FAI Free Flight World Cup 2016

1. Bror Eimar, SWE (Chairman)

2. Steffen Jensen, DEN

3. Jari Valo, FIN

Advance information

FAI Calendar, Web-page, e-mail.

Schedule of competition

Round 1: 8:15- 9:30, Round 2: 9:30 - 10:45, Round 3: 10:45-12:00, Round 4: 12:30-13:45, Round 5: 18:30- 19:30.
Fly-off: F1A 20:20, F1B 20:45, F1C/F1Q 21:10
Fly-off (Saturday evening): F1B and F1Q 20:05

Duration of rounds

Round 1 to 4: 1 hour and 15 min. Round 5: 1 hour

Breaks between rounds

Yes.

Maximum durations in each round

Round 1 – 2, 3-4: 180 sec. Round 3: 150 sec
Fly-off: 360 sec
Fly-off 2: 600 sec

Interruptions and delays

Interruption between rounds 3 – 4 and 4 - 5, due to strong wind.

Weather and visibility

Partly cloudy, 15 oC. Good visibility. Wind: Round 1: 2 m/s, Round 2 – 4: 3 - 5 m/s. Round 5: 4 m/s. Fly-off: 3 – 4 m/s.

Flight line - changes of position

Yes, change between round 4 - 5 and also Flyoff due to wind shift.

Number of starting poles

Flight line with separate starting lines for class F1A – F1B and F1C/F1Q. No changes of starting poles between rounds.

Number of competitors per pole

No requirement.

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

F1C and F1Q starting pole at right hand side of flight line, facing the wind.

Observations on timekeeping

Random check of timekeeping.

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

Results continuously updated on score-board at flight line. Prize giving after fly-off. Including drinks and snacks for everybody. Prizes to the first 3 in all classes, both juniors and seniors.
Confirmed results provided on the Norbergs FK web page.

Any incident or accident

No reported.

Protests

No.