FAI Free Flight World Cup 2004

1. Branko Leskošek, Slovenia – president

2. Miloš Raletic, Serbia and Montenegro

3. Mitja Rozman, Slovenia
Dragan Stankovic, Slovenia

Advance information

FAI FF Calendar 2004, Invitation,
Bulletin on web http://freeweb.siol.net/zulicbor/razpisi/krkacup2004.htm

Schedule of competition

09. Oct. 2004 category F1A - 7 rounds, 1. round started at 09:00;
10. Oct 2004 categories F1B, F1C - 7 rounds, 1. round started at 09:00;

Duration of rounds

55 minutes

Breaks between rounds

5 minutes

Maximum durations in each round

F1A: round 1 = 240 s, rounds 2-7 = 180 s
F1B, F1C : rounds 1-6 = 180 s, round 7 = 240 s

Interruptions and delays

Round 7 delayed for 1 hour because of the rain

Weather and visibility

09.Oct. 2004, clouds 2/8 to 6/8, some rain; 14-18 degrees C, visibility O.K., wind 0,5 m/s to 2,0 m/s;
10.Oct. 2004, clouds 8/8, rain, 9-12 deg. C, visibility quite good ; wind: 1,5 m/s to 3,5 m/s

Flight line - changes of position

F1A: changes of position +2
F1B, F1C : no changes of position but changes of timekeepers

Number of starting poles

F1A - 15, F1B – 8, F1C – 2

Number of competitors per pole

F1A : 4, F1B : 3-4, F1C : 3

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

No

Observations on timekeeping

Reliable timekeepers

Prize-giving and issue of results - confirm organisers provide results with full names, nationalities and number of juniors

Prize-giving : first 3 places in each category and first 3 juniors in F1A were awarded with cups on the flying site after the race.
Listings of the updated results with were sticked on the time-table after the begining of the next round and result listings for each category were available at the prize-giving, delivered by e-mail next days and published on web.

Any incident or accident

Unusual occurence happened when Jari Valo’s model during flight crashed into electrical lines, at the edge of the flying site, what caused a short circuit and immediate burning of the model.

Protests

No