GA, don't worry if 99.9% of the guys that you compete against have mixes in their radios. You are not even close to
worrying about being competitive, consider this contest the best pattern practice you will get. Like Ken said, YOU JUST SOLOED.

A few things about the sportsman routine to remember.
1. Take Off, this is judged starting at the takeoff roll until the model is approximately 6' off ground.
Make sure you have the model far enough away from the centerline so you will lift off
Somewhere close to the centerline. No yanking the stick (smooth steady rate of climb)
Call out to the judges "TAKING OFF" before starting the takeoff, after plane reaches 6'
Call "TAKEOFF COMPLETE" this helps to remind the judges that the maneuver is complete.


1a Trim Pass You will take off into wind, then make a free pass downwind in front of yourself to check the plane for trim.
I like to go hands off and see if the plane will fly straight and level. also at the end of the trim pass i do
a half reverse cuban 8, This will set may baseline altitude for the rest of my flight. Try to stay 2 mistakes high
During the sequence.

2. Straight flight out . Enter the aerobatic box with the plane tracking parallel to runway, If you have a crosswind use a crab angle
to adjust for wind. try to keep the line at a constant altitude and no deviation from parallel to runway. Try no to wiggle
the wings alot, just use small adjustments to keep a straight line.

3. Stall turn no rolls. as plane comes to the end of the aerobatic box, execute a gentle pull to verticle. let the plane fly vert. for a second,
then reduce throttle to idle, as the plane shows signs of slowing down, feed in rudder and try to stall into the wind,
Goosing the throttle as the plane starts to pivot should help the plane rotate throught the stall better. if the nose is tilted
left or right bfore the stall add rudder in that direction whether it is into the wind or not. after the stall fly a straight verticle
downline for a second and perform a gentle pull to straight and level flight (you may have to add some down elevator
during verticle descent to keep the plane from trying to pull itself out.

More to come.