2000 CONTROL LINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

INFORMATIONS CONCERNING SPORTING ORGANIZATION

Schedule

F2A (speed)

Draw for flying order Official training (Thursday 13 July)

Official training during competition

Official circle will not be available for practice during breaks (even during lunchtime). If the official circle is made available by the organisers on free days and after the rounds it will be open (which means not on a draw basis).

Schedule

Individual classification

Team classification

 

F2B (aerobatics)

Draw for flying order in qualifying flights Draw for flying order in final flights Official training (Thursday 13 July)

Remark: if necessary (too many competitors) some nations will have their official training on the afternoon of the arrival day (Wednesday 12 July). It must have been confirmed to them prior to the arrival day.

Official training during competition

Official circle will not be available for practice during breaks (even during lunchtime). If the official circle is made available by the organisers after the official flights at the end of the day, then this will be open (which means not on a draw basis).

Schedule for qualifying flights Schedule for final flights

Calibration flights

Analysis of the scoring of the judges

  • No analysis of the scoring of the judges will be done and communicated to the F2B judges and FAI Jury during the competition.
  • No reserve judges on the field. Individual classification

    • For the non finalists according to the best flight score of the two qualifying flights.
      For the finalists according to the sum of the two best flights scores of the three final flights.
    • Individual junior classification if at least five juniors participate from five different nations.

  • Team classification (referred to 1998 CIAM Plenary Meeting minutes)

  • Adding numerical placing of the three competitors of each team. Rank according to the lowest numerical score to highest, with three complete teams ahead of two team entries which in turn are ranked ahead of single team entries.
  • If the team consists of four competitors (3 seniors and 1 junior) it will considered the three best placed competitors of the team.  

    F2C (team-racing)

    Draw for flying order
    • Twelve minutes interval between two heats on entry to the circle.
    • The draw will be arranged in such a way that, when possible, only one team of any nation may participate in any eliminating race or semifinal. Teams will be allowed to select pitting segments in the order in which they were drawn to race.
    • All eliminating races with only two teams (for example if a team cancelled) will be put at the end of the draw in order to allow a third team which is granted an attempt. If necessary, a new draw for pitting segments will be made under the responsability of the F2C Board of judges.
    Official training (Thursday 13 July)

    • Draw per nation
    • 8 minutes for each team, which means a slot of:
      32 minutes for a nation with 4 teams (3 seniors teams and 1 junior team)
      24 minutes for a nation with 3 teams
      16 minutes for a nation with 2 teams
      8 minutes for a nation with 1 team
      plus 8 minutes for the World Champion team (junior and or senior) if she is not member of his national team (training with the competitors of his nation)
    • 2 minutes interval between two nations on entry to the circle.
    • Official training during competition will be organised on the official circle as follows:
      5 minutes with two teams in the order of the draw before each eliminating race and semifinal. In semifinals training will also be allowed to the teams placed 13th to 16th places, as reserved teams.
      5 minutes for each team before junior and senior finals in the order of the times (first training for the best time).
      Any team will be allowed to take off in the 5 minute training periods. If the take-off is done after the 5 minutes, the team will be told to cut the engine.
    Official training during competition

    The official circle will not be available for practice between the end of the official training and the end of the round. If the official circle is made available by the organisers after the end of each round for further practice then this will be open (which means not on a draw basis or with time limits applied but no more than three teams may practice simultanously for safety reasons).

    Schedule for eliminating races

    • Each eliminating race will begin at 2 p.m. every day.
    • Eliminating race 1: day 1 (Friday 14 July)
    • Eliminating race 2: day 2 (Saturday 15 July)
    • Eliminating race 3: day 3 (Sunday 16 July)
    Schedule for semifinals and final
    • Semifinal 1: morning of day 4 (Monday 17 July)
    • Semifinal 2: afternoon of day 4 (Monday 17 July)
    • Finals (junior and senior): morning of day 5 (Tuesday 18 July)
    Individual classification

    • The teams which have participated in the final race will be placed at the head of the classification considering the times of the final.
      The teams which have participated in the semifinals will be placed next in order of classification only taking into account the times realised during the semifinals. All teams not participating in the semifinals will be classified according to their best time in any single eliminating race.
      There is a tie between two (or more) teams when their best time are equal and also their second time (and so on in case of the eliminating races).
      Classification of any team that retired from any race (or exceeded the official time limit) but was not disqualified shall be ranked according to the number of laps completed.
      A disqualified team is always placed after any team that has retired without a disqualification. All disqualified teams are placed equal. Nevertheless in the final race, if more than one team is disqualified those teams are placed in the order of the number of laps completed.
    • Individual junior classification if at least five juniors participate from five different nations. A specific junior final will be flown if, at least, three juniors teams have recorded a time after the eliminating races.
    Team classification

    • Adding numerical placing of the three teams of each nation. Rank according to the lowest numerical score to highest, with three complete teams ahead of two teams entries which in turn are ranked ahead of single team entries.
    • If the nation consists of four teams (3 seniors and 1 junior) it will considered the three best placings.
     

    F2D (combat)

    Draw for flying order
    • The draw will be arranged in such a way that opponents are of a different nation.
    • When one competitor remains unmatched he will be "bye" and will be put first in the draw for the next round.
    Official training

    • Draw per nation
    • 8 minutes for each competitor, which means a slot of:
      32 minutes for a nation with 4 competitors (3 seniors and 1 junior)
      24 minutes for a nation with 3 competitors
      16 minutes for a nation with 2 competitors
      8 minutes for a nation with 1 competitor
      plus 8 minutes for the World Champion (junior and or senior) if he is not member of his national team (training with the competitors of his nation)
    • 2 minutes interval between two nations on entry to the circle.
    Official training during competition

    Official circle will not be available for practice during breaks (even during lunchtime). If the official circle is made available by the organisers after the official flights at the end of the day, then this will be open (which means not on a draw basis).

    Schedule

    • Heats: days 1 (Friday 14 July) to day 4 (Monday 17 July)
    • Finals (junior and senior): morning of day 5 (Tuesday 18 July)
    Individual classification

    • Classification according to the number of wins, not counting flyoff bouts, with the flyoff bouts being used to establish second and third place as necessary.
    • Individual junior classification if at least five juniors participate from five different nations. A specific junior final tournament will be organised if juniors are at the same placing (tie) in the general tournament in order to define who is first, second and third for the specific junior classification.
    Team classification

    • Adding the "wins" scores, not counting flyoffs attained by each competitor of the team. Rank according to highest numerical score to lower, with three complete teams ahead of two team entries which in turn are ranked ahead of single team entries.
    • If the team consists of four competitors (3 seniors and 1 junior) it will considered the three best scores of the team.