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Date confirmed for the next Event: Sunday 4th September 2005

Well we are almost there, we have been busy planning the 2005 event.

Wellingborough MFC Car park. Freestyle Flying Site 2005.

The event is to be held towards the rear of the complex, in the rugby/running track bowl (and yes the posts will be coming out), although Terry did think they might make a good feature.

Wellingborough Ogee's MFC   

Venue for the 2005 RCM&E British Freestyle Event.

Back ground information about the club and its history.

The Old Grammarians Association is a charity formed in memory of those young men who fell during the world wars. The 46 acre Memorial Sports Field provides recreation for numerous senior and junior sports (Rugby, football, cricket, tennis, running, aeromodelling) as well as simply somewhere for members to walk their dog. It boasts a new £1.5 million Sports Clubhouse with kitchen, lounge bar, rest rooms, changing/shower and formal function facilities as well. And there's off road parking for 300 cars.

Name of the event

It was decided in 2004 that the title of the event should be changed to the British Freestyle Aerobatic Championships, the reasoning being it gets reported on various  forums as that, so we decided that was the name to go for and the name that the pilots like.  Our sponsor is still as before RCM&E.

How to get there

For the spectators and Pilots, a Map and Directions of how to find the site.

By Road

Click here for word doc copy of route to print.

From south M1 Jn15
* Leave the M1 at junction 15, then at roundabout take exit onto the A508 (signposted Northampton, Wellingborough)

* At Queen Eleanor Interchange continue forward onto Nene Valley Way - A45 (signposted Wellingborough, Kettering)

* At roundabout take the 1st exit (left) onto the A509 (signposted Kettering, Corby)
* At roundabout take the 2nd exit (straight) onto Park Farm Way - A509 (signposted Kettering)
* At roundabout take the 2nd exit (right) onto Park Farm Way - A509 (signposted Kettering)
* At roundabout take the 1st exit (left) onto Sywell Road
* At roundabout take the 2nd exit (straight) onto Sywell Road
* 200 yards after you leave Park Farm Industrial Estate turn right into Memorial Sports Field

From the north A14 Jn9
* Leave the M1 at junction 19, then at roundabout take exit onto the A14 (signposted A14 East)
* Leave the A14 at junction 9 (signposted Wellingborough), then at roundabout take the exit onto the A509 (signposted Wellingborough)

* Continue forward through Isham continuing forward through Great Harrowden (speed camera) and down the hill towards Wellingborough

* At roundabout take the 4th exit (right) onto Niort Way - A509 (signposted Milton Keynes)
* At roundabout take the 3rd exit (right) onto Sywell Road
* At roundabout take the 2nd exit (straight) onto Sywell Road
* 200 yards after you leave Park Farm Industrial Estate turn right into Memorial Sports Field

 

Map to site

Entrance to Site.

Entrance Fee for spectators is FREE!! you don't get much that's free these days so please take advantage.

Overnight Camping is available but we need to get numbers off campers to be able to know how much electrical load will need to be provided, water will be available.

Email: freestyleaeros@yahoo.co.uk   for more information about camping.

Information for Pilots and Spectators

How the competition will be conducted

2005 Format

  1. The number of Flight's for each Pilot will be three (weather permitting)

  2. Flight 1  Fixed Programme of no more than 4minutes duration.

  3. Flight 2&3.  Freestyle programme of the pilot's own choosing, 4minutes, timed by the judges Music Optional (Music to be provided on a CD  by the pilot). 

  4. There will be two classes flown Unlimited and Advanced.  

 

 

Unlimited Programme

  

Centre figures in red Black is for turnaround. Take off and landing not shown for obvious reason's
¼ - ¾ rebound vertical roll up, flat top, multi turn flat, multi turn flat (optional), spin down, exit into wind inverted
45 line up with ¾ roll, single snap, knife-edge 45-turn, (in pitch or Yaw) with ¾ or 1 ¼ roll down, (or snaps), exit downwind inverted.
2/4-point roll to upright, ½ roll back to inverted
2/3 rolling loop to knife-edge on the 45 down line, multiple snaps, (or Rolls), to positive.
¼ roll to knife-edge rolling circle back to knife-edge, ¼ or ¾  roll back to positive.
¾ point vertical roll up, B axis, ¼ roll down. Exit upright.
Rebound roll
¼ vertical roll, one snap up, ST to 45 line with ¾ or 1 ¼  roll, (or snaps)
¼ vertical roll ST to knife edge, snaps to knife edge, ¾  or 1 ¼ roll out

Below is a link to a jpeg picture of the Unlimited schedule as published in the September issue of RCM&E

For a PDF Version of the Unlimited Schedule Click Here

 

Advanced Programme.

  
Centre figures are shown in Red Black is for turnaround.  Take off and Landing not shown for obvious reason.
¼ - ¼ rebound vertical roll up, flat top, multi turn flat, (optional), spin down, exit into wind inverted
45 line up with 2/4-point roll, outside or inside turn down same 45 line with snaps or rolls to upright.
2/4-point to inverted
2/3 loop, (rolls optional), to knife-edge on the 45 down line, multiple snaps, (or rolls), to positive.
¼ roll to knife-edge circle, (rolls optional), finish in knife-edge, ¼ or ¾ roll back to positive.
¼ vertical roll up, B axis, ¼ roll down. Exit upright.
Rebound roll
¼ vertical roll, ST to 45 line with ¾ or 1 ¼ roll, (or snaps)
¼ vertical roll, ST to knife-edge, snaps to knife-edge, ¾ or 1 ¼ roll out

Below is a link to a jpeg picture of the Advanced schedule as published in the September issue of RCM&E

 

For a PDF Version of the Unlimited Schedule Click Here

The Judges (please be nice to them, they are human)

This is who they are:-

Andy Nicholls Pete Brett Bob Ailles

Andy has flown in several F3A World Championships as part of the British F3A Team. He Designed the Illusion F3A Model, he also wrote a book called Flying Radio Control aerobatics, this book is still relevant to day as it was in 1990. Andy Judged at the 2003 Event.

Peter is an experienced F3A pilot has flown in many National competitions he also flew in the 1994 South African F3A Championships. He has also judged at several major F3a competitions. In July he was one of the English judges at the triple Crown F3A event in the Irish Republic. He judged at the 2003 Freestyle Competition. Pete is a member of the BMFA Powertech committee and represents the interests of the GBRCAA which he is also a committee member. 

Bob started model flying in 1963, control-line then moved on to radio control in 1966 with a super 60 using skyleader radio. Bob left the hobby in 1975 because of family commitments, but returned in 1983 both building and flying. Current aircraft include a Cuban 8, and a102” wingspan P-51 Mustang powered by a King 95.

He took up judging in 1995 and has judged the BMFA F3A Nationals each year since, he's been invited to judge at the Tournoi International F3A DE Champagne, in Romilly Sur Seine France for the last  7 years. This included two Artistic aerobatic competitions where he judged some top names e.g. Christophe Paysant le rue and Quique Somenzini, Wolfgang Matt and Marco Benincasa and Stephane Carrier.

Bob was elected GBR/CAA Chief Judge in November 2000

Just before the 2004 British Freestyle Aerobatic Championships he judged at the European F3A Championships in Portugal. Already in 2005 Bob's Judged at 3 GBRCAA Centralised Events, he's judged at the Criterium International de Hinaut in Belgium and been back to Romilly to judge at the 2005 Tournoi International F3A DE Champagne. He was chief judge at the F3A Team trial's that took place on the 31st July 2005. Bob's services are in great demand, he will be off to France again for the F3A World Championships in August 2005. His services are in great demand at GBR/CAA local competitions throughout the competition season.
 

 

The judges will use the criteria as shown in this score sheet example to give a score.

 

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