FAI Free Flight World Cup 2024

1. Kim Henriksson, FIN (Chairman)

2. Janne Isitalo, FIN

3. Robert Hellgren, SWE

Advance information

FAI Calendar, Webpage, e-mail, Facebook.

Schedule of competition

Round 1: 9:00-10:00
Round 2: 10:00-11:00
Round 3: 11:00-12:00
Round 4: 12:00-13:00
Round 5: 13:00-14:00
The F1B flyoff started 14:50, F1Q flyoff 15:10, F1A flyoff Group A started at 15:30 and Group B started at 15:50. The second flyoff in F1A Group A started at 16:50 and Group B 17:10. Last flyoff in F1A started 08:00 following morning.

Duration of rounds

Round 1-5 - 1 hour

Breaks between rounds

NO

Maximum durations in each round

Round 1-2: 240 sec
Round 3-5: 180 sec
Flyoff 1: 360 sec
Flyoff 2: 600 sec
Flyoff 3: 720 sec

Interruptions and delays

No interruption and delays
Last flyoff in F1A was postponed until the following morning.

Weather and visibility

Weather was cloudy and visibility was good. The wind in the five rounds was between 1-3 m/s.
In the flyoff at the evening the windspeed was 2-4 m/s.
In the morning flyoff it was 1-2 m/s

Flight line - changes of position

No

Number of starting poles

Flight line with free positioning.

Number of competitors per pole

No requirement.

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

Competitor’s timekeeping for each other.
We used group flyoffs, too many contestants in the flyoff compare with available timekeepers.
All pilots, Jury and contest director agreed to use the group flyoff.

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

Prize giving ceremony in the evening at a local restaurant at 7:00 p.m., except for FIA, whose awards were given the following day at 9:00 a.m. Prizes to the first 3 in F1A, F1A Junior F1B and F1Q. Only first prize in F1A Female.
Results continuously updated online and on scoreboard at flight line.
Confirmed results provided on the Lennokkipojat web page. www.lennokkipojat.fi and on the Swedish Moose Cup site at Norbergs FK platform.

Any incident or accident

No reported.

Protests

No.