Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 2002


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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.


 930 Lynn D. Alley (6698)
 929 Peter Pfortner (6704)
 928 Stephen S. Dashew (6679)
 927 Daniel J. Dunkel (6684)
 926 David Raspet (6685)
 925 Robert W. Spielman (6673)
 924 William F. Mueller (6652)
 923 Tim R. Kurreck (6651)
 922 Bernard C. (Ben) Clerx (6446)
 921 Dennis H. Brown (6445)
 920 Raymond J. Roberts (6643)
 919 Nicholas J. Thomas (6635)
 918 Stephen Paavola (6634)
 917 William J. Drury (6633)
 916 Marek Borycki (6630)
 915 Charles B. Key (6629)
 914 Richard T. Schaefer (6619)
 913 Richard Roelke (6620)
 912 Patrick M. Russette (6611)
 911 Robert W. Dowgialo (6609)
 910 Geoffrey Stone (6607)
 909 Geoffrey R. Loyns (6605)
 908 David L. Nye (6599)

2001 2001 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 2003 2003 Diamond Badges


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