FAI Free Flight World Cup 2026

1. Bernhard Schwendemann (GER)

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Advance information

The World Cup Competition was announced in the FAI event calendar and in the bulletin of the F1E European Championships

Schedule of competition

10:00 to 15:15

Duration of rounds

1. + 2. round 90 min, 3. round 75 min

Breaks between rounds

no break in between

Maximum durations in each round

1.-3. round 240 sec

Interruptions and delays

no delays, the competition was stopped after the 3. round due to coming heavy rain, storm, and thunderstorm

Weather and visibility

good conditions, wind 2-4 m/sec, coming variable from three different directions

Flight line - changes of position

due to the varying wind direction no change reasonable

Number of pairs of timekeepers

variable, see below

Local rules or deviations from Sporting Code

none

Observations on timekeeping

official timekeepers available, but not enough, thus helpers and flyers acted as timekeepers, too. But always the order of the waiting queue was respected.

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

Official results are available on the website of the Romanian NAC: www.frmdo.ro including overall, female and junior lists.
The prize giving was at 16:00 in the hotel. Separate female results were not considered.
It is recommended to include the female ranking to the prize-giving at future competitions.

Any incident or accident

none

Protests

no protest