Flight record printouts made by the instruments designated below will be accepted as barographic evidence of flight performance in support of FAI record and badge claims in Class O airsports (hang gliders and paragliders) provided that the instrument is used in accordance with the relevant sections of the FAI Sporting Code and that the official observer procedure is followed.

Pre and/or post flight calibration of the instrument at a laboratory approved by the competent FAI Member may be required. FAI Members can, at their discretion, revoke this acceptance for their pilots or flights made over their territory. Use of the instrument in other classes of airsport is subject to approval of the FAI commissions governing thoses airsports.

The list above was last updated on 21st August 1998

Notes:

1. This instrument was accepted under an early version of the EAM specification that did not require identification of the software version.
2. This software version is accepted under the condition that the instrument be calibrated by the manufacturer less than one year before the record or badge flight, paragraph 5.4.6 of Section 7 of the FAI Sporting Code notwithstanding. A calibration certificate from the manufacturer must accompany any performance claims.
3. Acceptances are valid only for the models and software versions listed above.
4. Acceptance of printouts does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of quality of materials, workmanship, reliability, accuracy, freedom from defect or malfunction. FAI and its officials refuse any and all liability for loss, damage or injury resulting from use or possession of any of the above instruments. It is the user's responsibility to determine if one of these instruments is suitable for his/her purposes. These instruments should not be used for determining flight levels in controlled airspace unless they have been certified for such use by civil aviaion authorities.