FAI Free Flight World Cup 2017
| Competition | 2017 Huron Cup for FAI Free Flight – July 16, 2017 Tottenham, Ontario, Canada |
| FAI Jury members | 1. Charlie Jones, USA 2. Jama Danier, CAN 3. Yury Shvedenkov, CAN |
Advance information | Listed on the SCAT web page |
Schedule of competition | Listed on the SCAT web page |
Duration of rounds | One hour |
Breaks between rounds | No break between rounds |
Maximum durations in each round | First round for F1A/BC 240 seconds and 240 seconds. For the remaining four rounds flight time was 180 seconds. |
Interruptions and delays | Round 4 was delayed 1 ˝ hours due to rain storm activity. Flyoffs were delayed to the late evening after due to weather conditions. |
Weather and visibility | Excellent weather conditions. 0 to 2 m/s wind for rounds 1-3. Rain storms caused a delay which was followed by sunshine and strong thermals with wind speeds of 3-4 m/s and temperature of 25 C. Flyoff weather was excellent with 0- 1 m/s wind and excellent visibility. |
Flight line - changes of position | Each competitor selected a location on the flight line and flew the contest from this position. |
Number of starting poles | No starting poles |
Number of competitors per pole | Not required. |
Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code | Only deviation from the Sporting Code was the lack of starting poles and 5 rounds. |
Observations on timekeeping | No issues with timekeeping |
Prize-giving and issue of results - confirm organisers provide results with full names, nationalities and number of juniors | Full results provided. Electronic results published on SCAT electronic web page and on Facebook Free Flight Group. |
Any incident or accident | No incident or accidents |
Protests | No protests |