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The MFNZ competition general rules S01 have had a
couple of rule changes which affect soaring – ensure you
have good read of section 6.1,6.3,6.5
6.1 Classes of records claimable expanded
6.3 Claim Process updated.
6.5 Builder of the model rule deleted.
This now allows for our GPS events to be recorded.

Our own soaring rules (S05) have been reformatted also
President: now with hyperlinks on the contents page which saves
Kevin Botherway (Hawkes Bay) – 027 557 0470 scrolling through heaps of pages etc. There are some
Secretary/Treasurer: planned rule changes to follow soon once approved by the
David James (PN) – 06 354 3452, 027 339 0007 SIG. With this the SIG is also working on updating the
Committee: Code of Practice on our website.
Aneil Patel (Auckland), Dave Griffin (Christchurch), Joe
Wurts (Hawkes Bay), John Shaw (Timaru), Allan Knox Our NZ F5J team (Joe Wurts, Peter McEvoy and Kevin
(Christchurch), Peter Williams (Paraparaumu) & Rex Botherway) has had one practice in Matamata already
Ashwell (Marlborough) with others planned before February.
Soaring SIG email:
soaring@mfnz.org We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope to see
News & info at: ...................................................... you at the Nats for the new year.
http://www.modelflyingnz.org/sigs/soaring.html Get Your Radian ready for Nats!!!!!!!!!! It’s all on! Flying
Facebook: Chilli bin time….
NZ Soaring SIG & NZ R/C Soaring.
Postal address: F5J World championships – Argentina February 2025
41 Chippendale Crescent, Palmerston North. 4412 New Zealand team gets to defend our Team world title for
Check out: the second time in Argentina early next year – for once it is
https://www.mfnz.org/members-pilots/special-interest-groups/soaring/ in the southern hemisphere which is not often, so all the
and make sure you have the latest NZ Soaring rulebook European countries get to compete during their winter
and Soaring calendar. which is the opposite to normal. As this happens in
Also: February the NZ soaring SIG had their trials on the 31st of
See the events listed on the MFNZ Google calendar at: August to compile a team. The location is Cordoba city
https://www.mfnz.org/members-pilots/mfnz-events/ and is in the centre of Argentina.

We have had a super year with a full calendar of events, Soaring SIG AGM.
most recently, Soarchamps with a busy four days and The Soaring SIG AGM will be held on February the 18th at
seven events flown! A full report is separate. We are just 8.00pm via Google meeting. The link to the meeting will be
gearing up for the final event on the schedule, a large F5J broadcasted via NZRCSG group or by email if requested
and GPS meeting in Christchurch. After that, we kick off a n d c l o s e r t o t h e m e e t i n g d a t e . C o n t a c t
the new year with the 77th NZ Nationals! We have a full soaring@mfnz.org if you would like the link sent directly to
soaring schedule for a week of competition and you.
camaraderie. We already have heaps of entries. Andrew
Myer from Aussie is coming to keep us all on our toes. Remits.
MFNZ FLYING RULES
We have finally got our new F3B gear sorted, many thanks Section 05: Soaring
to Rowdy, and has been used successfully for the first
competition, albeit with few technical glitches – it’s REMIT 1: Change the ability to fly a model by more than
certainly a huge improvement and upgrade on what we one competitor in non-FAI contests. (note - information in
have used for several years. Now all wireless and remote green, new text in Red and deletions crossed out)
button with simple batteries and connected to a speaker
system. The guy that designed and manufactured it in 3 General definitions
Aussie is helpful and a fellow flyer, he is keen to help us
get it all running well. 3.4 Number of Models, Ownership and Operation

The SIG has looked at the calendar for next year and (a) Unless otherwise specified in class rules, the
decided to move the Southern Fling forward a few months competitor may use a maximum of two models in a
as it seems to be too close to Soarchamps which makes it contest and may combine any parts of the models
difficult to get good entries. The calendar will be ready for provided the resultant complies with the required
January and once published we will also pop a link on the characteristics of 1.2.
MFNZ to google calendar, same as last year. (b) The competitor must own their model(s) flown but
is not required to have built them.
(c)(b) A model may be flown in a contest by only more
than one competitor except in FAI events where a
model is to be flown by only one competitor.
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