For information,
1) the 2002 edition of the General Section has now been published. It
can be downloaded at http://www.fai.org/sporting_code/scg-download.asp
2) the 2002 edition of Section 10 of the FAI Sporting Code (Microlight)
has now also been published. It can be downloaded at
http://www.fai.org/microlight/documents.asp
3) We recommend that you pay attention to paragraph 5.2.2 of Section 10.
CIMA has decided at their last meeting to use the WGS84 ellipsoidal
world model to calculate distances from now on. A 'World Distance
calculator' page is now available on the FAI web site to allow you to
easily calculate distances using this world model. The page can be found
at http://www.fai.org/distance_calculation/
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