The Melbourne R/C Helicopter Club presents:
The 2005 Australian International Helicopter Spectacular
23-24 April, 2005
Featuring Scott Gray - One of the world's leading F3C and 3D pilots
The Biggest Helicopter Event in Australia!
Organised and run by the
Melbourne RC Helicopter Club.
Hosted at the
Pakenham and District Aircraft Radio Control
Society
(P&DARCS),
Wenn Rd, Cardinia, Victoria. Melways ref: 139 K1
Spectacular 3D flying demonstrations by Scott Gray, one of the world's
leading F3C and 3D pilots.
- Trade displays and shops from Australia's leading R/C helicopter distributors and retailers.
- Australian Record Attempt for the most simultaneous inverted hovering helicopters
- Night flying, including night flight by Scott Gray
- Tutorial Sessions
- Saturday night dinner at the field (pre-booking required on registration form)
- Please note - all transmitters must have current certification (dated after 23 april 2003).
- Radio certification will be available at the field until 11:00AM on
the Saturday for those who need to get it done.
- Piloy registration starts at 8:00AM on Saturday.
More Details
Pictures from the event are here.
Flyer (.pdf 246k)
Registration Form (.pdf 168k) (updated 30/3/2005)
Map from street-directory.com.au.
Accommodation
Comfort Inn Mahogany Park
110 Sladen St
Cranbourne 3877
(03) 5996 8555
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The Terrace Motel
Cnr South Gippsland Hwy and Camms Rd
Cranbourne 3877
(03) 5996 3300
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Fourth Furlong Motel
1449 South Gippsland Hwy
Cranbourne 3877
(03) 5996 7500
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Sponsors
Some of the prizes so far
| Sponsor | Prizes |
|---|
| Model Engines, OS and JR helicopters | OS91 SXH PS Viper, JR Airskipper 50 helicopter kit, Twister CP, 2 x CSM560 Gyros, 1 x CSM Revlock Governor |
| Cyberheli | Joker CX helicopter kit, Knight 50 helicopter kit, LiPoly electric helicopter kit |
| Modelflight | JR 9X Radio |
| NC Helicopters | Robbe Spirit M-8 kit with motor |
| Perth RC | Logo 10 helicopter kit |
| Quick Worldwide | Hornet II CP kit |
| Rotormotion | V-Blades, paddles and tail blades, carbontech blades |
| Radio control Australia | Custom canopy and fin set, MJP carbon parts, Top dragon rotor head, MAH carbon blades, etc. |
| Traplet/Model Helicopter World | Magazines, subscriptions, books, videos, DVDs |
| HeliFX | Various DVDs and Canopy paint jobs |
| RC XCell Helicopters Australia | 2 x Gift Vouchers |
Program
Subject to change
| Saturday 23 April |
|---|
| 08:00 AM | |
| 08:15 AM | Registration & Radio Pound |
| 08:30 AM | |
| 08:45 AM | |
| 09:00 AM | Welcome & Pilots Briefing |
| 09:15 AM | General Flying |
| 09:30 AM | |
| 09:45 AM | |
| 10:00 AM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 10:15 AM | |
| 10:30 AM | |
| 10:45 AM | |
| 11:00 AM | |
| 11:15 AM | |
| 11:30 AM | |
| 11:45 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 12:15 PM | Jet Heli Flying Displays |
| 12:30 PM | Cyber Heli Speed Event |
| 12:45 PM | |
| 01:00 PM | |
| 01:15 PM | |
| 01:30 PM | |
| 01:45 PM | |
| 02:00 PM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 02:15 PM | |
| 02:30 PM | Record Attempt - Most inverted hovering in air |
| 02:45 PM | Previous record is 17 |
| 03:00 PM | |
| 03:15 PM | |
| 03:30 PM | |
| 03:45 PM | |
| 04:00 PM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 04:15 PM | |
| 04:30 PM | |
| 04:45 PM | |
| 05:00 PM | |
| 05:15 PM | |
| 05:30 PM | End of Day 1 Programme |
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| 06:30 PM | Dinner at P&DARCS marquee |
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| 08:00 PM | Night flying display |
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| Sunday 24 April |
|---|
| 08:00 AM | |
| 08:15 AM | |
| 08:30 AM | Registration & Radio Pound |
| 08:45 AM | |
| 09:00 AM | Welcome & Pilots Briefing |
| 09:15 AM | General Flying |
| 09:30 AM | |
| 09:45 AM | |
| 10:00 AM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 10:15 AM | |
| 10:30 AM | |
| 10:45 AM | |
| 11:00 AM | |
| 11:15 AM | |
| 11:30 AM | |
| 11:45 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 12:15 PM | Jet Heli Flying Displays |
| 12:30 PM | |
| 12:45 PM | |
| 01:00 PM | |
| 01:15 PM | |
| 01:30 PM | |
| 01:45 PM | Pilots draw |
| 02:00 PM | Demo Flight by Scott Gray |
| 02:15 PM | |
| 02:30 PM | |
| 02:45 PM | |
| 03:00 PM | |
| 03:15 PM | |
| 03:30 PM | |
| 03:45 PM | |
| 04:00 PM | Close of Event |
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And that's just the start! Check back regularly as plans progress!
To receive updates, send an email to
spectacular@mrchc.org.au
with your name and state you come from.
To have a good old chat about this, see the
thread on
www.arcHELI.com.
