • Or Gain of Height - 500 m

Delta Silver Badge

  • Distance - 100 km
  • and Duration - 3 hours
  • and Gain of Height - 1000 m

Delta Gold Badge

  • Distance - 150 km
  • and Duration - 5 hours
  • and Gain of Height - 2000 m

Delta Diamonds

There are three separate Delta Diamonds, which may be obtained independently from each other

  • Diamond Open Course: - 300 km
  • Diamond Gain of Height: - 3000 m
  • Diamond Closed Course: - 300 km

 

Paraglider Accuracy (Class 3)

Bronze Landing Accuracy

Four consecutive landings within 1m of the centre of the target

Silver Landing Accuracy

Four consecutive landings with a total score of 1m or less

Gold Landing Accuracy

Four consecutive landings on the pad within 10cm of the centre of the target

Diamond Landing Accuracy

Four consecutive landings with a combined total of 10cm or less

The validity of the flights: Flights achieved before May 1st 2012 do not count for Accuracy badge.

the approved instruments for badges

Control and measurement of record flights are made with a serviceable GPS or flight recorder with minimum 2d capabilities used in conjunction with a barograph, or a 3d instrument without a barograph.

For more informations, check Section 7D (Hang gliders and paragliders – Records and badges), chapter 5.4.1.

CIVL no longer requires “approved equipment” as every month or so, a new instrument model comes out from manufacturers around the world, and CIVL wishes to remain unbiased as far as choice of manufacturer is concerned.