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The First Balkaniada 2025
The inaugural multi-discipline air sports championship bringing together the best pilots from across the Balkan region.
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Dates
Sep 17–21, 2025
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Location
Aeroclub Serres, Greece
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Disciplines
5 Categories
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Participants
150+ Expected
About the Event
About the Event
BAF Free‑Flight Indoor F1N
Indoor Hand‑Launch Glider Championship
1. Definition
A non‑propelled, fixed‑wing model aircraft flown entirely within an enclosed space, generating lift solely from its fixed aerodynamic surfaces.
2. Characteristics
Wings: Fixed (no variable‑area or folding).
Construction: Competitor‑built; up to 3 models per entrant.
Identification: Each model must display the competitor’s unique BAF ID on the upper surface of the wing.
3. Number of Flights
Each pilot is allowed 15 flights total:
5 rounds
Up to 3 attempts per round
4. Official Flight
Your first valid attempt in each round is scored.
If invalid (§ 5), you receive one retry.
If the second is also invalid, the flight scores 0 s.
5. Invalid Attempts
An attempt is void—and grants a retry—if during launch or flight the model:
Collides with any person or object held by a person (competitor excluded).
Collides mid‑air with another model.
Loses any part.
6. Timing of Flights
Timekeepers: Two independent, using electronic stop‑watches.
Start: At launch.
Stop: When the model comes to rest on the floor, or contacts any part of the building and stops translational movement.
Official Time:
Average of the two readings.
Rounded down to the nearest 0.1 s.
If readings differ significantly, the organizer & Jury decide.
7. Overall Classification
Preliminaries
Sum of your five best flight times.
Ties: Broken by your 6th best, then 7th, etc.
Final Fly‑Off
Top 30 % of pilots.
9 flights (3 rounds × 3 attempts).
Sum of your three best; ties broken by the 4th best, then 5th.
Category Minimum Entrants
Senior ≥ 16
Junior ≥ 6
Female ≥ 10
Open (otherwise) N/A
8. Launching
Hand‑launch from the floor; jumping is allowed but the competitor must release while grounded.
9. Ceiling‑Height Categories
Based on the largest 15 m‑diameter circle inscribable beneath the building’s primary structure:
Class Height Range
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BAF Free‑Flight Indoor F1N
Indoor Hand‑Launch Glider Championship
1. Definition
A non‑propelled, fixed‑wing model aircraft flown entirely within an enclosed space, generating lift solely from its fixed aerodynamic surfaces.
2. Characteristics
Wings: Fixed (no variable‑area or folding).
Construction: Competitor‑built; up to 3 models per entrant.
Identification: Each model must display the competitor’s unique BAF ID on the upper surface of the wing.
3. Number of Flights
Each pilot is allowed 15 flights total:
5 rounds
Up to 3 attempts per round
4. Official Flight
Your first valid attempt in each round is scored.
If invalid (§ 5), you receive one retry.
If the second is also invalid, the flight scores 0 s.
5. Invalid Attempts
An attempt is void—and grants a retry—if during launch or flight the model:
Collides with any person or object held by a person (competitor excluded).
Collides mid‑air with another model.
Loses any part.
6. Timing of Flights
Timekeepers: Two independent, using electronic stop‑watches.
Start: At launch.
Stop: When the model comes to rest on the floor, or contacts any part of the building and stops translational movement.
Official Time:
Average of the two readings.
Rounded down to the nearest 0.1 s.
If readings differ significantly, the organizer & Jury decide.
7. Overall Classification
Preliminaries
Sum of your five best flight times.
Ties: Broken by your 6th best, then 7th, etc.
Final Fly‑Off
Top 30 % of pilots.
9 flights (3 rounds × 3 attempts).
Sum of your three best; ties broken by the 4th best, then 5th.
Category Minimum Entrants
Senior ≥ 16
Junior ≥ 6
Female ≥ 10
Open (otherwise) N/A
8. Launching
Hand‑launch from the floor; jumping is allowed but the competitor must release while grounded.
9. Ceiling‑Height Categories
Based on the largest 15 m‑diameter circle inscribable beneath the building’s primary structure:
Class Height Range
I
Competition Categories
Paragliding Accuracy
Precision landing competition
Registration: €0.00
Skill Level: Intermediate+
Hang Gliding Cross Country
Distance and speed challenges
Registration: €0.00
Skill Level: Advanced
Aerobatics Display
Precision aerobatic maneuvers
Registration: €0.00
Skill Level: Expert
Microlight Navigation
Navigation accuracy test
Registration: €0.00
Skill Level: Intermediate+
Aeromodeling Championship
Scale models and racing categories
Registration: €0.00
Skill Level: All levels welcome