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
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

For more information:

Competition Contact Tel/email
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
All other competitions in above table Ken Sheppard 07810 817089 or ken@modelair.info

Masefield Trophy - Sunday of the Scale weekend tbc

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 of the Scale weekend tbc

Best flight of three to count.

NB: If you wish to run a competition at any of the ModelAir events, please contact Ken Sheppard (07810 817089) for prior approval. Thank you!