11 th Annual Fred Fredrickson Memorial Thermal Challenge
July 12 and 13, 2007
Ohio Valley Soaring Series for 2008.
We intend to make this a FLYING event, not a landing contest, hence the
following format:
On each day, the contest will be:
1. Four or more rounds of Thermal Duration, with our usual extended flight
tasks. The number of rounds will be dependant on the size of the flight group
and other factors.
2. Seeded Man-On-Man with normalized scoring within the group.
3. Flight groups will be launched under the control of a Launch Master.
4. Winch positions will be assigned for each flight group.
5. FAI (5 points per meter) landing tape bonus (added AFTER the
normalization like the Nats).
Please note the following departures from the AMA Rulebook:
1. No skags/skegs/meathooks or ANY type landing arrestors allowed on the
aircraft (there may be a hacksaw available at the field for skegs molded into
the nosecone). If you MUST fly with a skeg or built-in arrestor, your landing
score will be scored at 50% of the point value for being high maintenance.
2. The timer MAY countdown the last 10 seconds of the flight (you do
anyway, this makes it official).
3. Contestants are allowed ANY NUMBER of models for the contest and may
freely choose for each round.
4. No real-time telemetry or thermal sniffers will be allowed.
Entry fee will be $25.00 per contestant for one day, or $35.00 per contestant
for both days. Your entry fee includes a provided lunch. Trophies/plaques will
be awarded through 5th place each day, with an Overall Champion award for both
days. First Place only to Best Sportsman each day.
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