FEDERATIA ROMANA DE MODELISM ROMANIAN MODELLING FEDERATION

Member of FAI-CIAM, NAVIGA, FEMA, EFRA

Str. Calea Piscului nr. 10, Sala Polivalentă, cam II-15,

OP-6, CP-56, sector 4, Bucuresti - ROMANIA

Tel./Fax: +4021.316.24.54; +4031.805.74.71 Web : www.frmd.ro ; E-mail: office@frmd.ro; ioanaeu822@gmail.com

2019 FAI S SENIOR AND JUNIOR EUROPEAN

CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SPACE MODELS

24th

- 30th

of August 2019

(Opening Ceremony to Closing Ceremony)

BUZĂU, ROMANIA

Information Bulletin No. 2

• PRELIMINARY ENTRIES: the following national teams have sent their preliminary entries:

WEBSITE

www.frmd.ro

CONTEST DIRECTOR: Mr. Ionuț BRÎNZĂ Romania

Sports Director: Mr. Ioan BOTUȘAN Romania

IT Service Manager: Mr. Paul MIHAI Romania

Secretary of the Championships: Mrs. Ioana DUMITRU Romania

ORGANISER AND LOCATION

- Romanian Modeling Federation in cooperation with the City Council of Costesti and the

Buzau Space Modelling Association.

- The field will be the same that it was used for most of the International Championships

held in Buzau and also for all internal space models events in the last 10 years.

COUNTRY FLAG TM TM’s

Assist. SEN JUN

ECh SEN

ECh JUN

HELP. Supp. TK Press TOTAL

Bulgaria (BUL)

- - 9 7 1 1 2 - 2 - 22

Germany (GER)

1 - 5 - - - 1 - - - 7

Romania (ROU)

- - 15 10 - - - - 70 - 95

Switzerland (CHE)

1 - 1 - - - - - - - 2

United States of America (USA)

- - 7 - - - - 1 - - 8

Italy (ITA)

- - 1 - - - - - - - 1

Estonia (EST)

- - 3 6 - - - - - - 9

Slovenia (SLO)

- 1 10 3 1 - - - 1 - 16

Lithuania (LTU)

1 - 4 1 - - - - - - 6

Nederland (NLD)

1 - - 3 - - 1 - - - 5

UKRAINE (UKR)

1 - 8 8 - - 2 - 2 - 21

Slovakia (SVK)

- - 10 8 1 1 3 - 2 1 26

Czech Republic (CZE)

1 1 8 6 - - 6 - - - 22

Poland (POL)

1 - 11 11 - - 1 1 2 - 27

Serbia (SRB)

1 - 5 3 - - 1 - - - 10

Spain (ESP)

- - 5 - - - - - - - 5

Belarus (BLR) - - 3 3 - - 1 - - - 7

Rusia (RUS)

1 2 12 12 1 2 2 - 2 - 30

TOTAL 9 4 117 81 4 4 20 2 81 1 319

- The field is very well known among Space Models flyers and is situated 10 km away

from Buzau, on the road from Buzau to Bucharest. The coordinates for contest site are:

45°03'39.6"N 26°46'26.8"E .

- Weather forecast at the end of August is usually good for Space Models Classes with an

average daily temperature of 28-30oC and moderate wind speed of 3-5 m/s and no more

than a short summer rain weekly.

CLASSES

Seniors: S1B, S3A, S4A, S5C, S6A, S7, S8E/P, S9A

Juniors: S1A, S3A, S4A, S5B, S6A, S7, S8D, S9A

RULES

The championship will be run according to:

- FAI Sporting Code, Section 4, CIAM General Rules and Volume Space Models,

Edition January 01, 2019.

- FAI General Section and FAI Code of Ethics.

Anti-Doping Statement:

If a competitor has to take, by a medical condition, any of the substances listed on the

WADA Prohibited List then he must have a Therapeutic Use Exemption from the FAI.

www.wada-ama.org

Quotation from the FAI anti-doping regulations: “If you regularly take medication

prescribed by your doctor and this medication is on the WADA prohibited list, you need

to get a form called a TUE (therapeutic use exemption) filled out by your doctor.

International level athletes must send the form to the FAI Secretariat, national level

athletes send it to their National Air Sport Control”.

FAI Sporting Licence: each competitor and team manager must possess a FAI Sporting

Licence valid for the year of the championship. This licence must be registered in the FAI

licences database.

Note: The holder of a FAI Sporting Licence may be required to produce an official

document bearing his photograph and signature as proof of identity.

Protest: any protest must be presented in writing to the Contest Director and must be

accompanied by the deposit of a fee of 50 Euros. The deposit is returned only if the

protest is upheld.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

English and Romanian.

FAI JURY

Jury president Mr. Narve JENSEN Norway

Jury member Dr. Zoran PELAGIC Slovakia

Jury member Mr. Guzu Ion Romania

Reserve Mr. Juriy HAPON Ukraine

Reserve Mr. Joze CUDEN Slovenia.

FAI JUDGES OF S5 AND S7:

Judge chief Mr. Stuart LODGE United Kingdom

Judge Mr. Jiry KASPAR Czech Republic

Judge Mr. Arnis BACA Latvia

Judge Mr. Dan POPA Romania

Judge Mr. Andrej VRBEC Slovenia

Judge reserve Nikola Cvjeticanin Serbia

Dimension measuring Mr. Dragoș OȚELEA Romania

Mr. Adrian VIOREANU Romania

RANGE SAFETY OFICERS:

For Seniors Mr. Denis PRIDANNIKOW Ukraine

Assistant Mr. Viorel MANOLESCU Romania

For Juniors Mrs. Ewa DUDZIAK PRZYBYTEK Poland

Assistant Mr. Alexandru NISTOR Romania

ENGINE TESTING:

Team chief Mr. Anghel TODOROV Bulgaria

Assistant Mr. Marian KRAUSE Germania

Assistant Mr. Ion DUMITRACHE Romania

ELECTRONIC ALTITUDE MEASUREMTNTS OFFICER:

Team chief Mr. Igor LEMASOV Russia

Assistant Mr. Mihai CONSTANTINESCU Romania

MEASURMENT OF FLIGHT ALTLITUDE:

The organizer shall provide electronic altimeters for all entrants in the altitude classes

S1A, S1B, S5B and S5C.

Every team shall submit, at registration, a deposit for each altimeter that will be issued.

The deposit must be paid before the contest start. The deposit shall be an amount of 50

Euro and shall be returned when the altimeters and batteries are returned. If an altimeter

or battery is not returned, or is damaged, the deposit shall be retained. If all altimeters per

team are lost, during a competition, a new deposit must be paid to allow the team to

continue participating in the competition.

COMPOSITION OF A NATIONAL TEAM

Each National Aero-club/National Federation, member of the FAI-CIAM may enter a

team consisting of:

- team manager, team manager assistant

- maximum 3 competitors senior

- maximum 3 competitors junior - age limit 18 years in the year 2019

- according to the FAI Sporting Code, the reigning senior European Champion

- according to the FAI Sporting Code, the reigning junior European Champion (referring

to the CIAM General Rule 2018; sections C.5.1 and C.5.3. d)

- official helpers, supporters

CLASSIFICATION AND AWARDS

Individual classification

FAI medals and FAI diplomas will be awarded to the competitors seniors and juniors

placed first, second and third.

In order to award the title of Junior World Champion, junior competitors from at least

four nations must participate.

The reigning European Champion 2017 (subject to the approval of his NAC) to

participate in the championship(s) in that class regardless of whether or not he qualifies

for the national team. If he is not a member of the national team, his score or place will

not be considered in the team results.

These are :

Class Seniors Country Juniors Country

S1 MALMYGA Leszek POL KOSZELSKI Wojciech POL

S3 RUPNIK Miha SLO YORDANOVA Erika BUL

S4 EZHOV Alexey RUS VORONIN Artem RUS

S5 KOTUHA Jan SVK ZITNAN Michal SVK

S6 LASOCHA Slawomir POL PRANIUK Andrei BLR

S7 SEBESTA Jan CZE KOSZELSKI Wojciech POL

S8 DIMITROV Ivaylo BUL KOSZALKA Adam POL

S9 MINKEVICH Uladzimir BLR BARANNIKOV Valeriy RUS

Team classification

FAI medals and FAI diplomas will be awarded to each member (including the fourth

competitor and the team manager) of the teams placed first, second and third.

Other awards

The Organizer will offer medals and trophies to the first three in individual and team

classification (including the Team Manager).

SCHEDULE

23.08.2019 Friday:

Arrival of participants, registration at reception of hotel, accommodation, training,

engine testing, turn-in of S5 and S7, TM meeting

24.08.2019 Saturday:

Official training, engine testing, opening ceremony

25.08.2019 Sunday:

Contest flight: Seniors S6A, S4A

Juniors S3A, S1A

26.08.2019 Monday:

Contest flight: Seniors S3A, S1B

Juniors S6A, S9A

27.08.2019 Tuesday:

Contest flight: Seniors S9A, S5C

Juniors S5B, S4A

28.08.2019 Wednesday:

Contest flight: Seniors S8E/P

Juniors S8D

29.08.2019: Thursday

Contest flight: Seniors S7

Juniors S7

30.08.2019: Friday

SM S/C meeting, reserve day, closing ceremony, banquet

31.08.2019 Saturday:

Departure of the participants after breakfast.

PROTESTS:

All protests must be presented in writing to the Contest Director at the competition site

and must be accompanied by a deposit of 50 E. The deposit is to be returned if the protest

is upheld only.

ENTRY FEES

€ 350 per Senior Competitor, Team Manager, Assistant Team Manager

€ 250 per Junior Competitor

€ 70 per Supporter, Helper

DEADLINES

Final Entry Form should be sent to the Organizers no later than the 25th

of May 2019.

At the same time, the Entry Fees for Team Manager, Team Manager’s Assistant, Senior

competitors, Junior Competitors, Helpers, Supporters, should be sent to the following

bank account no later than the 25th

of May 2019.

BANCA ROMANA PENTRU DEZVOLTARE (www.brd.ro/en)

SUCURSALA BATISTEI , Str. Batiștei nr. 26, Sector 2, Bucuresti

COD SWIFT: BRDE ROBU

IN BEHALF OF: FEDERATIA ROMANA DE MODELISM

ACCONT IBAN: RO42BRDE410SV18443524100

TITLE: ECH SPACE MODELS ENTRY FEES

Payments sent after the 25th

of May will be subject of a fine:

25th

of May - 25th

of June: 10% fine

25th

of June - 25th

of July: 15% fine

25th

of July - 25th

of August: 20% fine

The bank commission is in charge of sender.

BOARD AND LODGING

The organizer can offer board and lodging in:

- Hotel B 90 in Buzau, 3 *** (double rooms with bathroom, TV, wi-fi), 45 EURO /

person / day, including breakfast and dinner. The members of the FAI Jury will also be

accommodated here and the banquet will be held.

- Motel Ileana in Buzau, 3 *** (double rooms with bathroom, TV, wi-fi, 45 EURO /

person / day; triple room, 4-seater room with bathroom, TV, wi-fi, 40 EURO / person /

day) including breakfast and dinner. The menu is prepared from natural products on its

own farm.

Also,the organizer will provide lunch on the contest site for 10 Euro per day for each

person. Buzau is one of the largest and most important cities in Romania and it offers

large variety of accommodation and food possibilities of different cost opportunities. The

organizers will help you find the best solution.

We can find here over 50 hotels and guesthouses from 2** to 4**** like below:

- Hotel Orhideea – 3*** (45 Euro/pers/day, including breakfast)

- The Classic – 3*** (45 Euro/pers/day, including breakfast)

- Corner Center Rental – 3***(48 Euro/pers/day, including breakfast)

- Hotel Nova – 3***(48 Euro/pers/day, including breakfast)

- Hotel Pietroasa - 4**** (82 Euro/pers/day, including breakfast)

- Hotel ART- 4**** (80 Euro/pers/day, including breakfast)

Banquet

40 EURO/senior; 30 EURO/junior.

INSURANCE

The organizer will provide a limited third-party liability insurance covering all

competitors for model accidents involving injury to others and damage to property.

It is recommended that individual health and travel insurance is purchased before

travelling.

For EU citizens, health care is covered under Social Health Care on presentation of an

EU 11 form available in the country of residence.

Citizens from outside of EU should provide their own health insurance to cover illness

and travel insurance.

The Organizers are not responsible for any kind of PERSONAL injury, loss, theft or

damage to people or property OUTSIDE OF THE COMPETITION.

The Organizers will cover third party damage during the contest.

Visa requirements

For those countries where the Romanian Entry Visa is asked for, it can be obtained from The

Romanian Embassies/Consulates. For more information please consult the Romanian Ministry

of Foreign Affairs. (www.mae.ro/en/node/2040)

Citizens belonging to the countries members of EU do not need an Entry Visa.

Registration of the national teams

On registration, the Team Manager must present the FAI licenses, an updated entry form

(if any changes), a national flag (1m x 1,5m), national anthem on CD or on memory stick,

and the payment order only if paid late.

Transportation

The organizer will provide transport for teams at their request, from “Henri Coanda”

Bucharest International airport to Buzau.

NATIONAL CURRENCY

1 LEU=100 BANI

There are banknotes of 1 LEU, 5 LEI, 10 LEI, 50 LEI, 100 LEI, 200 LEI and 500 LEI.

There are coins OF 1, 5, 10 and 50 bani.

MONEY EXCHANGE: we strongly recommend to exchange money only at the cash machines, exchange offices and banks.

EXCHANGE RATE: 1 EUR= 4,70 LEI

FUEL PRICE:

1l 95 octane (with or without led) ~5,50 LEI

1l 98 octane (with or without led) ~5,85 LEI

1l Diesel ~ 5,70 LEI

ORGANISER CONTACT DETAILS

Mail: FEDERATIA ROMANA DE MODELISM

OP 6 – CP 56 BUCURESTI, ROMANIA

Email: ioanaeu822@gmail.com

We are looking forward to welcome you all in Buzau!

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,

Secretary General,

Ioana DUMITRU