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Proposal From:
Vladimir Silhan, Czech delegate
Proposal title:
VALIDITY OF A CHAMPIONSHIP
Existing text:
none
New text, OPTION A:
S10 4.3.4 Championship classes are established for aircrafts defined in S10 1.5.2. Championship classes aren’t specified by MTOM, but by fact, if were flown in solo or with two persons. Using of two-seater aircraft for flying in solo class is possible, limits ( VS0 and MTOM) don’t exceed limits for two-seater aircraft defined in article 1.3.
New text, OPTION B:
S10 4.3.4 Championship classes are established for aircrafts defined in S10 1.5.2 in section 10. Championship classes aren’t specified by MTOM, but by fact, if were flown in solo or with two persons. Using of two-seater aircraft for flying in solo class is possible, limits ( VS0 ant MTOM) don’t exceed limits for two-seater aircraft defined in article 1.3. minus 50 kg.
Reason:
In WMC 2012 weren’t valid classes AL1, GL1 and WL1 was at the critical boundary of validity.
We can have competition pilots provided the rules are defined for the kind of airplanes that common pilots commonly fly. What kind of airplanes do pilots fly nowadays little or not at all? It is the single seaters. The reason is simple: the costs to buy a single seat airplane are not much lower than for a two-seater and the operational costs are comparable, while versatility of use is considerably limited.
That is why almost nobody would build them or spend money on buying them. This phenomenon has already surfaced in the form of “clinic death” of the AL 1 category, and WL1 is going to follow in matter of several years, GL1 doesn’t start its career. This tendency which I have been pointing out repeatedly is obvious from the charts in my presentation from 2010. It is loaded in FAI Wiki.
Reason for defending and keeping of solo classes is clear. Solo pilot must be the best pilot with best skills, because all necessary activities he must make oneself. To be successful in solo class may be the best prove of pilot’s ability and the biggest challenge. Flying in championships and other competitions might to be competition between pilots, to fly with bigger airplane isn’t any advantage in competition. In my opinion, we (CIMA) shall make necessary changes for surviving of solo classes as championship classes. Proposed change has no any influance to records and limits for one-seat airplanes for records shall be kept.