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On Line Contest (OLC)
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Sporting Code and Annexes
The latest versions of Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code are:
- Section 3, 1999 Edition, 8th Amendment, valid from October 1, 2007.
- Annex A to SC3, 2006 Edition, valid from October 1, 2006 (including handicap list 2006)
- Annex B to SC3, including ammendments 1 to 3, valid from
October 1, 2005. - Annex C to SC3, 2000 Edition, 8th Amendment, valid from October 1, 2006.
Part 11 - Local Procedures
Organisers of Championships shall use these guidelines for their Local Procedures. Each Local Procedure is identified by the appropriate Annex A paragraph number.
The details in Part A CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS must be completed.
The Local Procedures must be submitted to the Annex A working group as a stand-alone document for approval before being published. To enable this approval process the Local Procedures must be submitted to the Annex A working group at least six months before the opening ceremony.
The Local Procedures should not be published in any public place, including on a website, before they are approved. This is to avoid confusion arising should changes be required as part of the approval process.
The IGC shall approve the appointment of the Jury and Stewards.
After approval the Local Procedures may be published as a stand-alone document, or incorporated in the Annex A Rules with each Local Procedure being inserted after the corresponding rule using a distinctive font.
A - Championship Details
Name of the Event
Location of the Event
Time Schedule
Preliminary entries due
Final entries due 3.4.1
Deadline for Class change 3.4.3b
Deadline for approval of new GNSS FRs 5.4a
Airfield closed for training flights
Unofficial training
Registration Period 3.5.1/3.5.2
Official training 1.2.3
First official Team Captains briefing
Configuration change closes 4.1.2b
Opening Ceremony 1.2.3
Contest flying 1.2.3
Farewell party 1.2.3
Closing Ceremony and Prizegiving 1.2.3
Competition Officials
Director of the Championships
Deputy Director
Task Setter
International Jury
President
Members
Stewards
Chief Steward
Steward(s)
Addresses for Correspondence and Entries
B - General
| 1.1 | Additional objectives of the Championships |
| 1.3.1 | Championship classes |
| 1.4.1 | Additional safety rules |
| 1.4.3 | National requirements concerning doping test |
C - National Teams
| 3.4.2 | Entry fee |
| 3.4.3a. | Number of allowable entries per NAC |
| 3.4.3c. | Total number of allowable entries |
| 3.4.3c. | Procedures for managing more than 50 entries in one Class |
| 3.5.4a. | Additional documentation required |
| 3.5.4b. | Documents required to be carried on board the sailplane |
| 3.6.1. | Third party insurance cover |
D - Technical Requirements
| 4.1.1note | Mandatory additional equipment |
| 4.1.2b. | Instruments that must be removed from the sailplane |
| 4.1.2note | High visibility marking requirements |
| 4.1.2note | Carriage of GNSS data transmitters for public displays |
| 4.2.2note | Procedures for checking aircraft mass |
E - General Flying Procedures
| 5.2 | Units of measurement |
| 5.3.1a. | Radio communication required for contact with Air Traffic Services |
| 5.3.1b. | Data transmission requirements |
| 5.3.1c. | Radio frequencies to be used during the Championships |
| 5.3.1d. | Frequencies allocated for flight safety |
F - Tasks
6.1 Types of tasks that will be set.
G - Competition Procedures
| 7.1 d. | Requirements for discharging water ballast on the grid |
| 7.2.2 | Contest site boundaries |
| 7.3.2 | Launch procedures for motor gliders |
| 7.3.3note | Areas where continuous circling is prohibited or permitted in one direction only |
| 7.4.2 | Types and definitions of starts that will be used |
| 7.4.3a. | Radio procedures for announcing the start |
| 7.4.3b. | Altitude procedures for the starts |
| 7.4.5 | Requirement for the Event Marker |
| 7.4.5a. | Time interval between starts if the event marker is used. |
| 7.6.1 | Contest area boundary |
| 7.6.2a. | Instructions for real outlandings |
| 7.6.4 | Provision of and requirements for, aero tow retrieves |
| 7.7.1 | Types and definitions of finishes that will be used |
| 7.7.1a. | Minimum height and maximum altitude for the finish line, or |
| 7.7.1b. | Minimum and maximum altitudes for the finish ring |
| 7.7.3a. | Finishing procedures |
| 7.8.1 | Landing procedures |
| 7.9 | Handling of flight document |
H - Scoring
| 8.1 | Type of scoring system |
| 8.1.1 | Scoring of Team Cup |
| 8.2.4 | List of Handicaps |
| 8.3.2 | Penalty of Outlanding (M) |
I - Protests
9.2.3 The value for the protest fee.
J - Prizegiving
10.2.1 Requirements for flags, discs and tapes.
IGC Pilot Ranking List
The following pilots are currently leading the rankings:
- Gyorgy Gulyas (HUN)
- Sebastian Kawa (POL)
- Olivier Darroze (FRA)
Communication channels
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