FAI Free Flight World Cup 2017

1. Graham Maynard, Australia, President

2. Robert Wallace (NZL)

3. Phil Mitchell (AUS)

Advance information

Via entry form and Program published in FFDU

Schedule of competition

As Scheduled.

Duration of rounds

As Scheduled (5 rounds)

Breaks between rounds

None

Maximum durations in each round

Round 1= 240sec Rounds 2-5=180 sec

Interruptions and delays

None

Weather and visibility

Weather: Excellent. Cold early morning. Wind: 1-2m/s to mid-morning increasing to 3-4 m/sec by round 5. Visibility generally very good.

Flight line - changes of position

None required 2km+ all directions

Number of starting poles

Nominal 50m starting line. Separate starting lines marked by large traffic cones indicating each category.

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

No problems reported all models timed to ground.

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

Issued at Presentation Banquet. Confirmed to CIAM. Also published in Free Flight Down Under. 1 Junior F1A, 1 Junior F1C. Printed results were available to competitors at the Banquet.
Prizes: Excellent Hand Crafted Pottery Prizes with certificates were well received at the evening Presentation Function.

Any incident or accident

None

Protests

None