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FUN FLY EVENTS. Some of these are Crazy!!
BALLOON BUST 2
Tie a thirty foot length of toilet paper to a helium party
balloon and release it. Give a contestant two minutes to cut as many
pieces as possible. Harder than it looks...
"OH, CRAP!"
This one has been done in many different ways but here's a
little variation. We call it "Oh, Crap!" With the command "Go!" and on
the clock, the contestant rolls a pair of dice once to get his
"number." He/she then must fire up the model, taxi fifty feet, take
off, do one loop and one roll, land, taxi back, shut down and then roll
the dice again until his number comes up. The crap shooting "levels the
field" a bit, so that the less proficient flyers have a chance against
the hot doggers.
LIMBO
Use
a thirty foot crepe paper ribbon strung between two bamboo fishing
poles...you know the rest. Double points for doing it inverted. (no
points for hitting the poles...
BLACKJACK
Lay
out (12) 20' squares on the runway in a 2 X 6 matrix length wise.
Number the squares on the right side 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, & 10; the ones
on the left 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, & 0. In a series of landings, the pilot
attempts to come as close to 21 as possible, based on the wheel strike
point of each landing. Pilot may elect to stop with a score of LESS
than 21, but going over 21 disqualifies him.
SUDDEN DEATH
Pilot
takes off and circles in pattern until an unknown time period passes.
Time starts at an audible signal, and pilot must land as soon as
possible. Landing must be on runway. Low time wins.
TWO MINUTE TOUCH 'N' GO
Time starts at takeoff. Pilot performs as many touch and go maneuvers as possible in two minutes.
SHORTEST TAKEOFF
Pilot tries to takeoff in the shortest possible distance.
HANDS OFF AKA "COJONES OF STEEL"
Pilot
has one minute from takeoff to trim for "hands-free" flight. At the end
to the first minute, the TX is laid on a table. Longest ET. before
having to grab TX wins.
LOOPER
Most loops in one minute. Timed from takeoff.
BEADS ON A STRING
Most rolls in one straight pass.
BLIND FLIGHT
Time
starts at takeoff; ends at engine stop. Pilot ESTIMATES elapse of one
minute. Closest time to actual wins. Requires two timers.
CLIMB 'N' GLIDE
Pilot
is given 30 seconds after takeoff to climb high as possible. At 30
seconds, the engine is stopped. Throttle is advanced to prove dead
engine. Landing must be on runway. High time wins.
SCROOGE and ( LOOPING SCROOGE)
Pilot fuels EMPTY tank from 15 cc syringe. Longest time in air wins. (Add 10 seconds to time for each loop performed.)
MUSICAL AIRPLANES
Fill
the sky with old airplanes. A horn is blown, and all aircraft must
land, Last plane down is eliminated. Continue till all but one plane is
eliminated. (these Coloradans know how to "trim the fleet")
SPIN DOWN
Pilot has one minute from takeoff to climb to altitude and begin to spin. Must land on runway. Greatest number of spins wins.
FAST AND SLOW
Plane
flies a straight course twice. First pass is for all out speed. (Diving
plane is allowed.) Second pass is flown slowly as possible, maintaining
reasonable altitude and course. Largest difference in the two times
wins.
Vince Gutschalk
LEMANS START
Pilots
line up across runway from planes. At signal pilots race to planes,
start up, take off and fly a specified number of laps. (The foot race
may be made more interesting by having the pilots carry an egg in a
spoon, or some other idiocy...)
Vince Gutschalk
GEORGIA AIR SHOW
Time
begins. Pilot starts engine, eats a soda cracker, whistles audibly,
then takes off and begins looping aircraft. He must loop till he has
eaten another cracker and whistled audibly again, then lands. Low time
wins.
Vince Gutschalk
TAXI RACE
Aircraft race a specified number of laps on ground. Low time wins...
Vince gutschalk
FAITHFUL INDIAN GUIDE
Pilot taxis around obstacle course while blindfolded, obeying commands from caller. Low time wins....
Vince Gutschalk
JUICY LOOP
A
styro cup is attached to the top of the plane at the CG (Important!!!
CHECK the CG). A measured amount of water is placed in the cup. Pilot
takes off, flies a loop, lands... Most amount of water remaining
wins... Can also be done with 25 beans instead of liquid...
Vince Gutschalk
DICE ROLL
Six
maneuvers are chosen & numbered 1 - 6. The pilot rolls one die to
choose a maneuver, the rolls it again to choose the number of times the
maneuver must be flown. Time begins at first roll & stops upon
touchdown.
Vince Gutschalk
WILLIAM TELL
An
arrow is affixed to the wing of the plane. A large balloon is placed on
the runway. At the "GO" command, the pilot begins to taxi and attempts
to break the balloon with the arrow. Low time wins. Disqualified if
prop breaks balloon...
Vince Gutschalk
RENO SHUFFLE
First
you roll a die as many times as you wish. Take off and perform a number
of loops equal to the last number rolled. Land. Now, roll the last
number rolled THE SAME NUMBER OF TIMES YOU FIRST ROLLED THE DIE!!
Sneaky, huh?? Low time wins....
Vince Gutschalk
SLALOM
Place
5 balloons on the runway. Taxi thru them, weaving in & out. Taxi
back the same way. Break a balloon and get a five second penalty. Low
time wins.
Vince Gutschalk
ETA!
Draw times from a hat. Flyer removes watch and takes off. Estimate time and land... Closest to actual time drawn wins.
Vince Gutschalk
KAMAKAZI BUST!
Pilot
takes off and calls for helium balloon to be released from runway
center, and also starting stopwatch. Break the balloon before it
reaches the stratosphere.... Low time wins.
Vince Gutschalk
DEAD-STICK LANDING
Mark
a spot on the runway. Pilot takes off, gains altitude and kills
engine... Land and roll to the spot. Closest to target wins.
Vince Gutschalk
YOUR GUESS
Spike
a series of paper or plastic plates to the field upside down with 16 or
20 penny nails. Have a number written on the bottom of each plate. Give
each flyer three attempts at landing on a plate, touch and goes count.
To make the event easier, a short distance could be added from center
of the plate so that a touchdown within that distance would count as a
hit. Each flyer tries for one hit. The numbers on the plates are
duplicated and put into a hat. At the end of the flying, a number is
drawn from the hat and the one who hit that plate wins. Of course, in
the case of two flyers choosing the same plate and winning to boot, you
can have a fly-off.
David Sult (CIA - Central Iowa Aeromodelers)
AERIAL GOLF
A
variation of the "Egg Drop", used by the Dallas Skyblazers, where they
use the styro cups to hold the golf balls, but put a tin can in a hole
near the edge of the runway and use golf clubs (mostly a putter) to see
how many strokes it takes to get your golf ball (previously dropped
from your plane) into the hole. This takes both flying and putting
skill! Time runs from takeoff to final putt. Low stroke count wins. In
the event of a tie use the lowest time of tied contestants to determine
winner. (PS: Don't use this at the golf course!)
Jack Plonien (Dallas Skyblazers)
LIMBO LUNACY
Set limbo streamer at 6', Most passes under limbo in one minute, cut streamer or hit pole and time stops.
Tom Rhodes
DIXIE DEATH
Shortest
time to take off, do 3 each rolls, loops, and spins (in any order),
then do a touch and go then do 3 each rolls, loops, and spins (in any
order), then land. Stop watch starts when plane leaves ground and stops
at touchdown.
Tom Rhodes
DEAD STICK SPOT LANDING
Place
balloon marker on field and person who dead sticks closes to marker
without touching it wins. Touching balloon disqualifies.
Tom Rhodes
TEAM EGG DROP
A
variation of the target egg drop. Instead of trying to hit a target,
your partner has an old frying pan with which he tries to catch the
egg. Splatters the egg when it hits and makes a neat metallic sound
when the egg hits. Don't wear your best flying shirt for this one if
you're the one with the pan. Enjoy! (this should be called "EGG DROP
FOR DUMMIES!!...bf)
Debi Nemec
DEAD-STICK LOOPS
Climb
35 sec. from take off, kill engine, advance throttle after 5 sec. to
prove engine off and make max. number of loops before landing.
Fall-offs count for 1/2 a loop. Score one additional loop for stopping
within a 20' x 20' area on the runway. Squeezing in that last loop
before landing separates the men from the boys. (Or eradicates a good
ship....BF)
Pete Gayner - Romeo Area R/C Club Michigan
MAIL RUN
Pilot
must taxi to spot on field where helper directs him to spot #1. Once on
spot business card is attached to plane (rubber band). Take off, pass
upwind and down wind markers and land. Taxi to spot #2 where helper
removes card 1 and attaches card 2. Take off, fly around markers an
deliver mail back to spot #1 where you will receive card 3 to deliver
back to spot #2. Time to pick up an deliver X pieces of mail wins. Time
starts when plane starts to roll and stops when last piece of mail is
delivered.
Red Scholefield - Flying Gators
"DRAG" RACEI
In Memphis, they've invented a sort of "Drag" Race that's proven
to be real fun, and provides plenty of laughs for all...
First,
purchase a cheap wig, a chenille cotton pull-over woman's robe, and a
really large pair of women's panties and bra - the larger the better!
(see...this is the 'drag' part of the drag race...get it?).
Paint a circle or square about 6 feet across on the runway.
Each
contestant must place his aircraft inside the circle. At the start
signal, the pilot (or helper, if desired) must start his plane, then
take off, perform a loop, and land; then the aircraft must return to
the circle, and the pilot must don one article of the women's clothes.
Then
repeat until all the clothes, wig included, are being worn by the
pilot. Finally, the pilot must take off, loop, and return to the circle
again to stop the clock. Lowest time wins...
Note that you do not
have to taxi to the circle, but can manually place the aircraft in the
circle if desired. But, no clothes can be put on until the aircraft is
within the bounds of the circle. This usually winds up in making the
pilot run at top speed to his aircraft and put it into the circle - all
while wearing a pair pf panties and a bra that are 'WAY to big for him!
It's a riot that is guaranteed to make everyone die laughing!
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