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January Contest
AMA SANCTIONED
JANUARY 10, 2010
Encinitas FLIGHT CENTER, Encinitas, CA
This will be a four round (five if time permits), seeded,
man-on-man contest. The landings will be to a standard 50
foot circle with 100 points max per landing. Two winches,
with retrievers, will be used for launch. Flight groups will
have 4 people, two for each winch.
Round times will be determined by the CD prior to the start
of each round. Time will be scored at 10 points per second
over/under. In the second and subsequent rounds, winners
will fly against winners.
Pilot's meeting at 0845 (bring your 2010 AMA card) with
first flight at 0900.
CD:
Don Richmond (858) 858-6029
HandLaunch Contest Sunday February 6, 2010
Just a reminder that our second handlaunch contest of the
2010 season is Saturday, Feb 6th, in Encinitas. If you have
a handlaunch plane or can beg, borrow, or steal one for the
contest, head on over to the thread on RC Groups and post
your name and frequency. We'd love to have you, even if
you've never flown a contest. I've pasted the full text of
the RC Groups post below for convenience.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1178700
Come on out for a fun Saturday afternoon.
Cheers,
Brad
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SoCal: 6 February 2010 Torrey Pines Gulls F3K Contest
The second handlaunch content of the 2010 Monthly TPG F3K
Contest Series is approaching in just a couple weeks. We all
had a great time in January and are looking forward to
another great afternoon of DLGs in San Diego. Come join us.
Remember the rule: if you have a plane, you have to fly!
Please post your name and frequency here if you plan to
attend in February.
Details:
* Event: TPG Monthly F3K Contest
* Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010
* Time: 12:45am pilot's meeting, 1pm start. May start
earlier if we need more than two flight groups per round. We
should finish by about 4pm.
* Contest format: 6 rounds, 2 flight groups per round.
* Contest Director: Brad Willoughby
* Location: TPG field in Encinitas, CA.
* Classes: Open and Sportsman
* Cost: $5.00 entry fee
Tasks:
All tasks directly from FAI F3K 2010 rules (starting on page
24) except that there will be no official timers provided.
Contest audio will run continuously from start to finish
with short pauses for breaks as needed.
1. Task G - Five longest flights, 120s max, 10-min window
2. Task D - Increasing time by 15 seconds, 10-min window
3. Task H - 1,2,3,4 any order, 10-min window
4. Task F - Best 3 of 6, 180s max, 10-min window
5. Task E - Poker - variable target time, max of 5 flights
achieved, 10-min window
6. Task C - All up, last down, 180s max, 3 launches
Brad Willoughby
Time Card
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