FAI Free Flight World Cup 2024

1. Adam Krawiec (POL)

2. Boštjan Bagari (SLO)

3. Jan Vosejpka (CZE)

Advance information

FAI calendar, web-page, Facebook

Schedule of competition

Round 1: 09.00, round duration 70 minutes with 5 minutes break in between the rounds.
Fly off F1A: 16.30 (max 5 minutes + altitude)
Fly off F1B: 16.50 (max 4 minutes + altitude)
Fly off F1C and Q: 17.10 (max 5 minutes + altitude)

Duration of rounds

70 minutes

Breaks between rounds

5 minutes

Maximum durations in each round

First and second round 240 seconds, remaining rounds 180 seconds.

Interruptions and delays

After the first round, there was additional 30 min break due to low visibility caused by fog. Free lunch was served for the contestants.

Weather and visibility

Fog in the morning, cloudy for the rest of the day, temperature 9°–14°C, eastern wind 1-4 m/s

Flight line - changes of position

Starting poles for all classes. No fixed timekeepers. Contestants were assigned a fixed starting pole for each round (rotation by changing 2 poles for each round for F1A, 1 pole for F1B).

Number of starting poles

F1A: 12, F1B: 4, F1C: 2, F1Q: 3

Number of competitors per pole

4–5

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

Timekeeping by competitors.

Observations on timekeeping

Random check of timekeeping by contest director Tereza Vosejpkova and Jury members. No anomalies were observed.

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

Results continuously updated on on-line score-board accessible via QR code.
Price-giving in evening on field after last fly off.

Any incident or accident

F1Q disputes about the motor time of one of the competitor. The time was checked by the contest director, all was fine.

Protests

None