FAI Free Flight World Cup 2003

1. Ivan Horejsi, Czech Republic

2. Marius Conu, Romania

3. Mihail Zanciu, Romania

Advance information

Sent out in well in advance

Schedule of competition

The contest was organized within the F1E World Champs schedule on Sept. 12, 2003.
Contest opening: 9.45, first round 10.00, 3 rounds

Duration of rounds

75 minutes

Breaks between rounds

w/o

Maximum durations in each round

180 - 240 - 300

Interruptions and delays

The contest was interrupted between the basic part and the fly off for about 2 hours. The rain almost stopped during the pause.

Weather and visibility

Overcast with rain, temp. 15 – 20 C. W wind 2-4 m/s. Only 3 rouds were flown with gradually increased maximum time.
No visibility problems.

Flight line - changes of position

The flight line was moved gradually lower on the slope surface, the fly off was flown on very mild slope down in the valley.

Number of starting poles

One starting area re Sporting Code

Number of competitors per pole

About 10 pairs of timekeepers

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

w/o

Observations on timekeeping

no comment

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

First results immediately after the contest, results in-written at about 22.00 hrs, Sept 12, during the festive dinner and the prize giving ceremony.
The first 3 individuals seniors, juniors and teams were awarded with diplomas and cups.

Any incident or accident

I was almost eaten by a pack of shepherds dogs before the contest was opened. No problems with models recovery during the day.

Protests

w/o