►Due to the weather associated with the predicted landfall of Hurricane IKE, we have been forced to cancel/postpone this years event. Check back here or on our homepage for any updates.◄

September 13^th, 2008

Please join us for one of the most unique flying contests in the area.

The challenge this year is to fly a 2 legged course. Maps will be distributed  to each team as they take off. The object is to fly the course as cleanly as possible, so as to best emulate the official course time known only to the officials running the race and announced after all planes have returned. Each leg will be timed and recorded. The total time will be tallied after returning to the original site. The winner is determined by the team with the closest possible combined times, over or under, to the official time. Second and third place are to follow in the same manner.

All aircraft must take off from the runway and land on the next determined runway. Field repairs are allowed but the aircraft must leave the ground from wherever the plane landed.  If you drive in with your plane you will get a zero for that leg. Timing is started when the wheels leave the ground and stopped when they hit again and stick.

Battery charging, refueling, and repairs can be made at the designated landing sites with no time penalty. 

Typical planes are trainers or even ¼ scale Cubs. Whatever you want to fly. Electric would be interesting!

Requirements:

Registration starts at 8AM and closes at 8:45 AM. Test flying before 8:45 is allowed with standard frequency control and club rules to be followed..

$5.00 per team member, not to exceed $20.00 per team. Lunch will be made available by the Space City cook at an additional charge.

At least a 3 man team - Pilot, driver, and navigator. Most have 4 members. Anyone flying is required to show proof of current AMA status. Don’t forget your cards! Multiple pilots are allowed and encouraged as it can get pretty tedious flying for extended periods of time.

Plenty of fuel and fuel capacity for at least a 50 minute full throttle flight.

Plenty of battery capacity, at least enough for 2 fifty minute flights or quick charge at halfway point.

There will be NO unsecured chairs or seats of any kind allowed. ALL chairs or whatever must be restrained to insure the safety of the pilots. A couple of pillows against the tailgate of a pickup work just fine.

A cell phone in all vehicles and number to be registered with the team.

Please, no computer assisted mapping.

Recommendations:

Please, if you have extra crystals for you radio system (a different frequency of course) bring them along.

Quick chargers and/or extra battery packs.

Goggles or some sort of eye protection that will not fly off in the wind.

Extra props, voltmeter, and some good CA in case it’s needed.

Speed may be from as little as 5 miles per hour up to possibly 65 miles per hour. Make sure your plane can achieve these speeds and don’t forget there will be a head wind somewhere along the course so extra power is always good.

Bring your toys and spend the rest of the day flying at our great facility. Field rules apply.

Additional Information: Contact Dick Davidson @  (713) 306-0568

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