Rio Rancho, United States Flight 1 - Sunday 21 Jan 2024 AM
Top Gun Monthly Flying Event for January 2024
Event Director: Natasha Stanke 530-902-4245, Safety Officer: Pat Chando 505-228-4638, Chief Measurer: Dave Bagley 505-226-3266, Scoring Official: Andi Babcock 505-620-2190
NON-WAIVER EVENT - MAINTAIN ALL FAR REGULATED MINIMUMS DURING FLIGHT
- Tasks can be flown in any order.
- 3D scoring is at a Separation Altitude of 6,500 MSL.
- Blue Zone - 10,000ft MSL Maximum altitude. Hard Deck 500ft AGL over congested areas.
- Start the flight in the Balloon Live app (BLA) before taking off and Stop the flight promptly after landing.
- Control Point for this event - Coldwell Banker Legacy, 500 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho.
- Pilots must complete the online COU, Flight Report Form (FRF) and return unused baggies immediately after the flight to Coldwell Banker Legacy.
Task 1 - FIN - Fly In (Rule 15.4) - Task Cancelled
Position of Goals/Targets:
4520/0027 - MMA 100m
Marker Drop: Free
Marker Color: Red
Logger Marker: #1
Task Order: Any Order
Scoring Period End: 09:00
Scoring Area: Entire scoring area
Notes:
15.4.2 Task data:
- Position of set goal/target: 4520/0027
Task 2 - 3DT - 3D Shape Task (Rule 15.20) - Task Cancelled
Logger Goal: #1
Declaration Method: Any Valid 4x4 on Contest Map
Task Order: Any Order
Scoring Period End: 08:30
Scoring Area: Limited Scoring Area
Notes:
15.20.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve the greatest distance within a set airspace.
15.20.2 Task data:
- Method of Declaration: BLA Goal #1 declared prior to launch
- Description of set airspace(s).
- Radius A: 250 meters
- Radus B: 1000 meters
- Altitude within the donut must be 7000 MSL +/- 300 feet
- Pilots can only enter and leave the airspace once.
15.20.3 The result is the accumulated horizontal distance between valid track points in the set airspace(s). Greatest result is best.
Task 3 - HWZ - Hesitation Waltz (Rule 15.3) - Task Cancelled
Position of Goals/Targets:
4761/0795 - MMA 100m
4519/0834 - MMA 100m
Marker Drop: Gravity
Marker Color: Blue
Logger Marker: #2
Task Order: Any Order
Scoring Period End: 09:00
Scoring Area: Entire Contest Area
Notes:
15.3.2 Task data:
- Position of various set goals/targets
- 4761/0795
- 4519/0834