Personal Soaring Challenge Program
The Basic Soaring Challenge
This is a series of flight tasks that
demonstrating basic flying skills in each of four RC flight disciplines; Thermal
Soaring, Electric Soaring, HLG/DLG Soaring and Slope Soaring. New members may
attempt all four or they can concentrate on the level that they are most
interested in.
It is strongly recommended that new club members complete
the Basic Challenge or have completed the MAAC’s Wings Level A.
The Personal Soaring Challenge
The
program was developed for those RC pilots who do not want to fly in contests but
still want to advance their flying skills. This is a series of flight tasks, in
four RC flight disciplines; Thermal Soaring, Electric Soaring, HLG/DLG Soaring
and Slope Soaring, that will challenge fliers from the novice level to the
advanced level.
Each of the four
disciplines has three levels of achievement, from basic to advanced. There is a
fifth level called All Round Challenge. This incorporates elements from all four
disciplines and may take up to one flying year to complete.
Instructions.
Each
discipline has a worksheet with the list of tasks that are required and a set of
instructions. The documents have areas where the pilot and witness can sign off
on each task. You will be awarded a lapel pin and a certificate of achievement
for your hard work.
Witnesses can be anyone that has reached the age of majority
and do not have to be MAAC MEN members.
The sheets can be
downloaded from
http://www.maacmen.org/. The sheets are available from MAAC MEN secretary,
Soaring Challenge Program Coordinator.
Once the sheet has been completed it is to be returned to
the Soaring Challenge Program Coordinator with your fee for each level you
complete, or any of the club executive. There is a $5.00 fee for each level you
complete. (Thermal Star Level 1 $5.00) this fee is cover costs of mailing and
award pins.)
Program Coordinator: Ken Stewart,
329 Bedson Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3K 1R2.
Email:
ken.stewart@mts.net
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