Contests

Date	Day	CD	Class	Name

We fly three classes at each contest: Open, Sportsman, and Novice.

We fly using the AMA Radio Control Soaring Competition Regulations.

Variations and exceptions are detailed in the PPSS Standing Rules or will be provided by the Contest Director in contest announcements as well as at the pilots meeting.

Class	Description
Open	Intended for experienced pilots who want to compete at the highest level. Landing points will be by a precision landing task typically L4 Spot landing or L6 Graduated Runway landing (See AMA Regulations).
Sportsman	Pilots who have learned to control their sailplanes during launch and landing phases and who need more competitive experience before advancing to the Open class. The Sportsman is also for those club members who are just more comfortable in this class because of preferred equipment or physical limitations. Landing points will be by a precision landing task typically L4 Spot landing or L6 Graduated Runway landing (See AMA Regulations). Note: Open and Sportsman classes will use the same landing task in the contests.
Novice	This class is for those flyers just learning to control their aircraft and/or have had little exposure to contest flying. Sportsman or Open flyers will help the Novice throughout the contest. Landing must be within the field boundaries and within two minutes after the task time has been completed or points will be deducted. Since most sailplane damage occurs as inexperienced pilots attempt to land on time and on spot there are no landing points for this class. Note: During the Two Meter Cup events, Novices will be required to land on time rather than having two minutes beyond the max as in Thermal Duration events.

The contestant will declare his class to the CD at the first official points contest he enters and is expected to remain in that class for the entirety of the season.

The sum of the best five scores from all counting contests will be a pilot's club standing.

The sum of the best three scores from all 2M-RES contests will be a pilot's Cleis Cup standing. The Cleis Cup does not have classes

Electric Assist Sailplanes are permitted in regular Thermal Duration and Two Meter contests provided that it is equipped with an altitude limiter.

Note: Novice flyers wanting to fly electric assist sailplanes but not having an altitude limiter for their airplane will be allowed to fly with direction by the CD as to their launch altitude. PPSS may have an altitude limiter available in the CD Kit. Also please see the PPSS Standing Rules for further launch rules for electric assist sailplanes.

The Colorado Challenge Cup is flown against the Denver club (RMSA) in the F3-RES Two Meter format. This contest will count toward club standing if you fly on the PPSS team. The top PPSS pilot will get 1000 points and other PPSS pilots will be scored off that. This contest is not considered an out-of-town contest. It is considered one of our regular contests.

One out-of-town contest score for each class can be scored toward club standings. The contest must match one of our contest classes. Please send out-of-town contest scores to .

There are no entry fees for contests this year. The Challenge Cup entry fee is set by RMSA.