Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1996

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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.

 835 John H. Wastvedt (6014)
 834 Mitchell J. Herold (5962)
 833 Clement A. Smolder, II (6251)
 832 Serge Serfaty (5952)
  831 Gregory T. Leslie (5951)
 830 Garry A. Dickson (5928)³
 829 Michael N. Parker (5967)
 828 Shane C. Neitzey (5927)
  827 Charles L. Meason (5910)
 826 James W. Wright (5911)
 825 Clayton W. Vickland (5907)³
 824 Ronald Clarke (5902)
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

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