FAI Free Flight World Cup 2023
| Competition | Sierra Cup |
| FAI Jury members | 1. Jim Parker, USA 2. Guy Menanno , USA 3. William Booth, USA |
Advance information | AMA Schedule, Advanced flyers, SEN electronic news |
Schedule of competition | October 3 through October 10 2023 |
Duration of rounds | One hour Rounds |
Breaks between rounds | None |
Maximum durations in each round | 240 Seconds first and second round all other normal rounds were 180 seconds |
Interruptions and delays | No interruptions or delays. Weather was very nice for all event days! |
Weather and visibility | Temperatures in the high 90s degrees F (hot) Good weather relatively calm winds |
Flight line - changes of position | Flew from a line and did not have to move during the competition. |
Number of starting poles | Flew from a line without poles (announced in advance) |
Number of competitors per pole | see above |
Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code | Line was used rather than poles. |
Observations on timekeeping | Did not observe any issues with timing competitors timed each other (previously announced). No altimeter protests and visibility during fly offs was not an issue. |
Prize-giving and issue of results - confirm organisers provide results with full names, nationalities and number of juniors | Juniors included Ittai Kohavi in F1B. |
Any incident or accident | None observed |
Protests | None registered |