Jury Report on 2000 Indoor Free Flight World Championship F1D for Seniors and Juniors
FAI Jury
| Pierre Chaussebourg |
FRA |
Delegate and CIAM 1st VP |
| Martin Dilly |
NZL |
Delegate |
| Mihail Zanciu |
ROM |
Delegate |
Dates
From October 2 to 7 2000
Location
Slanic-Prahova, Romania
Accommodation
Hotel Valdor, Slanic-Prahova: same hotel as usual, but with comfort improvements. Hot lunches were taken inside the salt mine, which was very convenient for competitors and officials.
Opening Ceremony
took place in the salt mine. FAI and Romanian anthems were played. Teams were presented, and it was noted that for the first time, a competitor from Israel was participating.
Flying Site
In order to have the best flying conditions, it had been decided at the team managers meeting that there would be a minimum number of persons in the flying area This was not easy to be applied and asked a constant effort from the contest director.
Contest Organisation
Each competitor had to prepare his model in the preparing area, then come to the flying area, and process his model with his timekeepers. After launching of the model, all equipment had to be removed from the flying area, and all the people involved in the flight (competitor, team manager and timekeepers) had to stay along the walls in order to minimise any thermal activity in the flying area. Two rounds were flown each day, with the two best flights counting for the classification. The best flight was made in the last round, with 47 minutes 21 seconds, which is the new record of the salt mine.
Participation
Seniors: 24 competitors from 10 nations
Juniors: 14 competitors from 6 nations
Notes
Looking at the sporting code and the organisers guide, the jury noted that there is an ambiguity for reflights when flying in rounds: the sporting code says that reflights must take place before the next official flight. When a competitor starts, let’s say 5 minutes before the end of a round, and then has a collision with another model after the end of that round. Then, the reflight may take place after the end of that round, or even during the next round, before the next official flight of that competitor. This is not very clear and needs to be clarified by the Free Flight Sub-Committee.
Closing Ceremony And Banquet
These took place in the hotel, with an excellent performance of traditional Romanian dance and music played by a local group. FAI medals, diplomas and trophies were awarded to the winners, as well as medals, diplomas and trophies from the organiser. It has been noted that the quality of the medals provided by the organiser is excellent and CIAM might be interested with their low cost.
Conclusion
This Championship was the last one with the old specifications for indoor models. It is expected that with the new rules, juniors will take more responsibility in their flying. At least, they will have to wind their rubber themselves. Also, the new specifications for F1D models will make them easier to build and to carry and it is expected to have a better participation in this class for the future. The Federatia Romana de Modelism must be congratulated for a very good organisation and a very successful Championship.