Round 01 · Doha · Lusail

The competition weekend

One running order across three tiers. JWC blocks are protected — the support series absorb weather and turnaround delays, and the Grand Battle window is never compressed.

Days

Sessions

Village entry

Free · Thursday

All three series · subject to Competition Direction and weather

Running order

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JWCPROPELLERUNIVERSITY Shared

Day 1

Thu 22 Feb

3 sessions

16:00 Village openingRibbon cutting + press event · free public access ALL

17:00 University Series — Wing check-inEnrolment verified, Class B medicals confirmed, Wings briefed and paired UNIVERSITY

17:30 Sky Village liveEntertainment, sim rigs, team merchandise ALL

Day 2

Fri 23 Feb

7 sessions

09:00 JWC Training — Block 110 teams × 15 min JWC

11:30 University Series PracticeInstructor familiarisation, no scoring UNIVERSITY

12:15 Lunch · airspace reset ALL

13:00 Propeller Practice · EA-33012 entries PROPELLER

13:45 JWC Training — Block 210 teams × 15 min JWC

16:15 University Series QualifyingLadder seeding confirmed UNIVERSITY

17:00 Propeller Qualifying · EA-330Grid set for Combat 1 PROPELLER

Day 3

Sat 24 Feb

6 sessions

09:00 University Series Class A — Qualifying SortieFour Periods · 60 sec · roles alternating · limited envelope UNIVERSITY

10:00 Propeller Combat 1 · EA-330 PROPELLER

11:00 JWC Qualifying — Flights 1–1020 flights × 15 min JWC

13:30 Lunch · display slotInvited warbird heritage flight ALL

14:15 JWC Qualifying — Flights 11–20 JWC

17:00 University Series Class A FinalDecides the two Wings that fly the Grand Finale on Sunday UNIVERSITY

Day 4

Sun 25 Feb

7 sessions

08:45 Propeller Combat 2 · EA-330 PROPELLER

10:00 UNIVERSITY GRAND FINALE · Class BTwo students, two jets, full envelope — every round UNIVERSITY

11:00 University Series podiumGrand Finale result and ladder update UNIVERSITY

11:30 Propeller Final + Podium PROPELLER

12:45 Airspace sterilisation · JWC stagingMandatory hold — all 20 team aircraft staged ALL

14:00 JWC GRAND BATTLE10 teams · 20 aircraft · 2 hours JWC

16:15 Grand Podium + closing ceremony ALL

Sunday 12:45–14:00 is a mandatory hold: full airspace sterilisation and staging of all twenty team aircraft before the Grand Battle. The University Series Grand Finale flies at 10:00 in league two-seat jets, clear of that window and clear of the ten competition aircraft.