Hastings District Flying Club

Flying Competition ResultFlying Competition Results

HDFC
PO Box 115
Port Macquarie NSW 2444

The HDFC runs a monthly lfying competition over 11 months of the year plus a navigation trial over December and January. The monthly competitions are an excellent way to maintain and improve flying skills. Most competitions are of 20-30 minutes duration and competitors fly with an Instructor.

These are some of the competition sequences undertaken:

INSTRUMENT CLIMB: After take-off, the instrument hood goes on at 400 feet and an under-the-hood sequence is followed depending on the weather and cloud height. The most common sequence involves a climb to 3000' with climbing and decending turns and straight climbs and decents.

FORCED LANDING: An instrument climb is followed by a forced landing glide approach, usually from either 2500' of 1500'. Points are awarded for emergency calls and checks, accurate flying and an accurate landing on a designated spot.

SPOT LANDING: This sequence tests landing accuracy.

STEEP TURNS: Two complete turns, one to the right and one to the left, are required with points awarded for balance, angle of bank, height and roll out.

BLIND CIRCUIT: Competitors fly a circuit with some or all the flight instruments covered. Points are awarded for accuracy of speed, height and the 'quality' of the landing.

STUCK THROTTLE: In a normal circuit, the throttle sticks at 1400 revs half way along the downwind leg. Points are awarded for a spot landing.

RIVER BASH: This sequence follows a length of river with points awarded for keeping the aircraft in the centre of the river, and for maintaining height, usually 500', and balance.

GA Competition RA Competition

August 2010
8 pilots

River Bash
Bruce Dunlop (85), Bill Coote (75), Rod Davison (70)

Forced Landing from 2,000; with no Altimeter
Rod Davison & Dave Mitrchell (87), Bruce Dunlop (63), Bill Coote (42)

500' Circuit with Spot Landing
Rod Davison (90), Bruce Dunlop (85), Ray Lind & Bill Coote (75)

Overall
Rod Davison & Dave Mitchell (227), Bruce Dunlop (223)


July 2010
9 pilots

Instrument Climb to 3000'
1st Ray Lind 93, 2nd Bruce Dunlop 90, Dave Mitchell 87

Blind Circuit with Spot Landing
1st Rod Davison 138, 2nd Ray Lind 108, 3rd Bruce Dunlop 90

Forced Landing from 2500' with no Altimeter
1st Rod Davison 97, 2nd Bruce Dunlop 77, 3rd DAve Mithcell 61

Overall
1st Rod Davison 308, 2nd Bruce Dunlop 247, 3rd Dave Mitchell 232

June 2010
7 pilots

Instrument Climb (A030)
1st Ray Lind  97, 2nd Vaughn Durkin 94, 3rd Bruce Dunlop 93

Steep Turns
1st Bruce Dunlop 80, 2nd Vaughn, Ross Costanza , Ray Lind all on 75 points.

Forced Landing
!st  Ray Lind 80, 2nd Bruce Dunlop 47

Overall
1st  Ray Lind 232, 2nd Bruce Dunlop 220, 3rd Vaughn Durkin 169.

May 2010
11 pilots

1400 rpm Stuck Throttle & Spot Landing
1st Bruce Dunlop, Rod Davison & Harry Cremaer (50), 2nd Dave Mitchell (40), 3rd Mike Coulter (30)

Instrument Climb
1st Mark Whatson (79), 2nd Mike Coulter (77), 3rd Lyndal Coote (75)

Forced Landing from 2000'
1st Mi8ke Coulter (78), 2nd Raty Lind (70), 3rd Mark Whatson (67)

Overall
1st Mike Coulter (185), 3rd Mark Whatson, (156)2nd Ray Lind (144)

April 2010
April Competition, a beautiful day, 12 pilots.

River Bash
1st Ray Lind & Bruce Dunlop (80), 2nd Vaughn Durkin, Rod Davison, Rod Farley & Richard Bentley (75)

Forced Landing from 1500’
1st Rod Davison (95), 2nd Ray Lind (89), 3rd Bruce Dunlop (73)

500’ Circuit & Spot Landing
1st Bruce Dunlop & Mike Coulter (100), 2nd Ray Lind (85), 3rd Rod Davison (80)

Overall
1st Ray Lind (254), 2nd Bruce D7unlop (243), 3rd Rod Davison (240)

March 2010
12 pilots, a glorious day

Forced Landing from 2,500'
1st Mark Whatson (85), 2nd Rod Davison (60), 3rd Richard Bentley (56)

Instrument Climb to 3000'
1st Bruce Dunlop (92), 2nd Lyndal Coote & Rod Davison (89), 3rd Mark Whatson (87)

Steep Turns
1st James Lummus (90), 2nd Rod Davison & Vaughan Dhurkin (85), 3rd Ray Lind, Rod Farley & Jack Terp (80)

Overall
1st Mark Whatson (232), 2nd Rod Davison (224), 3rd Ray Lind (208)

February 2010
10 pilots, glorious day

Instrument Climb to 2500'
1st Mike Coulter (81), 2nd Bruce Dunlop & Barry Williams (73), 3rd Bill Coote (68)

Forced Landing from 1500'
1st Ray Lind (85), 2nd Rod Davison (77), 3rd Bruce Dunlop (73)

Blind Circuit with Spot Landing
1st Rod Davison (128), 2nd Ray Lind & Bruce Dunlop (92), 3rd Mike Coulter (84)

Overall
1st Rod Davison (258), 2nd Ray Lind & Bruce Dunlop (228), 3rd Barry Williams (181)

June 2010

The pilots did a 500’ circuit followed by a river bash up the Maria River and finishing with a forced landing.

Overall
1st Barry Williams, 2nd Bruce Dunlop, 3rd Richard O’Neill. Good to see Richard at the comp and doing so well.

April 2010
6 pilots

River Bash
1st Ray Lind (85), 2nd Rod Farley & Rod Davison (75)

Forced Landing from 1500’
1st Ray Lind (85)

500’ Circuit & Spot
1st Barry Williams (90), 2nd Rod Farley (84), 3rd Ray Lind & Rod Davison (65)

Overall
1st Ray Lind (225), 2nd Rod Farley (159), 3rd Barry Williams (155)

March 2010
5 pilots

Forced landing
1st Rod Farley (65), 2nd Rod Davison (46), 3rd James Lummus (37)

Spot Landing
1st Rod Farley (88), 2nd Rod Davidon (67), 3rd Bruce Dunlop (60)

Steep Turns
1st James Lummus (70), 2nd Bruce Dunlop & Rod Davidon (65), 3rd Rod Farley (55)

Overall
1st Rod Farley (208), 2nd Rod Davison (167), 3rd Bruce Dunlop (155)

February 2010
6 pilots

Spot Landing
1st Damian Buchtmann (82), 2nd Neil Files (69), 3rd Rod Davison (62)

Forced Landing
1st Rod Davison (84), 2nd Neil Files (52)

Overall
1st Rod Davison (146), 2nd Neil Files (121), 3rd Damian Buchtmann (82)