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F2D-Combat Rules
By Henning Forbech - Last update: 11/1 - 2014
F2D Rules2014
F2D Judges Guide2014
World Cup Rules2014
HTML version with links between
the Rules and the Judges Guide:
F2D Rules 2011 and Judges Guide 2011
FAI Sporting Code:
Section 4 - Aeromodelling
2014 Edition, Effective 1st January 2014
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 clases2014
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 (2013)
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 ABR2014
FAI
FAI Constitution
Download:Statutes-2013 and ByLaws-2013
Code of Ethics(Version 1.0 - 2003)
EDIC - Electronic Devices in Competition New!
All documents can be downloaded from: FAI or CIAM / Guidanceofhowtoapplythe 2013F2DCombatRule:
Official document from the F2DWorkGroupandF2SubcommitteeChairman
Download the pdf here: Guidance F2D Combat Rule 4.4.9.o
Text in English and Russian
Loser Fly-Off
An idea on how to make Combat competitions more interesting:
Loser Fly-Off
This rule was used first time at the Danish World Cup 2013
Electro Combat:
Rules proposal for Electro Combat (pdf)
Electro Combat info: Control Line Team and F2D.dk
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:
2011 version
F2D Rules and Judges Guide (html)
In this section you will find documents and information concerning noise reduction and rule changes
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 combatBeta version! Sorry for the spelling!
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, new rules and noise reduction:
CIAM and rule changes
CIAM and noise reduction
A mix of English and Russian. From the FAS forum / Background information on the 2011 rules:
The introduction to the 2011 proposal by Ingemar Larsson
Two comments in Russian.
25/11 and 2/12 from Russia Model Airplane Sports Forum
Tech info for the 2011 rule changes:
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
Debate on the proposals for 2011 rules:
Combat-l - CL combat Yahoo Groups
Russia Model Airplane Sports Forum (Google translate)
Barton Model Flying Club
MACA
Noise reduction 2008:
France Suggestions for rule changes after WC-2008
Half life for a tie:
An idea for reducing the number of reflights was published on Barton Forum and Yahoo Combat group
Response by Henning Forbech: Half life for a tie, xls
In this section you will find old documents and information that is not currant any more
Alternative documents:
The 2013 F2D rules are here available in Russian:
Official translation to Russian (pdf)
Rules for F2D in Russian (pdf)
A German version of the 2009 combat rules can be found here
A Russian version of the 2009 rules.
F2E Rules (DieselCombat, 2013)
Old versions of F2D rules:
F2D Rules - Judges Guide 2013
F2D Rules - Judges Guide 2012
F2D Rules - Judges Guide 2011
F2D Rules 2010
F2D Rules 2009 / Clarification:
From 2011 all clarifications are obsolete !
All information is now in the Judges Guide
This is only a collection of clarification from the past years.
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 Safety 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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