Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1989

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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.

 715 Stephen C. Smith (4834)
 714 Gene B. Walker (4621)
 713 Jeffrey G. Byard (4622)
 712 Steven L. Smith (4623)
 711 Thomas E. Kelley (4606)
 710 William A. Prescott, Sr. (4605)
 709 Louis V. Hoffman (4607)
 708 James M. Norris (4590)
  707 Michael Wolff (4589)
 706 Gunnar W. Blanke (4564)
 705 Hardy M. Ledetl (4562)³
 704 Jim Day (4545)
 703 Michael H. Bradford (4539)
 702 David L. Klinger (4538)
 701 Brian L. Starr (4535)
 700 Michael E. Schneider (4529)
  699 Gary C. Bamett (4528)
 698 Robert M. Hildebrand (4527)
 697 Karol A. Hines (4523)²
 696 Werner W. Birkelbach (4522)
 695 Mitchell R. Hawkins (4519)
 694 Gordon R. Wingate (4492)
 693 David M. Leonard (4490)
² WSPA
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

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