Hi all
First off welcome to the new members of the heli SIG . Your
presence and contribution at the Nat,s was really appreciated
We now have a spread throughout the country from Auckland
to Christchurch .which should give us a good feeling of what
is going on In the heli scene throughout New Zealand So the
new members that were elected are ------
President |
Neil Parkinson |
Tauranga |
|
Secretary |
Neil Harker |
Auckland |
|
Treasurer |
Graeme Sonntag |
Hamilton |
|
Committee |
Glen Evans |
Kapiti coast |
|
Committee |
Peter Bee |
Christchurch |
|
Chief Judge |
Wayne Ratcliffe |
Rotorua |
|
With Alton stepping down due to Family commitments..
We had a very good atmosphere down at Masterton with a heap
of flying being done, Along with the very impressive flying
that was seen , I personally feel that the heli scene throughout
the country Is In a healthy state .
We have to encourage everyone to go to these fly ins that we
have for this hobby of ours to help It continue to grow and
increase the level of skill that Is obviously out there. Of
personal interest to me the 3D comp went off very well. But
after running the first round It was felt by the judges that
we needed to make some changes
The way It was set up with points for each recognizable maneuver
being scored In a 3 min period It was felt the pilots were not
showing off their skills to their best ability and were trying
to get score points by cramming as many maneuvers Into the 3
minutes that they could, no matter how messy It looked .
This point was further evidenced by the flying standard before
and after the comp which I must say was some of the best that
I have seen in this country ,So to help Improve things , at
the A .G. M. the following changes were discussed ,voted on
and passed by all present for the following changes to the 3
D Competition.
| 1 |
The present FAI Maneuvers
for each grade were to be left as they are at present
. A caller must be used to call the start and finish
of each maneuver |
2 |
Three maneuvers of the pilots choice
to be taken from Simons Galtec J R Challenge list along
with the K factors To be Included. These will also be
judged out of ten points. |
3 |
Two Mins of free style which will
be judged for style and presentation so that the pilot
can show off his skills to the best advantage . This
will be judged out of 25 points , No caller necessary
for this part of the flight |
4 |
The time of two mins will be timed
and the heli must be down In the square Inside the two
minutes as we do at present, with a one minute horn
sounding, also a 30 second one if the pilot wishes .
A 5 point penalty Is imposed if the heli is not in the
Square
The pilot may land In the square and start the 2 Mins
Free style from there If he wishes |
5 |
All scores will be added up and normalized
at the end of the competition Hopefully these changes
will cement down this competition for the future and
will let the comp grow .We may need a bit more time
at the nationals If get the additional numbers showing
up for thisComp as I feel we should have run a few more
rounds. |
But what we did was really great and everyone had a good time
down there with a hellava lot of fuel being used .
Cheers Graeme |
