SWRCH Grassroots Christmas competition

[Martind]

On know what have i done form sent James !!!

[Geek]

On know what have i done form sent James !!!

Good man. You will enjoy it.

[rachel]

Hi all , I am a little confused , first I was entered , then I was deemed past the cut off stage, then overnight , suddenly I am pants ????? LOL (JOKING)
So Thats it I am in YEAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Anyone who wants me to call for them , no problem , anyone who thinks I am too good , just pop down and watch me Sc**w it up I always fall apart at these things ;-)
Music rounds are my thing , sets just leave me cold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So you all will beat me ;-)

I would say this , if at any time even on the day , I will be happy to stand down for any first timer who wants to have a go :-)

I am really looking forward to this one :-)

XXXX Rachel

[moonmanflyer]

James. Did my form get to you? I never know when sending word stuff.

Yes all arrived safe and sound

[moonmanflyer]

More forms are in, and numbers are building, and looking like a good mix of pilots so far, please all send your forms in and again if you want on please pm me with your email address so i can send one out

[swale]

cool so its on then? am i doing a demo can anyone bare to watch lol?

[mikeKendall]

To all those sitting on the fence, thinking about entering. DO IT. I entered my first Grassroots comp this year, and I have to say it's the best decision I made. You'll be full of doubt, scared you'll make a fool of yourself, but once you done it you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
I have to agree with paddys statement earlier, Mickey Bling should enter. his dance routine at the end of his flights are legendary.

[SamS]

Ok, no probs if we can't fly to music, I'd just find it easier, but like you said, it's not flight to music

Still ... Can't wait

[Boggy]

Nothing to stop you singing Sam!

[SamS]

True, but don't wait to reveal my singing talent to everyone

[heathy]

My TX plays music

[Boggy]

for you guys that have never competed before here is a rough guide of what the competition entails.

each pilot will fly two rounds consisting of
1.. Sets.....5 maneuvers picked from the grassroots list. their caller will shout "begin" and "end" for each move...eg if you pick 3sideways tic tocs you may commence doing them... when you are in a comfortable rhythm prompt your caller and he will call "begin" after 3 he will call "end" (this may also be done with the drop of an arm) that will be explained on the day.There is also a six minute time limit.(moves not completed in time will not score)
the k factor affects the score,higher k attract higher scores,( out of 10 multiplied by k.).. so a perfect k1 may beat a very poor k3.5 pick the highest k moves you can do best to get your score up. the judges will have a list of your five moves in advance.

2... freesyle..a three minute flight flying how you interpret an interesting technical display flight to the best of your abilities. you can string together set moves add loops rolls ,flips etc even nose in hovering if thats your thing maybe an auto at the end if your confident doing them. your callers job is to get you as damn near the three minutes as possible,your every move will rack up points land too early you could have got more,land too late and they dont count. (the caller in this instance needs to tell you 2mins. 1 min. 30 seconds 15 seconds followed by a count down to zero of course again calling "start" and "end") so for eg you could call start from the ground and lift into a piro hover. or you could lift off settle into a nice still sideways hover..call start and blast off full pitch upwards. judges will look for style and use of space (scoring upto fifty) and the difficuly of moves you try transitions between them and your control (again scoring out of fifty) so dont just blast about the sky to line yourself up for the next move try and make it flow,think of it as a "joined up writing" flight.

links
3D Format » Freestyle Round

3D Format » Grass Roots Set manoeuvres round

Manoeuvre Number	Manoeuvre Name	K Factor	Manoeuvre Description
1	Hovering T	1	A hovering T shall be flown with a 3 second pause at each point
2	Hovering M	1	A hovering M shall be prescribed with skids at eye level. 3 second hover at each point
3	Staged Hover 5, 10, 15ft	1	The model will hover at 3 heights, 5, 10 and 15ft with a 3 second pause at each point.
4	Side On Hover	1	The model shall hover for 10 seconds with steady control of drift.
5	Level Pass both directions	1	A forward flying pass shall be flown with the same speed and height in boht directions
6	Large Circle	1.5	A large (50ft) forward walking speed circle shall be performed with skids at eye level
7	Hovering Vertical Top Hat	1.5	The model shall perform a top hat manoeuvre with a 3 second pause at each hover point. To be performed slowly with a 3 second pause at each point.
8	180 Stall Turn	1.5	Performed to the left or right at comfortable height with the turn away from the flightline.
9	Nose In Hover	1.5	Perform a nose in hover with skids at eye level for 10 seconds.
10	Loop	1.5	A loop performed at medium speed ith a consistent entry and exit height.
11	50ft Auto	2	This autorotation be performed in any format in a safe manner with a controlled landing
12	Travelling Aileron Roll	2	Axial travelling roll and controlled speed.
13	Vertical Triangle	2	3 second pause at each hovering point. No piros in this manoeuvre.
14	Reverse Side on Hover	2	10 second pause to each side with a 180deg piro to change direction.
15	540 deg stall turn	2	Performed to the left or right at comfortable height with a turn and half away from the flightline.
16	Figure of 8	2.5	The model shall prescribe a figure of 8 pattern flown slowly in hover conditions.
17	Remote Tail in Circle	2.5	Flown under hover conditions, with the model prescribing a circle,with the tail pointing constantly to a centre point.
18	45 degree Descent	2.5	Steady descent at consistent rate to a hover in front of the pilot
19	Tick Tock	2.5	To be completed side on or head on. 3 repetitions
20	Double stall turn	2.5	Left and right hand sides with turn away from the flightline.
21	3 stationary elevator flips	3	Completed at a safe height with consistent height control and flip about the mainshaft of the aircraft.
22	Remote nose in circle	3	Flown under hover conditions, with the model prescribing a circle,with the nose pointing constantly to a centre point.
23	Inverted level flypast	3	Pass of 50ft flown forwards or backwards at controlled height and speed
24	Mini Rainbow	3	Controlled height approx 20ft wide with smooth changeovers. 2 each side.
25	Reverse Backward Circles	3	Flown slowly in hover with consistent height control.
26	Travelling double roll	3.5	Consistent height and speed
27	Travelling backwards Loop	3.5	Entry and exit to be at same height.
28	Knife edge Piro	3.5	Comfortable height, piro start and stop to be crisp. Entry and exit at same height.
29	Vertical triangle with 180 piro	3.5	Pause for 3 seconds at each stop point. Controlled 180deg Piro at top
30	Nose down or sideways Tick Tocks	3.5	Controlled Height, 3 rerepetitions

[Baldie]

Do we have to give our chice of set moves in before or on the day ?

By the way... Im in ...

[Boggy]

James? not sure Simon , isnt it on the form?........doh! obviously not ..sorry....wow i'm typing to myself!

glad your in btw(i hate this winking smily it looks just like the laughing one!!)

[moonmanflyer]

No need to tell us until the day, when you sign in we will list your sets then, thats how all the other grassroots have been done so we will stick with that method, then if you are struggling with one you can change it before the day