Pan American Open 2012

							                         Pan American Open 2012
                  FAI World Cup Contest and Championship
                   February 14, 2012; Lost Hills, California
CONCEPT:
The Pan American Open is both an individual FAI World Cup event, as well as a team
championship open to all participants regardless of nationality, and any self formed team,
regardless of the nationality of the members.

CONTESTANTS AND TEAMS:
Teams must be entered prior to the start of the contest, and are to be self arranged
by the competitors themselves.
The composition of the teams, consisting of up to three members participating in the
 same class, is entirely up to the contestants.
Individual participants may join the contest without a team affiliation and only
compete for the individual awards.

SCHEDULE: (F1A, F1B, and F1C)
February 14, 2012
Round 1*:        8AM
Round 2:         9AM
Round 3:         10AM
Round 4:         11AM
Round 5:         12PM
Round 6:         1PM
Round 7:         2PM
Flyoffs**:       To be Decided
*First Round Max, conditions permitting: F1A: 210; F1B: 240; F1C: 240
**The last flyoff flight may be to the ground or out of sight, weather permitting.
This is to permit to the contest to end on the same day.

 AWARDS:
1) Trophies will be awarded to the top three contestants in each class, and medals to the
 members of the top three teams in each class.
2) Certificates of participation and a copy of the official results will be given to all
contestants.

FEES:
The entry fee for all classes and participants is $30 USD per person, payable on the field.
This fee is waived for all junior participants, who can participate at no charge.
There is no additional entry fee for teams, so everyone is encouraged to form into teams
and
compete for the team awards. Fees must be paid prior to the start of the contest.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Contestants and teams will time each other’s flights.
- Flying from the flight line will occur without pole positions (no position switch between
rounds)
- Team scores will be calculated as the total of all flights of all team members, including
fly-offs (if any).
- Using motorcycles to affect the flight of the model in any way will not be permitted.
- F1C Competitors must provide their own fuel.
- Unless otherwise specified, FAI Sporting Codes Apply
- All Competitors must have FAI Sporting license & AMA Insurance
- All Competitors must be members of the Lost Hills Free Flight Association
- All scorecards must be submitted by each participant to the scorekeeper by the end of
each round.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
AMA Contest Director:
Hector Diaz, (661) 834-1063, E-mail: H10auto@aol.com

Field Director:
Peter Allnutt, (661) 763-5039

Contest Organizer:
Chris Lenartowicz, (416) 698-5325, zlenart@hotmail.com

FAI Jury:
Jim Parker (USA)
Walt Ghio (USA)
Henning Nyhegn (DEN)