World Championships

[James Mills]

The US team did pretty good today. My man Orestes won!!!!
I came in 10th, Howard 15th, and Steven in 24 in some pretty windy conditions at times.

Awesome, keep rolling.

James

[Joseph Daly]

Just finished up late night practice. Here is a shot of Howard flying around the moon.

[Howard Rush]

Here is the first group of US F2B cheerleaders. We didn’t have time to wait for the white and blue ones because we had to practice our stunt.

[Paul Walker]

Just finished up late night practice. Here is a shot of Howard flying around the moon.

Hey  that looks like a hard surface!

[Paul Walker]

Here is the first group of US F2B cheerleaders. We didn’t have time to wait for the white and blue ones because we had to practice our stunt.

Some, more so than others!

[Joseph Daly]

Hey  that looks like a hard surface!

Kind of! It is half circle on asphalt and the other half is a potato field. We only fly on the good half!!!

[dale gleason]

Howard, beware the Sirens! Adjust your Dog's LEDs accordingly. (Keep an eye on your Field Box)


dg

[Dan McEntee]

Kind of! It is half circle on asphalt and the other half is a potato field. We only fly on the good half!!!

     That is almost always part of the story with WC events in Europe it seems like, really poor flying facilities. Makes you think you need a ship that is part airplane and part off road vehicle! I would think that a decent flying surface and facilities would be one of the requirements?
   Good Luck and Have Fun Guys!
     Dan McEntee

[Brett Buck]

Here is the first group of US F2B cheerleaders. We didn’t have time to wait for the white and blue ones because we had to practice our stunt.

   Hmm, maybe I have been all turned around on this FAI thing?

    Brett

[Bob Hunt]

And all I got was a stinking Gold Medal! 

Bob Hunt

[Brett Buck]

Howard, beware the Sirens! Adjust your Dog's LEDs accordingly. (Keep an eye on your Field Box)

   I figured it out, it's the Eastern European chapter of the Jivettes!

    Brett

[wwwarbird]

Here is the first group of US F2B cheerleaders. We didn’t have time to wait for the white and blue ones because we had to practice our stunt.

 Jivettes?

[Dan McEntee]

Jivettes?

   I remember the Jivettes from the Stuka Stunt days. Looks like they are holding up pretty good!

    Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee

[jerry v]

Orestes is a Prince Charming!

Good luck!

Jerry

[Brett Buck]

Howard, beware the Sirens!

  And turn down any invitations to a pig roast.

    Brett

[Tom Luciano]

Here is the first group of US F2B cheerleaders. We didn’t have time to wait for the white and blue ones because we had to practice our stunt.

And they say Combat guys get all the chicks!  This is great motivation for me to improve my pattern! Or is it because an ex combat guy is there!

[Joseph Daly]

Opening ceremony

[John McFayden]

Konstantin Bajaikine representing Canada.

[Joseph Daly]

Here is the link to the flight order for the week. They will be posting the scores as well as they happen!!
http://cl-f2abcd-wchs2020.pl/wch2022f2/draw_online/f2b_so1-4.pdf

Also here is a shot of Steven with the bronze metal for junior in Warsaw World Cup.

[Steve Helmick]

Good to see that Howard is "social distancing" per team manager's orders.  Steve

[Ken Culbertson]

Here is the link to the flight order for the week. They will be posting the scores as well as they happen!!
http://cl-f2abcd-wchs2020.pl/wch2022f2/draw_online/f2b_so1-4.pdf

Also here is a shot of Steven with the bronze metal for junior in Warsaw World Cup.

Will they be showing the scores like they did for the World Cup?  I can't find anything on the FAI site.

Ken

[Joseph Daly]

Will they be showing the scores like they did for the World Cup?  I can't find anything on the FAI site.

Ken

They will be. Go to the results tab on the web page and it is supposed to be the same as for the World Cup.

[Joseph Daly]

Here is the link to the results page.
http://cl-f2abcd-wchs2020.pl/results/

[Ken Culbertson]

Here is the link to the results page.
http://cl-f2abcd-wchs2020.pl/results/

Nothing posted yet.  When does the flying start?

Ken

[Steve Helmick]

Nothing posted yet.  When does the flying start?

Ken

When the weenies are ready?  Steve

[Mike Palko]

Congratulations Steven!

Good luck to the US team this week!

Mike

[mike londke]

Congrats Steven.

[john e. holliday]

Congrats Steve on your placing.   Stay with it and you will be a champion.    

Now the pic with all the good looking ladies, they are nice to look at but what else can they do?

[Joseph Daly]

Nothing posted yet.  When does the flying start?

Ken

This morning starts the first round.

[Mike Alimov]

Cool. Looking at the list of contestants, the country best represented in stunt is... Mongolia! Three adults, a junior and a female junior (I assume that's what the JW stands for?).
Has anyone been following Mongolian stunt?
Also, Slovakia appears to list two juniors -isn't only one allowed per team? Not trying to stir any trouble, just want to understand the rules...

[John McFayden]

Here is a link to the weather for the area. Light rain, 11 km/hr (7 mph) wind and 22 C (72 F)

https://www.accuweather.com/en/pl/w%C5%82oc%C5%82awek/263632/weather-forecast/263632

[Joseph Daly]

Half of the first round is over. Weather delay right now.
Howard put up a really good flight in the first round. I had a decent first flight. Still have Orestes and Steven to go today.

[big ron]

Congratulations Steven! Good luck to the rest of the team also.

[Paul Van Dort]

Is everybody flying the electrical "Shark" ARF these days? :-(

[Dwayne Donnelly]

Is everybody flying the electrical "Shark" ARF these days? :-(

There's quite a few of them, along with others that look similar.

[Tim Wescott]

I assume scoring is from 1-10. The highest scores I saw from the top guys were a few 9.5s. A general judging comment, did the judges not see a single perfect maneuver, OR would they not know one of they saw it, OR, do they refuse to reward a perfect maneuver.

I don't think I've ever seen an absolutely perfect maneuver, although I've probably given 40 points a few times when I was being too generous.

There's always faults.  The difference is that the world class folks in their top form serve up faults in inches, while the rest of us serve them up in feet.

[Paul Walker]

Joe, will they or have they started the second round on this Tuesday?

OK  I see that rounds 1 and 2  are running at the same time, and will take 2 days to complete. Then on to 3, 4.

I know you guys are saving your best for later rounds!

[Fred Underwood]

Here is the weather link above, and a link to the active score page.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/pl/w%C5%82oc%C5%82awek/263632/current-weather/263632

http://cl-f2abcd-wchs2020.pl/wch2022f2/results_online/f2b/results.html

And again, if you tap on a total score, you can see the maneuver scores, and judges.

[Dwayne Donnelly]

Posted on facebook by our Canadian pilot to our American friends 

[Brett Buck]

I don't think I've ever seen an absolutely perfect maneuver, although I've probably given 40 points a few times when I was being too generous.

  I have seen a fair number of what I would consider perfect maneuvers while judging or coaching,  and have gotten a number of 40s of various maneuvers myself at times. This years NATS, for example, the one score sheet I saw (because I normally don't look at them) might have had a 40 point takeoff or inverted flight from both judges.

     That is not to say anyone has mastered it, it was very rare that someone got perfect scores on the same maneuver on two consecutive flights.

    There *lots* of mistakes in even the very best, championship-winning, flights. That does not preclude the possibility (and you have to be willing to give) a perfect score every now and then when you can't see an error.

     Brett

[Joseph Daly]

Joe, will they or have they started the second round on this Tuesday?

OK  I see that rounds 1 and 2  are running at the same time, and will take 2 days to complete. Then on to 3, 4.

I know you guys are saving your best for later rounds!

Yes, the 1st and 2nd round will be over tomorrow and 3 and 4 will be over Friday.

[Ken Culbertson]

  I have seen a fair number of what I would consider perfect maneuvers while judging or coaching,  and have gotten a number of 40s of various maneuvers myself at times. This years NATS, for example, the one score sheet I saw (because I normally don't look at them) might have had a 40 point takeoff or inverted flight from both judges.

     That is not to say anyone has mastered it, it was very rare that someone got perfect scores on the same maneuver on two consecutive flights.

    There *lots* of mistakes in even the very best, championship-winning, flights. That does not preclude the possibility (and you have to be willing to give) a perfect score every now and then when you can't see an error.

     Brett

Anyone who saw Al Rabe fly much has seen a 40 point landing.

Ken

[Dan McEntee]

Here is the weather link above, and a link to the active score page.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/pl/w%C5%82oc%C5%82awek/263632/current-weather/263632

http://cl-f2abcd-wchs2020.pl/wch2022f2/results_online/f2b/results.html

And again, if you tap on a total score, you can see the maneuver scores, and judges.

     Has anyone else noticed a familiar name on the entry list? 

  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

[Dick Byron]

Ruslan?

[Dan McEntee]

Ruslan?

   No, not him exactly. A good observation but not who I am thinking of.

[Joseph Daly]

Day 2 starting soon. Steven is up first on circle A and Orestes is up 4th on circle B.

[Howard Rush]

Orestes and Steven flew good stunt this morning. Joe and I fly later.

[John Paris]

Cool. Looking at the list of contestants, the country best represented in stunt is... Mongolia! Three adults, a junior and a female junior (I assume that's what the JW stands for?).
Has anyone been following Mongolian stunt?
Also, Slovakia appears to list two juniors -isn't only one allowed per team? Not trying to stir any trouble, just want to understand the rules...

Mike,
Your observation was interesting so looking over CIAM rules I found this:

C.5.3 National team for World and Continental Championships
a) For those categories that do not have separate Junior World and Continental Championships, a
national team may consist of a maximum of 5 individual competitors or 5 pairs of competitors for
each category, providing that at least one competitor (or pair) is Female and at least one is Junior;
and a Team Manager.

All Females and Juniors will compete for the overall individual classification. Additionally, there is a
Female classification and a Junior classification, both with FAI medals and diplomas.

Since the Juniors (and Females) are combined with the Seniors for flying, perhaps they consider this not to be separate championship.  Hopefully someone with a little more experience will chime in.

John

[Bruce Shipp]

Confused by the scoreboard. Can anyone tell why some pilots have a 2 be round score posted but no first?

How about a quick tutorial on round structure, qualification and finals?  Thanks from someone not familiar with WC contest formats.

 Bruce

[Paul Walker]

Confused by the scoreboard. Can anyone tell why some pilots have a 2 be round score posted but no first?

How about a quick tutorial on round structure, qualification and finals?  Thanks from someone not familiar with WC contest formats.

 Bruce

The word "round" is somewhat inaccurate, but that is the best word chosen.
They will fly 4 rounds. Rounds 1 and 3 will have the same set of judges  as will 2 and 4. The contestants final qualifying score will be the sum of the highest of the scores from round 1 and 3 and the highest score from rounds 2 and 4.

The top 15 move on to the finals. There it is the best 2 out of 3 flights for the finals score.

Simple, eh?