Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1990


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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.


 737 Kenneth R. Baird (4999)
 736 Robert D. Jackson, Jr. (5000)
 735 Christopher R. Scarlett (4979)
 734 Gale D. Johnson, Jr. (4968)
 733 David A. Wood (4940)
 732 Robert G. Maronde (4941)
 731 James W. Madson (4938)
 730 Robert J. Gladics (4925)
 729 P. Michael Newgard (4924)
 728 Paul N. Chase (4906)
 727 James A. Fee (4898)
 726 J. Kelly Scaryborough, Jr. (4900)
 725 John O. Graybill (4894)
 724 John H. House (4895)
 723 James E.P. Davis (4896)
 722 Larry L. Forqueran (4966)
 721 Leland R. Beck (4965)
 720 James D. Wolf (4873)
 719 Alan K. Reeter (4872)
 718 Manfred W. Franke (4871)
 717 John E. Gill (4870)
 716 Brian T. Harley (4869)

1989 1989 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 1991 1991 Diamond Badges


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