Competition Rules & Regs

Hang gliding and Paragliding competitions are generally subject to a wide range of rules and regulations. The key bodies providing the regulatory framework applicable to the Australian Competition scene are as follows:

• Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
• Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) (World Air Sports Federation)
• FAI Hanggliding and Paragliding Commission (CIVL)
• Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA) 

The competition rules work in a hierarchical fashion where a broader set of rules (e.g. global FAI Sporting Code) generally applies unless it is overridden by a more specific interpretation relevant to the country (e.g. SAFA Competition Manual) or local rules.

Below are a brief description and the links to the key documents outlining our rules framework.

• FAI Sporting Code Section 7
  Sets the framework for International PG and HG competitions.
  Available here under Sporting Code
• FAI Sporting Code Section 7A – Edition [current year] 
  Provides the overarching context for our PG XC competitions
  Available here under Sporting Code
• FAI Sporting Code Section 7A – Annex GAP [current year]
  Provides the broader scoring framework we fly under for XC comps
  Available here under Sporting Code
• SAFA Competition Manual
  Provides the detailed competition rules for Australia
  View SAFA Competition Manual here   
• Competition Scoring – AU_GAP
  Provides the adjusted scoring for Australian competitions
  Available here under Pilot Tools
• Local rules
  Competition specific – these cater for local competition requirements and are approved by the Competition Committee as part of the sanctioning process.
  Available from the competition websites / Airtribune compeition pages.