Trainer Rules         

 Christopher Hickok's  Race Rules

  1. Stock 40 size, Flat bottom, high wing trainer. Hobbico Avistar is OK. Can be a kit or ARF.

  2. Minimum dihedral of wing shall be not less than 2". Bolt on wings are OK,

  3. Tricycle gear with minimum tire size of 2 1/2" dia. 1/2" thick. No tail draggers.

  4. No Motors over $140.00 Stock pipes only. Max motor rpm is 13,500

  5. Size of motor shall be a 40,46, 2 or 4 stroke is OK

  6. New pilots can use a Buddy cord and fly from a trainer radio if they want to.

  7. Bring a Hard Hat for you and your Caller.

  8. Bring your favorite fuel .Use any fuel tank type or size you like.

  9. Bring your AMA card and $10 entry fee.

  10. Do not modify your plane in ANY OTHER WAY.

     Now here is how we will Race.

  1.    I supply the first prop, additional props cost extra. 10 x 6 APC painted RED, sand BACK side of one blade only to balance.

  2. We run heat races for points. Most points at the end of the day wins. Awards 1st,2nd, and 3rd

  3. 2 Pylons. Flying start, count down from 10. Left turns for 10 laps

  4. 1st is 4 points. 2nd is 3 points. 3rd is 2 points. 4th is 1 point. This is per heat race.

  5. One Cut and you will get 1 point no matter where you finish. 2 cuts is a ZERO

  6. A start cut will get you 1 point no matter where you finish. Fly Clean, do not CUT

  7. Any planes that touch in the air will be required to land immediately. ALL planes that touch get a ZERO, no matter who's at fault. DO NOT TOUCH or MID-AIR.

  8. The winning plane of Each heat race will be tached upon landing. 13,500 is the limit. 13,501 is a ZERO. If you fail the Tach test the 2nd place plane will then be tached, and so on. If all the planes fail no points will be awarded for that heat. If for any reason a plane cannot be tached after winning a heat no points will be awarded and the 2nd place plane moves to the Tach line. Do not touch the needle valve before you test. You are encouraged to use the CD's Tach to set your plane. CD may waive Tach test at any time.

  9. At the end of the day your race day points become season total points.

  10.  At the end of 2005 I will tally all the points. The pilot with the most will be declared 2005 TRAINER CHAMPION.

Call Chris to set up a race 503-394-2689 cell 503-931-8787

I could easily set up a race course for Trainers in the hay field during the summer.