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The Melbourne R/C Helicopter Club presents:
The 2006 Helicopter Smackdown
28-29 January, 2006
Featuring Alan Szabo and Jason Krause
Organised and run by the
Melbourne RC Helicopter Club.
Hosted at the
Victorian State Field [Note the old link was incorrect]
Quayles Rd, Darraweit Guim, 3km from Balinsa Rd Intersection
(Melways Map 425 G3, VicRoads Map 60 F8.7) Click
here for map (pdf).
There is also a map to get from Melbourne Airport to the Hume Highway -
here
The Hume is road 31 on the map, it's about an hours drive, maybe 40
minutes of which is on the Hume.
Spectacular 3D flying demonstrations by Alan and Jason, two of the world's
leading 3D pilots.
- Trade displays and shops from Australia's leading R/C helicopter distributors and retailers.
- Saturday night food at the field, no pre-booking required - it's just food.
- Please note - all transmitters must have current certification (dated after
26 January 2004).
- A mystery Smackdown event with some most impressive prizes
Entry Fee
The entry fee is $10 per person per day, regardless of whether you are flying or
not.
Times
We intend to start at 9:00 and stop flying methanol models ay 7:00 as is
listed in the rules for the state field. Flying of electrics is planned
from 7:0 onwards. There is power at the field.
Pilots
If you are flying, you will need to register, wear a bib, have FAI/MAAA
insurance and have a currently certified radio, which will be impounded when
you are not flying.
Accommodation
Apollo Gardens,
Cabin Style accomodation with heaps of room for choppers, half hours drive from the field.
Timetable
We currently expect to have 3 demo flights each day. We will also have one
Smackdown event and one TRex event.
Food & Dinner
Food will be available at the event. Alcohol is banned. Saturday night
food will be available at the event also.
Radio Certification
We will have radio certification available, for a fee, Saturday afternoon.
If your radio is not certified you will not be able to fly.
Electrics
There will be an electric event (for 400-450 size helis), judged by
Jason Krause and with a TREX SE as the prize. It will be a 3D style
competition, you need to impress him. There will also be a TREX
drag race.
Smackdown event
Goal:To perform an autorotation onto a raised platform approximately
one metre in diameter and half a metre above the ground.
People who successfully auto onto the platform without falling off will go
into the draw to win a 3DMP.
Rules:
- The engine must cut back to idle and demonstrate that it is not powering
the rotorhead at all.
- The helicopter must be autorotating when it passes a mark 20 meters out
from the platform. This is to prevent people cutting the engine too close to
the platform.
- You are allowed to stand anywhere you like, but must not be closer than
5 metres from the platform. For safety reasons, people flying larger
helicopters may need to be further back.
- You are allowed three attempts.
- The helicopter has to remain on the platform (without falling off) to be
counted as successful.
Trade Enquiries
Trade enquiries, including space allocation, fees and recommended hiring
companies are available by contacting the club
Publicity Officer via publicity@mrchc.org.au. There is no fee for
trade tent space, however prize donations are strongly encouraged.
The trade must register if they want to have a stand. Tent locations
will be first in best dressed. The tent size is 12'x12' with a maximum of
two tents per business.
Other updates and discussion
There is a thread on ARCHeli
about the
Smackdown.
Prizes
Prizes have kindly been donated by:
