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Old 04-01-2007 | 11:09 AM
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Dr1Driver
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Default RE: Fun Fly Contest Ideas

These should get you started:

HOT PLANE/HOT PILOT EVENTS:

1. Dixie Death - Take off, do three rolls, three loops, and three spins (any order), and land. Fastest time wins.
2. Roops - Take off, do one roll, one loop (5 times), land. Fastest time wins.
3. Touch & Go’s - Do 10 T & G’s in the fastest time.
4. Limbo - Set the ribbon at one height, fastest 5 passes under it wins.

SKILL EVENTS:

1. Spot Landing or Spot T & G - Mark a spot on the runway, fly 10 passes, most number of hits in it wins.
2. Limbo - Fly under progressively lower ribbons. Lowest pass wins.
3. Bomb Drop - Bomb in a paper cup rubber banded to the plane. Drop it on the spot. Closest wins.
4. Bean Carry - Same cup, 5 - 10 dry beans. Take off, fly the pattern, land. Most beans in cup wins. If you get too many ties, add a maneuver like a loop or roll.
5. Balloon Break - Pilot attempts to break tethered (or loose) helium-filled balloons. Fastest time wins. Use 2 - 5 pound fishing line for the tether.
6. Leap Frog - Touch and Go in 2-4 spots along the runway, depending on space.

LUCK EVENTS:

1. Glow Plug/Prop Race - From 100 feet away, carry your glow plug in a teaspoon or your prop in your hand to your plane, install, taxi across a line. First across wins.
2. Cracker Whistle - Eat 10 saltines, whistle, then take off. First in the air wins.
3. Mail Run - Plane on runway, engine running. Partner runs to plane and touches tail (delivers mail). Plane takes off, flys pattern, lands. Does not taxi after landing. Partner runs to wherever plane is, touches tail (picks up mail) and runs back to starting line. Fastest time wins.
4. Poker Hand - Draw two cards from a 4 suit A-K-Q-J-10 deck. Make rest of hand by 3 spot T & G’s in marked areas.
5. Blind Taxi - Pilot stands with back to plane. Helper tells him how to taxi through gates on the runway. Fastest time wins.
6. Balloon Break - Pilot attempts to break balloons tied to the ground. Fastest time wins.