FAI Free Flight World Cup 2019

1. Henning Nyhegn, Denmark

2. Blake Jensen, USA

3. Ian Kaynes, United Kingdom

Advance information

The 2019 F1E Kiwi World Cup Bulletin was emailed to known participants and distributed via SCAT Electronic News

Schedule of competition

On the scheduled 11 February the contest could not be flown because of previous rains and rescheduled other Kiwi events. This competition was then held on 12 Feb. which was the scheduled reserve day.

Duration of rounds

50 minute rounds

Breaks between rounds

10 minute breaks between rounds

Maximum durations in each round

The max duration for all 5 rounds was 180 seconds.

Interruptions and delays

No interruptions

Weather and visibility

Temperature from 8 to 16 deg. C, wind velocity from 1 to 4 m/s, northerly winds, no precipitation, mostly overcast, excellent visibility

Flight line - changes of position

Flight line facing NE for all 5 rounds

Number of starting poles

Not applicable

Number of competitors per pole

Not applicable

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

No timers provided

Observations on timekeeping

Flights were timed by other competitors and non-competitors, 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, countries, FAI Identification numbers and achieved flight scores were available at the official table after each round. Awards were presented after round 5 to the top 3 Senior competitors. There were no Junior competitors. Results were published on SCAT Electronic News.

Any incident or accident

None

Protests

None