Proposals for amendments to FAI Section 10.

This year, 2008, Richard Meredith-Hardy is the coordinating editor for Section 10 and its annexes.

How to submit amendments

Only CIMA delegates may submit proposals for inclusion here.  Anyone else should submit their proposal to their delegate first.  The full list of delegates is on the FAI website.

 

The amendment scheme will operate as it was done last year, all proposals from CIMA delegates should be sent to Richard Meredith-Hardy with:

1) The number of the affected paragraph (or where it should go, if it is something new).

2) The reason for the proposed change.

 

He will then assemble this into the document below, along with:

a) Comment from the S10 Sub-Committee

b) Comments any other CIMA delegates wish to make on the proposal.

 

Each proposal will be put to the vote in its exact wording at the CIMA Plenary meeting 13 -15 November 2008 on the basis of a YES or a NO.  It is not usual for the wording of proposals to be amended at the meeting itself.

 

The deadline for proposals for amendments is 23:59:59 UTC MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2008. After that, you will have to wait until next year....

 

Comment from the S10 Sub-Committee will be inserted before Monday 29 Sept 2008, the document will be re-ordered according to the layout of S10 and then it will be passed to the CIMA Secretary for inclusion in the CIMA Plenary agenda.

 

For various reasons it may be possible to push these two dates forwards a bit, so please watch this space.

Changes

Contents

 

PROPOSAL 1

Proposal title

Inclusion of some new provisions from the 2008 General Section.

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, CIMA S10 Editor.

Existing text

S10  AN2  5.5 CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT

A final report giving results of the championships, with note of any protests or problems must be sent to FAI, the Organiser's NAC and the Microlight Commission President within 48 hours of the end of the event.

 

S10 AN5 3.3

…The jury is required to report to FAI and the CIMA President on the meeting, including information on protests and any special problems.

New text

S10 AN2  5.5 CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT

The officially accepted entry list and results of a First Category Event shall be sent electronically to the FAI Secretariat if possible before the prize-giving and in any case within 24 hours of the end of the event. (GS 3.16.2.1)

 

The results of any FAI air sport event shall be given in writing to the host NAC, all competitors and the NACs they represent and for First Category Events to the FAI Secretariat without delay. (GS 3.16.2.2)

 

S10 AN5 3.3

…The jury is required to report to FAI and the CIMA President on the meeting, including information on protests and any special problems.

 

INSERT For First Category Events, the FAI Secretariat shall be advised by the President of the Jury, within a maximum of eight days of the end of the event, of the number of protests made, together with the numbers of protests withdrawn, upheld or failed, and the respective Jury decisions. (GS 3.16.2.3)

Reasons

Three new provisions from the 2008 FAI General Section are included in S10 in place, or in addition to the text already in S10 AN2 and S10 AN5

CIMA decision

 

Proposal 1                   ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 2

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor

Proposal title

Definition of turnpoints in record attempts.

Existing text

None

New text

INSERT:  S10 3.8.7  

 

A turn point is reached when a photo is taken of the turnpoint from the correct photo sector (S10 5.6.4) or the FR trace is observed to pass through that sector.

Reason

S10 chapter 5 describes the turnpoints to be used in championships and when photography is used, but the turnpoint to be used in closed circuit record attempts is not described anywhere when FR’s are used.

 

The proposed text uses the standard 90° degree photo sector so the conditions are the same whether the claim is made using FR or photo evidence.  This text originally comes from GS, except ‘Entire aircraft’ is replaced with ‘FR trace’ which removes any ambiguity when the aircraft passes very close to the turnpoint.

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 3

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor

Proposal title

Clarification of S10 wording.

Existing text

None

New text

INSERT:  S10 Before chapter 1, after ABBREVIATIONS

WORDING

The use of “shall” and “must” implies that the aspect concerned is mandatory; the use of “should” implies a non-mandatory recommendation; “may” indicates what is permitted

and “will” indicates what is going to happen. Words of masculine gender should be taken

as including the feminine gender unless the context indicates otherwise. Italics are used

for explanatory notes.

 

NOTE  If this proposal is accepted, the S10 Sub-Committee will conduct a full editorial review of S10 to make sure everything complies with this wording in the 2009 edition.

Reason

This text comes directly from the Glossary of terms and Abbreviations in the General Section and represents a useful reminder of what the words  ‘must’, ‘shall’, ’may’, ‘will’, ‘should’ Etc. shall actually mean in S10.

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 4

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor.

Proposal title

Amendment to the Ann Welch Diploma.

Existing text

S10 2.2.2 One Diploma may be awarded each year to the pilot or crew of a Microlight who made the most meritorious flight which resulted in a Microlight World record claim ratified in the previous calendar year.

New text

S10 2.2.2   One Diploma may be awarded each year to the pilot or crew of a Microlight or Paramotor who made the most meritorious flight which resulted in a Microlight or Paramotor World record claim ratified in the calendar year preceding the CIMA meeting.

Reason

Update to S10 to reflect the new 2008 wording in the FAI bye-laws altering ‘previous calendar year’ to ‘the calendar year preceding the CIMA meeting’.

 

(Note: the S10 editor believes this is what the plenary wanted all along so it is good to see CASI has done it).

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 5

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor.

Proposal title

Delete Paramotor task 3.C2. PRECISION CIRCUIT IN THE SHORTEST TIME

Existing text

3.C2.    PRECISION CIRCUIT IN THE SHORTEST TIME

Objective

To strike a number of targets laid out in a given order in the shortest possible time and return to the deck.

Description

8 targets 2m in height are laid out 50M apart in two arrays.  The first array has 4 targets in a straight line, the second array has 4 targets in a slalom. 

A further target is placed 50M behind target 10 to serve as a pylon which must be flown round (by the body of the pilot) before target 10 is struck.

Special rules

-                  A valid strike on a target is one where the pilot or any part of the paramotor has been clearly observed to touch it.

-                  To count as a strike, target No. 9, the pylon, must be rounded in a CLOCKWISE direction.

-                  A strike on target 1 starts the clock, a strike on target 10 stops the clock.

-                  Pilots may have only one attempt at striking each target except for the first and last targets where three attempts at each are permitted. 

-                  Failure to strike the first or last target or touch the ground at any point between them: score zero.

Scoring

N     =   number of targets

T     =   time from first to last target

Q     =   N^3 / T

Pq   =   500 * Q / Qmax

Ps   =   500 – 30 * (T – Tpmin).    Minimum Ps = 0;  if N < 9, Ps = 0.

P     =   Pq + Ps

New text

DELETE entire provision. S10 AN4 3.C2. PRECISION CIRCUIT IN THE SHORTEST TIME

 

RENUMBER S10 ANNEX 4 – PART 3, PARAMOTORS

 

DELETE entire provision: S10, Championship records: 3.17.8.3 PRECISION CIRCUIT IN THE SHORTEST TIME ('Classical slalom')

 

RENUMBER S10, 3.17 Championship records.

Reason

Although this is a great task, it requires a huge area (around 3Ha) and is not an easy task to turn around if there is a wind-shift.  Since the other slalom tasks have been in the catalogue it has not been used in international championships (last time was WAG 2001?) and is therefore effectively obsolete and should be deleted from the task catalogue.

 

No championship record has ever been established in this task so there are no complications with retiring the record.

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 6

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor.

Proposal title

Delete Paramotor task S10 AN 4 3.C3.    FAST / SLOW SPEED  (Original variant).

Existing text

S10 AN 4 3.C3. FAST / SLOW SPEED

Objective

To fly a course as fast as possible and then as slow as possible (or vice versa).

Description

A straight course of between 250m and 500m long and 25m wide is laid out approximately into wind with gates at each end.

The course shall be flown twice.  The order will be briefed (fast then slow or slow then fast).

The pilot makes a timed pass along the course, returns to the start, and makes a second timed pass in the same direction. 

There may be two courses but they must be of equal dimensions and orientation and separated by at least 200m flying distance.

Special rules

-                  For each course, the clock starts the moment the pilot passes the first gate and stops the moment he passes the second.

-                  If the pilot or any part of his paramotor touches the ground during the fast course: VP1 = zero and EP = zero

-                  If the pilot or any part of his paramotor touches the ground during the slow course: VP2 = zero and EP = zero

-                  If the pilot zigzags or if the body of the pilot overflies a side of the course or exceeds 2m above ground:  Score zero.

-                  The maximum time allowed for a pilot to complete each course is 5 minutes.

Scoring

Pilot score = 

Where:

Vmax  = The highest speed achieved in the fast course, in Km/H

Vp1  = The speed of the pilot in Km/H in the fast course

Vmin  = The lowest speed achieved in the slow course, in Km/H

Vp2  = The speed of the pilot in Km/H in the slow course

Ep  = The difference between the pilot's slowest and fastest speeds, in Km/H

Emax  = The maximum difference between slowest and fastest speeds, in Km/H

New text

DELETE entire provision. S10 AN 4 3.C3.  FAST / SLOW SPEED

 

RENUMBER S10 ANNEX 4 – PART 3, PARAMOTORS

Reason

This task has never been used since the variant S10 AN 4 3.C10 using 4 sticks to control pilot height was introduced and which is considered to be much a better form of the task.

 

The task is therefore effectively obsolete and should be deleted from the task catalogue.

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 7

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor.

Proposal title

Delete the option of landing markers in PL2 precision tasks.

Existing text

S10 AN4 task 3.C4: For class PL2 landing markers may replace sticks.

S10 AN4 task 3.C7: For class PL2 the target T may be replaced with a landing marker.

S10 AN4 task 3.C9: (landing markers for class PL2).

 

New text

DELETE the three lines above.

Reason

It was thought that there might be safety implications with PL2’s kicking sticks so the championship director was given the option of replacing them with landing markers.  This has been shown to be unfounded in at least the last two championships. 

 

This proposal simply tidies up the task catalogue to reflect current practice.

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED

 

PROPOSAL 8

Proposal from

Richard Meredith-Hardy, S10 Editor.

Proposal title

Alter the rules for the two slalom championship records to fit the new definition of the tasks.

Existing text

S10 3.17.8.4 ….The square pattern of the task must not be less than 75m

S10 3.17.8.5 ….The grid pattern of the task must not be less than 50m

New text

ALTER  S10 3.17.8.4

….The square pattern of the task must not be less than:

70.71m for classes PF1 and PL1

100m for classes PF2 and PL2

 

ALTER  S10 3.17.8.5

….The square pattern of the task must not be less than:

50m for classes PF1 and PL1

70.71m for classes PF2 and PL2

 

NOTE:  As the rules for the tasks have changed, all existing records must be retired and entirely new ones established.

Reason

The grid size in these tasks was changed on 1 Jan 2008 but the rules for championship records in them were not, so currently it is impossible to get a championship record in any of them except for classes PL1 and PL2 in the Japanese slalom.

 

This is an alteration to the rules for championship records so it is again possible to claim one.

CIMA decision

ACCEPTED                              DENIED