Palmerston North Aeroneers

Below are the set of rules for the Palmerston North Aeroneers 2016 season as proposed by your committee.

2m Bungee Launched Glider

The Aeroneers’ 2m Glider contest will be based on the NZMAA Soaring Rules paragraph 3.7 CLASS H: NEW ZEALAND THERMAL 2 METRE RULES.  A straightforward contest in which basic models can be flown.

1) The Maximum projected wingspan of the model is not to exceed 2 Metres. Only Rudder and Elevator control will be allowed.  Any unpowered design of model, ARF, kitset or own design, made from any material is allowed to be flown in this contest.

2) Models will be launched by a bungee made up of 30m of 6mm rubber attached to 100m of nylon line which will be attached to the model by any suitable means.  The bungee will be stretched to a given launch point for each event.

3) Flying

(a) The Contest Director will decide the number of flights to be flown at each monthly event and the target times for those flights.

(b) One point will be awarded for each second of flight up to the target time.

(c) One point will be deducted for each second of flight in excess of the target time.

(d) 50 landing points will be awarded if the model comes to rest within a 15m radius of a fixed point, measured to any part of the model.

(e) All flight points will be forfeited if the model lands outside the fenced boundaries of the appointed flying field - DNF.

4) Timing

(a) The stopwatch will be started the moment that the line detaches from the model.

(b) The stopwatch will be stopped the moment the model first touches the ground, or any other immobile object.

5) Scoring. 

All flight and landing scores will count towards the Competitor’s total. The Competitor with the highest accumulated score wins each monthly event.

6) Annual total. 

a) The Committee has developed a recording spread sheet.  The purpose of this document is to demonstrate to each Competitor his achievement in each of flying time and landing circle scores expressed as a percentage of the possibles.

(b) Each Competitor’s total annual flying times will be added and compared to the total annual target time to reveal a percentage.

(c) Each Competitor’s total annual landing scores will be added and compared with the total target landings to reveal a percentage.

7) Annual Awards

(a) In order to recognise flying and landing skills more so than attendance, the Annual Certificate Awardees will be decided according to the following formulae;

(b) In the event that 10 monthly events are flown, each Competitor’s best 8 event scores will count towards that Competitor’s annual score.

(c) In the event that 9 monthly events are flown, each Competitor’s best 7 event scores will count towards that Competitor’s annual score.

(d) In the event that 8 monthly events are flown, each Competitor’s best 6 event scores will count towards that Competitor’s annual score.

(e) In the event that 7 monthly events are flown, each Competitor’s best 6 event scores will count towards that Competitor’s annual score.

(f) In the event that 6 monthly events are flown, each Competitor’s best 5 event scores will count towards that Competitor’s annual score.

(g) In the event that 5 or fewer monthly events are flown then all monthly event scores will count towards each Competitor’s annual score.