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It’s been a rather slow start to the year, with two IMAC In regards to sequences, you should now be flying P25
events schedule for Galatea cancelled, here’s hoping for a and F25 and A25 sequences for F3A . As per the last rule
substantial improvement in the weather as the season change, we are still flying 2023 IMAC schedules, i.e. the
progresses! We did however manage to run a successful same ones we flew at the last Nationals. For IMAC, we will
“Pattern and Pylon” event at the Airsail MAC site early in change to the new 2024 sequences after the 2023 season
November. is complete. This means we won’t fly the 2024 until around
October next year. We are now running 6 months behind
An aerobatics committee meeting was held late October the northern hemisphere.
and we have a few items of interest to share. The Trans-
Tasman (TT) has been confirmed for F3A (P25 & F25) and The Aerobatics SIG is now well set up with the Notaumatic
Advanced (A25) and will be flown at the Hamilton Club scoring system. These scoring units and the way the
(HMAC) in February across the weekend 16/17/18 Feb. scoring system works has really made a positive impact in
Frazer has set up a Facebook page and more details can the efficient way our competitions are run and flights are
be found there. At the time of writing, we already have 4 scored. The SIG recently purchases 3 more units, plus a
confirmed Aussies attending, so this is shaping up to be a bunch of spares, which gives us a total of 7 units now.
great competition and worthwhile attending for anyone
with an interest in precision aerobatics. Finally, we have been advised that the weight limit for F3A
planes has increased from 5.0kg to 5.5kg (+1%). This
We want kiwis to fly in the event too, the coming Nationals means, for example, that electric models can fly with larger
will determine our Team Ranking for 2024, but you don’t battery packs taking some of the load off existing systems.
have to be on the official team to fly in the event. The dimensional requirements have not changed i.e. 2m x
2m. These changes came into effect following the recent
We have confirmed 23rd to 25th February for the famous 2023 World Champs.
Rumble! This event will be held in the Hawkes Bay at the
Awatoto field, mark this on in your calendar, we will be John Knox
flying IMAC, F3A and Classic. NZRCAA Secretary

Clubman Pilots at the recent “Pattern and Pylon” event, Airsail MAC. From L to R, Anthony Wright flying a 90 size electric model, Chris Charlton with a
35cc Slick (IMAC model), Brian “Chopper” Harris flying an electric pylon model (own design), Corey Westhall with a 70cc Extra (IMAC model), and
kneeling in front, from Australia “That Pylon Guy” Bruce De Chastel flying a rental, bent and twisted “Classic”, a Kwik Fli III … these guys had a lot of fun
flying Clubman, and after 3 rounds we had a different pilot taking the 1000 points round win each time. So it went to a 4th round champagne fly off … and
the guy that told everyone all day “I used to do this in the 70’s you know” was the winner, flying a pylon racer. Just goes to show you can fly Clubman
Aerobatics with just about anything that will loop and roll ! An awesome weekend and the icing on the cake .. John Danks 70th Birthday Party. Lots of
candles, fire extinguishers were on stand by !
Photo and caption by Frazer

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