Contest Director's Report
 Solstice
Weekend in Wiltshire. Hmmm. BAeA Contest weekend in Wiltshire. More
Hmmm. Bound to add up to low cloud and pouring rain. But NO! At some
stage, the Law of Averages has to give us a good run at some better
weather; so it proved at
 Compton Abbas. There's no finer aerodrome
in England when the skies are blue and the wind is light (so they
say). Earlier in the week, it had seemed that we might not have a
field for the Air Squadron trophy, but I guess the forecast tempted
a few more to join the lists.
 Two things (amongst plenty of others!) should be borne in mind by a
CD. Firstly, competitions are arranged for the benefit of competing
pilots. Secondly, one must be prepared to be flexible in order to
provide the best overall opportunity for a
 fair result.
Accordingly,
it was agreed during the initial briefing at noon on the Friday that
two rounds of the Advanced would be flown that
afternoon, along with
the lone Beginner, enabling a less rushed Order of Programme to be
re-organised for the Saturday.
A slight delay
ensued whilst some of
those giving support arrived, having been trapped in the Solstice
traffic; round one of Advanced was then flown off without any
particular issues. Unfortunately, it  was not possible to complete
the second round before the aerodrome 1800 local curfew. This meant
that the remaining pilots had to fly their Free the following
morning.
The impact of this was that (a) those pilots that had
already flown had the benefit of overnight study of the unknown and
(b) a potential change of direction of flight meant that the pilots
who had yet to fly
their free would have had their preparations for it compromised.
These pilots were therefore offered the
 choice of flight direction.
Thus the remaining free programme was flown off. This was followed
by the first outing for the Intermediate pilots, then the
Unknown for Advanced, enabling a full series of flights for the Don
Henry trophy to be completed just after lunch. This set the stage
for the 'Grande Finale' the - Intermediate Apprentices. This is
special in many ways. Firstly, Apprentices (and the Advanced
Masters) was conceived to enable pilots who had been used to
the
strictures of formal competition aerobatics to explore flight
construction where marks are awarded for artistic impression, as
well as framing and technical merit. These marks are constructive
rather than destructive, as is the case with our other competitions.
Finally, as smoke is allowed, it enabled the spectators to enjoy a
slightly more 'airshow' feel to the final flights of the day. We are
grateful to the members of the Air Squadron, who turned out in force
and who awarded cash prizes to the top 3 pilots. Marcus of the Air
 Squadron graciously agreed to hand out the
medals and trophies in
the awards ceremony conducted 'al fresco' in front of the Compton Abbas crowd.
Our continued success with our domestic competitions relies entirely
on the enthusiasm of the competing pilots and the efforts of unpaid
volunteers, in a symbiotic relationship. Unfortunately, sometimes
the public thanks that is the only reward that we have to offer
isn't always expressed in a way that gives satisfaction. I can only
apologise to anyone who feels 'left out' by a sin of omission or a
system that cannot have sufficient capacity to give thanks to
everyone.
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| Beginners Result |
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Don Henry & Air Squadron, Compton Abbas, 21st - 22nd June |
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Ranked by scores
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| Rank |
Pilot |
Aeroplane |
Registration |
Known |
Totals |
O/all % |
| 1 |
Graham Gall |
Christen Eagle |
G-EGIL |
546.00 |
546.00 |
74.795 |
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| Contest Director: Ben Ellis, Contest Chief Judge: Rob Howarth, Scoring Director: Jen Buckenham. Judges: Rob Howarth, Nick Buckenham, John Royce. Judges Assistants: Neil Spooner, Leif Culpin,
Sarah Hardy, Patrick Caruth. |
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| Intermediate Free
sequence |
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The Don Henry & Air Squadron, Compton Abbas, 21st - 22nd June |
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Ranked by scores
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| Rank |
Pilot |
Aeroplane |
Registration |
Free |
Totals |
O/all % |
| 1 |
Mike Collett |
Extra 230 |
G-CBUA |
1690.79 |
1690.79 |
80.514 |
2 |
John Scott |
CAP 10B |
G-BXRA |
1599.98 |
1599.98 |
76.190 |
3 |
Neil Parkinson |
Pitts S-1S |
G-FORZ |
1589.64 |
1589.64 |
75.697 |
4 |
Stephen Hipwell |
Extra-230 |
G-ROMP |
1506.68 |
1506.68 |
71.747 |
5 |
David Cowden |
Extra-230 |
G-ROMP |
1168.84 |
1168.84 |
55.659 |
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| Contest Director: Ben Ellis, Contest Chief Judge: Rob Howarth, Scoring Director: Jen Buckenham. Judges: Rob Howarth, Nick Buckenham, John Royce. Judges Assistants: Neil Spooner, Leif Culpin,
Sarah Hardy, Patrick Caruth. |
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| The Air Squadron Trophy |
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The Don Henry & Air Squadron
contest, Compton Abbas |
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Ranked by scores
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| Rank |
Pilot |
Aeroplane |
Registration |
Appr'tcs |
Totals |
O/all % |
| 1 |
Neil Parkinson |
Pitts S-1S |
G-FORZ |
2045.15 |
2045.15 |
78.659 |
2 |
Stephen Hipwell |
Extra-230 |
G-ROMP |
1989.90 |
1989.90 |
76.534 |
3 |
Mike Collett |
Extra 230 |
G-CBUA |
1881.28 |
1881.28 |
72.357 |
4 |
David Cowden |
Extra-230 |
G-ROMP |
1783.61 |
1783.61 |
68.600 |
5 |
John Scott |
CAP 10B |
G-BXRA |
1751.87 |
1751.87 |
67.380 |
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| Contest Director: Ben Ellis, Contest Chief Judge: Rob Howarth, Scoring Director: Jen Buckenham. Judges: Rob Howarth, Nick Buckenham, John Royce. Judges Assistants: Neil Spooner, Leif Culpin,
Sarah Hardy, Patrick Caruth. |
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| The Don Henry Trophy |
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The Don Henry & Air Squadron
contest, Compton Abbas |
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Ranked by scores
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| Rank |
Pilot |
Aeroplane |
Registration |
Known |
Free |
Unknown |
Totals |
O/all % |
| 1 |
Michael Pickin |
CAP 232 |
G-IIRP |
2326.10 |
2636.61 |
2446.97 |
7409.68 |
79.418 |
2 |
Phil Burgess |
DR-107 |
G-RIHN |
2195.11 |
2749.35 |
2277.54 |
7222.00 |
77.406 |
3 |
Mark Stewart |
Extra 330SC |
G-IIIK |
2196.09 |
2585.18 |
2297.29 |
7078.56 |
75.869 |
4 |
Chris Brook |
CAP 231 |
G-IIHZ |
2211.22 |
2436.73 |
2117.62 |
6765.57 |
72.514 |
5 |
Brian McCartney |
Pitts S-1T |
N-367RB |
1906.37 |
2429.95 |
1963.76 |
6300.08 |
67.525 |
6 |
Farrell McGee |
Edge 360 |
G-IIFM |
1897.96 |
2351.83 |
1897.84 |
6147.63 |
65.891 |
7 |
Philip Massetti |
Laser Z200 |
G-CBHR |
1900.73 |
2518.52 |
1658.07 |
6077.32 |
65.137 |
8 |
David Kean |
DR-107 |
G-IIID |
1826.77 |
2496.67 |
1695.68 |
6019.12 |
64.514 |
9 |
David Nichols |
Edge 360 |
G-CDDP |
1945.86 |
2412.63 |
1357.65 |
5716.15 |
61.266 |
10 |
Andrew Birch |
Extra 300L |
G-IIMI |
1296.47 |
729.90 |
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2026.36 |
21.719 |
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| Contest Director: Ben Ellis, Contest Chief Judge: Rob Howarth, Scoring Director: Jen Buckenham. Judges: Rob Howarth, Nick Buckenham, John Royce. Judges Assistants: Neil Spooner, Leif Culpin,
Sarah Hardy, Patrick Caruth. |
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