When will pilots get the route and what happens?
The sequence will be:
1. Nominate and pay for the race ($100) prior
to the day. You will be given a race package -
Rules, Sign up sheet and route.
2. Plan your flight and work out ETI's
3. Race Day (Saturday 12th September)
- Fly to Mareeba early
- Attend Safety & Final Race Briefing
NOTE: CASA Rules - you must be at the briefing
to participate.
- Make adjustments to ETI based on forecasts
- Provide officials with your ETI
4. Depart in order - Fly the first leg of route
5. Lunch at Lakeland Airstrip
6. Fly the second leg of route
7. Land (Touch & Go) Mareeba
8. Fly to Atherton
9. Presentations Atherton Aerodrome & BBQ
10. Stay overnight (swags on the floor of hangers)
Drinks and tall stories/lies etc
11. Breakfast then home
What's this Air Race about?
Actually it's not a race. Rather it's a time trial.
The fastest aircraft is not the one that wins rather the most accurate one.
Pilots will be asked to nominate a time they estimate it will take to conduct the course. Your take off and landing times will be recorded. You will fly the route and you will be awarded points according to how close you are to your estimated time.
In addition there is a quiz to answer on the way. The questions will be about features on the route - so you have to actually fly the route! You will be given the quiz sheet on the day.
There will also be some aviation questions and some general knowledge questions. There will not be any questions about features in the circuit area so you can concentrate on flying then.
Once into the circuit be on your best behaviour because your circuit procedures will be marked.
In the final tally you will have marks for each of two legs plus the quiz plus the circuit procedures.
Unlike previous years there will be no penalty for using GPS.
