Falcons named ‘Rare’ and ‘66’ clock fastest times in chilly and windy conditions

DUBAI, 13th February 2017:  MRM team and Hamdan Saeed Jaber (the falconer’s name is Khalfan Butti Al Qubaisi) emerged champions in the RC Airplane finals in the Sheikhs and General Public category respectively in the fifth edition of the Fakhr Al Ajyal (‘The Pride of the Generation’) Championship for Falconry Tilwah organized and supervised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) in Dubai on Sunday 12th February. 

Mustafa Al Mas led the way for MRM with his ‘Rare’ falcon winning in a time of 1:18.562 minutes in chilly and windy conditions at the site in Ruwayyah off Emirates Road. MRM also took second place with falcon ‘Shaiba’ in a time of 1: 19.219. Butti Al Ketbi (MRM) had to settle for third with his falcon ‘Erathquake’ which clocked 1: 19.429. F3 falconer Khalifa bin Mijrin broke MRM’s dominance by taking fourth position in 1: 19.896.

In the General Public category, Hamdan Saeed Jaber’s falcon ‘66’ won convincingly clocking a time of 1:17.895 minutes. Mubarak Salem Al Marar’s falcon ‘300’ came second clocking a time of 1:18: 188 while Ahmed Sagheer Kunoon Mohammed Al Ketbi’s falcon came third in a time of 1:19: 590.

Ms. Suad Ibrahim Darwish, Director of Championships at HHC, congratulating all the winners and participants stressed that the finals of the Fakhr Al Ajyal Championships has produced lot of excitement and many surprises because of the high level of competition.

'The finals of the RC Airplane event brings the curtain down on a full season which began in December. We salute the spirit of sportsmanship and high level of standard maintained by contestants,” she said.

Retain title
MRM falconer Saeed Naseeb said they were happy to retain the title in the Sheikh’s category despite the strong competition after having six qualifiers in the finals.

“We were wary of the challenge by F3 falconer Khalifa Bin Mijrin but all the hard work and months of training has finally produced results,” he said dedicating their triumph to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

Khalfan Butti Al Qubaisi falconer competing with the name Hamdan Saeed Jaber in the General Public category was pleased that his falcon ‘Spoq’ won the title for the second year in succession.

“I was confident that my falcon would grab the first position once again and he will achieve what we aspire for. My thanks to Bu Hamdan, a veteran falconer who showed professionalism in piloting the remote control airplane. We extend our gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai for supporting such tournaments giving us a spirit of enthusiasm, pride and motivation to preserve the traditional sports such as falconry in our country,” he said.

Results

RC Airplane Final (Sheikhs category)

1. Mustafa Al Mas (MRM) 1: 18.562 minutes
2. Mustafa Al Mas (MRM) 1: 19.219
3. Butti Ketbi (MRM) 1: 19.429
4. Khalifa bin Mijrin (F3K) 1: 19.896
5. Butti Ketbi (MRM) 1: 21.283
6. Khalifa bin Mijrin (F3K) 1: 21.763
7. Khalifa bin Mijrin (F3K) 1: 22.349
8. Khalifa bin Mijrin (F3K) 1: 23.203

RC Airplane Final (General Public category)

1. Hamdan Saeed Jaber (Pilot: Mustafa Al Mas) 1: 17.895 minutes
2. Mubarak Salim Ahmed Mohammed Al Marar (Ahmad Sagheer) 1: 18.188
3. Ahmed Sagheer Kunoon Mohammed Al Ketbi 1: 19.590
4. Saif Jamal Saif Mohammed Hareez (Mustafa Al Mas) 1: 19.629
5. Hamad Ahmed Sheikh Mijrin Al Kindi (Rashid bin Mijrin) 1: 21.083
6. Hamdan Saeed Jaber () 1: 21.553
7. Abdullah Rashid Ahmed Mana Al Mansouri (Mustafa Al Mas) 1: 21.989
8. Hamdan Saeed Jaber (Mustafa class) 1: 22.443
9. Mohammed Khalifa Sultan Saif Al Mansouri (Butti Ketbi) 1: 23.563
10. Ahmed Mohammed Al Ketbi DSQ

The official sponsors of heritage events organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center are Al Tayer Motors, Land Rover, Dubai Airports, Dubai World Trade Center, AW Rostamani (Arabian Automobiles), Global Village and Al Oula Radio.