1999

Copyright: H. Jansen op de Haar 1998, 1999

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IV. PROCEDURES

A. Grid or Kite positioning system

B. Standard calls (fixed; in English)

by the field director:

• TIMING (these calls will always be made when applicable)

  • during preparation time as well as during the routine:
    

    • HALF

      when half the time allowed for aroutine is still available (not to be used during preparation time)

    • ONE MINUTE

      when there is one minute to go (either for preparation or to fly)

      the field director will perform a wind-check if a call from the competitor is made IMMEDIATELY after this call

    • FIFTEEN

      when there is fifteen seconds to go (either for preparation or to fly)

    • JUDGES ARE READY
      • - after a delay
      • - after the request of the competitor to start early
    • IN

      at the end of preparation time (if the competitor did not call it before)

    • OUT

      at the end of the allowed time for the routine (if the competitor did not call before)

  • FLYING
    • STOP

      for any -safety- reason (as mentioned in the rules)

    • O.K.

      -after a wind-check, if the wind-speed is within the set limits

    • BREAK

      -after a wind-check, if the wind-speed is outside the set limits

  By the competitor:

  • IN

    at the beginning of a routine or compulsory

  • OUT

    at the end of a routine or compulsory, or if the competitor decides to stop after a wind-check

  • STOP

    for safety-reasons (as mentioned in the rules)

  • WIND-CHECK

    if the competitor wants the field director to perform a wind-check

  C. Stage-inn reporting

  • - it is the responsibility of the competitor to report to the stage-in/stage-out area in time (to enter this area as soon as there is a place available)
  • - unless decided otherwise during the general pilots meeting, the stage-in/ stage-out area will be used in the followingway:

    the first competitor will use one half of the area to prepare kites and lines, the second the other half. As soon as a competitor has cleared her/ his half after completing the performance the next competitor will use that half.

    {so the odd competitors will use the one half, the even competitors the other half}

  • - if a Pit boss has been introduced at the general pilotsmeeting, the competitor will follow the instructions of the Pit boss, while being in the stage-in/ stage out area

  D. Wind-check

  - wind-meters:

  hand-held (preferably one that does not need to be pointed into the specific wind-direction)

  • - keep it as high as possible
  • - set the stop-watch (for 15 seconds)
  • - count the number of times the wind is outside the limits; three times outside limits within 15 s OR if it is outside the limit for more than 5 s. the conclusion is Average wind speed is outside the limits.

  stationary wind meter:

  the Chief judge has to approve its place (within or on the public boundary) and height (not more than 5 m).
  The readings should be available for the Field Director inmediately either by a large display, readable from any place on the field, or by suitable means of communication between Field Director, and some one who can read the display.
  Basically the way to do the windcheck is the same as with the hand held meter.

  - standard calls

  if the conclusion of the wind-check is that wind speed is between set limits call
  O.K.

  if it is not call:
  BREAK

  E. Judging

  • - the judges will stay close to the competitors, but not closer than 5m.
  • - they will (try to) keep their eyes on the kite(s) during judging
  • - they will ignore the appearance, behaviour (unless it is unsafe behaviour) etc of competitors
  • - they will make no comments to competitors about their judging, scores etc. during pilots-meetings and during the game
  • - apply
    margins of error
    in compsulsories and other requested or prescribed moves in the following way, based on the standard measurements of the grid
    • - for deviations from the flying path, as depicted in the diagram, if the nose of the kite is within an area the width of the kite wide, this would still be considered acceptable
    • - of relative positions of circles in the figure: place of one center not shifted more than the radius of that circle, with a maximum of three kite-widths
    • - of relative positions of parallel straight lines: no more than one kite width change in the relative distance, as depicted in the diagram
    • - of simultaneous moves (team/ pair) no greater delay between the first kite moving and last kite moving of about 0.5 seconds
    • - of requested stops of any kind: a minimum time of 0.2s.
    • - of landings: no forward movement (in the original flying direction) just before landing takes place.

  F. Line-judging

  During preparation time:

  • - at the request of the competitor line judges will use the yellow flag as a signal if the kite flies close to the DQ -boundary
  • - a Red Flag if the competitor crosses the DQ -line while flying a kite, or if a kites and/ or attached lines cross the DQ-line if not handheld by competitor or groundcrew and are at a height of less than 10 m.

  During compulsories and routines:

  • - a Yellow flag if the competitor flies over the Warning Boundary,or crosses it her/ himself. Unless decided differently during the generalpilots meeting, the line judge will also sound a short whistle
  • - a Red Flag if the competitor crosses the DQ -line while flying a kite, or if a kites and/ or attached lines cross the DQ-line if not handheld by competitor or groundcrew and are at a height of less than 10 m.

  G. Ground crew (fellow competitors)

  Only if the competitors agree the following system for ground-crewing can be used to make sure everybody has enough time toprepare, and has to stay on the field as short as possible, outside the performance:

  • - the last but one competitor will be the ground crew for number one (so in a group of 14, number 13 will assist nr 1)
  • - the last competitor will assist nr 2
  • - nr 1 will assist nr 3
  • - nr 2 will assist nr 4

  and so one

  [this way the competitors who assist each other will also use the same half of the stage-in/stage-outarea]

  G. Draw

  the draw shall be done randomly. This can be easily done with a computer, numbered slips of paper etc.

  I. Publishing scores

  the following scores can be published during the event:
  the separate scores for:

  • - the compulsories
  • - the routine
  • - content
  • - execution
  • - choreography
  • - the total of the applied deductions
  • - the total score

  The Chief Judge will decide which scores to publish during competition.

  Scores will be published per judge, but without the names of the judges, unless a unanimous decision is taken by all judges of the event to do otherwise.

  Scores are published on at least one place, made known to competitors during the first pilots meeting and are marked "preliminary" until Head Judges and Chief Judge have checked and approved them.

  All mentioned scores will be published afterwards; the organiser will be responsible for sending this publication to competitors and judging panel.

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