e/Gliding Federation of Australia

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has gloss	eng: The Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA) is the governing body for the sport of gliding in Australia. It was founded in 1949. The GFA is responsible to Civil Aviation Safety Authority for the conduct of safe gliding operations in Australia. This includes the setting and maintenance of flying standards and in particular training standards. It provides services to its members such as: * Regulatory issues covering pilot training, licencing and airworthiness handled under the delegations from the government regulatory body (CASA) * Liaison with government agencies (such as Airservices Australia, particularly in terms of that organisation's airspace management responsibilities * Liaison with other sporting and recreational aviation bodies on matters of mutual interest (eg through ) * Arranging and managing liability insurance coverage for all members and clubs * Awarding badges and managing Australian gliding records * Encouraging and staging competitions at the national and international level * Technical matters * Promotion of gliding * Liaison with international gliding organisations (such as OSTIV and the FAI) * Publishing a...
lexicalization	eng: Gliding Federation of Australia
instance of	c/Gliding associations