Electric Glider Rules - Expo 2008

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.

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.