Judging 

We suggest that you start with the Aresti system description from the list below, and work through each topic in a logical order.

General

• BAeA's annual Judging Seminars
• Why do we Judge?
• How does Judging work?
• BAeA competition classes or levels

Topics

• The Aresti 'aerobatic diagram' system
• The CIVA Catalogue families
• The Aerobatic Performance Zone, or 'Box'
• Fundamental criteria 1 - the 'Centre of Gravity Track'
• Fundamental criteria 2 - the 'Zero Lift Axis' (three pages)
• Marking the figures - the basic Rules (two pages)
• Turns
• Rolling Circles
• Slow Rolls
• Flick or Snap Rolls
• Spins
• Loops and Eights (two pages)
• Radii in Looping Segments
• Stall Turns (two pages)
• Tail Slides
• Humpty Bumps
• Direction of Flight
• Wing-rocks - the sequence start, end, and "breaks" - changed for 2017
• Preparing for the arithmetic, and making comments
• The Positioning or Framing mark
• Handling the major errors,  "Hard" and "Perception" Zeros
• Judging a BAeA power 'Club' sequence
• Judging downgrades summary
• An example Judging Sheet
• Some plain common sense
• Results processing and the FairPlay System
• International and National organisation
• Reference Documents you may find useful
• Further Information - website addresses, contacts etc.

Also

On the sequences page you'll find the current BAeA "Known", "Free Known" and other useful sequence material.