FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
SPORTING CODE
SECTION 7-B
CLASS O
PARAGLIDERS (Less Accuracy)
CLASS III
AEROBATICS
Index
INTERNATIONAL AEROBATICS COMPETITION RULES FOR PG 4
CHAPTER 1 COMPETITION RULES 4
1.1 - Registration and Responsibility: 4
1.2 - Equipment: 4
1.3 – Safety 4
1.4 - Emergency stop signal: 4
1.5 - General Behaviour: 5
1.6 - Warnings and penalties: 5
1.6.1 - Persons entitled to impose warnings: 5
1.6.2 - Scope: 5
1.6.3 - Official list of warnings: 5
1.6.4 - Running of the warnings: 5
1.6.5 - Point penalties: 6
1.6.6 - Announcement of warnings and penalties: 6
1.7 - Pilots representation: 6
1.8 - Protest: 6
1.9 - Validation of run 7
1.10 - Announcement of Program start 7
1.11 - Validation of the competition: 6
1.12 - Prize money: 7
1.13 - Competition Format: 7
1.14 - Maximum number of pilots: 7
1.15 - Entry fee: 7
CHAPTER 2 COMPETITION FORMATS 7
2.1 - Competitions for Individuals: 7
2.2 - Competitions for teams: 8
2.3 - Selection rounds: 8
2.4 - Other points for Judges appreciation: 9
2.5 - Elimination if: 9
2.6 - Demonstration of new manoeuvres: 9
2.7 - Opportunities for judges during selection flight: 9
2.8 - Typical Competition schedule: 9
2.9 – Jury 10
CHAPTER 3 : SCORING 10
3.1 - Technical scoring 10
3.3 - Scoring of Landing 11
3.4 - Scoring of Choreography 12
3.5 - Total Points: 12
CHAPTER 4 : RANKINGS 14
4.1 – Permanent Ranking WAPRS 14
4.2 – 2005 World Tour: 2005 WAT 14
CHAPTER 5 : ORGANISER RULES 15
5.1 - The site. 15
5.3 - Landing. 15
5.5 - Site facilities 15
5.6 - Acrobatic area movements: 15
5.7 - Organisation team: 15
5.8 - Briefing: 16
5.9 - Local rules: 16
5.10 - Weather forecast: 16
5.11 - Safety : 16
5.12 - Insurance : 16
5.13 - Media exposure: 16
5.14 - Jury: 16
CHAPTER 6 : LOCAL RULES 18
6.1 - Name of the event: 18
6.3 - Description of the event: 18
6.4 - Number of qualifying rounds and final if appropriate 18
6.5 - Maximum number of pilots: 18
6.7 - Protest fee : 18
CHAPTER 7 : ANNEXES 19
Annex1: 19
Annex 2: 19
Annex 3 : 19
Annex 4 : 19
Annex 5: 19
International Aerobatics Competition Rules for PG
Chapter 1: Competition Rules
1.1 - Registration and Responsibility:
The entry fee and the number of selection and competition days will be announced in the Local Rules of the event.
Each competitor must hold an FAI sporting licence issued by the NAC he represents.
Drugs are prohibited: Refer to FAI GS Rules.
Each competitor in the competition participates under his own responsibility. By signing the liability waiver (national law permitting), the pilot assumes the responsibility for any damage caused during the competition, the flights or transportation, to the pilot himself and to third parties.
Each competitor must hold a valid air third party insurance. Personal medical insurance is highly recommended.
Each competitor is responsible for his manoeuvres and should only perform manoeuvres that he has practised and that he controls.
The senior judge and/or the technical delegate must make sure that the organiser properly checks the administrative documents: FAI licence, liability waiver if appropriate, third party liability insurance, manufacturer’s authorisation, equipment verification.
1.2 - Equipment:
Each nominated competitor must show an authorisation from the manufacturer to fly his glider for the current season (the form is in annex 4).
A dry reserve parachute is compulsory, and should be in good condition and recently folded. After a water landing a new reserve has to be used if the reserve is wet.
A helmet is compulsory. The local rules will specify the type of helmet allowed.
Use of ballast is forbidden limited to 10 kilos, the density of the ballast must be equal or less than 1
Dorsal protections such as an airbag or air foam are strongly discouraged.
1.3 – Safety
The aerobatics manoeuvres are only allowed above the water and in a designated area called “flight box” (pilots must take in account the drift caused by wind).
It is strictly forbidden to fly over the public (direct elimination from the competition).
1.4 - Emergency stop signal:
In case of emergency, the flight box can be closed.
A sound signal and/or a visual signal (cross) over the raft announce that all aerobatics manoeuvres and all water landing must immediately stop. The pilotshould be able to ear the sound signal.
1.5 - General Behaviour:
Competitors must respect the decisions of the judges.
Competitors must respect the schedule of briefings and shuttles.
1.6 - Warnings and penalties:
For safety reasons but as well for good citizenship and respect for the rules, warning and penalties can be imposed on pilots.
1.6.1 - Persons entitled to impose warnings:
- The 5 judges
- The meet Organiser
- The meet Director
1.6.2 - Scope: When a warning can be imposed:
At any time during the event ( Flight, Registration, Meals, Transport to the take off, at the take off, during the briefings, etc…)
1.6.3 - Official list of warnings:
GENERAL SAFETY:
Disrespect of the Flight box
Disrespect of the signal closing the flight box
Flying over the public
Unauthorised take off.
TAKING RISKS:
Loss of control
Bad management of recovering after a lost of control
Endangering others (raft crew)
Unsafe landing
RESPECT – GOOD CITIZENSHIP:
Delay at briefings
Disrespect of the rules
Unsporting behaviour
Harmful behaviour towards the organisation
1.6.4 - Running of the warnings:
When a warning is imposed to a pilot, it appears on the results of the competition.
Judges, Organiser and meet director keep record of the warnings.
6 warnings = 1 yellow card
2 yellow card = 1 red card
The red card induces a meting of the Jury and the meet director to take a decision on the penalty to be imposed to the pilot including possible disqualification.
1.6.5 - Point penalties:
The 5 first warnings are not penalised
A yellow card gives a 30 points penalty
After the first yellow card each additional warning give 5 points penalty.
The total of the point penalties are shown of the Results and are deducted from the total results.
1.6.6 - Announcement of warnings and penalties:
The pilot is personally informed by the meet director when debriefing the task of the warnings he has been receiving.
Each warning and yellow or red card are displayed on the result sheet.
1.7 - Pilots representation:
During the registration 2 pilots must be elected to represent the pilots when ever needed.
1.8 - Protest:
All routines are recorded on video and will be referred to in case of a protest. To dispute a decision, the pilot must present his protest in writing with the protest fee provided for in the local rules to the meet Director who will pass it on to the judges. This fee will be returned if the protest is upheld. The pilot may personally defend his protest in front of the judges.
In case of a protest against the Judges a special Jury must be formed. It is composed of the Senior Judge and 2 elected pilots non involved in the case and especially elected for that case.
For an FAI cat 1 Championship there are 3 stages according to S7:
- The complaint: made to the Judges
- The protest with a Protest fee announced in the Local regulations. The protest will be dealt with by the FAI Jury as per Section 7
- The appeal to FAI made by the NAC as per General Section
1.9 - Validation of Run :
In case of difficulties (meteorological conditions, organisations, ...), the pilots’ representatives and the jury meet to decide to validate or cancel the run.
A Run will be considered valid if 67% of the pilots complete their routine.
If four or more runs are completed, each pilots lowest score will be tossed out only when a pilot or pilots do not have the opportunity to fly and the 67% rule comes into effect.
Failure to fly in launchable conditions will not invoke the validity rules and will not cause a run to be thrown after 4 are flown.
1.10 – Announcement of Program Start
A pilot, before starting his routine makes one ear to validate his run. If, before starting the 1st manoeuvre, he estimates the conditions unsafe or the altitude too low to complete the run, he notifies the Jury by making 2 ears with the risk to get warnings if the Jury doesn’t agree with his decision.
Then the pilot has to go down fast without making any aerobatic manoeuvre and land dry. In that case he will be allowed a reflight.
This is the pilot responsibility to start or not to start his routine.
Launch order will be the reverse of the current points standings. The first round will be a random drawing. If conditions deteriorate a pilot can “push”, or pass. Failure to fly in launchable
conditions may lead to disqualification.
1.11 - Validation of the competition:
A minimum of three runs are required to validate the competition.
1.12 - Prize money:
There should be prize money and the local regulation will announce the amount and the rule for allocating the prize money.
1.13 - Competition Format:
The Calendar must indicate if the competition is open to teams or individuals.
Each competition may include qualifying rounds and a final on the last day, this must be specified in the Local Rules.
The Local rules must specify which format are going to be run among the following list:
The organiser must announce before the start of the competition the number of manoeuvres per flight allowing all the competitors to get time enough to perform the flight. This number of manoeuvres is called X. Manoeuvres in the program may only be attempted once. Only the first attempt of a manoeuvre will be scored.
1.14 - Maximum number of pilots:
From experience the following is recommended
The maximum number of pilots in a solo competition is 30
The maximum number of pilots in a synchro competition is 30 teams (60 pilots)
The organiser can reduce this number taking into account the site capacity and the pilot’s skill.
1.14 - Entry fee:
The entry fee should be limited to 25 Euros per competition day including the selection days.
The entry fee should cover:
- Take off shuttle access
- 3 meals a day
- Free access to opening ceremonies, prize giving ceremonies and supplementary events.
Chapter 2 Competition Formats
2.1 - Competitions for Individuals:
2.1.1 - Solo Compulsory Program
Each pilot must execute a required routine as imposed by the jury
The routine consists of a series of X manoeuvres . The order of manoeuvres could be imposed by the Jury or chosen by the pilot.
2.1.2 - Solo Announced Program
Each pilot must submit his routine prior to his run. The pilot may choose his routine from the list of manoeuvres by filling in the “ Announced Program” table in annex. The number of manoeuvres is compulsory: and announced before the competition. Each manoeuvre may only be performed once within the routine (unless performed in the opposite direction i.e. left/right).
2.1.3- Solo Restricted announced program
The pilot may choose his routine from a list of manoeuvres decided by the Jury.
2.1.4 - Solo Expression session
The pilot is totally free to perform manoeuvres without announcing a routine. The quantity of manoeuvres is unlimited.
This is the place to perform new manoeuvres that are not included in the official manoeuvres board and that could be taken into account the next year.
The Expression Session is filmed in full. The images are displayed on a large screen and the notation is made by a small committee composed of members taken among the pilots, the media and the public.
2.1.5 - The Expression Session note doesn’t count for the competition but the following prizes may be awarded:
- Competitors prize
- Media Prize
- Public Prize
Expression sessions are subject to warning from the Jury
2.2 - Competitions for teams:
2.2.1 - Synchro Compulsory Program
All teams must execute a required routine as imposed by the jury.
The routine consists of a series of X manoeuvres (see computing table in annex). The order of manoeuvres could be imposed by the Jury or Chosen by the pilot.
2.2.2 - Synchro Announced Program
Each team must submit his routine prior to his run. The team may choose his routine from the list of manoeuvres by filling in the “Synchro Announced Program” table in appendix. The number of manoeuvres is compulsory: and announced before the competition. Each manoeuvre may only be performed once within the routine (unless performed in the opposite direction i.e. left/right).
2.2.3 – Synchro Restricted Announced program
The team may choose his routine from a list of manoeuvres decided by the Jury.
2.2.4 - Syncro Expression Session:
The team is totally free to perform manoeuvres without announcing a routine. The quantity of manoeuvres is unlimited.
This is the place to perform new manoeuvres that are not included in the official manoeuvres board and that could be taken into account the next year.
The Expression Session is filmed in full. The images are displayed on a large screen and the notation is made by a small committee composed of members taken among the pilots, the media and the public.
2.2.5 - The Expression Session note doesn’t count for the competition but the following prizes may be awarded:
- Competitors prize
- Media Prize
- Public Prize
are subject Expression sessions to warning from the Jury
2.3 - Selection rounds:
Before the competition start selection rounds will be mandatory for all the pilots to participate in the event. The dates of the selection rounds will be indicated in the Local Rules
Each team and/or individual pilot must show their ability by performing official manoeuvres to the satisfaction of the Judges.
The aim is to demonstrate the pilot’s ability to fly the competition.
The pilots who have been ranked in the top five of a solo competition or in the top 3 teams for a synchro competition of the previous year 25 of the 2004 WAPR are exempted from selection rounds. The list of these pilots is in annex 1 of these rules.
If more than 30 pilotes (or 30 teams for synchro competition) participate to the selection round, this round will become qualifying and only the 30 best pilots will be allowed to participate to the competition.
Official manoeuvres to be performed during the selection rounds:
All pilots entering the competition should be able to safely perform the following manoeuvres
Full stall + exit
Tail slide + exit
Spin + exit
Wing over
SAT
2.4 - Other points for Judges appreciation:
Choreography:
• management of the descent (position, drift...)
• flow, rhythm, connection
- safety
- Placement and drift
- Management of altitude
- Flow, rhythm, connection
- Originality, diversity
- Synchro co-ordination
Landing (only if landing into a raft on water)
See scoring of landing.
2.5 - Elimination if:
- The pilots’ skills are insufficient to perform the minimum required manoeuvres for the competition
- The manoeuvres are performed unsafely.
- No respect of the flight box (including the drift).
- Others safety reasons…
An eliminated pilot may lodge a protest
2.6 - Demonstration of new manoeuvres:
- During the expression session and with the authorisation of the Judges, a new manoeuvre (which is not defined in the official manoeuvres table) can be demonstrated to be included in the next season manoeuvres table.
The procedure can be found in annex 1
2.7 - Opportunities for judges during selection flight:
- to judge the level of the competitors and verify that the pilots have the minimum required ability.
- to train for scoring and prepare the next runs.
2.8 - Typical Competition schedule:
- Qualification run: selection Compulsory program imposed by the organiser, doesn’t count for the scoring
- 1st Task: Compulsory Program
- 2nd Task Compulsory Program or announced Program pending the number of possible Tasks (2 or 3 competition days)
- 3rd Task Announced Program
- 4th Task Announced Program
End of the competition
- 5th Task EXPRESSION SESSION
2.9 – Jury
The jury consists of 5 independent judges, from 2 different countries, one of them being chosen among the list of senior judges is the chief judge. The list is in Annex 2 to these rules.
2 4 Judges must be chosen among the list of qualified judges, the others being students. With the possiblilty for the organiser to appoint 2 national trainies intead.
The chief judge is paid 300 Euros per competition/selection/training day.
The 2 qualified Judges when they are taken from the senior judges list are paid 150 Euros per Competition/Selection day
A student Judge must have followed a theoretical training course provided by a senior Judge.
Chapter 3 : Scoring
3.1 - Technical scoring
Difficulty of the manoeuvre
Each manoeuvre has a fixed difficulty coef in accordance with the manoeuvres’ table:
Officials manœuvres Difficulty coef.
1 Horseshoe (Shrimp) 1.1
2 Full stall 1.2
3 Spin 1.2
4 Tail Slide (Backwards flying) 1.3
5 SAT 1.3
6 Wing Over : 1.3
7 Asymmetric Spiral 1.3
8 Looping (Over-Turn / Inversion) 1.4
9 Dynamic Full stall 1.4
10 Asymmetric SAT (Dynamic SAT) 1.5
11 Twister (inversion of Spin) 1.5
12 Helicopter 1.7
13 Mac Twist 1.7
14 Misty Flip (Aschopper) 1.7
15 Tumbling 1.8
16 Mac Twist to HELICO 1.8
17 SAT to HELICO 1.8
18 HELICO to SAT 1.9
19 Rhythmic SAT (SAT to tumbling) 2.0
Only Synchro manoeuvres
20 Synchro Spiral 1.7
21 Pitch pendulum synchro (molineta) 1.7
Combined manoeuvres:
The 3 combined manoeuvres billow count as one manoeuvre:
Mac Twist to HELICO
A Mac Twist with Helicopter exit (mini 3 turns helico)
SAT to HELICO
SAT (2 turns) + fats going to Helico (less than 1 turn) + Helico (3 turns)
HELICO to SAT
Helico (3 turns) + fats going to SAT (less than 1 turn) + SAT (2 turns)
Ajouter les descriptions des nouvelles manoauvres.
Execution Points: Each manoeuvre is judged on a scale of 0 minimum to 10 maximum.
The note for each manoeuvre is calculated by:
Execution Points X Difficulty coefficient of the manoeuvre
3.2 - Synchronisation scoring: ( for synchro competition only)
The synchronisation of each manoeuvre is judged on a scale of 0 minimum to 10 maximum.
3.3 - Scoring of Landing
Landing on the raft is an integral part of the competition.
It is important for the media and spectacular for the public.
However above sea water no landing point will be granted (to avoid equipment falling into salted water)
Each pilot’s execution will be graded separately.
Landing for solo task
manœuvre Coefficient Comment
Landing on the raft: 3 0/10 point (execution)
The judges award a note from 0 to 10 taking in account the quality of the landing.
Bonus Ground spiral + raft 2 0 /10 points (execution)
Bonus «spin» + raft 1 0/10 points (execution)
“touching water” 1 0/10 points (execution)
Free style + water 2 0/10 points (execution)
Landing for synchro task
manœuvre Coefficient Comment
Landing on the raft: 3 0/10
Ground spiral (solo) + raft 2 0 /10 points (execution)
Synchro ground spiral + raft 3 0 /10 points (execution)
«spin» + raft 1 0/10 points (execution)
“touching water” 1 0/10 points (execution)
Free Style + water 3 0/10 points (execution)
3.4 - Scoring of Choreography
Choreography is scored for the entire run (including the landing).
The choreography score for solo takes into account criteria like:
- management of the descent
- flow, rhythm, connection
- originality, diversity
The choreography score for synchro takes into account criteria like:
- management of the descent
- flow, rhythm, connection
- originality, diversity
- Synchronisation co-ordination
3.5 - Total Points:
For each run, each judge scores individually and gives 3 sets of points (4 for synchro competition):
- Technical
- Landing
- Choreography
- Synchronisation (for synchro competition only)
The following percentage apply :
Solo :
Technical : 70%
+ Landing : 10%
+ Choreography : 20%
Synchro :
Technical 55%
+ Synchronisation : 20%
+ Landing : 10%
+ Choreography 15%
All the scores given by a judge must be on a 10 points basis
Each set of points must be averaged on a 10 points basis
This averaged score will be balanced with the percentages granted to this set of points and then the result will be multiplied by 10
Balanced average = average score x percentage x 10
Then all the different scores will be added to obtain a score based on 100. The score will be rounded to 2 digit after the point.
Example See annex 3
Difficulty bonus are added to the technical score of the judge according to the manoeuvres performed by the pilot. The value of these difficulty bonus can be found in the “Official Manoeuvres’ Board”
The addition of the score given by the judge and the difficulty bonus give the total result for the task for each judge.
The final score of the run is the total of the 5 judges’ scores to which the 2 extreme scores are removed keeping the 3 remaining
If only 4 judges are available, average the 2 extreme scores and consider this average score and the 2 remaining scores.
The general ranking is based upon the total scores of all runs by the team.
3.6 - Criteria of technical evaluation: (see the manoeuvres’ table)
The manoeuvres’ table is the reference for the season.
Only the official manoeuvres defined in the manoeuvres’ table can be scored in every run.
The manoeuvres’ table includes for each manoeuvre.
The manoeuvre’s name and its difficulty bonus points,
The Criteria of technical evaluation which is the reference for the execution score
The imperative: minimum requirements to validate the manoeuvre.
The Penalties: reference for minimum discount in execution scoring.
Penalties:
Collapses / Tucks: < 25%: -2 points for the manoeuvre
<50%: -5 points for the manoeuvre
>50%: -8 points for the manoeuvre
Change of direction:
<90°: -2 points
90 to 180°: -5 points
>180° : -8 points
Cravate :
In case of a cravat, the jury appreciates the way the pilot manages the situation.
Fast recovery and keeping the wing under control is required.
Cravat penalty: cravat <10% or <1 second : -2 points
cravat >50% or >3 seconds: 0 to the manoeuvre
Twist :
In case of a twist, the jury appreciates the way the pilot manages the situation.
Twist <½ turn : -2 points
<1 turn : -5 points
>1 turn : 0 to manoeuvre
Loss of control / landing under the reserve / crash… 0 for the run.
Chapter 4: RANKINGS
The CIVL/FAI decided to run 2 different rankings.
1) A World Tour of maximum 5 major events with a ranking formula identical to the one in use in 2003 and 2004. The name of this ranking will be 2005 WAT (World Aerobatics Tour):
2) A permanent ranking based on the new formula of the WPRS. This formula and its explanations are available at the following address: http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/rankings/newrankings/formulahg/index.html
All the events including those counting for the World Aerobatic Tour will be taken into account for this permanent ranking provided they are sanctionned as FAI cat 2 events
This ranking will give points to all the pilots competing in an event and will be used for selection purposes in the future.
To avoid confusion its name will be WAPRS: (World Aerobatics Paragliding Ranking Scheme)
4.1 - Permanent Ranking : WAPRS
The CIVL PR officer Paula Howitt will keep a WAPR the WAPRS provided the following is met:
- The Aerobatics competition must be CIVL cat 2 sanctioned. The organiser has to contact the CIVL PR officer Paula Howitt at the following address: paula@fai.org to obtain the dossier that requires:
- A sanction fee equivalent of one pilot’s entry fee,
- The competition being put on the CIVL calendar one month before the event,
- The organiser to control that the pilots hold a valid FAI sporting licence
• To be valid for the WAPR the event must include a minimum of 10 Pilots holding a valid FAI sporting licence.
- Only the pilots holding an FAI sporting licence will be considered in the WAPRS
To be valid for the WAPR the organiser must apply these rules
- The organiser must send to Paula Howitt the results as soon as possible.
World Aerobatics Pilot Ranking WAPR
4.2 - 2005 WAT
- Only the pilots holding an FAI sporting licence will be considered in the 2005 WAT
- To be valid for the 2005 WAT the organiser must apply these rules
- The event has to be sanctionned as a cat 2 event see above the procedure
- The WAPR 2005 WAT points will be determined on the pilot over all competition ranking according to the following grid. It is an individual ranking. No team ranking is planned in this WAPR. 2005 WAT
Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points
1 100 6 56 11 25 16 6
2 90 7 49 12 20 17 4
3 81 8 42 13 16 18 3
4 72 9 36 14 12 19 2
5 64 10 30 15 9 20 1
4.2.1 - For Solo competition:
Each pilot is awarded the number of points corresponding to his ranking.
4.2.2 - For Synchro competition:
The top 10 teams only (20 pilots) are awarded the points of their ranking according to the above scale:
The 2 pilots of the first team are awarded 100 points each
The 2 pilots of the second team are awarded 90 points each
The 2 pilots of the 10th team are awarded 30 points each
The 2 pilots of the 11th team are not awarded any point
And so on
4.3 - Discard: After 3 competitions the worst result will be discarded, after 6 competitions the 2 worst results will be discarded and so on.
Chapter 5 : ORGANISER Rules
These organiser rules strictly apply to the major events counting for the World Aerobatic Tour.
For the other events the competition rules apply but a certain flexibility in the organiser rules is acceptable concerning the Jury, the prize money and the Media; but as a minimum, a Senior Juge must be appointed by the organiser. The Part of the senior judge is:
to make sure that the competition rules are implemented
to make sure that the FAI licences are controlred.
To check the safety aspect of the event
To teach the local judges
On the senior judge’s report the event will be taken into account for the WAPRS
5.1 - The site.
Aerobatics competitions can only take place above water. It is necessary to get a height of at least 500 m above water in order to perform the movement.
In case of a site above sea water, the organiser has to announce the altitude bellow which no manoeuvre will be authorised and will not be scored to allow the pilots to safely land on the ground landing field.
5.2 - Take Off:
A necessary space to spread a minimum of 2 gliders. An unit of place, an easy access, easy and fast access for rescue. Possibility to use a winch (2 boats – 2 winches).
5.3 - Landing.
It is necessary to have a “dry” landing. It is also possible to use a landing place on water (A protected floating platform without any sharp parts. Each side and corners must be well protected).
Wind socks must be posted at different places of the event.
5.4 - Communication : Radios and / or mobile phones (homologated if necessary)
5.5 - Site facilities
Reception of the public in a delimited area (A parking close to the event, catering, announcers).
No flight over the public.
Headquarters with all the infrastructure for the results keyboarding, Computers, Internet access, a high performance photocopy machine, paper ( minimum 4 reams) and telephone lines. In addition Chaises longues (deck chairs) must be provided to the judges.
5.6 - Acrobatic area movements:
It is the pilot’s responsibility to consider the strength of the wind and to estimate its drift in case of rescue opening so that he can land in water. The beginning of the routine will start at a minimum distance from the bank. The judges, the task Director and pilot committee fix the maximum strength of wind accepted during the competition.
5.7 - Organisation team:
Continuous shuttles or cable car with priority to the competitors.
A task director who must be present at landing place.
At take off : A starter who is responsible of take offs and helped by 2 or 3 assistants.
At landing field : A controller of the movement area.
A speaker for public address.
A cameraman with a camera who is permanently filming. This person must be placed next to the jury.
A secretary who assists the Jury and helps entering the results (score keeper).
5.8 - Briefing:
Pilot committee election ( 2 pilots). The pilot committee gives his point of’ view on the competition and particularly on all the aspects concerning safety.
5.9 - Local rules:
The local rules must be published.
5.10 - Weather forecast:
Weather forecast publication. At take off, information on the landing wind strength must be provided.
5.11 - Safety :
A doctor-resuscitator on the competition area.
A permanent health cared helicopter on the competition area or one that should be available within 30 min.
An ambulance at take off and one at landing place.
2 motorised boats with an easy access for the pilots.
2 divers with a double autonomous system to breathe and a “cut – lines”. In case of additional show at the event two extra boats should be provided.
5.12 - Insurance :
Each organiser has to check if pilots have a liability insurance covering air risks.
Each organiser must have a liability insurance.
The Insurance third party liability coverage must be 700.000 Euros or equivalent
5.13 - Media exposure:
The organiser should organise an event well suited to the media, at least at a national or local level.
Information should be given to the pilots about the broadcast dates on the different channels of the images of the competition.
5.14 - Jury:
The jury is composed of 5 independent judges and it should be composed of at least 2 different nationalities. All the expenses of the jury are paid by the organiser (Wages, accommodation, catering and travel expenses) as per 2.9.
These 5 members Judges are chosen by the organiser among credible persons who have a good paragliding experience and if possible also in aerobatics. One of the members is chosen among a list of senior Judges as per 2.9
The jury and helpers (each Judge needs a secretary) must get together during the selection day in order to harmonise the notation and to organise the working method.
The Jury must sit at a suitable distance from each other to prevent them from talking to each other.
The Jury is responsible as well of for the monitoring of the event particularly with regards to the safe and fair implementation of the rules.
Disciplinary action : The jury may take disciplinary action against a pilot who didn’t respect the regulations or who executed some non controlled figures. The sanction can be a penalty and also the expulsion from the competition. The pilot has always the possibility to lodge an appeal against the jury decision in that case it is dealt with by the special Jury mentioned above.
Chapter 6 : LOCAL RULES
6.1 - Name of the event:
6.2 - Dates including rained dates and Place:
6.3 - Description of the event:
Open to teams and/or individuals
Number of competition days
Date of the selection days
6.4 - Number of qualifying rounds and final if appropriate
6.5 - Maximum number of pilots:
And selection method
6.6 - Entry fee :
amount
What is included in the entry fee
6.7 - Protest fee :
6.8 - Prize money
Amount
How it is awarded
6.9 - Daily program: this program has to be respected.
6.10 - Safety:
Type of helmet allowed in the competition
Provision for life jackets if any
Provision of spare reserve provided by the organiser
6.11 - Competition:
Definition of the flight Box
Number of manoeuvres to be performed during a flight
Elimination rounds and final whether appropriate
Chapter 7 : Annexes
Annex1:
Pilots exempted from selection rounds for the 2004 season.
- Raul Rodriguez
- Felix Rodriguez
- Horacio Llorens
- François Bon
- Ronny Olsen
- Pitocco Hernan
- Herve Cerutti
- Valter Piuk
- Christian Maurer
- Peter Neunschwander
- Matthias Roten
- Pablo Lopez
Annex 1:
PROPOSAL FOR NEW MANŒUVRE form and procedure
Annex 2:
List of senior Judges for the 2004 5 season.
- Alain Zoller mailto:info@airturquoise.ch
- Violaine Dufourmantelle mailto:v.trad@wanadoo.fr
- David Eyraud mailto:davideyraud@wanadoo.fr
- François Bon mailto:f.bon@aerodyne-int.com
List of qualified Judges for the 2005 season
- Pernilla Hammar Rognoy pernilla.hammar@swipnet.se
Annex 3 :
Example of scoring
Annex 4 :
Manufacturer authorisation form
Annex 5:
Official manoeuvre Board
