News flash: pilots are "allowed" to use supplemental oxygen

Glad that was cleared up.

Can anyone enlighten us as to why any FAI member pilot, or the FAI
itself, would care about the non-binding opinion from yet-another
alphabetism (WADA)?

The appropriately titled article from ssa.org follows...


A Collision of Bureaucracies

The President of the International Gliding Commission has asked that
glider pilots around the world be notified of the following conflict
resolution. The conflict, and its resolution, should be clear from the
following letter:


10 July 2008
Dear FAI Members,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List 2008 specifically
prohibits the artificial delivery of oxygen, whereas the International
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) mandates the use of supplemental
oxygen to counter the effects of hypoxia.

WADA agrees that the health and safety of our athletes is paramount
and does not consider the transportation of oxygen in an aircraft to
be an anti-doping rule violation.

FAI is therefore pleased to inform members that they may use
supplemental oxygen in aircraft during FAI events. If you need any
further information, please contact the undersigned.

With best regards,

Rob Hughes
General Projects Manager

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
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Switzerland

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