FAI Free Flight World Cup 2022

1. Vladimir Zvaleny (SVK)

2. Adam Krawiec (POL)

3. Allard van Wallene (NED)

Advance information

Facebook (Kar-Tel CUP Pieter de Boer Memorial) and communicated by email to participants

Schedule of competition

Facebook (Kar-Tel CUP Pieter de Boer Memorial) and communicated by email to participants

Duration of rounds

75 minutes (rounds 1-4). Fly off in all classes except F1C on Sunday morning starting at 07.45 AM with 10 minutes max with additional altimeter fallback option which was not needed.

Breaks between rounds

No planned breaks between rounds except for a lunch break after round 2.

Maximum durations in each round

First round for F1A,B,C,Q was 240 seconds. For the next round, flight time was 180 seconds. Rounds 3 and 4 the max was 150 seconds due to high wind speed. 4 rounds were flown.

Interruptions and delays

After round 3 a 30 minute break was used to allow competitors to get their free soup and bread offered by the organizers

Weather and visibility

The morning conditions were cold (0 C) with max. 4 m/s. Temperature rose to 8 C. Sunny all day, no cloud cover. Wind increased to over 9 m/s in round 4 after which the competition was stopped.

Flight line - changes of position

For the fly off on Sunday morning, the flight line was repositioned 100m.

Number of starting poles

F1A: 7, F1B: 2, F1C 1,F1Q: 4

Number of competitors per pole

Maximum 6 per pole

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

Deviations from the Sporting Code: 5 rounds were announced rather than 7 due to limited daylight time.

Observations on timekeeping

One official time keeper per pole augmented with a competitor second time keeper

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

On-field results posted on large manual scoreboard. Pictures of score board posted on Facebook after 5 rounds and after fly offs.

Any incident or accident

None

Protests

No protests