31 = Cat1 Championship General Calendar

Proposal from

Wojtek DOMAŃSKI - POL.

Proposal title

General Calendar of FAI CIMA 1st Category Championship.

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S10 Annex 2
1 FAI CIMA 1st CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS GENERAL CALENDAR

1.1Every year an organisation of one 1st category championships for microlights, and one 1st category championships for paramotors is granted by a CIMA plenary meeting.

1.1.1For microlights it is:

- World Microlights Championship in each even year (2014, 2016, ...)

- Continental Microlight Championships in each odd year (2015, 2017, ...)

1.1.2For paramotors it is:

- World Paramotor Championship every four year starting with 2014,

- World Paramotor Slalom Championship every four year starting with 2015,

- Continental Paramotor Championships every four year starting with 2016,

- Continental Paramotor Slalom Championships every four year starting with 2018,

1.2World Air Games, are excluded from the schedule mentioned in points 1.1.1 and 1.1.2, as a separate category of competition (it is not championship).

Reason

World Paramotor Slalom Championships in 2013 was a successful event, which brought a big interest from pilots, from NAC's, and from media. Already with the first event of this kind a potential to be a successful 1st category FAI competition was confirmed. In this situation there are two kind of paramotor competition that qualify for FAI 1st category event; classic competition (navigation + economy + precision), and pure slalom competition.

Participation in a world or continental competition is a significant effort for pilots and/or their NAC's, not only because of expensive microlight/paramotor transport cost. It is reasonable that every year there is only one FAI 1st category competition, which make both pilots preparations, and NAC's logistics more affordable.