ENGLISH
- COMPETITION
- The event organized by MACAP is an official round of the 2026 F3A INTERNATIONAL WORLD CUP TOUR.
- RULES
- This contest will be conducted in accordance with the FAI SPORTING CODE, Section 4 – Aeromodelling, Volume F3 Radio Control Aerobatics, 2025 Edition, Class F3A – Aerobatic Power Model Aircraft.
- LOCATION
- MODEL AIR CLUB D’AIX EN PROVENCE
- GPS Coordinates
- N 43°26'50" E 05°18'05"
- ORGANIZATION
- MODEL AIR CLUB D’AIX EN PROVENCE
- EVENT DIRECTOR
- Serge CATALDO – MACAP President
- CONTEST DIRECTOR
- [TBA]
- INTERNATIONAL JURY
- [TBA] (FRA) / [TBA] (FRA) / [TBA]
- JUDGES
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- Alan WILLIAMS (UK)
- César CASERO (ESP)
- Roland GALLEY (SUI)
- Arnaud BOSSARD (FRA)
- Michel ALARCON (FRA)
- SCORE ENTRY
- Patrick GARCIA
- SCHEDULE
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- Friday: Free practice flights. Registration starts at 2:00 PM.
- Saturday: 7:00 AM – Start of competition. Rounds 1, 2, and 3 (P-27 Schedule). Gala Banquet in the evening.
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – Start of competition. Rounds 4 and 5 (F-27 Schedule). 2:30 PM – Prize Awarding Ceremony.
- PARTICIPATION
- To qualify as a competitor, each pilot must hold a valid FAI Sporting License listed in the FAI database. The number of competitors is limited to 25 pilots.
- ENTRY FEE
- €85, payable upon registration. Registration validated upon receipt of payment. Refund possible if replaced by a waiting-list pilot (valid reason).
- ROUNDS
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- Three rounds of the P-Schedule (best two to count) + two rounds of the F-Schedule.
- All competitors fly 3 rounds of P-27; top 15 then fly 2 rounds of F-27.
- Organizer may adjust finals count based on weather; finals order is reverse of preliminary ranking.
- SCORING
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TBL (Tarasov-Bauer-Long) statistical scoring system.
Bad weather rule:
- 1 round completed: the round counts.
- 2 rounds completed: the best round counts.
- 3 rounds completed: the best two rounds count.
- FINAL RANKING
- The best two rounds of the P-Schedule count toward the preliminary ranking. Top 15 fly two F-27 rounds; total of the two best prelim flights counts as one score combined with the two fly-off scores; best two determine final classification.
