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

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)


January 2010
8 pilots, play interrupted by a hailstorm

Forced Landing from 2,500' (no altimeter)
1st Bruce Dunlop (97), 2nd Ray Lind (75), 3rd Neil Files (50)

500' Circuit with Spot Landing
1st Neil Files & Barry Willaims (90), 2nd Bruce Dunlop (85), 3rd Lyndal Coote (65)

Instrument Climb to 3,500' (no artificial horizon)
1st Bruce Dunlop (94), 2nd Ray Lind & Neil Files (91)

Overall
1st Bruce Dunlop (276), 3rd Neil Files (231), 3rd Ray Lind (221)

2009 Navigation Trial
5 pilots

1st Rod Davison, 2nd Bruce Dunlop, 3rd Vaughn Durkin

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)

January 2010
6 pilots, play interrupted by a hailstorm

1000' Circuit with Spot Landing
1st Rod Davison, 2nd Damian Buchtmann & Jack Terp (45)

Forced Landing from 2,500'
1st Jack Terp (70)

Overall
1st Jack Terp (115), 2nd Rod Davison (95), 3rd Damian Buchtmann (45)