2001 MWE Contest Rules

Download the AMA electric rules here
Download AMA Scale Rules here.

We want to offer 3 heats:

Beginner Stock – Just as it comes out of the box. Wild paint schemes are allowed.

Pro Stock - Just as it comes out of the box. Wild paint schemes are allowed.

Unlimited anything goes – Be creative.

Any cell choice limited to 8.4 volts (7 cells) in all three classes. Each heat will only be 8 laps.

The course will be the same 1/2A course as used for the Speed 400 Pylon.

This is very informal, we can call everyone up to race and do each heat in quick succession.

For information contact: 

Glen: glen@hitecrcd.com

Sky Scooter All Up last Down

This will be very simple and not last more that 10 minutes.

We just all gather in a line and toss them at the sound of the buzzer.

We will have a collection of crystals available in case of freq. conflicts.

Any stock Sky Scooter version limited to 8.4v (7 cells) 600mAh cells max.

Wild paint schemes are allowed.

For information contact: 

Glen: glen@hitecrcd.com

Sky Scooter Kit Bashing Judging and Exhibition

This is where you show HiTec how they should have built the Sky Scooter! Big motors, big batteries,

modified airframe, paint schemes, retracts, exotic materials, multiple wings, EDF, etc. Spare no expense!

Don’t let money get in the way of your obsessive desire as a modeler to show the world just how

outrageous you can make a Sky Scooter!

For information contact:

Bill Knoll:  billknoll@earthlink.net

Electroglide 400 Contest

Equipment:

Motor must be a 6V Speed 400 type. Gearing is optional.

Seven cells maximum (any type).

The scoring:

A simultaneous launch of all ships. Motor is shut-off at the CD's command (usually 30 to 45 seconds).

Six (6) points per minute, beginning at launch, with a bonus of 20 points for landing within the

30 foot marked area of the field. No points if the landing is not back at the field. No points if the flight lasts longer than 30 minutes.

Three or four tosses makes up the contest for that day.

For further information contact:

Don Wemple: DonK126@aol.com

- class A San Diego Scale
models with less than 50 inches in wingspan
- class B Open
models with more than 50 inches in wingspan

Flight Standard
The model must be flown to demonstrate its performance.

Said flight must be realistic -- conforming to the flight of the full scale aircraft.

Appearance Standard
The model will be judged to evaluate how well the model duplicates the appearance of the full scale aircraft.

To further this end, it behooves the pilot to provide to the judging committee adequate documentation of the full sized aircraft, eg. photographs, drawings, etc.

For further information contact:
Fred Harris, 540 Savoy Street, San Diego, CA 92106
or e-mail: flharris@adnc.com

For information contact:
Steve Neu
(619) 284-0816
E-Mail— sneu@aol.com

Killer Kombat

The Competition

• Simultaneous launching of several planes. Try to kill other planes by crashing into them and forcing them to land/crash. Entrants MUST attempt to engage the enemy.
• Flight must take place over area past far edge of runway.
• This event will take place each day of the MWE.
• Scoring: If you contact another plane and are forced to land, 0 point. If you contact and can still fly, +1 point. If you do not contact, -1 point.

For further information contact:

Steve Belknap, (858) 693-3739, or e-mail: Let1Fly@AOL.com

F5B/F5D

What is F5B and how is it flown?

F5B is an international competition class for electric powered radio controlled model gliders. It is a multitask event where you have to fly more than one 'task' per flight.
There are three classes of this event flown:

1) Open class-usually powered by 26-27 cells. Speeds for these planes are over 150mph! (The official rules available to download from the FAI website).
2) 10 cell class-planes are larger and limited to 10 cells. (The official rules available to download from the FAI website).
3)7 cell class-limited to 7 cells(not a FAI event). Local rules are simple-7 cells and any size plane as long as it meets the standard FAI surface loading requirement(75gm/dm or 24.5 oz/sqft).

Task 1 - Distance
From launch you have 3 minutes (180 seconds) to fly as many 150-meter legs as possible. You get 10 points for every leg completed in this time. There are 2 sighting lines called base A and base B that are 150m apart. Spotters at base A and base B sound a buzzer when the model has crossed the line. The pilot turns the model when the buzzer is sounded. The area between base A and base B is called the course. The area beyond base A or B is off the course. The electric motor is used to gain height off the course. The motor must be switched off before the model enters the course. The model must always enter the course at base A. this is the end where the pilot stands. The model must make a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 10 climbs in the 3 minutes. Each time the motor is switched on counts as a climb. Most pilots fly 4 legs from a single climb. The current record (August 1998 by Thomas Pils) for legs flown in the 3 minutes is 39. That is 5.85km in just 180 seconds, which are 117km/h! This calculation does not include the time taken to climb or the time taken to turn the model at base A or B.

Task 2 - Duration
At the end of the distance task the model must complete 5 minute (300 second) duration flight. You score 1 point for every second that the model stays airborne, up to a maximum of 300 (5 minutes). The duration task starts when the model completes a limbo below 3 meters at base A. One point is deducted for every second of motor used during the duration task. If you land before or after the 5 minutes you lose 1 point for every second. In other words, over-flying the task by 5 seconds loses 5 points in the same way that under-flying by 5 seconds does. The top pilots are able to complete the duration with 2 or 3 seconds of motor in zero lift conditions. They achieve this by completing the limbo very fast. One option is to climb before the limbo and dive through at great speed. Another is to use the motor to accelerate the model just before the limbo. Several have managed to complete the task without using any motor, but this required thermal assistance.

Task 3 - Spot landing
The flight ends with a precision landing. 30 points are added to the score if the nose of the model is within a 7.5-meter radius of the spot. 15 Points are added for a landing inside the 15-meter radius spot.

F5D --The need for speed
F5D is the pylon is a racing event for electric powered models. The models are limited to 425 gram battery packs and usually weigh less than 1kg ready to fly. There is only a single task in F5D-going fast! The course is arranged as a triangle with the distance between 2 of the legs being 180 meters and other being 40 meters. A pylon marks each of the points of the triangle. (The official rules available to download from the FAI website).

The event is flown with planes grouped together in 3-4 plane heats. The race is 10 laps around the pylons in a counter clockwise direction. Each planes time is measured and recorded. The winner is the pilot with the lowest score at the end of the contest. Current fast times for F5D racers are now below 80 seconds. These times equate to speeds of 130-140 mph-not bad for a "7 cell" electric plane.

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