FAI Free Flight World Cup 2024

1. Mr. Jean Luc Bodin (FRA);

2. Mr. Cesare Gianni (ITA)

3. Mr. Gauthier Briere (FRA)

Advance information

Bulletins in Italian and English languages issued and sent two months before competition date. List of competitors provided dailyby registration on line.

Schedule of competition

Day1: April 6, 2024: F1A and F1C classes;
Day 2: April 7, 2024 : F1B and F1Q classes.

Duration of rounds

55 minutes + 5 min break.on both days.

Breaks between rounds

Included 5 min

Maximum durations in each round

F1A, F1C: 240, 240, 180, 180, 180 sec F.O. F1A: 360 sec at 18:00 o’clock and F1B : 360 min at 1 PM o’clock with competitors agreement on the second day. No altimeter
F1B,F1Q: 240, 240,180,180,180 Fly-off: F1B, : 360 min at 1,00 PM with competitors agreement.
F1C-F1Q: no fly-off.

Interruptions and delays

Day 1: in the morning start-up at 10:00 AM due to presence of fog.
Day2 start-up at 7:45 due to delay in poles preparation.

Weather and visibility

Day 1: fog early morning partially cloudy in the morning and clear sky low wind 3-4 m/sec during the morning. Stable wind condition in the afternoon and lower in the evening during fly-off.. Good visibility.
Day 2 : No fog early morning and almost clear sky during the full day. Low wind speed during the full day 0-2 m/sec . Perfect visibility.

Flight line - changes of position

No changes

Number of starting poles

Day 1: F1A: nr. 4 + F1C: nr.2; Day 2 : F1B: nr. 3 + F1Q: nr.1.

Number of competitors per pole

Four or three of the same country where possible.

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

No deviations

Observations on timekeeping

None. N. 6 timekeeper by organizer, Others by competitors and Aeromodellers according to rules and poles matrix.

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

Completed at 19:30 during first day F1A,F1C. And at 14:30 on the second day F1B, F1Q after fly-off.
Results shown at the end of competition sent by e-mail to all participants.

Any incident or accident

None

Protests

None