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SCHOFIELDS FLYING CLUB LIMITED
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60 Birch Street, Bankstown Airport POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 200, Georges Hall, NSW 2198 AUSTRALIA FAX: +61 2 9707 1045 PHONE: +61 2 9709 8488 EMAIL: mail@schofields-flying-club.com.au |
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Sport & competition flying
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 scoring 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 diagram (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! Download the instrument steep turn score sheet (8kB pdf). 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. Download the blind circuit score sheet (8kB pdf). SURPRISE EMERGENCY: Competitors take-off using the short, soft-field technique along with handling of a surprise emergency thought up by our instructor. Download the surprise emergency score sheet (8kB pdf). 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. Download the early morning competition score sheet (16kB pdf). PREC SEARCH & LANDING COMP: The sequence is: short-field take-off, instrument climb to 3,000 feet and forced landing, low-level circuit with low pass runway inspection at 50 feet AGL then a low-level circuit with a spot landing. Download and the Prec Search & Landing score sheet (8kB pdf).
EARLY MORNING - YSBK - 31 JAN 10: The weather forecast leading up to Sunday morning looked like showers but on the morning flying started as soon as some low-lying fog cleared. Not to mention the fox that was shot at by the BAL duty officer - scared off but not taken out. Nine competitors took IJK with Peter Johnson and FTU with Tony Bell through a sequence of glide approach and blind circuit. Overall winner was David Jaffray with 123 points, second John Carswell with 116 points and third Justin McCoy with 115 points. Justin also won the glide approach with 71 points and Colin Bruce the Blind Circuit with 101 points. Running the day were marshal Peter Cunningham, and ground judges Alan Drury and John Hook. Thanks to Alan Drury, Colin Bruce and Anthony Coleiro for cooking breakfast.
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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 Central Coast Aero Club.]
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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