FAI Free Flight World Cup 2016

1. PRESIDENT : Graham Maynard AUSTRALIA

2. Charlie Jones (USA)

3. Paul Rossiter (AUS)
Alternates: Brian Van Nest (USA) Tahn Stowe (AUS) Albert Fathers (AUS)

Advance information

Via entry form and Program published in FFDU

Schedule of competition

As Scheduled

Duration of rounds

12 April F1A&C as scheduled. 13 April F1B Rounds 3&4 extended to 90mins to facilitate retrieval…..allowed by foot/bicycle only

Breaks between rounds

None

Maximum durations in each round

F1A&C Rounds 1-5 180 sec (due to wind/visability) F1B 240 sec Round1.Rounds2-5 180 sec.

Interruptions and delays

F1B Rounds 3&4 extended to 90 mins due to wind at around 4-6m/sec average.

Weather and visibility

Weather: F1A&C Fine, & cool early , Wind: 3-4m/s . F1B Fine 2-3m/sec Round 1 then increasing to 4-6m/s rounds 5. Visibility generally good. Some dust haze in early morning Flyoffs.

Flight line - changes of position

None required 2km+ all directions

Number of starting poles

100m starting line , nominally 10.

Number of competitors per pole

Mostly one

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

Competitors to time others. No motorised retrieval allowed.

Observations on timekeeping

Some dust haze during early morning Flyoffs.

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

Issued at Presentation Dinner. Confirmed to CIAM. Also published in Free Flight Down Under. No Juniors flew F1 events. Printed results issued at Dinner.
Prizes: Medals with certificates were well received at the evening Presentation Function.

Any incident or accident

None

Protests

None