This is an ESL sponsored contest and help will be needed from all pilots.
This contest will be two one day events. Awards will be the ESL Small Plaque inserts for 1-3 each day and 1st overall for the weekend. Best Overall receives a $25 gift card.
All classes will fly and score combined.
The field will be available for informal practice on Friday before the event.
The contest will be managed using the AMA Soaring Rules 2024-2025 with the following options and exceptions:
The landing score will be added to the normalized flight score (1100 pt max per flight).
Inverted landings and lost parts will not result in lost landing points as long as the plane is still flight worthy.
Varios and Skegs allowed.
Both days will have rounds of random man-on-man (MoM) flight groups.
There will safety zones; 1 for the parking/set-up area, 1 for the winch area and 1 for pilot safety and others if required depending on conditions the day of the contest.
10 minute flight tasks.
One pop-off per day for experts. Sportsmen 2 per day unless waived by the winch master.
1st to 3rd place daily, plus grand champion for the weekend. Gift card for best two-day performance.
Big plaques will be discounted according to the ESL award plan.
From Rt 422, follow signs to Daniel Boone Homestead.
Field address: 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro PA. 19508-8735.
Field entrance coordinates: 40.29098 N 75.79421 W
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Sign In starts at 8:00 Pilots meeting at 8:45 First flight at 9AM.
Saturday there will be no rounds starting after 4:15 PM and Sunday no rounds starting after 2:26 PM. There will be a short lunch break each day. No food provided. Please bring your own picnic and drinks.
Porta potty at the camping area, a short walk or cart drive from the field.