How to set a Record
Years 2010-2012
Author: Peter Keim
2010
CIAM Plenary Meeting April 16/17 in Lausanne, attended by 82 representatives from 35 countries.
The new Secretary General Stephane Desprez attended a part of the meeting.
There were no changes in Bureau positions.
The voting system changed to a simple majority without abstentions.
Impounding of spread spectrum transmitters is cancelled. Information from the model aircraft to the transmitter is only permitted for the safe operation.
New World Championship class: F3F Radio controlled slope soaring gliders. Note: because of the drawbacks of the large number of World Championship classes, the Bureau is mandated to come next year with a proposal.
Class F3N Radio controlled Helicopters has been changed from provisional to official class.
The World Air Games raking and selection system was introduced in the Sporting Code.
Former Technical Secretary Ron Moulton died.
Awards:
Alphonse Penaud Diploma Luciano Compostella (Italy)
Andrei Tupolev Diploma Pascal Surugue & George Surugue (France)
Frank Ehling Diploma Keitaro Matsusaka (Japan)
Andrei Tupolev Medal Sergey Makarov (Russia)
FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal Jiri Havel (Czech Republic)
CIAM Bureau Meeting, December 3/4 in Lausanne
2011
CIAM Plenary Meeting April 15/16 in Lausanne, attended by 75 representatives from 34 countries.
The new FAI President John Grubbstrom attended the meeting partly.
The FAI office moved to the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne.
Since December 2010 a serious situation arose by the withdrawal of CIAM Secretary by the Italian Aeroclub. The preparation of the Plenary Meeting had a lot of problems. Solution: Massimo Semoli became member of the country of his residence Switzerland and was elected unanimously.
The first scholarship was awarded to Oliver Witt (GBR).
The on-line check of FAI Sporting Licenses is in test phase.
Reducing of the number of World Championships or classes is an ongoing process by the Bureau.
Classes, which get the World Championship status: F3N and F3P.
New provisional classes: F3R (Pylon race with limited technology), F3S (aerobatic jets), F5C (simple F5B instead of electric helikopters), F5J (electric duration) and F6E (aerobatic regatta).
Mutations:
Gerhard Woebbeking (GER) first vice President i.l.o. Dave Brown, Antonis Papadopoulos (GRE) second vice President i.l.o. Gerhard Woebbeking, S/C chairmen: RC Helicopter: Dag Eckoff (NOR) i.l.o Horace Hagen.
Awards:
Alphonse Penaud Diploma: Tetsuo Onda (Japan)
Andrei Tupolev Diploma: Vincent Labrouve & Georges Lentin (France)
Antonov Diploma: Leszek Szwed (Poland)
FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal: Dr. Laird Jackson (USA)
The first F3K World Championship was held in Sweden.
CIAM Bureau Meeting, December 2/3 2011 in Lausanne.
2012
CIAM Plenary Meeting April 20/21 in Lausanne, attended by 62 representatives from 33 countries.
The new FAI Secretary General Jean-Marc Badan and FAI President John Grubbstrom attended the Plenary Meeting partly.
This year space modeling exists 50 years. Part of the Plenary Meeting was a presentation of the Space Modelling 50th Anniversary Awards to nine organizations and eleven individuals.
There will be no World Air Games in 2013; no bidding process for 2015 has been started till now.
New provisional classes:
F4J (team scale), F5K (indoor racing) and S2/P (precision fragile payload).
New classes with World Championship status:
F3M (large aerobatic) and F4H (stand off scale; from provisional to official to WC-status).
Mutations:
Antonis Papadopoulos (GRE) President i.l.o. Bob Skinner (RSA),
President of Honour Bob Skinner,
Kevin Dodd (AUS) second vice President i.l.o. Antonis Papadopoulos.
Awards:
Alphonse Penaud Diploma: Antonio Mazzaracchio (Italy)
Frank Ehling Diploma: Tetsuo Hattori (Japan)
FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal: Andra Ree (Hungary)
CIAM Skolarship: Johannes Seren (Germany)
The first F3F World Championship was held in Germany.
CIAM Bureau Meeting, December 7/8 in Lausanne
