Approved Equipment
2025 edition: The following technical equipment is approved by GAC for use during FAI General Aviation Championships.
| Technical equipment |
System provided by |
Authorized for |
Scoring source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing Scoring System | Switzerland | PF / RF | pressure sensor |
| Landing Scoring System | Germany | PF / RF | microphone |
| Landing Scoring System | Hungary | PF / RF | pressure sensor |
| Landing Scoring System | South Africa | RF | Sensor (“Bingo” System) |
| Landing Scoring System | Italy | RF | Video/Photo |
| Printing Stop Watches | Austrian Aero Club (FAI-GAC) | PF / RF | 12 Seiko, S129 |
| Printing Stop Watches | German Aero Club | PF / RF | 3 Heuer |
| Printing Stop Watches | Hungarian Aero Club | PF / RF | 5 Heuer |
When visual/manual scoring is used, the landings have to be documented on video.
(No specific requirement is set up for the video equipment, however, it is recommended that the recording is taken with a shutter setting between 1/120 and 1/1000. Reviewing should be possible in “still-picture”/single frame viewing and slow motion mode. A digital video camera is preferable).
GNSS FLIGHT RECORDERS
The FAI General Aviation Commission (GAC) has implemented the use of GNSS Flight Recorders to simplify methods of gathering and certifying flight data, and to use more objective methods for measuring flight performance data.
Currently approved GNSS loggers are compulsory in Rally Flying, Precision Flying and ANR Competitions
The Requirements are documented in Annex 4 to Section 2 of the Sporting Code. The document can be found here.
GAC-Approvals for GNSS Flight Recorders
The following Flight Recorder (FR) are approved in accordance with Sporting Code, Section 2, Annex 4 for the use during GAC precision and rally events.
| GNSS | FR Producer | Web | |
| Recommended | |||
| AFLOS | BeHeTec GmbH & Co. KG | AFLOS@BeHeTec.com | http://www.AFLOS.com |
| FFA Skytraq Version 6 | Canmore Electronics Co. Ltd. GT-730FL-S GT-740FL GPS* * Approved but not preferred. |
joel.tremblet@gmail.com | https://doc-track- analyzer.openflyers.com/He lp-FFA-SkyTraq-V6 |
| Columbus
P-10 Pro |
Columbus
P-10 Pro |
columbus-sale@hotmail.com | https://cbgps.com |
| No longer developed | |||
| Air Observer | Tilt-Tech cc | sales@tilt-tech.co.za | https://www.tilt-tech.co.za/product-category/air-observer-loggers/ |
| Air Observer Mini Logger | |||
| Air Observer Micro Logger | |||
| FS-Logger | Icarosystems | info@icarosystems.com | http://icarosystems.com |
| FR-Pocket (DG100) | |||
| GlobalSat company | https://www.globalsat.com.tw/ | https://www.globalsat.com.tw/ | |
| FR-Pocket (DG200) | GlobalSat company | https://www.globalsat.com.tw/ | https://www.globalsat.com.tw/ |
| GeoTracker | C&N GIS/GPS-
Technology |
gps@c-n.at | https://www.c-n.at/ |
| TinyBrother GPS | |||
GNSS LIVE TRACKERS
While the advent of reliable live trackers, the FAI General Aviation Commission (GAC) has have approved the following Live Trackers for scoring of Rally Flying, Precision Flying and ANR Competitions.
| GNSS | FR Producer | Web | |
| Recommended | |||
| Flymaster Tracker 4G and LiveTrack |
Flymaster | info@flymaster-avionics.com | https://www.flymaster.net and https://livetrack360.com/ |
Application for approval of GNSS equipment must be made to Mr Frank Eckard, GNSS Technical Advisor.