Competition | Kiwi World Cup |
FAI Jury members | 1. Roy Summersby – Australia 2. Igor Vivchar – Ukraine 3. Jim Parker - USA |
Advance information | FAI , AMA and NFFS Calendar. Free Flight News Calendar. SEN publication and Web site |
Schedule of competition | Saturday 11 Feb 2017 |
Duration of rounds | 1 hour X 7 |
Breaks between rounds | 0 |
Maximum durations in each round | 240, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 240 |
Interruptions and delays | Contest postponed by 24 hours because of rain. Flown on Sunday 12 with final fly off at dawn on Monday 13 February |
Weather and visibility | Excellent |
Flight line - changes of position | Flight line moved up wind for flyoff by approx. 500m. |
Number of starting poles | No pole. Just Flight line |
Number of competitors per pole | Length of flight line based on 4 sportsmen per pole X 10 metres. |
Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code | 7 Rounds, No poles and the sportsmen timed each other |
Observations on timekeeping | No issues. Fly off could not be completed on day of event because of lack of daylight. They were flown from 7AM onwards the following morning. |
Prize-giving and issue of results - confirm organisers provide results with full names, nationalities and number of juniors | Prize giving and awards on Monday 13 February in the afternoon. Unfortunately No juniors. |
Any incident or accident | No injuries or accidents were seen or reported |
Protests | None |