FAI Free Flight World Cup 2016
| Competition | Kiwi Cup of New Zealand 2016 |
| FAI Jury members | 1. Henning Nyhegn, Denmark but Henning was ill on the day so replaced by Pim Ruyter, Netherlands. Thank you Pim for stepping into Henning’s place. 2. Jim Parker, USA 3. Igor Vivchar, Ukraine |
Advance information | Via FAI Web Site and SCAT Electronic News |
Schedule of competition | 6 February 2016, 5 rounds starting at 8:00h at Lost Hills, California, USA |
Duration of rounds | 75 minutes |
Breaks between rounds | No breaks |
Maximum durations in each round | 1st round 240 seconds, 2nd to 4th round 180 seconds, 5th round 240 seconds |
Interruptions and delays | None. |
Weather and visibility | Temperatures from 18°C to 23°C, wind velocity 0m/s to 4m/s, wind direction variable, no precipitation, excellent visibility |
Flight line - changes of position | Started on Western Flight line and moved to Northern for Flyoff. Next day dawn flyoff back on Western line |
Number of starting poles | Flight line used with no poles |
Number of competitors per pole | Not applicable |
Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code | No timers provided |
Observations on timekeeping | Flights were timed by non-competitors and competitors timing each other, all using binoculars. |
Prize-giving and issue of results - confirm organisers provide results with full names, nationalities and number of juniors | Results with full names, were available at the official table after each round. Awards were given on the Sunday. Results were published on online via the Free Flight group on Facebook and SCAT Electronic News. |
Any incident or accident | None |
Protests | None |