Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 2004

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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.

 957 Robert J. Korves (6967)
 959 Robert A. Whitehead (6979)
     Brian Iten
     Robert Carl
 955 Dean Chantiles (6957)
     Stephen Dee
      Steward Kissel
 952 Paul Robinson (6936)
     Mallory Lynch
     Paul A. Gaechter
     Gary Baughman (6927)
     John B. Bourland, Jr.
  948 Richard H. Pfeiffner (6974)
     Alfonso H. Ossorio
 946 John H. Campbell (6934)
 945 Karen Geisinger (6933)²
 944 Michael Higgins (6932)
 943 Todd S. Herzog (6998)
² WSPA

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