Held over the month of April, 2022 sponsored by stingmk2gliders.com
For the first time indoor catapult and hand launch for both adults and Juniors (age up to 15 years old ) flown in category 1 ( ceiling height up to 8 meter or 26′ measured under the ceiling beam structure excluding lights and fans, basketball halls are common category 1 sites ). I have asked Josh Finn from J&H AEROSPACE to sponsor prizes for indoor, Josh sells lots of indoor glider kits so check out his range.
Outdoor events, Juniors and adults
1/ Hand Launch ( javelin ) HLG, ( Adult HLG winner is awarded the HH trophy with name engraves on back).
2/ Catapult CLG ( 1/16″ x 1/4″ x 9″ rubber loop maximum allowed ).
3/ Tip Launch Glider TLG
Indoor 2 events for Juniors and adults
1/ 6″ (152mm) wing span catapult, any design ( sting mk2 6″ glider kit ideal ).
2/ Hand launch, any size or material and can be wing tip or Javelin launched.
RULES : Competition runs from 1st April till 30th April 2022
For indoor and outdoor there are 9 official flights, please record all official flights with best 5 counted for outdoor, ( multiple series of 9 flights are allowed but can not mix or combine scores. ) Times to be recorded by a time keeper. For Outdoor fly to one minute maximum for each flight, if you achieve 5 x one minute max’s out of 9 then keep flying one minute max’s till it is missed but include that last flight time. Flights are rounded down to seconds, Indoor flights are recorded down to 1/10th second. ( example, flight of 23.76 seconds is recorded as 23.7 seconds ). Time starts at moment of launch and stops when glider comes to rest on floor. Best 3 scores will count or 4th if needed due to a equal first place.
Lots of great STING MK2 glider kits for prizes and lucky entry prize too Fly safely and responsibly but most of all ” have FUN ” ENTRY is FREE
Send results and your country to,
lensurtees@hotmail.com.
Also photos of you and gliders for web site and international Free Flight publications. Please check out web site for updated information at stingmk2gliders.com.