FAI Free Flight World Cup 2014

1. Vegar Nereng, NOR (Chairman)

2. Anders Persson, SWE

3. Jari Valo, SWE

Advance information

FAI Calendar, WEB-page, E-mail

Schedule of competition

1. Round 8:00- 9:00, 2. Round 9:00 - 10:00, 3. Round 10:00-11:00
4. Round 11:50-12:50, 5. Round 12:50- 13:50
Fly-off F1A started 18:40, F1B 19:00, F1C/Q 19:20
Fly-off 2 F1Astarted 20:25, F1B 20:45, F1C/Q 21:05

Duration of rounds

Round 1 to 5: 1 hour

Breaks between rounds

One break between round three and four due to wind change

Maximum durations in each round

Round 1 240 sec Round 2– 5: 180 sec.
Fly off 1: 300 sec, Flyoff 2: 540 sec

Interruptions and delays

No

Weather and visibility

Partly cloudy, 16-20 Deg. Good sight.
Wind in Round 1-3 1-2 m/s, Round 4-5: 2 - 3 m/s
Fly-off: 2-3 m/s.

Flight line - changes of position

No

Number of starting poles

Starting-line with free positioning

Number of competitors per pole

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

Competitors were timing each other, Timing check was randomly preformed on the starting line by the contest organisation.

Observations on timekeeping

Random check of timekeeping from organisation-members.

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

Results continuously updated on score-board at starting-line. Prize giving after flyoff. Prices to the first 3 in all classes, both juniors and seniors.

Any incident or accident

Timekeepers got different results in fly-off 2, Andreas Lindner F1Q; 5:15 and 6:11. It seemed one of the timekeepers had switched to another model during timing. Organizers decided to use mean-time.

Protests

0 (no)