RV Event & Gunpowder Trophy - CANCELLED, 2020
- Location
- Leicester
- Dates
- 8th August - 9th August
- Entry deadline: 30th July
- Contest Director
- Phil Massetti 07977 586205
- Chief Judge
- John Royce 07495 961898
- Airfield Contact
- Mark Godfrey (0116 259 2360)
- Levels
- Power
- RV - £45.00 (BAeA Plaque)
- Sports - £75.00 (Gunpowder Trophy)
- Competing pilot fee
- £25.00
- Registration
From 08:30 Sat
- Briefing
09:30 both days
- Programme
Sat am
- Presentation by the Contest Director to RV pilots regarding how the BAeA can help you improve your aerobatic skills, followed by an aerobatic demonstration within the competition box and a briefing from the Chief Judge.
Sat pm
- RV entrants can fly the Power RV Club sequence with the opportunity to have the flight critiqued or marked by the judges. These flights can either be in your own RV aircraft or in an alternative hired aerobatic aircraft (see below).
- Sports Known (Gunpowder)
Sun
- RV entrants will have another chance to fly the Power RV Club sequence in the aerobatic box with critique from the judges.
- Sports Unknown (Gunpowder)
This event will be structured to allow pilots lots of time to chat and ask questions to learn about competition aerobatcs.
- Notes
RV pilots entry fee is £30. An airfield usage fee of £25 will be payable at registration on the day.
All pilots wishing to use their own aircraft on the day must have been assessed as competent to do so by an approved BAeA assessor and their signed evaluation forms must be lodged with the BAeA office prior to the closing date.
Blank forms can be downloaded from this website by visiting 'Pilot Briefing' then clicking 'Proficiency Scheme' and once completed should be sent to;
Jen Buckenham, 84 Green End Road, Sawtry, Cambs, PE28 5UZ.
To hire aircraft for this event contact;
- Adrian Willis (07712 864413), adrian.willis@britishaerobaticacademy.com
- Ultimate Aerobatics, info@ultimateaerobatics.co.uk
- Cambridge Aero Club (01223 373717), enquiries@cambridgeaeroclub.com
Airfield details
For more information on this airfield pleae visit http://leicesterairport.com/
- Name & location
- Leicester EGBG, 4.0nm ESE Leicester
- Contact details
- Mark Godfrey (0116 259 2360)
- Consumables
- AVGAS 100LL, Jet A1
- Hangarage
- None
- Maintenance
- None
- Accommodation
Judges & assistants
Below are all judges and assistants who have volunteered to help out at this contest
Sat 8th August | Sun 9th August |
---|---|
John Royce 07495 961898, CJ | John Royce 07495 961898, CJ |
Sarah Hardy | Sarah Hardy |
Nick Buckenham | Nick Buckenham |
Caleb Whitehead | Caleb Whitehead |
Eric Marsh | Eric Marsh |
Chris Teixeira | Chris Teixeira |