CIVA maintains an extensive range of documentation to define the operational structure, content and management required of its aerobatic championship events according to FAI sporting principles. Here are the up-to-date copies of CIVA's regulatory documentation and records, together with a link to a separate store of CIVA Plenary Meeting Minutes from the last 20 years. A more complete archive of such material is available from the CIVA Documents page of the official FAI website.
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RULES PROPOSALS FOR THE 2026 RC/JC AND GAC MEETINGS
Proposals Package for 2026 RC-JC-GAC Meetings
FROM THE 2025 CIVA PLENARY CONFERENCE IN PARIS
All documents relating to CIVA's annual Plenary Conferences are published in our Archive of past CIVA Meeting Minutes (see below) and also on the FAI website in the CIVA Documents > Meetings section. Here you can obtain copies of the papers submitted to every plenary for the past 20 years, together with the subsequent Summary of Conclusions and the Minutes that record all the significant approvals and decisions.
Summary of Conclusions 2025(opens in new tab)
Minutes of the Plenary Conference 2025 v2.0(opens in new tab)
Click here to go to FAI CIVA Documents(opens in new tab)
Archive of past CIVA Meeting Minutes
EVENT BIDDING AND ORGANISATION
CIVA Championship Bidding Form 2024 v1.0(opens in new tab) (downloaded & Save, then complete offline)
CIVA draft Organiser Agreement v2017-03(opens in new tab) (historic legacy OA for reference only)
CIVA Guide to Championship Organisation (GCO) Issue 6 - 2024(opens in new tab)
GOVERNANCE OF CIVA
CIVA Internal Regulations 2025 v.0(opens in new tab)
SCHEDULE FOR REPORTS THAT ARE DUE TO CIVA IN 2025
CIVA Documents Deadline Schedule for 2025 v1(opens in new tab)
REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC EVENTS
Section 6: Part 1 - Powered Aircraft 2026 v2(opens in new tab)
Section 6: Part 2 - Glider Aircraft 2026 v3(opens in new tab)
Section 6: Part-3 - Power and Glider WAG and WG Events(opens in new tab)
Section 6: Part-5a - World Air Masters (WAM) events 2017 v1.1(opens in new tab)
Section 6: Part-5b - Formation Aerobatic Championships 2017 v1.1(opens in new tab)
Section 6: Part-5c - Sky Grand Prix Events 2023 v1(opens in new tab)
Section 6: Appendix FPS 2018 v1 (to Parts 1 and 2)(opens in new tab)
CIVA Open Tour Series Regulations v1(opens in new tab)
Excellence - Explanation rev1
Excellence - draft Sporting Code v2rev1(opens in new tab)
Air Masters Cup Series v1rev3(opens in new tab)
Creeds for Pilots and Officials v1(opens in new tab)
For historic archived years - visit FAI CIVA Documents(opens in new tab)
FREE KNOWN PROGRAMME-1 DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR PILOTS
CIVA Free Known Programme Guidance - Power Aircraft 2026(opens in new tab)
CIVA Free Known Programme Guidance - Glider Aircraft 2026(opens in new tab)
CIVA Power and Glider - Free Known .seq Master Figure files 2026
EVENT FORMS
Free Known Programme-1 Check List for Intermediate Power 2026(opens in new tab)
Free Known Programme-1 Check List for Advanced Power 2026(opens in new tab)
Free Known Programme-1 Check List for Unlimited Power 2026(opens in new tab)
Free Known Programme-1 Check List for Advanced Glider 2026(opens in new tab)
Free Known Programme-1 Check List for Unlimited Glider 2026(opens in new tab)
Chief Judges Flight Summary Sheet(opens in new tab)
CIVA Officials Declaration of Ethical Behaviour(opens in new tab)
Jury Event Final Report Form(opens in new tab)
Letter of Agreement for Trophy Safety(opens in new tab)
Protest Form(opens in new tab)
Scoring Office Check List(opens in new tab)
Wind Observation Form(opens in new tab)
POWER FINAL FREESTYLE PROGRAMME-5 SEQUENCE
CIVA Final Freestyle - Judging Sheet(opens in new tab)
CIVA Final Freestyle - Judges Summary Sheet(opens in new tab)
CIVA TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS (TDS)
Easy-reference data sheets for CIVA-approved technical systems
OpenAero sequence design software(opens in new tab)
ACRO contest results calculation software(opens in new tab)
Tablet based score-sheet scanner and transmitter(opens in new tab)
Final Results from the CIVA Survey 2024
CIVA Event Situation Review and Forward Strategy 2025(opens in new tab)
JUDGES DOCUMENTS
CIVA Championship Judge Application Form(opens in new tab)
CIVA Judge's Personal Data Record(opens in new tab)
CIVA TA Procedure Instructions 2026(opens in new tab)
CIVA TA Excel Claim Form 2026
CIVA List of Current International Judges in 2026(opens in new tab) (updated 16/02/26)
CIVA List of Reserve International Judges in 2026(opens in new tab) (updated 16/02/26)
CIVA List of Judges of Honour(opens in new tab)
FAI RESOURCES
FAI Jury Handbook: visit FAI Documents(opens in new tab) > Other FAI Documents
FAI General Section: visit FAI Documents(opens in new tab) > Sporting Code
FAI Anthems (To download: Right-Click and select "Save Link As ...")
___- Mp3 files: Short and Long versions
___- Sheet music: Conductor and Musicians
FAI Statutes & By-Laws: visit FAI Documents(opens in new tab) > Constitution
WADA & Anti-Doping: visit FAI Documents(opens in new tab) > All FAI Anti-Doping References
FAI Covid-19 Protocol Guidance: visit Covid-19 Information(opens in new tab) > COVID-19 documents