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‘Go Serial Class’ say Paraglider Manufacturers Association

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
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CIVL Plenary: Day 4: Prototype hang gliders

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.
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CIVL Plenary: Day 3: Voting Starts

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.
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CIVL Plenary: Day 2: The Big Debates

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

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
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A CIVL debate

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.
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PMA call for Class 6: a new class of paraglider

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.
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The 2009 Paragliding World Championships are over

Today turned out to be exceedingly stable and totally blue, and the 87 km task all around the local area was possibly a bit optimistic.
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CIVL WXC Hang gliding and Paraglidig online XC Contest

CIVL World XC Contest

CIVL, hang gliding and paragliding's branch of the FAI who handle competitions, opened their World XC Contest on 1 October 2008
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Paragliding Serial Class 1999: FAI doesn’t eat Serial

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
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