Fly long … but without thermal

1.  July, 1st 2014 - June, 30th 2015  VSM overview Fly long … but without thermal

2. VICTOR STAMOVMEMORIAL worldwide open sunrise series VSM We remember and don‘t forget you! July 2014 - June 2015 • VSM as short overview: • between July 1st 2014 and June 30th 2015 you go out as often you wantas individual or in a group for sunrise flying in dead, calm air • k You make 5 (minimum 4) flights to the groundwithout thermal assistance • lYour timekeeper stop your flights and record your data • Youmake online registration + enter results and pay the VSM feesafter flying • n You will see the actual scoring of results on websitewww.vsmsunrise.org sportsmanship with respect and fairness will be expected  fly long ... but without thermals 

3. VSM - quick overview July 2014 - JUNE 2015 several flying sessions allowed sportsman timekeeper sportsman 1 2 3 • registration on website • enter your resultsonline • - pay the VSM fees • no rounds at VSM sunrise • make 5 (minimum 4) flights asap after sunrise* • - last flight latest 2 hours after official sunrise* yourtimekeeperrecord - all necessary data - flying time - altitude only in case of altimeter available and taking part in VSMhigh and fly** * sunrise = local time of sunrisewww.sunrisesunsetmap.com **VSMhigh and flys. under awards on www.vsmsunrise.org

4. VSM- flying rules Premise: flying indead, calm air without thermal assistance* to measure only glideperformance of your model • make 5 (minimum 4) unlimited flights in dead calm air to the ground- The flight with the highest and the lowest time will be cancelled • the average of the remaining 3 flights will be calculated as final result • in case of only 4 flights, the not flown flight will be cancelled as 0 of lowest time Example: Sunrise results at EUROPE COUPE Revival Ilbesheim 2011 • * without thermal ... • means, that when model • climbs or stay same height • flies a time out of normal average • one of the 3 flights is 60 sec higherthan the average of 3 flightsthen this flight can’t be taken into the VSMscoring of 3 flights, due • no real sunrise conditions exists •  try again or another day www.creasus.de/ikarus/elemente/1pdfresults/6_Results_SR_2011.pdf

5. VSM- scoring  fly long ... but without thermals  several flying sessions allowed A. Examplescoring of results in VSM regular classes • Scoring Rules to make the VSM challenging as fair as possible • To eliminate the1 day luck and have a realistic comparing • of your gliding performance • - for 10% ormin. 10 best Top flyers- the average of 2 best results- flown on different fieldswill be taken in final ranking • for all other sportsman the best • ofall flown resultswill be taken • to solve a tie the next best result will be taken to find a solution B. scoring of results in VSM new with best result

6. VSM awards “glory and honour” 2014/ 2015 1. scoring will be published on the VSM website 2. after June, 30th 2015 the final winners will be announced and informed 3.awards not yet fixed, let’s see later in the year, how participation and acceptance will turn out  VSM Best Sunrise foto award  the purpose and kind of this event speak for themselves: • this silent remembrance sunrise flying has its own value ! • Be sure, you will be all winner bymaking new experiences 

7. You always need something new! Shaping the future: „looking for new adventures.“ „ but the air will change to wind and wind lets ships sail...“ Let‘s go, start and support a new idea  … without this spirit Columbus would never have explored America !