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2011 Combat rules:
HTML version with links between
the Rules and the Judges Guide:
F2D Rules and Judges Guide
Documents for printing: New!
F2D Rules (pdf) 7 pages
F2E Rules (pdf) 2 pages
F2D Judges Guide (pdf) 4 pages
F2D Rules and Judges Guide (pdf) 11 pages
F2D and F2E Rules for 2013 (pdf) 1 page
World Cup Rules (pdf) 2 pages
FAI Sporting Code:
Section 4 - Aeromodelling
2011 Edition, Effective 1st January 2011
Volume F2 Control Line Model Aircraft:
Rules for all classes
Technical Regulations for Control Line Contests
World Cup Rules
Organizers' Guide
Download: Volume F2, all clases
General Section
Principles and authority of FAI
Classifications and definitions
Sporting events
Control of sporting events
Complains, penalties, disqualifications, protests
World records
Measurement requirements
FAI licenses
Appeals to the FAI
Amendments
Download: General Section
Volume ABR
Section 4A - CIAM internal regulations
Section 4B - General rules for international contests
Section 4C - General regulations and rules for contests and records
Download: Volume ABR
All documents can also be downloaded from the CIAM Documents Page
Alternative documents:
A German version of the 2009 combat rules can be found at Fesselflug-Center or
here
A Russian version of the 2009 rules.
F2D-E Electric Powered Combat Model Aircraft: New!
Lothar Hentschel has published an artickel on electro combat and made a set of rules for the new class:
Control Line Team
or
Fesselflug-Center
Rules for F2D-E (pdf)
General CL Model Flying:
Problems with "Fly by Wire" and a informal draft proposal for a new definition of "Control Line Model Flying"
A introduction to the problems with "fly by wire"
Combat rules for Smartphones:
F2D Rules and Judges Guide (html)
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2010 Gyula Combat Seminar:
Video from the seminar on Noise Reduction in Hungary, 2010
Documents for debate:
Some thought on how combat noise can be reduced in the future:
Noise reduction in F2D combat Beta version! Sorry for the spelling!
Update: Follow the development of rules on noise reduction here.
Off-topic:
An idea on how to make Combat competitions more interesting:
Loser Fly-Off
2009 Belgrade Combat Seminar:
At the European Championship in Belgrade there was seminar on rules, rule changes, noise restrictions and other matters.
Here is some of the ideas that was published for the 2009 Belgrade Combat Seminar:
Noise reduction by shut-off
Wild ideas for new F2D rules
CIAM Bureau and Plenary Meeting, 2010
Quick info from the meeting:
- The new combat rules have been approved
- The "stop-at-will" is postphoned to 2013
Minutes from the Plenary Meeting and the Bureau Meeting
Proposal for new rules:
A proposals for new combat rules have been submitted for the CIAM Plenary Meeting by the F2D Working Group
This proposal consist of a major revision of the Combat Rules
and a new Judge's Guide.
This introduction to this proposal by Ingemar Larsson give a good understandig
of the background for the proposal.
Documents for download:
F2D, Judge's Guide and F2E (F2D Working Group, pdf)
Extra info:
Info and background on the safety wire rule.
How to change a muffler from 8 to 6 mm outlet.
How to use the shut-off to stop the engine at will
Background information:
The introduction to the the proposal by Ingemar Larsson
Two comments in Russian.
25/11 and 2/12 from Russia Model Airplane Sports Forum
At the April Plenary Meeting (15-17/4 2010) the subcommittee will vote on the proposals.
New rules and changes will be valid from January 1st, 2011. More information on the meetings can be found on the CIAM homepage.
Some info from the December 2009 Bureau Meeting.
Debate on the proposals for new rules:
Combat-l - CL combat Yahoo Groups
Russia Model Airplane Sports Forum (Google translate)
Barton Model Flying Club
MACA
Clarification:
From 2011 all cleraifications are obselute
The information is in the Judges Guide
Here is a collection of clarification from the last years.
Some of the clarifications have been subject to debate.
If you have other clarifications or similar documents you are welcome to send them to me.
2009
WC 2009 Clarification, Belgrade
Shut-Off Clarification 2009
- Comments to the shut-off rules
2008
WC 2008 Clarification, France
- Comments to the Venturi, Muffler and
Saftey Wire rules.
- Solutions to the Venturi, Muffler or
Safety Wire problems.
Barton 2008 World Cup
2007
EC 2007 Clarification, Serbia
2006
WC 2006 Clarification, Spain
WC 2006 Bulletin #2
2005
EC 2005 Clarification, Hungary
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