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A bold experiment will be part of the 2008 Sailplane Expo - the electric glider event is going to be held as part of the winch-launch thermal glider event (but scored separately) using the same rules, with changes to cater for launch by electric motor. Two classes will be included (just as Open Thermal and RES are included for winch-launch gliders); Open Electric Glider and Limited Electric Glider.

For the Open (and Limited) Electric Glider rules, click on this link to download.

FAQs
I have received quite a few questions about this event - will try to cover the issues raised here:

Will the thermal glider heats and electric heats alternate?
No - they will be flown together. 6-7 thermal fliers and up to 4 electric fliers will be drawn in each heat.

Will the flight line be crowded? Are thermal and electric launching together?
The field we use is huge. There is plenty of room to accommodate thermal and glider fliers together. The winch line will be well spaced, and the electric flight line will be well outside the row of winches. Imagine 30 winches cheek to jowl, and then a gap of 20m, and then a row of electric fliers. There is less chance of an electric flier impeding a winch launch than there is for winch launchers to impede one another!

Can fliers enter both thermal and electric?
Yes - Kevin Smeaton says he can manage the draw so that entrants in both disciplines will not be drawn to fly against themselves.

Will time management be a problem?
We will try to help make it work. Several factors will assist. We will organise thermal fliers in to teams like Jerilderie to manage the helper issue. The use of LiPo cells will make it easier for electric fliers - no need to heat packs up at the last minute. We will assign a buddy to each thermal flier also entered in electric to help with charging. In other words, a non-thermal flier can help monitor the charging of batteries for thermal fliers.

Will landings for electric be 100 points within one metre?
Yes - we are trying to imitate thermal glider as closely as possible - we will be doing exactly the same as thermal glider except that launching is by electric motor in the aircraft instead of on the ground - see the rules download for details.

Click here to download a brochure and entry form for the 2008 Sailplane Expo


The Sailplane Expo results for 2007 are displayed on this site in the form of PDF documents. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to access these results. If you do not have it, you can go to the Adobe web site and down load it for free. Click on the links below to see the electric glider results.

7-cell Electric Glider Results
Click here for results - first the list of placings, and then the results for each individual.

F5J Electric Glider Results
Click here for results - first the list of placings, and then the results for each individual.

Click here to go to the 2006 Expo Results