| The main rules to remember
are: |
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Figures that are
drawn with the sequence starting and finishing on the 'main axis' of the box must
be flown either into or away from the official wind, in
accordance with the wind arrow on the Form-B/C sequence drawing. |
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Figures that start on the main
axis and finish on the secondary axis, or vice-versa, must be
flown with the main axis section towards or away from the
official wind in accordance with the wind arrow, but the
secondary or cross-axis section may be flown towards or away
from the judges - in other words, the direction of the
cross-axis flight is at the discretion of the pilot, who may
turn from axis-A to axis-B to the left or right in order to
position the aeroplane to the best advantage under the
circumstances. Such decisions usually reflect the influence that
the wind is having on sequence positioning. |
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Some figures that start and
finish on the secondary axis but which have elements within them
that are flown temporarily along the main-axis must follow these
restrictions: |
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Family 1 and 8 figures must be flown in
strictly as they are shown on the form-B/C relation to the
official wind. Thus the central element in the above example
figures 1 and 3 must be flown into wind, figures 2 and 4
downwind, or you should regard them as ‘wrongly flown’ and award
an HZ. Cross-box to cross-box 180° and 360° turns and rolling
turns however are exempted from this obligation, the L/R
direction of the turn being at the pilots’ discretion. Stall
turns and tail slides are also unaffected by the above, the
orientation of the aeroplane at the top being entirely dictated
by other natural choices or constraints. |
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If
the pilot elects to take a 'break' or
interruption on the
secondary axis then: |
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If the break is taken following a correctly
flown figure then the restart direction must be the same as that
before the break was taken - if the restart is made in the
opposite direction then every ensuing cross-box figure must
receive a hard zero (flight in the wrong direction) until the
error is rectified or flight along the main axis is resumed. |
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After a penalized interruption, there is no
obligation for the pilot to resume the sequence in a direction
determined by the flight before the interruption. |
| You must therefore maintain a constant awareness
of the 'correct' or 'allowable' direction of flight of and
within each figure, and make sure to apply the relevant penalty
should any of the above rules not be met. |
