FAI Free Flight World Cup 2026

1. Allard van Wallene (NED)

2. Adam Krawiec (POL)

3. Bastiaan Duijghuisen (NED)

Advance information

Facebook (Sun Cup, Pieter de Boer Memorial) and internet site
http://cup.gsml.gliwice.pl/
(https://www.freeflightnews.pl/?p=10138 additional)

Schedule of competition

5 rounds + 1 altimeter fly off due to high wind speeds and field limitations

Duration of rounds

Rounds 70 minutes without breaks . Fly off in F1A and F1B, 2 minutes max and altimeter.
R1 9.10-10.20, R2 10.20-11.30, R3 11.30-12.40, R4 12.40-13.50, R5 13.50-15.00,
Fly Offs:
F1C: 15.30 F1A: 16.15 F1B: 16.30

Breaks between rounds

None

Maximum durations in each round

For all classes F1A,B,C and Q: 240s in rounds 1 and 2 and 180 seconds for rounds 3 to 5.

Interruptions and delays

None

Weather and visibility

Wind speeds:
Rounds 1-3: 1-3 m/s, rounds 4 and 5: 5-7 m/s, fly off 8-9 m/s.
Temperatures 10-16C gradually dropping back to 6C from round 4 towards the fly offs.
Sunny all day with light cloud cover in fly offs.
No visibility limitations for all rounds.

Flight line - changes of position

None.

Number of starting poles

F1A: 7
F1B: 4
F1C: 1
F1Q: 3

Number of competitors per pole

Maximum 5 per pole

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

None

Observations on timekeeping

One official timekeeper per pole + one contestant as second time keeper.

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

On-field results posted on manual scoreboard. Pictures of scoreboard posted on Facebook. Prize giving after the competition
The following pilots did not have a valid FAI Sporting license:
Felix KUSAIEV    UKR        172587
Michael ZAGORA    CZE        127497
Vasyl BEZCHASNYY    UKR        172583
Albert Emil NIEMIERSKI    GER        143119

Any incident or accident

none

Protests

No protests