The brand new Section 7 of our Sporting Code has been published and will be effective May 1, 2016.

It’s been a long road and a lot of work. Thanks to all that participate and especially to Louise and Brian that went a few extra miles to come up with something as perfect and easy to use as possible.

Until 2004, Section 7 was one big lump with all disciplines included. Section 7 was then divided in 4 Section: Hang gliding, Paragliding, Accuracy and Aerobatic. For 12 years we added layer over layer of rules until we had 4 big lumps not very easy to digest. A reorganization was needed and defined as follows:

Aims:

To reduce the size and complexity of each of S7A, B and C in order to make them more accessible and easier to understand by pilots, organizers and officials, and to make each section easier to maintain and update.

End result:

• To create an introductory set of chapters common to each section. 
• To restructure the discipline-specific chapters in a more logical format.
• To remove extraneous material not considered to be ‘rules’.
• To place in annexes specific or specialist material as appropriate.

It took over two years to finalize the new Section 7, still in 4 parts:

• A common ground for all
• 3 Sections for XC, Accuracy and Aerobatic.

Mission accomplished … till the next revision!