2010 "G" Challenge Rules

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Here are the rules for the 2010 Guillows "G"
Challenge

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1. Eligibility:

a. The "G" Challenge is open to anyone in the world.

b. There is no entry fee.

c. You must have a Yahoo ID and join the group
Guillows "G" Challenge.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillows_g_challenge/

d. This group and the Challenge were created and are
maintained by its moderator for the enjoyment of
Guillow's model enthusiasts and has no official
connection with Paul K. Guillow, Inc.

2. Prizes:

a. There are three first prizes for 2010. The
categories are:
Overall combination of Appearance and Flying
Best Appearance
Orv Olm Speed Dash.

b. A Guillow's kit prize will be awarded to each
first prize winner

c. You may enter more than one model.

d. All models with entry photos will be judged for the
Appearance Prize. Any model is with a duration flight
time posted is considered for the Overall Prize. Any
model with speed times posted is considered for the Orv
Olm Speed Dash Prize.

3. Eligible models:

a: The 2010 Challenge is for any Guillows 500
series model.

501 - P-40 WARHAWK
502 - FOCKE-WULF 190
503 - HELLCAT
504 - SPITFIRE
505 - MESSERSCHMITT BF-109
506 - HAWKER HURRICANE
507 - RUFE
508 - JUNKERS JU-87B STUKA
509 - GRUMMAN TBF AVENGER


4, Structure:

a. The model must be built with the kit wood
and plastic parts from the kit.

b. The kit wood may be lightened by any
method, sanding, cutting holes, etc.

c. As long as the plastic cowl is on the model,
any method and or under structure may be used
to make the prop bearing more stable and adjustable.

d. Landing Gear:

Retractable gear airplanes may be built with
the landing gear detachable and flown gear up,
however the entry pictures must be on the gear.

The Rufe may be built as a Zero or with the floats
detachable, however if built as a Zero it must have
landing gear for the entry photos. If built as a
Rufe the entry photos must be on the floats.

The Stuka may built with the landing gear, dive
brakes and flaps removable and flown with them
removed, however the entry photos must have them
attached.

5. Propellers and Power:

a. Any model may have a scale propeller installed
for the entry photos.

b. Models must be flown with a two-bladed propeller
which may be of larger diameter or different material
than the propeller supplied in the kit.

c. Any thrust button and prop shaft may be used.

d. The model must be powered by rubber but any
rubber may be used.

e. The motor peg may be moved from the kit
position.

6. Covering:

a. The model must be covered with any tissue,
silkspan or plastic film.

7. Finish:

a. The model may be finished to represent any
version or nationality of these aircraft that
MAY have existed. This includes countries allied
with the original country of manufacture during
wartime, captured aircraft and civilian, unlimited
racer, or air show demonstration team paint jobs.

b. Appearance judging will be on the finish and
craftsmanship of the model and will not consider
if the aircraft represented actually existed.

8. Time Limits:

a. The Challenge starts November 16, 2009.

b. The deadline for finishing the model and
posting pictures and flying times
is October 31, 2010.

9. Posting Entries:

a. Entries are posted at the "G" Challenge group
on Yahoo:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillows_g_challenge/

b. An album, 2010 Challenge Entries, will be set
up for posting pictures.

c. Post a 3/4 front view and 3/4 rear view
jpeg image of the model, clearly identified with
your name. The images should have at least
720 X 480 resolution with 1024 X 768 desirable.

d. Do not post anything but your entry photos in
the 2010 Challenge Entries album. Create a personal
album for progress pictures. Please preface the
name of your personal progress album with "2010".
This will make it easier for the moderator to group
together annual Challenge albums as soon as Yahoo
reactivates the Albums under an Album feature (As
they have been promising.)

e. A database, 2010 Challenge Entries will be
set up for the flight times and short comments
about model. After you post your pictures make an
entry in the database.

10. Judging:

a: Appearance judging will be on the basis of 100
possible points for appearance.

b. The flying points for the Overall Prize are
awarded on the basis of the best three flights
made by the model before the Challenge deadline.
The time of each flight is entered in the base
and the points per flight are awarded as follows.

1 to 40 seconds.......each second = one point.
41 to 94 seconds.......each second = one half point.
Over 94 seconds...no additional points...bragging rights.

Maximum possible overall flying points = 191 (3 flight total).

c. The Orv Olm Speed Dash competition is as follows:

This is strictly a racing prize with the models to
be trimmed to fly as straight and level as possible
over a distance of 75 feet.

Race course will be as follows:
Fly on a fairly calm day or in a sheltered
location.
Have a helper/timer establish a sight-line
finish line.
From this line measure a distance 75 feet to a
starting position.
The timer will sight down the finish line,
shout "Launch" and time to 1/10 sec. when
the plane crosses the finish line.

Three consecutive heats will be flown and the
three flight times added.

If the model fails to cross the finish line, a
score of 15 sec. will be recorded for that flight.

The plane with the lowest time from the added
score of the three flights, wins.

Please, feel free to ask either the moderator
(Howard) or the originator (Orv) if you have
any questions or confusion as to how this portion
of the Challenge is run.

d. The staff at Guillow's has kindly volunteered to
do the appearance judging from the posted
photographs. Their scores are final.

e. When all the appearance point scores have been
received by the moderator the results will be posted
in a database, 2010 Challenge Results. You may update
improved flight times for both Overall and Orv Olm
Speed Dash up to midnight October 31, 2010.

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Let the fun begin!