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Zone A - Alberta / Northwest Territories / Nunavut
Roaring Soaring - Introduction to Competition
Event Description
Roaring Soaring - Introduction to Competitive Thermal Duration Task FlyingSeptember 18 or 19 2021 (the 19th is a contingency day due to weather)
Classes: < 100" and > 100" wingspan (hi-start, winch or e-power)
Tasks: 4-minute thermal duration with landing points
Location: MacNair Field - Didsbury Radio Control Fun Flyers Club
Contact: Tom Link ([email protected]) or Mike Berends ([email protected])
Participant Limit: 20 pilots
This event is meant to be an intro to competition thermal duration sailplane flying.
Participants will be allowed to launch within the two classes referenced either by hi-start, winch or e-power to altitude determined by the CD.
The task will be to fly a 4-minute (or as revised by the CD based on conditions) duration with 240 possible points available (4 x 60 seconds) for achieving duration and another 100 points for landing within a 10 meter circle.
This event is not meant to be a "strict" competition but rather an opportunity for participants to experience friendly competitive flying and introduce many to this sort of event.
Event Information
Club:
Event Type:
Flying
Visibility:
Public - Open to everyone
Date:
September 18, 2021
Time:
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Entry Fee:
$10.00
Contact Information
Competition Information
Contest Type:
Major
Categories:
- FPV (First Person View)
Events/Competitions:
- < 100" Class - 4 minute duration with landing ponts
- > 100" Class - 4 minute duration with landing points
Rules Deviations:
Participants will be allowed to launch within the two classes referenced either by hi-start, winch or e-power to altitude determined by the CD.
The task will be to fly a 4-minute (or as revised by the CD based on conditions) duration with 240 possible points available (4 x 60 seconds) for achieving duration and another 100 points for landing within a 10 meter circle.
This event is not meant to be a "strict" competition but rather an opportunity for participants to experience friendly competitive flying and introduce many to this sort of event.
The task will be to fly a 4-minute (or as revised by the CD based on conditions) duration with 240 possible points available (4 x 60 seconds) for achieving duration and another 100 points for landing within a 10 meter circle.
This event is not meant to be a "strict" competition but rather an opportunity for participants to experience friendly competitive flying and introduce many to this sort of event.
Event Location
Location:
MACNAIR FIELD
GPS Coordinates:
51.686722, -114.154472
Directions:
North of Didsbury, go to the Didsbury Agricultural Society Grounds, through the grounds north to the field
Airfield Type:
On private land
Airfield Diagrams:
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