SVERIGES MODELLFLYGFÖRBUND

THE 1996 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR CONTROL LINE AEROMODELS

July 22-28, Norrköping, Sweden

BULLETIN No. 2

April 19, 1996

[Corrections included April 30.]

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This is Bulletin No. 2 with the latest updates about the 1996 Control Line World Championships and information on how to make the Final Entry.

Enclosed are: [not here on the WWW]

• Final Entry Form - 4 pages
• Norrköping Tourist Information
• Hotel Leaflets

Quoted from the Minutes of the March 27 Bureau meeting:

The meeting required that the Organisers of the 1996 F2A, F2B, F2C and F2D World Championships immediately issue a correction to the "IMPORTANT" note in its Bulletin No. 1 dated the 7th February, the correction to read:

"The CIAM Bureau has drawn attention to the erroneous advice given in Bulletin No. 1 regarding Rule B.3.4. of the Sporting Code. The sentence must read: 'A competitor is considered to be a junior up to and including the calendar year in which he attains the age of 18.'"

We regret that confusion at the January CIAM Bureau meeting caused us to give invalid information on this important issue.

F2B:
4.2.4: For models weighing 2 kilograms or more (or having an engine capacity over 10 cc from 1997), the maximum pull is changed to 30 kilograms. (This means that a model weighing 1999 grams is pulled to 20 kilograms, and one extra gram raises the pull test to 30 kilograms!!)
4.2.12: Points between 0 and 10 are awarded in increments of .5, also in open internationals.
4.2.14d: The three best juniors are entitled to fly three final flights.
4.2.16.1 "take-off" replaced by "release of the model".

F2C:
4.3.5b: Pull test increased to 30 times model weight.
4.3.5b1: If stranded lines are used, they shall have at least three strands. All strands shall be of equal diameter and the combination shall have a minimum width of .34 mm with no minus tolerance allowed. Measuring tool surface width should be between 5 and 8 mm.
4.3.7d and n: replace "on the ground" with "as close to the ground as defined by the F2C jury".
4.3.10a: Number of qualification flights increased to three.
4.3.10h: Junior finals decided as described in our Bulletin No. 1.

F2D:
4.4.4: The pilot must always wear protective headgear.
4.4.15x: added: "if one or both opponents are guilty of either a) causing line tangles; or b) a 'sawing' action on the line(s); he/they may be disqualified at the discretion of the circle marshal.
4.4.16: added: Junior final tournament to resolve the top three decided as described in our Bulletin No. 1.

F2B Judges' guide clarified: "Judges' position: The panel of judges shall be placed according to the pilot's direction given prior to the start of the flight. They shall remain in this position even if the wind changes."

Contest Director:	Robert Sundström (SMFF President)
Assistant Contest Dir:	Ulf Larsson
Contest Treasurer:	Bo Modigh (SMFF Treasurer)
Site Manager:		Bo Hallgren
Circle Marshals	F2A:	Bengt-Åke Fällgren
		F2B:	Thorbjörn Odsjö
		F2C:	Gösta Bengtsar
		F2D:	Stefan Karlsson
Processing Director:	Ulf Larsson
Results Manager:	Bengt Lindgren

				       Com- Sup- To- Ho- Dor- Cam- Stays
		TM A,jr B,jr C,jr D,jr pet. por. tal tel mit. ping x-day
Israel		1       3               4         4   4              3
Japan		1  1    3               5    4    9   9
Russia		1  3 1  3 1  6 2  3 1  21    5   26       26
China		2  3    4    4    3    16    2   18  18             18
South Africa	1	3               4    2    6   6              6
Switzerland	1       3    4    1     9    8   17  15         2
Australia	1  2         6    3    12    4   16  16
Italy		2  3    3    6    3    17   10   27  27             27
Denmark		   1    3 1       3     8    8   16            16
United Kingdom	2  3    3    6    4 1  19   16   35  20   10    4   10
USA		2  3    3    6    3 1  18   25   43  45             45
Belarus		1       3 1       3 1   9    5   14        8    6
Brazil		2  2    3    6    3    16    6   22  22
Norway		                  1     1    2    3        3
Finland		2  1    3 1       3    10    3   13   6    4    3    2
New Zealand	   1    1    2    1     5    3    8   6    2         8
Canada		1  3    3    4    3    14    1   15  15              5
Czech Republic	1  2    3    4    3 1  14        14       14
Portugal	        2    4          6    2    8   4    4         3
Belgium		1  1    3    2          7    1    8   2    3    2
Spain		1  3    3    6    3 1  17    2   19  19
Germany		1  3    3    6    3 1  17   22   39   5   11   23
Hungary		   3    3               6    1    7        7
Austria		   2    3    4    3    12        12   5         7
France		2  3 1  3 1  6 2  1 1  20    8   28  18    3    6   17
Netherlands	1  2    2    6    3    14    1   15
Latvia		        1         3 1   5         5        5
Kazakhstan	1                 3     4         4        4
Poland	 	1  3 1  3 1  6 2  3 1  21    2   23       23
Ukraine		1  3 1  3 1  6 2  3 1  21        21            21
Sweden		2  3    3 1  6    3 1  18   10   28  10   18        12
TOTAL: 	31    32 54 4 79 8 106 8 68 12 371 153	524 272  145   90  139

Hotel:

Dormitory:

• For F2A competitors .3 litres and for F2D competitors .5 litres of official fuel will be provided for practice at no extra cost.
• Fuel for the contest flights is also free of charge.
• Additional F2A and F2D contest fuel quantities for practice will be available for purchase.
• The oil for the contest fuel will be Castrol M.
• The purity of the methanol will be analysed and declared. (Vendor specification is .03% water maximum.)
• In F2A extra care will be taken to keep the contest fuel at constant temperature throughout the contest.

						Price,	Sold in/by
Items sold:				  kr per litre	

Methanol					12	volume
Nitromethane					150	volume
Kerosene (Statoil Blå,
 used by Swedish T/R teams)			18	volume
Diethyl Ether					100	½ litre bottle
Diesel Ignition Improver II
 (Ethyl Corporation)				220	volume
Castrol M (castor oil)				80	1 litre can
Castor oil, first pressing			65	1 litre bottle
ML 70 (synthetic oil)				100	1 litre bottle
Castrol MSSR (synthetic oil)			100	1 litre can
Aerosynth (synthetic oil)			120	1 litre can
F2A Contest Fuel				28	volume
F2D Contest Fuel				45	volume
Petrol (Naphtha) for cleaning			20	volume

• All oils are also sold in smaller quantities at about 15% extra cost.
• The SMFF office is able to receive and store advance shipments of fuel.
• The shipment should have the fuel in carefully sealed metal cans with adequate protection and outer packaging.
• Before anything is shipped, agreement should be made with the SMFF office. Whether customs duty will be charged has to be resolved prior to shipment.
• Weight and volume should be specified so that storage space can be arranged.
• Package weight should be limited to 25 kilograms.
• Freight should be paid for in full for delivery to the SMFF office street address.
• SMFF may open the packaging to inspect the safety of the contents. Anything that shows smell or other signs of leakage will be disposed of! We will notify the sender in such a case.
• The SMFF delivery address is found below.

• All competitors and team managers must carry valid FAI licences and identity documents.
• The F2D mechanics must be entered as such at registration, and also must carry valid FAI licences. (They pay the helper entry fee.)
• F2A helpers should be registered as such, but need no FAI licence.
• Other helpers and supporters need no licence.
• Juniors must have a passport attesting that they are born on January 1, 1978 or later.
• The competitor must have model specification certificates for all models entered.
• The team must show a signed and stamped NAC team nomination. Normally the Final Entry Form is sufficient.
• The team should bring a National Flag of the approximate size 1 x 1.5 metres, and an audio cassette with the National Anthem.

Obligatory Entry Fees (per person)			SEK
						(Swedish Kronor)
- Competitors, Team Mgrs and Asst Team Mgrs		1380
- Junior Competitors					690
- Helpers, Supporters, Press and Independent Observers	275

For each additional competition category, add 50% of the entry fee.

Lodging (per person)				6 days	additional 
                                                         day
I, Hotel, includes breakfast
	two-bed room (main alternative)		1910	315
	single-bed room (optional)		3025	500
	three-bed room (limited in number)	1545	255
II, Dormitory					495	80
III, Camping					110	20

Meals			
Breakfast, Bråvalla		6 x		230	40
Lunch, Bråvalla			5 x		240	50
Dinner, Bråvalla or hotel	5 x		415	85
	
Banquet							260
Tour							170

A few clarifications:

• Reigning World Champions pay the same fee as regular competitors.
• A competitor who is also a Team Manager pays only the single competitor fee.
• A competitor in two categories pays an entry fee of 150%, i.e. 2070 kr (for a senior).
• F2D mechanics pay as helpers.

Terms of Payment:

• Payment of fees is to be made in advance.
• Payment received after May 24 and by June 24 will be assessed a 6% penalty, and payments received after June 24 will be subject to a 12% penalty. The penalties apply only to the obligatory entry fees.
• Lodging will be allocated in order of full payment for the same. The penalty for late payment could be a worse lodging alternative.
• If partial payment is received, it will be used for entry fees first.
• Any excess payment will be refunded upon registration. This does not apply to cancellations.

Method of payment:

• Payment is to be made in Swedish Kronor.
• Payment in other currency is accepted only after a settlement on the amount is made with the SMFF office.
• All bank costs must be paid by the sender.
• Use international check, transfer to the SMFF bank account or postal giro.
• Account information is found below.
• The 1996 World Championships must be specified when paying.
• Receipt of all payments and entries will be acknowledged by the SMFF office as soon as possible.

Receiver of payment:

• Try to fill in the entry as completely as possible. This will simplify procedures on arrival.
• Use legible print letters.
• Enter the names as you want them to appear in the results and on the badges, surname first.
• Specify dates of arrival and departure with the July date numbers.
• Specify lodging using these codes: H - Hotel, any; HN - Hotel, Scandic Norra; HC - Hotel, Scandic City; D - Dormitory; C - Camping; For hotel, specify the preferred room size with a figure; 1, 2, 3 or 4 (4 is a three bed room with extra bed.)
• You may use small letters to designate the room allocation. Example: Use code H3a for all persons to share the three bed room 'a', H3b for the next room, 'b', and so on.
• Specify the age of children under 12 in the 'Note' column.
• For competitors that enter in two categories or as Team Manager, enter lodging, food and so on only once. Make an explanatory note in the second entry.
• To order breakfast etc, Enter a 'Y' (for 'yes') in the appropriate columns.
• For supporters etc, use the first column to denominate F2D mechanics and F2A helpers.
• Use the form on the last page to calculate the total payment.