! 2015 Contest Important Information !

Site Notes

Site Surface
This year again we will be flying off of the R/C side of the Maloof Airpark. There is an approximately 200' x 400' pad in the center of the R/C runway, in front of the pit area. We will mark circles with washable marking and use this pad. The area was resurfaced in 2008, and is fairly smooth. We will have use of the covered area as well. We used this area in previous years, and it is much nicer than the space we used in the past.

 

Park Restrictions
The park has a caretaker that opens and closes it each day. It should be opened by 7:00 AM, and closed at 5:00 PM, when we all have to leave. However, on the weekends there is no engine running before 8:00 AM! We absolutely have to observe this rule out of respect for the park rules and the neighbors. We want to keep using this site. If you want to put in some practice, best plan on coming out on Friday. See the item below.

 

Practice Day
We have the field reserved starting the morning of Friday August 21. We will be at the site about 10:00 or so that morning getting the site ready. You are welcome to come and practice that day, but be aware that we will be working to mark the field, and so you may have to hold off at times to let us work.  You can fly out our practice field to the east.  We'll show you.

 

Site Elevation
The site is at 5390' MSL. Couple that with the expected daytime temperature in the mid 90's and it makes for some thin air. If you are not used to flying in these conditions you should be aware that once you get your needle you will be going much further on the same amount of fuel, and that the bottoms of all the maneuvers will be dicey until you learn to adapt to the thin air. At most every contest there is a case where someone pulls out of something like the vertical 8 at about -0.5 foot level....

 

Saturday Night dinner
Check back here for more details, or email me (shackley@berkeley.edu) for the latest info. Also, as in past years Gary and Judy Marchand have graciously volunteered to host the Contest folks at their house for dinner, drinks, and socializing. They always put out quite a spread. Gary will have directions to his house at the field on Saturday, so don't make any other plans for Saturday night!

 

Contest Details

Pull Testing
We will be pull testing the stunt planes consistent with the 2014-2015 AMA Rulebook. This requires that each plane be pull tested to 10G. To accomplish this we will set up our pull tester to allow us to adjust it to pull in 4 oz plane weight increments. We will weigh your plane, and the set the pull tester to the 4 oz weight bin you fall into. For instance, if your plane weighs 60 oz, then we will pull 600 oz of pull test, or 37.5 lbs. If your plane weighs 63 oz, then we will pull you at the rate for upto 64 oz weights, or 640 oz, or 40 lbs.

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