On the 1st Sunday of the month, Croydon Airport Model Flying Club runs a Fun Fly event at the Fickleshole Flying Site. These monthly competitions are fantastic fun for members who get to fly outside of their comfort zone.
Scoring
If you come 1st place in your completion you’ll score 10 points, 2nd 9 points, 3rd 8 points etc. Your best 8 scores out of the 10 competitions are added up throughout the year and the person who has the highest score overall is awarded a prize at our AGM in January. This means you can have a couple of months off and still be in with a chance of winning.
2022 monthly competitions and how they work:
December Fun Fly - Satsuma Drop
Aim: Drop a satsuma as close to the target as possible.
How:
The pilot has to drop a satsuma as close to a pre-determined centre spot as possible. The pilot places a wooden ‘spike’ on the model, and placed on the ‘spike’ a satsuma. The pilot then flies over the target area releasing the satsuma in what ever manner they wish (roll, bump, etc) so that the satsuma lands as close to the target as possible. A measurement is taken from the final resting place of the satsuma, not where it first touches the ground. Each Pilot has 3 attempts, the closest distance in cm or inches is taken as the final score. The winner is the pilot who’s satsuma lands closest to the target.
Results:
Pilot | Drop1 | Drop2 | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Simon | 1.2m | - | 1st |
Trevor | 6.1m | - | 2nd |
Emay | 12m | 10m | 3rd |
John | 11.9m | - | 4th |
Ian | 15.4m | - | 5th |
Mike | 22.9m | 26.6m | 6th |
Video:
Coming Soon!
November Fun Fly - Limbo / Touch & Go
Aim: As many Touch and Goes as possible within 2 minutes..
How:
Touch and goes or Limbo require the pilot to touch the wheels in a pre
designated square on the strip or fly under a pre-set tape as many
times in 2 minutes. Each pass must be completed in the same
direction(i.e into wind). Touch and gos must be in the square and at
least 1 wheel must touch inside. Limbo’s must be completed without
cutting the tape or touching the ground. Cutting the tape will be the
end of the attempt, limbos completed to this point will count. The
winner in either round is the person who makes the most successful passes
Results:
Pilot | Number of Touch & Goes |
---|---|
Emay | 25 (1st) |
Trev | 24 (2nd) |
Ian | 22 (3rd) |
Peter | 18 (4th) |
Simon | 12 (5th) |
Mike | 10 (6th) |
August Fun Fly - Water Carrying & Short Landing
Aim: Complete a circuit with the most amount of water remaining & land in the shortest distance.
How: Take off while carrying a cup full of water on the wing, fly one circuit and land in the shortest distance over the top of the tape. Extra points are awarded if you do a loop at some point in the flight!
Results:
Pilot | Score |
---|---|
Pete | +42 (1st) |
Trev | +26 (2nd) |
Ian | +15 (3rd) |
Simon | -14 (4th) |
James | -22 (5th) |
Emay | -26 (6th) |
Shane | -34 (7th) |
John | -47 (8th) |
Video:
July Fun Fly - Touch and Go Pylon Racing
Aim: Complete in the fastest time possible, 5 touch & goes while racing to the pylon.
How: Time starts from the moment wheels are up, then the pilot flies to the flag and returns to the runway to do a touch and go. The pilot repeats this 5 times in the fastest time possible and after the 5th & final touch, the pilot can land.
Results:
Pilot | Time |
---|---|
James | 1:20.5 (1st) |
Emay | 1:25.6 (2nd) |
Trev | 1:28.2 (3rd) |
Ian | 1:35.4 (4th) |
Shane | 1:14.5 (5th) |
Pete | 1:52.0 (6th) |
John | 2:20.3 (7th) |
Video:
June Fun Fly - Tripple Thrash
Aim: Complete a series of manoeuvres in the shortest possible time.
How: Time starts on the first touch with each pilot completing: three touch and goes, three rolls and three loops. The clock stops after a final touch and the pilot with the fastest time wins.
Results:
Pilot | Time |
---|---|
James | 31.06s (1st) |
Trev | 42.06s (2nd) |
Ian | 47.93s (3rd) |
Emay | 55.12s (4th) |
Shane | 72.25s (5th) |
John | D.N.F (6th) |
Video:
May Fun Fly - Limbo
Aim: Fy under the tape as many times as possible in 2 minutes.
How: A 2 metre high line of old video tape is strung up across the runway, facing into wind. Contestants are given two minutes to fly under the tape as many times as possible or until the tape is broken.
Results:
Pilot | Number of passes |
---|---|
James | 20 (1st) |
Trev | 11 (2nd) |
Pete | 11 (2nd) |
Shane | 10 (3rd) |
Emay | 9 (4th) |
John | 5 (5th) |
Video:
April Fun Fly - Easter Egg Drop
Aim: Score as many points as possible by dropping a Cadbury Creme Egg onto a target!
How: Score points by hitting a target painted in the middle of the runway which has 100, 50, 20, 10 point scores on it. Each flyer has multiple attempts (usually three), to drop your egg as close to the middle as possible. Points scored for where your Egg ends up (not where it first lands).
Results:
Pilot | Best Attempt (out of three) |
---|---|
Pete | 2.43m (1st) |
Emay | 4.15m (2nd) |
James | 5.15m (3rd) |
Trevor | 7.8m (4th) |
Shane | 8.25m (5th) |
John | 9.5m (6th) |
Ian | 17.8m (7th) |
Video:
March 2022 - Carrier Deck Landing
Aim: Land on a carrier deck without going off the edge.
How: A Carrier Deck will be spray-painted on the runway with numbered areas 20, 40, 60, 80, 100. Each flyer has three attempts to fly a circuit then land on the deck from any direction. You must touch down and stop on deck.
Results:
Pilot | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
James | 80 | 80 | 80 | 240 points (1st) |
Trevor | 60 | 60 | 80 | 200 points (2nd) |
Ian | 40 | 60 | 80 | 180 points (3rd) |
Emay | 0 | 60 | 80 | 140 points (4th) |
Pete | 60 | 0 | 60 | 120 points (5th) |
Shane | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 points (6th) |
John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 points (7th) |
Video: