Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 2001

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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.

 907 John W. Shelton (6598)
 906 Peter J. Kelly (6594)
 905 Deborah B. Kutch (6584)²
 904 Stephen C. Ascher (6573)
 903 Paul W. Trist, Jr (6560)
 902 Charles S. Thaeler, III (6559)
 901 Fred Splittgerber (6558)
  900 A. Mark Terry (6555)
 899 Dale Jean Pizzo (6557)²
 898 Kirk E. Stant (6554)
 897 Mark Navarre (6556)
 896 Guy E. Acheson (6548)
 895 Marc Silverman (6547)
 894 Steven R. Nichols (6545)
  893 Wesley L. Lineberry (6544)
 892 Jamil (Jim) Husain (6540)
 891 Catherine A. Larsen (6532)²
 890 Charles M. Ryan (6530)
 889 Bruce J. Kristof (6531)
 888 Richard W. Sheppe, Jr. (6517)
² WSPA

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