Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1997

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The highest FAI Badge is the completion of the three diamond legs for the Diamond Badge.   One leg of this badge is to attain a Diamond Distance Flight of at least 500 km.   A Diamond Goal Flight of at least 300 km over an out-and-return or triangle course, flown in the designated sequence constitutes another leg of this badge.   The third leg is a Diamond Height gain of at least 5000 meters.   The pilots listed below are the holders of a Diamond Badge.

The number in parentheses is the international number assigned by the F.A.I.

 845 Douglas Levy (6252)³
 844 Alan N. Grisemer (6162)
 843 George W. Powell (6161)
 842 Richard Horn (6160)³
  841 Christopher Lichty (6123)
 840 Robert Higginson (6122)
 839 Louis Grondal (6121)
 838 Gerald Forrest (6098)
  837 John Hilger (6099)
 836 Todd W. Pattist (6250)
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

1996 1996 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 1998 1998 Diamond Badges

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