Competitions

Although some pilots take the competitions seriously, ModelAir run most of the competitions as a light-hearted way of recognising the skill and expertise of modellers at the weekend flying events. On some occasions, awards have been won by pilots who didn't know they were being judged - much to their surprise and delight of course! Competitions are usually run on the Sunday of each weekend flying event.

To be included in the competitions, models must have been flown successfully.

Competition Criteria Event

Ebenezer In the Ebenezer spirit MayFly

Free Flight Low Wing Built up - not sheet. Guest competition run by Andy Brough MayFly

R/C Tomboy Three Guest competition run by David Boddington MayFly

Jack Bearton Plate Vintage Concourse and Flying MayFly

Carrier Deck Control Line Workshop - Class 1 Guest competition run by Andy Housden Scale

The Shuttleworth Trophy Best scale model of an aircraft in The Shuttleworth Collection Scale

Radio Control Scale Trophy Best radio control scale model Scale

Free Flight Scale Trophy Best free flight scale model Scale

Control Line Scale Trophy Best control line scale model Scale

Flight Director's Special Award Most impressive flying over whole weekend Scale

Masefield Trophy Guest competition run by Alan Wiggs. For the late Sir Peter Masefield's "Britannia" Trophy. (details below) Scale

Cruiser Pup Guest competition run by Alan Wiggs. Best flight of three (details below) Scale

Ken Swailes Memorial Trophy Unorthodox vintage radio control model Festival of Flight

Junior Free Flight Trophy Best free flight model (under 16 years) - Matchstick Man (details below) Festival of Flight

R/C Tomboy Three Guest competition run by David Boddington Festival of Flight

For more information:

Competition Contact Tel/email

TomBoy Three Tony Tomlin
0208 641 3505 or pjt2.alt@btinternet.com

Carrier Deck Andy Housden 020 8541 0186

Low Wing Free flight Andy Brough acbrough@hotmail.com

Masefield Trophy & Cruiser Pup - see details below Alan Wiggs / Ron Knight 01923 856542 / 020 8878 7041

Junior Free Flight Trophy - see details below Ken Sheppard 07810 817089 or ken@modelair.info

All other competitions in above table Ken Sheppard 07810 817089 or ken@modelair.info

Masefield Trophy - Sunday 26 July 2009

This will be flown to the usual rules for Rubber Scale Models (pre-1951), also including those from Keil Kraft & Veron, with a 60 sec. Max. Models with 30" span or over will be allowed a 90 sec. Max. Models must of course land within the airfield.

Cruiser Pup - Sunday 26 July 2009

Best flight of three to count.

If you wish to run a competition at any of the ModelAir events, you must contact the organisers for prior approval.