2004 Victorian State Helicopter Chamionships

Organised by the Melbourne Radio Controlled Helicopter Club

Competition Days November 27 & 28 2004

Practice Day November 26

Victorian State Flying Field
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.

Featuring

Manoeuvres

The FAI F3C A schedule .pdf will be used for F3C.
Novice and Advanced manoeuvres are here and the new 5th manoeuvre for Novice is here.

Conditions for winning the novice prize

Model Engines have kindly donated a Twister CP helicopter for Novice. It even comes with a transmitter. The conditions are:

1. You must complete all rounds of Novice (or number of rounds decided by CD should weather cut the comp short)
2. All eligable competitors names will be put into a hat and drawn at the end of the competition.
3. You must be present at the draw otherwise it will be drawn again.
4. Trade representatives/ dealers are not eligable.

Entry Form

The entry form is here (.pdf 262k)
You will be charged a late fee if it is returned after Friday 19 November.

Accomodation

Apollo Gardens, Cabin Style accomodation with heaps of room for choppers, half hours drive from the field.

Getting to the field

The field is around an hours drive from the Melbourne airport, slightly longer from the centre of the city. Car is the only viable method of getting there unless you can arrange a lift with someone else from the club.

Official Dinner

A dinner will be organised on Saturday.

Rounds

We will run 4 rounds of F3C and 4 for each of Novice and Advanced. The pilots worst round will be dropped. If the weather turns bad we will reduce the number of rounds.

Start times

The competitions will start from 09:30AM, practice time is available beforehand. Registration is from 8:30 until 9:00. This will be firmly adhered to due to the number of pilots expected.

Flight Lines

We expect to run two flight lines, one for Novice and another to be shared between advanced and F3C.

Judging

There will be three judges for Novice and Advanced, and five judges for F3C. The head judge is officially accredited by the FAI. The head judge or contest directors descision is final.

Entry Fee

An entry fee of $20 will be charged. $5 from this will go towards helping the 2005 Australian F3C World Titles team. For entries received after November 19 the fee will be $30.

Catering

Hamburgers, Sausages and drinks will be available for purchase at the field.

Fuel Availability

We can put you in contact with local hobby shops who will be attending and can bring fuel to the field by arrangement.

Frequencies

Australia uses the 36Mhz band. If you are visiting from overseas you will need to be able to operate on this frequency or make special arrangements with the organisers.

Skill Level

You do not need to be either an expert pilot, or experienced at competition to enter. Novice often includes pilots who are still flying with a training undercarriage. If there is some doubt about which level of competition you should compete in, the judges can watch a demonstration flight and help you decide.

Further Information

Further information can be obtained from the club committee or members of MRCHC or
email state_champs@mrchc.org.au