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We are running the year's first competition on Wed and
Thur morning. This is a good opportunity to see how far you've come and
how you stack up against other pilots for precision control, inflight,
launch and landing skill.
You don't have to be an expert to participate. Basically,
any competent pilot that launches consistently will be competitive.
We will run the competition starting Wed morning with a
730am briefing and start the first run at 8am. Tasks are: launch,
slow/fast, cloverleaf, foot drag, endurance, bomb drop, power-on spot
landing and power-off spot landing. Additional tasks will be flown through
near sunset on Wed and then we'll do another single run on Thur morning
with a briefing at 7am.
The first wed morning session is a practice session and
instruction will be given from existing competition pilots for those who
would like to improve their flying.
Only competition pilots will be allowed to fly in the
competition area on Wed and Thursday morning.
Requirements are pretty basic:
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Member in good standing of USPPA or USUA,
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Have a PPG2 rating or 50 logged flights or an
endorsement from a USPPA/USUA PPG instructor stating that you are
qualified to compete.
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Have paid $50 via paypal or mail by April 5, 2007.
Come
join us, we're putting a lot of work into having judges present, setting
up the courses and having the field available. We'll see you there!
Points will count towards USPPA national standings. |
Trikes will be allowed although it is more challenging in many regards.
The basic differences:
1. Spot landings use the aft right wheel's first point of contact.
2. The touch and go requires being on the ground for exactly 5 seconds.
3. Foot drag requires one wheel to be off the ground (usually the front
wheel(s)).
4. Trike pilots must still kick the center stick (not just hit it with
the trike).
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