Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 2009

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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.

 997 Thomas J. Johnson (7171)
 996 Robert Stone
 995 Daniel R. Rihn
  994 Michael Reid
 993 Morteza Ansari
 992 Henry P. Retting
  991 Jerry Snedden
 990 Kevin R. Anderson (7177)

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