Pilot of the Year Competition Roll and Limbo

Pilot of the Year Competition Roll and Limbo 2024

Wednesday July 10^th @ 5:00 pm and Saturday July 13^th  @ 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.

And 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)

Roll and Limbo

1. The tape will be supported by a pole on each side of the runway.

The tape will be what is contained within audio / video cassettes or similar.

2. The starting height of the tape will be 6 Feet.

The tape will be lowered by 1 foot for every round flown.

3. For each round the pilot must take off and complete one

circuit overflying the target area. (For trimming & lining up purposing)

4. Prior to flying under the limbo. The plane must perform a roll. Drone / Helicopter are forbidden.

5. In each round each contestant will be required to attempt to fly their model under the tape without it breaking the tape or touching the supporting poles or the ground. If they are successful, they proceed to the next round.

6. Each remaining contestant takes turns to fly their model under the tape at the new height until only one successful contestant remains and they will be declared the winner.

7. A valid attempt consists at minimum of a take-off, a circuit overflying the runway / limbo assembly followed by a circuit incorporating a roll and then flying under the tape followed by circuit and a successful landing.

2 passes at the limbo are allowed in each attempt but a roll must be incorporated in each circuit.

Come and join in it will be great fun

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