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The International Skydiving Commission (ISC) of the ''
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
'' (FAI) conducts the FAI's
parachuting Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For ...
and skydiving activities, particularly the World Records and International Competitions. The commission was formerly known as the International Parachuting Commission, and changed its name on 6 December 2019, at the FAI General Conference in
Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
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Old International Parachuting Commission website
Parachuting organizations Organisations based in Lausanne {{Air-sports-stub