The overall definition of the World Cup is given in the FAI Sporting Code Section 4 General paragraph 2.2.5. According to that definition the CIAM Free Flight Subcommittee has defined the following specific rules for a Free Flight World Cup. These rules were accepted at the 1987 CIAM Plenary meeting.

1. Classes.

The following separate classes are recognised for World Cup competition: F1A, F1B, F1C.

2. Competitors.

All competitors in the specified open international contests are eligible for the World Cup.

3. Contests.

Contests included in the World Cup must appear on the FAI Contest Calendar and be run according to the FAI Sporting Code. The contests to be counted for a World Cup in one year are to be nominated at the CIAM Bureau meeting at the end of the preceding year and are to be indicated on the FAI Contest Calendar. The selection of contests should be according to the following guidelines:

a) 2 contests from each continent except Europe

b) In Europe any nation may have only one contest in the World Cup.

4. Points Allocation.

Points are to be allocated to competitors at each contest according to their placing in the results as given in the following table:

Points are awarded only to competitors completing at least one flight in the contest. In the event of a tie for any placings, the competitors with that placing all receive the number of points appropriate to that placing.

5. Classification.

The World Cup results are determined by considering the total of points obtained by each competitor in the World Cup events. Up to three events may be counted, selecting each competitor’s best scores during the year. The winner of the World Cup is the competitor with the greatest total.

In the event of a tie the winner will be determined according to the following scheme. The number of events counted will be increased from three, one at a time, until the winner is obtained. If this does not separate the tied competitors then the winner will be determined by considering the points obtained in the best three events multiplied by the number of competitors flying in each event. The winner is the one with the greatest total thus calculated.

6. Awards.

The winner earns the title of Winner of the World Cup. Certificates,

medals or trophies may be awarded by the Subcommittee as available.

The Subcommittee shall be responsible for organising the World Cup and may nominate a responsible person or special subcommittee to administer the event.

8. Communications.

The Free Flight Subcommittee should receive the results from each contest in the World Cup and then calculate and publish the current World Cup positions. These should be distributed to the news agencies and should be also be available, by payment of a subscription, to any interested bodies or individuals. Latest results will also be sent to the organiser of each competition in the World Cup for display at the competition. Final results of the World Cup are to be sent also to the FAI, National Aero Clubs and modelling press.