Southern Region Electric Glider Competition 2022
Round 1 of our 2022 Southern Region Electric Glider Competition will be held at the Cooma Club field on Sunday 27 February 2022. The event is based on a simple rules format that encourages flyers of varying ability to participate and enjoy the days gliding activity.
The event will again consist of two classes, up to 2.6 meters class and above 2.6 meters to a maximum of 4.0 meters.
We have made some minor rule changes to enhance the event. These are, allowing models in the under 2.6 meter class to fly without a height limiter, to have 30 second motor run, (at CD discretion), above 2.6 meter models must use a height limiter device. The height limiter device to be set for 200 meters or 30 second cutoff.
Please read the rules as below so you are familiar with, this will enhance your enjoyment of the day.
Height limiter devices such as the Soaring Circuits CAM or the Altis V.4 are suitable, there are others available as well.
Lunches.
For these events we need to self-cater for lunches, ie bring your own lunch and drinks. This makes it much easier for the host clubs when we do not know the numbers to cater for. Fruit cake will be served at lunch.
We envisage a 9.45am pilots briefing, 10.00am start time with a lunch break around 12.30pm.Weather permitting we should complete the event by around 3.00pm.
For each event we will award a trophy for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each class. We will aggregate the scores recorded for the best 3 rounds and award a perpetual Leader Board trophy for the overall year winner. An entry fee will be charged to cover costs.
Event Cancellation & COVID 19 Requirements.
In running this event we must adhere to any Government Health advice regarding COVID 19, ensure 1.5 meter social distancing and personal hand sanitizing. We will have hand sanitizer on site on the day. All flyers and assistants will be required to register name and mobile phone contact number on the day.
For this event we require all flyers and assistants to be double vaccinated, and to be able to show proof of this status.
To deal with the advent of bad weather impacting this event on 27 February 2022, we will make a decision to cancel the event and advise this on Friday night, 25 February 2022 by around 6.00pm.
This advice will be communicated by email, SMS and also put on the Lake George Facebook page.
By doing this we will save flyers and unnecessary trip to Cooma and give them time to rearrange their weekend activities.
Note: We will only issue this advice if the event is cancelled.
The Rules.
- Launching method, electric motor, height limited to 200 meters or 30 seconds.
- All flights will count. No attempts allowed.
- Total flight time of 30 minutes from 5 flights to be flown in rounds.
- Maximum flight time per flight is 8 minutes, deduct 1 point over 8 minutes.
- Timing starts when model is launched and stops when models first contacts ground.
- Landing to be in defined area, outside this area is a zero for that round. The model must be wholly within the defined, if in doubt CD to resolve.
- Last flight to be 1 minute or more, with CD to appoint timers for this round. If total flight time exceeds 30 minutes a penalty of 5 seconds for each 1 second over 30 minutes will apply.
- Pilots responsible for their own time calculations, these to be submitted to the CD on completion of each flight.
- A flyer must fly in the class as defined by wingspan, ie models up to 2.6 meter wingspan fly in 2.6 Meter Class.
- A flyer can fly in one class or other, but not in both on the same day.
- A tie result on the day will result in a fly off, closest flight time to 6 minutes will be declared the winner.
Future round dates.
Cooma Round 2, 27 March 2022, Queanbeyan Round 3 Mid May (to be confirmed).
Directions to Cooma Club Field
Approaching Cooma from the ACT, pass M & T Motors on the left (approximately 3 kilometres from Cooma) then turn left into Polo Flat Road. Drive 200 metres, cross the railway line and immediately turn left.
The entrance to the field is approximately 300 metres along this road on the right. There is a sign on the gate, Cooma Radio Controlled Model Aero Club.
Please close the gate as there are usually sheep in the paddock.
The trip to Cooma is about 1 hour 45 minutes from Belconnen Mall to the Cooma field.
