Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1987

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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.

 664 Daniel S. Dickinson (4328)
 663 David A. Woods (4371)
 662 Janos A. Bokfi (4372)
 661 Colby Blodgett (4379)
 660 Robert C. Ettinger (4370)
 659 Rick J. Indrebo (4327)
 658 Jean-Claude Batault (4294)
 657 Scott A. Jenkins (4299)
 656 Torrey Williams (4297)
  655 Rokki F. Roberts (4298)
 654 Vernon L. Frye (4295)³
 653 Malcolm S. Pond (4296)
 652 Larry A. Kirkbride (4324)
 651 Bruce F. Brown (4321)
 650 James L. Goetsch (4323)
 649 Jonathan Gere (4322)
 648 Douglas J. Riha (4276)
 647 William P. Patterson (4257)
  646 Edward R. Thomton (4256)³
 645 Samuel W. Clipp (4255)
 644 Bendicht H. Tschannen (4258)
 643 Robert N. Whittemore (4254)
 642 Clyde E. Taylor (4248)
 641 Michael J. Newman (4253)
 640 Philip A. Monensen (4252)
 639 Peter M. Clemens (4251)
 638 Phillip A. Petmecky (4250)
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

1986 1986 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 1988 1988 Diamond Badges

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