Barefootpilot
Registered User
Colorado
I'm new to this forum, but have been reading a lot of the threads and since the subject of contests was brought up under this forum I thought it the appropriate place to ask.
I'm trying to put together a contest as part of a Kitfox fly-in later year but I don't really know the best way to do it. (yes I own a fox, but I also fly cubs occasionally)
How to establish categories? By weight? Engine HP?
Rules for short takeoff?
Rules for short landing? For example, do you measure from the point of touchdown, or make it more challenging by establishing a landing point and measuring from the point. This would force the pilot to also do a spot landing. Perhaps disqualify if the pilot lands prior to the point?
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
We'll probably have a few cubs in our contest and invite anyone here to participate if you like. It will probably be held the first Saturday in November At Erie municipal (k48v). This will be a VERY informal event and will likely take place as a prelude to a fly-out somewhere during our kitfox fly-in. I doubt the whole short field event will last an hour.
My thoughts are to have the planes go around the pattern once to warm up, do the short field landing, pull up to a line further down the runway then do the short field takeoff.
Best regards,
Cliff (barefootpilot)
I'm trying to put together a contest as part of a Kitfox fly-in later year but I don't really know the best way to do it. (yes I own a fox, but I also fly cubs occasionally)
How to establish categories? By weight? Engine HP?
Rules for short takeoff?
Rules for short landing? For example, do you measure from the point of touchdown, or make it more challenging by establishing a landing point and measuring from the point. This would force the pilot to also do a spot landing. Perhaps disqualify if the pilot lands prior to the point?
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
We'll probably have a few cubs in our contest and invite anyone here to participate if you like. It will probably be held the first Saturday in November At Erie municipal (k48v). This will be a VERY informal event and will likely take place as a prelude to a fly-out somewhere during our kitfox fly-in. I doubt the whole short field event will last an hour.
My thoughts are to have the planes go around the pattern once to warm up, do the short field landing, pull up to a line further down the runway then do the short field takeoff.
Best regards,
Cliff (barefootpilot)