FAI Free Flight World Cup 2022

1. Head Jurist Saturday 19/2/22: Charlie Jones, USA, Sunday 20/2/22: Jim Parker, USA Head Jurist

2. Saturday 19/2/22: Blake Jensen, USA, Sunday 20/2/22: Brian Van Nest, USA

3. Saturday 19/2/22: Mike Roberts, USA, Sunday 20/2/22: Per Findahl, FIN

Advance information

Schedule of competition

Friday February 18: Mini Events F1G, F1H, F1S, F1
Saturday February 19: F1A & F1Q
Sunday February 20: F1B, C & P

Duration of rounds

One Hour

Breaks between rounds

None

Maximum durations in each round

Rounds 1 & 2 for F1ABCQ: 240 Seconds. Rounds 3 - 6: 180 Seconds.
Round 7: 300 seconds

Interruptions and delays

None

Weather and visibility

Bright Sunshine, Light & Variable Winds up to 8 MPH,
Warm with No Visibility Issues. If there is such a thing, weather on Sunday was too perfect. 7 competitors in F1B made the 10 minute flyoff.

Flight line - changes of position

None

Number of starting poles

F1A: 15 Poles, F1B: 8 Poles, F1C: 4 Poles, F1Q: 3 Poles

Number of competitors per pole

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

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

For Flyoffs: F1A & F1C had 2 timers, F1B only had 1 due to lack of resources

Observations on timekeeping

One issue of timer following wrong model out of the sun. After consultation with competitor, other competitors & timer data the Jury awarded the competitor a max.

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

Medals through Third were Awarded in all Events. Perpetual Trophies to Winner in all events including Junior F1A & Junior F1B. Complete Results delivered electronically.
Two Juniors in F1A: Noa Goldstein & Anat Goldstein (both USA)
Two Juniors in F1B: Ittai Kohavi & Skylar Donnely (both USA)

Any incident or accident

No incidents or accidents.

Protests

None