Announcements

October 27, 2024: Final results.

October 16, 2024:
Bulletin 1 - Latest update on competition information.
Schedule - Updated information of banquet.
Accommodation - Added link to shuttle bus service of Regal Riverside Hotel.

September 21, 2024: We have changed the end times of the competition.

September 14, 2024: Souvenirs, Prizes and Entry list updated.

July 1, 2024: Registration for Typhoon Race 2024 is now opened!

Typhoon Race F3F 2024, Hong Kong

Title of Event	Typhoon Race F3F 2024, Hong Kong
Date of Event	October 23 (Wed) to 25 (Fri), 2024
Location	Hong Kong
Official Language	English and Chinese
Event Organizer	The Hong Kong Radio Control Soaring Society (HKRCSS)
Contact Persons	Leung Chi Sang, Kolosun

Typhoon Race is an annual open F3F event held in the Asia-Pacific region. It was found by the F3F enthusiasts in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Australia in 2007. The first Typhoon Race was held in Taiwan in 2008 and rotate among Taiwan, Korea and Hong Kong each year. This 3 days event attracted the best F3F competitors of the region. Average number of participant was over 40. Typhoon Race 2014, Hong Kong is organized by the Hong Kong Radio Control Soaring Society (HKRCSS).

Registration

Fees

1, Competition - HKD550 (Paypal: HKD574.2)
This covers participation to Typhoon Race F3F 2024 and access to the flight line area, souvenirs and insurance of the 3 competition days.

2, Banquet (Optional) - HKD450 (Paypal: HKD469.8)
This covers paricipation to the Banquet in the evening on October 25, 2024.

3, Shuttle bus (Optional) - HKD400 (Paypal: HKD417.6)
This covers the shuttle bus fee from Regal Riverside Hotel to the nearest access of the flying slope for October 23 to 25, 2024.

All fees are non-refundable. Fees to be transferred to the following HKRCSS account:

Bank	Hang Seng Bank
Account name	The Hong Kong Radio Control Soaring Society
Account number	359-136991-001

Fees can also be paid by Paypal. Please send the amount (Paypal fee included) to: sunleung2017@yahoo.com (Leung Chi Sang, Kolosun)

Note:

TR2024 is organized entirely by volunteers. There is no profit made from the event. Surplus of the event, if any, will be donated to the Hong Kong Radio Control Soaring Society (HKRCSS). HKRCSS is registered as a non-profit organization under the Societies Ordinance of Hong Kong SAR Government. Its aim is to promote RC soaring in Hong Kong.

Frequencies

All radios shall use the legal frequencies listed in the Hong Kong Tables of Frequency Allocations issued by the Office of Communications Authority of the Government of Hong Kong SAR. The following frequencies are allocated for radio controlled model aircraft in Hong Kong.

35MHz : 35.150, 35.160, 35.170, 35.180, 35.190, 35.200, 35.210 and 35.220
40MHz : 40.665, 40.675, 40.685 and 40.695
72MHz : 72.010, 72.130, 72.170, 72.190, 72.210 and 72.270
2.4GHz spread spectrum.

We highly recommend using 2.4GHz for easier frequency control.

Note on 72MHz:

72MHz is a busy channel in Hong Kong, shared with high power land mobile transceivers that sometimes could cause interference to certain model channels. We suggest avoid using 72MHz.

Teams

There are awards for teams. Each team consists of 3 competitors. The country of the members of a team need not be the same. Each competitor can only belong to one team. You do not have to fly as a team, but if you want to, please include the team name in the registration.

Registration

The registration will be opened on July 1, 2024. Deadline for registration is August 31, 2024. The number of contestants is limited to 50. Registration will be closed due to over subscription.

Hong Kong	16
Korea	10
Singapore	6
Taiwan	10
Other countries	8

There is a waiting list. If there are still vacancies after August 31, the vacancies will be openned for all on the waiting list regardless of the quota of country. Registration deadline for waiting list is September 30, 2024.

Registration is only confirmed by successful payment of competition fee.

The organizer can re-allocate the quota subject to the actual registration status upon deadline to maximum participating opportunities.

To register, please send the following information to Leung Chi Sang, Kolosun.

1,	Name (Surname name, name)
2,	Team Name (if any)
3,	Country
4,	Email
5,	Frequency
6,	Models
7,	Banquet (Yes: no. of person/No)
8,	T-shirt size? (M/L/XL/XXL)
9,	Shuttle bus (Yes/No)

Souvenirs

A TR2024 T-shirt will be given to each competitor. Please state your size in the registration.
RadioMaster is very generous and sent us two sets of radio, the TX16S and the Boxer, for the lucky draw in the banquet. Thank you to RadioMaster!

Awards

Individual - Champion, 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up and the Fastest Time
Team - Champion, 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up

Prizes

This year we have KST sponsores us a specially made TR2024 wing servo, the X10 Pro-A TR2024 edition. KST has been supporting the Typhoon Race in Hong Kong for many years, and we are very grateful to KST for their support again.

Individual: Champion - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 4 1st Runner-up - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 4 2nd Runner-up - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 4 Fastest time - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 4 Team: Champion - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 6 1st Runner-up - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 6 2nd Runner-up - KST X10 Pro-A servo x 6

Eagle Soaring Devices sponsores us the latest version of the Secret series, the Secret R, with special TR2024 design as the Champion's prize. A big thank you to Eagle Soaring Devices!

Individual: Champion - Secret R TR2024 Edition x 1

Entries

Competition schedule

October 22, 2024 (Tuesday)

10:00 - 15:00	Practice day without course set up.
16:00 - 20:00	Processing, registration and model inspection in the Regal Riverside Hotel.

October 23, 2024 (Wednesday, competition day 1)

09:00 - 09:15	Pilot briefing at flying site.
09:20 - 16:00	Day 1, rounds.

October 24, 2024 (Thursday, competition day 2)

09:00 - 09:10	Pilot briefing at flying site.
09:10 - 16:00	Day 2, rounds.

October 25, 2024 (Friday, competition day 3)

09:00 - 09:10	Pilot briefing at flying site.
09:10 - 14:00	Day 3, rounds.
18:00 - 20:45	Prize giving ceremony and banquet.

Note: About the end time on competition day 1 and day 2:

The last round of day 1 and day 2 is the round running at 16:00. Depends on the flying condition, number of participants and safety factors, CD could announce a group splitting.

Note: About the end time on competition day 3

The last round of day 3 is the round running at 14:00.

Banquet

Banquet will be held at Hoi Won Wui, Hong Kong Science Park. The address is S101, 1/F, Building 1W, 1 Science Park West Avenue

Competition rules

FAI F3F rules

Competition is based on FAI Sporting Code Radio Control Soaring - 2024 Edition - Version 2. The rules can be downloaded at the FAI web site. (Copy)

Local rules

1, Launching failure by the helper
Whether the failure is caused by the competitor or the helper, the competitor will get a 0 mark unless it is under the conditions described in FAI F3F.5.

2, Model crashed during landing
Model crashed during a landing will not be considered as a landing failure, as long as it crashed in the landing zone.

3, Re-flight procedure
No airborne reflight is allowed. All re-flight must be carried out after a proper landing according to the instruction of the Contest Director (CD). If the landing failed, the re-flight will be cancelled and result in a 0 mark (DNF).
(See also FAI F3F.5 and FAI F3F.17 about the reflight procedures.)

4, Take off and landing areas
All take off and landing must be carried out at the designated take off and landing areas. Failure to do so will result in a DNS or DNF. Details of the take off and landing areas of each flying site will be announced during competition briefing.

Complaints

Pilots are entitled to file a complaint or to lodge a protest. Protest fee is HK$500. If the protest is upheld the deposit is to be returned.

Slopes and Weather

Slopes

The main slope of the contest is Ma On Shan for Easterly which is located in the North Eastern part of the Hong Kong territory. The flying site is 340m high with a spectacular view of the charming area of Sai Kung countryside. This slope can be accessed by a 20 minutes hike. Check the Map of Ma On Shan flying site here.
A backup site at Cheung Ngau Shan (Map) for Northerly and Southerly.

Weather

According to Hong Kong Observatory meteorological record, the average temperature in October is 24°C and the average wind speed is 8m/s easterly, the most favorable condition for F3F.

Hong Kong Observatory	9 Day Weather Forecast
Ma On Shan	Weather forecast by Windguru
Cheung Ngau Shan	Weather forecast by Windguru

Accommodation and Travel

Accommodation

Nearby hotels:

Regal Riverside Hotel, Shatin (recommended)

Royal Park Hotel, Shatin

Hyatt Regency, Shatin

For ease of arranging transport and pickup for oversea pilots, we recommend oversea pilots staying in nearby Regal Riverside Hotel. A standard twin room costs about US$120 per night.

Going to Hong Kong

Hong Kong International Airport is one of the largest and most modern in the world. There are more than 40 airlines from around the world that fly into the airport at Chek Lap Kok. Carriers to Hong Kong include: Asiana, British Airways, Canadian, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, Continental, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic.

Travelling in Hong Kong

Many hotels provide free airport shuttle bus transfer, including Regal Riverside Hotel we recommended. You may like to contact them for more information from the hotel official web site.

HKRCSS provides shuttle bus between the flying site and Regal Riverside Hotel on the three competition days. Please state this in the registration if you want the transportation arrangement.

Alternately, some of the local pilots can also give you a ride. Please contact them individually.

Car rental in Hong Kong is not very popular because of the very limited parking spaces. If you are travelling in the city, UBER / taxi and the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) are the most preferred ways.

Drone rules

If you want to fly a drone (250g ~ 7kg) in Hong Kong, you need to register both the drone and the pilot.
Currently there is no registration required to fly un-powered R/C gliders in Hong Kong, as long as the glider is not over 7kg of weight.

Results

Champion:	Iñaki Elizondo (Spain)
1st runner-up:	Thomas Liu (Taiwan)
2nd runner-up:	Ilhun Jeon (Korea)
Fastest time:	Stanley Chan (Hong Kong)
Team Champion:	Secret (Ho Kwok Wai, Leung Chi Sang, Leung Chi Wa)
Team 1st runner-up:	Pollos hermanos (CM Cheng, Inaki Elizondo, Fernando Moro)
Team 2nd runner-up:	HK_A+ (Stanley Chan, Philip Leung, Wing Wong)

Score sheet: http://www.hkrcss.org/F3FGroup2/TR2024/Results.php?file=TR2024.CSV.