FAI Free Flight World Cup 2007

1. Giorgio Venuti (ITA)

2. Flavio Ceccato (ITA)

3. Moj Wiestaw (POL)

Advance information

Sent via e-mail to most of partecipant.

Schedule of competition

May 4: practice and registration at Concordia Hotel (Gallio)
May 5: “2 coppa primavera” World cup event.
May 6: 8,30 Meeting at mount Sisemol, briefing participant and timekeepers. Competition begins at 9,30.
Fly offs after competition if necessary.
Contest Manager Paolo Soave (Sport Lic. ITA 158)

Duration of rounds

75 minutes

Breaks between rounds

30 minutes lunch break between 3rd to 4th round
Fly Off start 17h 55 min

Maximum durations in each round

300 sec.
(420 sec. in Fly Off).

Interruptions and delays

-15,00 to 15,40 (thunderbolt risk + heavy rain).

Weather and visibility

Sunny in the morning, variable weather in the afternoon, some rain occur. Temp. 7-13 °C. Visibility good.
Only 5 min foggy 5th round.

Flight line - changes of position

As wind direction requires along the fixed starting line.

Number of starting poles

Five starting poles

Number of competitors per pole

6 competitors per pole

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

5 min working time as common in use in F1E competitions

Observations on timekeeping

Couples of timekeepers equipped with binoculars and tripodes.

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

Prize giving cerimony on Sunday after the competition at Gaarten hotel in town Gallio. Three best seniors, three best juniors and three best members of the teams were awarded.
The results was disposable during the cerimony.

Any incident or accident

None

Protests

None