Redruth & District Model Flying Club
Fixed-Wing Competition Rules.
The club holds the following flying competitions:-
| Two fixed-wing fly-for-fun's One flyer-of-the-year Two rotary-wing fly-for-fun's |
Points are awarded as:
| 1st | 50 point |
| 2nd | 48 points |
| 3rd | 46 points etc |
In the event of a tie, a limbo fly-off will be held.
All points awarded for fixed-wing flying competitions are accumulated to decide the overall winner who will be presented with the Derek Carter trophy.
The club also has a scale competition with classes for fun-fighter and scale, the rules for which can be seen here.
| General Rules | 1 - For fixed wing flying competions, only fixed wing or auto-gyros may be entered. 2 - Competitors must use the same model for all events, except the limbo. 3 - Two judges or one judge and one assistant will be appointed. 4 - Disputes will be settled with an inverted limbo event. |
| Fixed Wing Fly-For-Fun Rules. | |
|---|---|
| Spot Landing | SPOT is where the model first touches the ground. 'A' certs - normal landing. 'B' certs - dead stick. Upto five points will be deducted for ARRIVALS. |
| Climb & Glide | Climb for 20 seconds, kill engine and glide. Time is from point of takeoff to touchdown. 'A' certs - No restrictions. 'B' certs - Five points deducted if landing outside of 20M from spot. |
| Baton Race | Collect baton, take off, two loops, two rolls (any order), land, collect model (a touch is sufficient for large models), return baton. Runners may be used for senior fliers. |
| Limbo - Optional | Each pass qualifies pilot for next round at lower hieght. 'A' certs - Two attempts. 'B' certs - One attempt. Pilots knocked out at same height will receive same points. When the minimum height has been reached passes will continue, inverted! |
| Fixed Wing Flyer-of-the-Year Rules. | |
|---|---|
| Aerobatic - A Certs | Manouvers to be performed in sequence as: 1 - Figure of eight. 2 - Barrel roll. 3 - Two loops. 4 - Immelmann. 5 - Ten foot flypast. |
| Aerobatic - B Certs | Manouvers to be performed in sequence as: 1 - Three horizontal rolls. 2 - Three outside loops or bunts. 3 - Three spins. 4 - Cuban Eight. 5 - Four point roll. |
| Spot Landing | SPOT is where the model first touches the ground. 'A' certs - normal landing. 'B' certs - dead stick. Upto five points will be deducted for ARRIVALS. |
| Pylon - Timed laps | Time measured over three laps from a running start. Missed pylons must be repeated. 'A' certs - straight time. 'B' certs - time + 20 seconds. Course will be triangular, 133x133x75 meters. |
| Limbo - Optional | Each pass qualifies pilot for next round at lower hieght. 'A' certs - Two attempts. 'B' certs - One attempt. Pilots knocked out at same height will receive same points. When the minimum height has been reached passes will continue, inverted! |
