Guy:
On the website I see a slope combat event listed for that date?
Also, just curious how you plan to do scale aerobatic routines on a
slope. I suppose it is possible if you limit the maneuvers to horizontal
figures, and or count on thermaling to altitude first? How will you
define the box?
I think it is a great idea in theory, because no one is doing it.
JD
Endless Mountain Models
http://www.scalesoaring.com
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John,
After the first Soar Utah (1993), our club (http://silentflyer.org/) has held a "scale aerobatic routine" competition at each Soar Utah, on the slope (Point of the Mountain, Utah).
We've intentionally relaxed the format to get more participation as well as maintaining a "spirit of low pressure fun flying".
We've adopted a format loosely based upon the AMA rule book (15.1.Task A1). In addition, a "K" factor (level of difficultly multiplier) has been incorporated in the judging. It is great fun to see superbly skilled, scale pilots showing signs of nervous pressure when thrown into this format. After a decade of using this format, and getting favorable input, we continue to use it.
We separate the sailplanes into to three classes: Modern, Vintage (pre-1957), and PSS so that each pilot is competing against similar planes/pilots.
So, someone has been doing it for more than 10 years and it works. Come out to the next Soar Utah (2006), which is held every even year, and you can see the event as well as fly in it.
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