“One Scale Class is enough!”
A model in the Sport class must fulfill the following criteria:
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Ultimately this statement leads towards the decision to merge both classes, “1:3” and “SLS”.
In the end we want to offer fair and exciting competitions with as many participants as possible.
After the 2023 Worldmasters in Neresheim, it was quite obvious that the only differences between the “1:3” and “SLS” class are the means of getting airborne.
For the upcoming CONTEST-Eurotour events, beginning 2024, we thereby took the decision to only fly ONE Scale-class anymore.
The type of launch (self-launch or aerotow) will be determined by whether tow-planes will be available or not. This will be defined by the respective organizers before the registration period for each competition starts.
The class will be called only “Scale” from now on and the method of towing will be indicated as “Self-launch” or “Aerotow”.
Which planes will be allowed?
All gliders in the scale of 1:3 or smaller are allowed.
All gliders which are larger than 1:3-scale and which were available on the market or have been developed and flown before the year 2024 are allowed too.
So even if pilots plan to buy and compete with these gliders, they surely can do so in the future.
New developments must be smaller or exactly at the scale of 1:3 though!
The flight task for the Sport class meets the following criteria:
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Max. Entry altitude: 500m
Max. Entry speed: 120km/h
Distance: 500m (∼ 2410m circumference of the triangle)
