World Drone Racing Championship (WDRC)

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FAI Sporting Rules

The 2024 FAI WDRC sporting rules are based on the FAI F9U (Drone Racing) class rules.

In addition, the following documents will be applicable by consulting the edition effective at the date of the championship:

• FAI Sporting Code Section 4 Aeromodelling CIAM General Rules Volume.
• FAI Sporting Code General Section Volume.
• FAI Code of Ethics.
• FAI Disciplinary Code.

Definition of a Junior

According to the CIAM General Rules, a competitor is considered to be a junior up to and including the calendar year in which he attains the age of 18. So, a competitor will be considered as being a junior for the 2024 WDRC as long he/she is born from the 1st January 2006.

FAI Sporting Licence

Every competitor and each team manager of any national team must possess a valid FAI Sporting Licence (Aeromodelling discipline) registered in the FAI database. A FAI Sporting Licence is not required for the helpers.

The holder of a FAI Sporting Licence may be required to produce an official document bearing its photograph and signature as proof of identity.

Complaint and protest

The purpose of a complaint is to obtain a correction without the need to make a formal protest.

At any time during a championship, a team manager who is dissatisfied with any matter must first ask the Contest director or the appropriate official for assistance. Complaints may be made orally or in writing in English.

A complaint shall concern only one matter. In case of different matters, separate complaints must be made. A joint complaint may be made, should multiple complainants have the same position on the matter concerned.

It is recommended that a complaint is made before submitting a protest.

Complaints must be made as soon as possible after the occurrence giving rise to the complaint, and shall be dealt with expeditiously.If dissatisfied by the decision, the complainant(s) concerned must inform the Contest Director as soon as possible of the intention to submit a protest.

All protests must be presented by the team manager(s) in writing in English to the Contest Director and must be accompanied by the deposit of a fee of 50 CHF (or equivalent amount for a different currency). In the case of a joint protest, every protesting team manager must pay the protest fee.

A protest shall concern only one matter. In the case of different matters, separate protests must be made.

A protest against a decision of the judges or other contest officials or against an error or irregularity committed during the championship(s) by another competitor or team manager must be lodged as soon as the contest situation requires but not later than 60 minutes after the incident. The same person is not permitted to present two consecutive protests on the same incident.

The deposit for a protest is returned only if the protest is withdrawn prior to the beginning of the effective treatment of the protest or if the protest is upheld.

Anti-doping statement

A competitor who needs for medical reasons to take any of the substances listed on the WADA Prohibited List must have a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) signed by FAI. To access the current WADA prohibited list of substances and additional information regarding the TUE, see the FAI website with the following link: https://www.fai.org/page/anti-doping-therapeutic-exemptions.