Pilot of the Year Competition Bomb Drop round
August 17 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Pilot of the Year Competition: Bomb Drop 2024
Wednesday August 14th @ 5:00 pm and Saturday August 17th @ 2:00 pm
Each round of the Competition will be run on 2 calendar days
Wednesday 5:00 PM and Saturday 2:00 PM weather permitting.
Each round of competition will result in a winner. At the end of the year the overall winner will receive pilot of the year award.
Competitors can do it on Wednesday or Saturday of each round.
i.e. if you cannot make the Wednesday competition you can do the Saturday competition or vice versa. but you can’t do both.
Prizes are
Discount voucher for NADMAS membership to the winner of each round of the competition.
Discount voucher for the BMFA. Overall winner of the competition ( Pilot of the year award )
Bomb Drop
- Airplane to be used. The bomb must weigh no more than 56 Grams and must be totally free of any guidance system. Only One bomb to be released during any one attempt “Cluster” bombing and Drone / Helicopter forbidden.
- The contest will consist of 2 rounds. For each round the pilot must take off and complete one
circuit overflying the target area. ( for trimming & lining up purposing )
- The pilot then has up to two circuits in which to drop their bomb.
- The bomb must be released from a height of between 10 and 30 feet. With the aim of it to
land within the marked-out area.
- After bomb release pilot should circuits land.
Points will be awarded as follows: –
Points will be awarded as follows:-
15 Points for the bomb landing in the centre area, 2.5mtrs x 2.5mtrs
10 Points for the bomb landing in the next outer area, 5mtrs x 5mtrs
5 points for the bomb landing in the outside area, 7mtrs x 7mtrs
1 Point for the bomb landing on the runway outside the marked area.
There will be 2 rounds for each pilot and their final score will be the total from both rounds.
Come and join in it will be great fun