Welcome to the web site of the Chairman of the GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) of the International Gliding Commission of FAI

Please select from the topics below:

IGC-Approvals for GNSS Flight Recorders summary and Links to Documents
Or PDF Version (links to approval documents may not work with some browsers)

Links to Programs for Validation and Downloading of IGC files

Analysis Programs for IGC Flight DataFiles

SC3b 2011-10-1 with AL7 on Electric and Jet engined motor gliders
(this link is temporary until the amendment appears on the FAI/IGC web pages in due course)

Technical Specification for IGC-approved GNSS Flight Recorders
Second Edition - December 2010, with Amendment 1, effective from 31 May 2011.

NAC Approved Position Recorders

ANDS/GFAC Paper on Flight Recorder Security
(ANDS is the IGC Committee on Airspace, Navigation and Display Systems)

Useful Contacts and Links

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