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                                                                                      The flight line crew with our helpers. Far
                                                                                      right Yuan Zhao, the boss of everything.



























                                                                                      The helper of Aamer Waheed from Pakistan
                                                                                      swears the judges in on the next figure.
                                                                    Chinese courtesy.
                                                                    Before and after
                                                                    the flight the Chine-
                                                                    se pilots bowed to the
                                                                    judges.           and after the flight. Whenever there we-
                                                                                      re problems with the landing gear du-
                                                                                      ring the landing or when the landing en-
                                                                                      ded at a height of two meters, the pilot
                                                                                      came to us and apologized.
                                                                                        Interesting was also the cooperation
                                                                                      between helper and pilot during the eva-
                                                                                      luation flight. There you could see the
                                                                                      scolding, the desperate, the head-sha-
                                                                                      king but also the satisfied helper in the
                                                                                      back of the pilot. Some said the figures
                                                                                      almost too quietly, while others turned
                                                                                      around and shouted at the judges. So
                                                                                      there was a lot of humanity and we both
                                                                                              enjoyed every minute.

                                                          A look at the infrastructure behind the
                                                          Bleachers. On the left the hangar tent.  What else happened
                                                                                                Even during the World Cup,
                                                                                              the participants discussed ne-
                                                                                              cessary changes in the rules
                                                                                              and regulations in order to re-
                                                                                              duce the requirements again
                                                                                              and thus make the competiti-
                                                                                              on more attractive for newco-
                                                                                              mers. Many suggestions were
                                                                                              discussed, which ultimately
                                                                                              found expression in almost 40
                                                                                              rule change proposals. This
                                                                                              alone shows that something
                                                                                              urgently needs to be done and
                                                                                              that we do not have four more
              At the Flightline                                     years. We can look forward to the annual general meeting of
                Lothar Heinrich and I were responsible for the flight line.  the IJMC in January 2020.
              This had the advantage that we saw all flights and therefore  After a protest against Gianluca De Marrchi from Italy, the
              all pilots of the competition with their helpers. While our  arbitration court has clearly established that pictures in his
              young boys greeted the judges with a casual "have fun", all  documentation have been manipulated or that a photo of the
              Chinese pilots and their helpers bowed to the judges before  model has been presented as an original photo. In order to

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