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Sport & competition flying


John Hook Peter Cunningham Schofields Flying Club monthly competitions are run for the benefit of Club Flying Members. During the course of the year we hold a series of events, in which pilots compete as a personal challenge and as part of a team. This is an excellent way of enhancing flying skills and getting to know other members enjoying the same challenges!

It also provides a means by which you can regularly keep up with the latest procedures and not let those expensive lessons go to waste. All competitions are based on normal flying skills acquired during training.

Most competitions are of about 30 minutes duration and competitors fly with an Air Judge, for purposes (8kB pdf). There is no doubt that pilots who fly the competitions regularly are far better and safer pilots.

Here are some brief details of current competition sequences:

INSTRUMENT CLIMB: After take-off, the instrument hood goes on at 400 feet. Climb to 2500 feet to be over the downwind threshold after following the pattern described in the (12kB pdf).

SPOT LANDING: Usually incorporated in other competitions, this comp perfects your short field technique.

FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT: See how the instructor feels. This is another accurate flying competition, but from the other seat!

FORCED LANDING: Carry out a glide approach from 2500 feet, complete your forced landing checks and touch down between scoring markers. No score if you land short.

STEEP TURN UNDER THE HOOD: There are points for keeping the ball centred (2), and bank angle, keeping height and rolling out on heading (6 each). A 60o turn will take all of 17 seconds to go through 360o! This sequence that doesn't necessarily favour the instrument pilot!

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

SURPRISE EMERGENCY: Competitors take-off using the short, soft-field technique along with handling of a surprise emergency thought up by our instructor.

EARLY MORNING (BREKKIE) COMP: At Bankstown between first light and about 8:30am. Take-off will be judged for short field technique and there will be two circuits, the first a Glide Approach and the second a Blind Circuit with the instruments covered. Points will be allocated for landing on the spot for each circuit.

You can download the score sheet (8kB pdf), the instrument score sheet (8kB pdf), the score sheet (8kB pdf), the score sheet (8kB pdf), the instrument climb (12kB pdf), and the competition score sheet (16kB pdf).


Calendar for 2008 Top of Page

Date Competition Location
Sun Mar 05   Club Competition Warnervale
Sat Mar 08   Interclub Competition Round 1 Narromine
Sun Apr 13   Early Morning Competition Bankstown
Sun May 25   Club Competition Warnervale
Sun Jun 29   Club Competition Warnervale
Sat Jul 05   Interclub Competition Round 2 Mudgee
Sun Aug 17   Training Area Competition Training Area
Sun Sep 28   Club Competition Warnervale
Sun Nov 02   Club Competition Warnervale
Sat Nov 08   Interclub Competition Round 3 Wagga²
Sun Dec 07   Early Morning Competition Bankstown

Club competitions Top of Page

  WARNERVALE - SUNDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 08: Our next flying competition at Warnervale will emphasise skills that can be used in the event of bad weather or engine problems or imminent fuel exhaustion - land the aircraft safely on an unknown airstrip or make-do airstrip such as a road. Precautionary search and landing technique is mentioned in an article on flying training in the current issue of "Australian Flying". Normally the technique is taught as two passes, one at 500 ft. to check the approaches, look for obstacles, etc. and then, having determined that it is safe to descend, a second pass at 50 ft to check the landing surface and length. The latter is estimated by timing, and given a known speed, converting seconds to length. For our competition we assume that the approaches have been checked and practice the low pass. When the problem causing the precautionary landing has been resolved, a take-off on a short field with obstacle clearance technique may be called for so we will practice that as well. The sequence is:
  • short-field take-off;
  • instrument climb to 3000ft;
  • forced landing;
  • low-level circuit with low pass runway inspection at 50 ft then;
  • low-level circuit with spot landing.
Cost is $95 (dual) and, for an extra circuit if needed for currency, add $20. We need pilots to ferry the aircraft to and from Warnervale (about 0.7 hours) and this can be done dual at private rates if you are out of currency or not fully qualified thanks to our instructor for the day, Ben Wong. Please ring the Club on 9709 8488 and add your name and phone number to the list.

WARNERVALE - SUNDAY, 29 JUNE 08: Ever wondered what it would be like to fly from the right-hand seat? If the Pilot In Command "lost it" in cloud and typically got into a spiral, could you recognise this and recover? Why not come along to our next competition at Warnervale on Sunday 29th June and find out. We will add spiral recovery under the hood to our instrument flying. The sequence is instrument flight, spiral dive recovery, forced landing from 2,500', low-level circuit and spot landing, all from the right-hand seat. Cost is $80 and $20 for an extra circuit - this is dual flying with Lori Timewell so you can use it to regain currency. If you'd like to join us, please phone the club on 9709 8488 and add your name and phone number to the list. Also we'd like pilots to ferry Warrior SFK to and from YWVA - it takes about 45 minutes and is a great opportunity to lean the light aircraft lane BK to BBG. This can be done under instruction for those without a current PPL. Download the score sheet (8kB pdf).

Interclub competitions Top of Page

  INTERCLUB ROUND 2 - MUDGEE - SAT 05 JULY 08: Round 2 of the NSW Interclub is on Saturday 5th July at Mudgee. You do not need to be a "top gun" competitor to enter - just come along for the fun and an opportunity to experience streamer cutting. For more details please refer to the Sports Flying section of the latest or the invitation on the notice board at the Club house. We are staying at the .


About Warnervale aerodrome Top of Page

Warnervale aerodrome is located about 50 minutes drive north of Sydney's north shore and around 40 minutes south of Newcastle , one kilometre east of the F3 Freeway. Access is via Jack Grant Avenue (off Sparks Road). Why not try out the new M7 motorway which will reduce travelling time for those of you in the south or west of Sydney. [Map courtesy of .]

Warnervale Warnervale: YWVA
Location: S33 15.0, E151 26.0
Elevation: 25ft
RWY: 02/20 Sealed
TODA: 1000m
ATS: 125.8MHz
CTAF: 132.1MHz
Avgas: 7:30 to 16:30 daily
Procedures: RWY 20 preferred
Taxi: East side of field
Backtrack: Not permitted

Warnervale is the home base of the Central Coast Aero Club and Warnervale Air. Area 20 - bowser fuel available - plenty of parking - amenities - contact phone number (02) 4392 5174.


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