BW Wing Fest 2009
Where:
Date:
Saturday, 8-29-2009
Time:
10am to 12pm
Hosted: Mike B. from
BattleWing.net
Events:
First Up Last Down, Limbo, Target
Practice, Follow the leader, Pylon
Race, and Combat.
Raffle:
Prizes are 5 BattleWing planes,
Raffle tickets are $1.00
Music:
Variety and maybe some oldies
for the old people.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m.
Setup
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10:00 a.m.
Intro
Introduction about www.BattleWing.net
Remind pilots and guest to sign up for Raffle for
$1.00. Sign up at BattleWing tent.
Review today’s agenda
10:05 a.m.
Line up all flyers
10:10 a.m.
First Up Last Down with Mass
Launch
All flyers launch their plane at the same time and go as high as possible in 15
seconds and then turn off all engines. The last person to make it to the ground
wins the event.
10:20 a.m.
Limbo
A limbo stick contraption made by Pete J. will be
place out in the field.
Fly under the limbo stick and feel good about you
flying skills.
10:35 a.m.
Target Practice
A
20ft stick with a Mylar balloon (not latex) on top as a target will be placed in
the middle of the field as target practice. Who is the first to pop the Mylar
balloon with their propeller?
10:45 a.m.
Follow the Leader
A
person’s plane will have streamers taped to the wings and will be labeled as the
Leader. In a circle or random pattern the Leader will fly while all others will
follow.
The leader will fly at ½ to ¾ speed so all flyer can fly as a group and play
bumper cars.
11:00 a.m.
Break Time – 10 minutes
11:10 a.m.
Pylon Race
Two 20ft flags are placed 90 feet apart and pilots fly a heat of 5 laps.
No
heat times will be counted, it’s just for fun.
This event really shows who can fly a wing plane at high speed.
11:30 a.m.
Combat Flying
with Mass Launch
All flyers welcome with exception of rear mount propeller only, no front mounted
prop planes.
Fly in a 30ft diameter swarm (ball) trying to take the other plane out.
Yelling for no apparent reason is encouraged during this event.
12:00 p.m.
Raffle Event
5
BattleWing planes will be raffled off.
4 - Advanced Build. (Regular price of $60 each)
1 - ARF or Full Build. (Regular price of $160
each).
12:00 p.m.
Baylands BBQ and Swap Meet.