Main decisions taken at the 2015 CIAM Annual Meeting
The 2015 Annual Meeting of the FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) was held on 24 and 25 April 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The CIAM Bureau Members met a day earlier at the same location.
Friday evening’s Open Forum discussion
The topic of the Open Forum was the drones, and how to include them in the Aeromodelling community. It started with a presentation of the report from the specially established Working Group, and was followed by a discussion to see how this activity will be integrated within the the FAI Aeromodelling Commission. The CIAM Plenary also adopted a proposal from the President to establish an organising committee to introduce a sporting event in 2016.
Future competitions
The organisation of the following competitions has been awarded:
2017 World Championships:
| EVENT NAME | PLACE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 FAI F3 World Championships for Model Helicopters | Wloclawek (Poland) | 22 Jul to 29 Jul 2017 |
| 2017 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft | Szentes (Hungary) | 06 Aug to 12 Aug 2017 |
| 2017 FAI F1E World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft | Turda (Romania) | 22 Aug to 25 Aug 2017 |
2016 Continental Championships:
| EVENT NAME | PLACE | DATE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 FAI F3 European Championships for Model Helicopters | Wloclawek (Poland) | 22 Jul to 31 Jul 2016 |
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2017 Continental Championships:
| EVENT NAME | PLACE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft | Slanic Prahova (Romania) | 14 Mar to 17 Mar 2017 |
| 2017 FAI F1 Junior European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft | Prilep (Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia) | 25 Jul to 29 Jul 2017 |
| 2017 FAI F2 European Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft | Bekescsaba (Hungary) | 06 Aug to 11 Aug 2017 |
| 2017 FAI S European Championships for Space Models | Wloclawek (Poland) | 20 Aug to 25 Aug 2017 |
-> Check out the calendar for all Aeromodelling past and future events.
Awards
The FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal: Bengt-Olof SAMUELSSON (SWE)
The Andrei Tupolev Medal: Carl DOGE (USA)
The Alphone Penaud Diploma: Alain ROUX (FRA)
The Antonov Diploma: Miodrag PELAGIC (SVK)
The Frank Ehling Diploma: Tatsuo YAMASHINA (JPN)
CIAM Scholarship: Bernhard FLIXEDER (AUT). The Aeromodelling Scholarship diploma, “Spirit of Flight”, was awarded to the winner.
Sporting Code changes
Amendments will be included in the 2016 Version of Sporting Code Section 4.
Bureau Elections
No bureau elections were held this year.
Subcommittee Chairmen
F1 Free Flight - Ian KAYNES (GBR)
F3 RC Aerobatics – Michael RAMEL (GER)
F3 RC Soaring – Tomas BARTOVSKY (CZE)
F3 RC Helicopter – Dag ECKHOFF (NOR)
F3 RC Pylon Racing – Rob METKEMEIJER (NED)
The five other subcommittee chairmen were confirmed for the second year of their term.
-> Check out the list of CIAM Subcommittees and their members
Next Meetings
The 2016 CIAM Annual Meeting will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 22 to 23 April 2016.
The Bureau Members will meet in December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at a date to be determined, and on 21 April 2016 in Lausanne.
