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FAI Sporting Code

Annex A to Section 3 – Gliding

RULES FOR WORLD AND CONTINENTAL SOARING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

CLASS D (Gliders) Including Class DM (Motor Gliders)

2006 Edition / Version 3, valid from 1 October 2007

This Edition is valid from 1 October 2006 until 30.September 2010

Passed by IGC meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 2006 / March 2007

and

IGC Bureau meeting in Cambridge , UK, September 2006

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CONTENTS

Subject

Pg Para Subject

PART 1 GENERAL

7.4 Starting

1.1 Objectives of the Championships

7.4.1

Definitions

1.2 General Requirements

7.4.2

Start Options

1.3 Championship Classes

7.4.3

Starting Procedures

1.4 Responsibilities of the Organisers

7.4.4

Validity of Starts

7.4.5

Event Marker

PART 2 CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIALS

7.4.6

New Starts

2.1 The Championships Director

7.4.7

Communication of Start Times

2.2 Stewards and Jury Members

7.5 Turn Points and Assigned Areas

2.2.1 Stewards

7.6 Outlanding

2.2.2 International Jury

7.6.1

Real Outlandings

7.6.2

Virtual Outlandings

PART 3 NATIONAL TEAMS

7.6.3

Aero Tow Retrieves

3.1 Selection of Teams

3.2 Qualifications

7.7 Finishing

3.3 Team Captain's Responsibilities

7.7.1

Finish Options

3.4 Entry

7.7.2

Definitions

3.4.1 Application for Entry

7.7.3

Finish Procedures

3.4.2 Entry Fee

7.8 Landing

3.4.3 Pilots

7.9 Flight Documentation

3.4.4 Rejection of Entries

3.5 Registration

11 PART 8 SCORING AND PENALTIES

3.6 Insurance

8.1 Scoring Systems

8.2 Common Rules

PART 4 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

8.2.1

Championship Day

4.1 Sailplanes and Equipment

8.2.2

Daily Scores

4.2 Aircraft Maximum Mass Limits

8.2.3

Finisher

4.3 Contest Numbers

8.2.4

Handicaps

8.2.5

Penalties

PART 5 GENERAL FLYING PROCEDURES 15

8.2.6

Cumulative Scores

5.1 General

8.3 Definitions of Scoring Parameters

5.2 Briefing

8.3.1

Championship Days

5.3 External Aid to Competitors

8.3.2

Competitors

5.3.1 Radio

Transmitters

and

8.4 1000-Points Scoring System

Transceivers

5.3.2 Other Types of Aid

8.4.1

Racing Tasks

5.4 Control Procedures

8.4.2

Speed Tasks

8.4.3

Distance Tasks

PART 6 TASKS

8.5 Place Scoring System

6.1 Task Options

8.6 Simplified Scoring System

6.2 Task Definitions

87 Team Cup

6.2.1 Racing Task

8.8 Penalties and Disqualifications

6.2.2 Speed Task – Assigned Areas

8.9 List of Approved Penalties

6.2.3 Distance Task – Assigned Areas

6.3 Explanations of Tasks

18 PART 9 COMPLAINTS AND PROTESTS

6.3.1 Racing Task

9.1 Complaints

6.3.2 Speed Task – Assigned Areas

9.2 Protests

6.3.3 Distance Task – Assigned Areas

9.3 Treatment of Protests

9.4 Appeals

PART 7 COMPETITION PROCEDURES

7.1 The Launch Grid

21 PART 10 RESULTS AND PRIZEGIVING

7.2 Launching

10.1 Results

7.2.1 Definitions

10.2 Prizegiving

7.2.2 Contest Site Boundaries

7.2.3 Launching Period

21 PART 11 LOCAL PROCEDURES

7.2.4 Suspending Launching

7.3 Launching Procedures

22 APP . 1 Configuration Checks for the PW5

7.3.1 Number of Launches

22 APP . 2 Sporting Code Review and Change

7.3.2 Motor Gliders

Process

7.3.3 Release Areas

22 APP . 3 IGC Handicap List

ANNEX A FAI SC S3

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PRELIMINARY REMARKS

The Local Procedures describe operational procedures relevant to the site and

complement these Rules.

In this Annex the words "must", "shall", and "may not" indicate mandatory

requirements; "should" indicates a recommendation; "may" indicates what is

permitted; and “will" indicates what is going to happen.

In this document, wherever the word he, his or him is used, it should be taken as

he/she, his/hers or him/her.

The numbering format of the Sporting Code General Section has been used in the

layout of these Rules.

Explanatory text and notes are included as unnumbered paragraphs in italic Arial

10 font .

In this document, wherever the word pilot,entry, champion or participant is used, it

should be taken as crew, team-entry, champions or team , with reference to the

20m 2-seater class.

Yellow outlining marks all text changes.

Changes in Version 3

- 1.4.3 Deleted. Doping control is not the responsibility of the Organisers. Paragraphs re-

numbered.

- 3.4.3 a Clarification of number of pilots per class at Junior and Women Championships.

- 3.4.3 d Juniors and Women World Champions given equal starting rights to General

category WGC’s in their relevant class.

- 3.4.3 e Re-worded for clarification.

- 4.1.1 b Recommendation to use energy absorbing cushions added.

- 4.3.3 “may” changed to “shall”.

- 5.1 Clarification and mandatory punishment for hazardous flying added.

- 5.2. c Clarification about minimum time for flight preparation after the end of briefing.

- 5.3.1 b Paragraph regarding data transmission deleted. “Voice” added

- 5.4 d Exact definition of the time “as soon as possible” = 5 minutes. Note added.

- 5.4 f Clarification on the use of the secondary FR.

- 5.4 g Editorial change.

- 7.4.2 Second note “ Organisers may only use Start Option b for …” deleted.

- 7.6.1 Requirement for Contest Area Boundary deleted. Paragraphs re-numbered.

- 7.7.3 Requirement for manual timing of the finishers deleted.

- 7.9.1 Requirement to keep the flight record in the FR until evaluated added.

- 8.10 Clarification and addition to Standard penalty list.

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1

OBJECTIVES OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS The objectives are to:

a. Select the champion in each competition class on the basis of the pilot's

performance in the tasks set;

b. Foster friendship, co-operation and exchange of information among soaring

pilots of all nations;

c. Promote worldwide expansion of the public image of soaring;

d. Encourage technical and operational development of the sport ;

e. Encourage the development of safe operational procedures, good

sportsmanship, and fairness in the sport of soaring.

The Organizers may state any additional objectives in their Local Procedures .

1.2

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.2.1 The Championships shall be controlled in accordance with the FAI Sporting Code,

General Section and Section 3 (Gliders & Motor Gliders), and specifically with

Chapter 7 of Section 3 and with this document, which is approved by the IGC

plenary and which constitutes Annex A to Section 3. Any competitor or Team

Captain violating or tolerating the violation of these rules shall be suspended or

disqualified from the Championships.

1.2.2 The winner is the pilot having the highest total score, obtained by adding the pilot's

points for each championship day. In case of a tie, see paragraph 10.2.3. The

winner will be awarded the title of World Champion, provided that there have been

at least four championship days (see 8.2.1) in that class.

Final places, for all tied results, should also be determined by the procedure stated in

10.2.3.

1.2.3 The total period of the event shall not exceed 16 days including two days on which

the Opening and the Closing Ceremonies are held. Events should be separated by

a minimum period of 4 days . At least one non-flying rest day shall be given during

the period. An official practice period of about seven days immediately preceding

the opening of the Championships shall be made available to all competitors.

The Organizers may declare further rest days for stated reasons such as pilot fatigue. A rest

day is a day declared a rest day in advance by the organizers or a day declared a rest day

at first briefing.

1.2.4 The official language of the Championships shall be the English language; this shall

include all regulations and information circulated to the competitors, any public

announcements during the event, and briefings.

The language of the Organizers and additional languages may be used at their discretion.

1.3

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

1.3.1 The Championships shall consist of the one or more classes as described in the

main body of Section 3 of the Sporting Code, Chapter 7, and as listed in the Local

Procedures .

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