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AMA Club #2417

Can A Cheetah Crawl?

Basics:

With the same plane….a pilot must first make a slow pass through the field, followed by a high speed pass through the field.  The fast pass time is subtracted from the slow pass time.   There will be two heats.  The two scores are added together.  Longest resulting time wins.

Two flagmen will be positioned near each end of the runway.  When they see that a pilot has crossed their line they will signal with the flag at which time the MC will either start or stop the stopwatch.  Both passes must be made during the same flight.  I.E. take off…line up….do the slow run….circle around….and do the high speed pass.  Each pilot will complete two heats.  (All pilots will complete one slow/fast flight, then we move on to the second round)

Rules:

We will roll dice for pilot order.

Both PASSES must be below the treetops and therefore inside the field at all times.  Takeoff and circling around outside the field is of course allowable while lining up or preparing for the pass(s).  Backwards motion = disqualification during the PASSES.  (i.e. doing in the field loops or turns to lengthen flight time).  Flight line violation, not keeping minimum 25’ from the pilots box, and flying higher than treetop level  = disqualification. Forward motion must be apparent at all times during the passes.