FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONAL
COMMISSION D’AEROSTATION DE LA FAI
FAI BALLOONING COMMISSION
CIA
Competition Operations Handbook
Version 2004
Effective date April 2004
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INTRODUCTION
This handbook is written to be used in Hot Air
Balloon competitions. The details of this handbook will not fit all kind of AX competitions
or all sizes of events. However, the philosophy of the handbook is to operate a
‘Safe and Fair’ competition, deliver knowledge and experience to organisers
around the world.
UPDATE RECORDS
March 1994 The Scoring Working Group decided to edit the ‘Scoring Handbook’.
March 1996 The First draft (version 1.5) was submitted to the CIA
plenary
July 1996 The Scoring Working Group decided to change the name
of this document to ‘Competition Operations Handbook’
February 1997 The draft version 2.0 were submitted to Working Group
members.
March 1997 The draft version 2.1 was submitted to the CIA plenary and
was authorised as one of the CIA official
manuals.
March 2001 Version 1/2001 was submitted to the CIA plenary and was
authorised as one of the CIA official manuals.
March 2003 Version 2003 was updated as result of CIA plenary
decisions. New are the Penalty Guide and GPS-Logger procedures.
March 2004 Version 2004 was updated as result of CIA plenary
decisions. New are the Chapter 12 Weather Information, a standard Weather Information
Sheet (appendix) and a list of recommended standard penalty description
wordings for Task Score Sheets (appendix). The AXMER have changed this year, be
reminded that the Penalty Guide is unchanged and may not apply to changed
rules.
CHAPTER 6
Publication of scores
CHAPTER 7
Preparation before event
CHAPTER 8 Tools
and Equipment for measuring
CHAPTER 9
Observations at the target area
CHAPTER 10
Marker Measuring Procedures
CHAPTER 11
Controlling the Goal Area
CHAPTER 12 Weather Information
CHAPTER 13 Task
Briefings, task data sheet and Task setting
AppenDix B: Standardised Text for Task Score sheets.
APPENDIX C: Report on the Use on GPS loggers
APPENDIX D: SCORING SOFTWARE STANDARDS AND BENCH MARK
TESTING
APPENDIX c: SCORING SOFTWARE STANDARDS AND BENCH MARK TESTING