Time limit Beginner PA

[Tom Strom]

I  know the time limit for CLPA skill classes Int., Adv., Exp., is 8 minutes.  I can't find the time limit for beginner.  Is it the same?

Tom

[Trostle]

I  know the time limit for CLPA skill classes Int., Adv., Exp., is 8 minutes.  I can't find the time limit for beginner.  Is it the same?

Tom

There is nothing in the skill classes that specifies a time limit other than the time limit defined in the Maneuver section of the CL Precision Aerobatics event.  This applies to the Beginner event as well as Intermediate, Advanced and Expert.

[Allen Brickhaus]

At the Nats we use a six minute time limit, also at Brodak and at the Western Kentucky/Southern Illinois Stunt Champs.  We advertise this in advance as this is a change we make to make the day run smoother.  Normally a PAMPA event pilot has from 5:45 minutes to fly the pattern, thus having 2:15 minutes to complete the flight.  A Beginner pattern takes 3:45 minutes and we had the same 2:15 minutes to the flight for six minutes.  Thus you learn how to manage your fuel even in Beginner as you prepare for the Intermediate event.

Hope this helps.

Allen Brickhaus

[Tom Strom]

Excellent.  Thanks for the responses.

Tom

[Tim Wescott]

At the Nats we use a six minute time limit

Cruel!!

Every time I stepped up to do the beginner's pattern last year I was thankful that I had an inordinate amount of time to finish, and that I could put off learning fuel management until I wasn't crashing planes all the time.

[Steve Helmick]

We still use 8 minutes in Beginner, simply because there aren't usually that many entries.    Steve

[Mark Scarborough]

We still use 8 minutes in Beginner, simply because there aren't usually that many entries.    Steve

except when Tim flies,, generally his flights generally last a shorter period of time than others,, 

Tim,, you remember I told ya I would get ya for your overduing the flight streak,, yeah,, just a reminder,, 

[Tim Wescott]

except when Tim flies,, generally his flights generally last a shorter period of time than others,, 

Tim,, you remember I told ya I would get ya for your overduing the flight streak,, yeah,, just a reminder,, 

Hey!  I haven't crashed it irreparably yet!

In fact, I've never had a plane that I crashed irreparably more than once.  So there!

[Mark Scarborough]

Tim,,

thanks I needed a chuckle today,, that did the job,, Looking forward to the next contest we both attend,, ( mostly cause you get my "sense of humor")

[john e. holliday]

Don't forget dueling swords at twenty paces or is it dueling pistols??     

[Mark Scarborough]

Doc, I thought that was Nuclear weapons at 20 paces,, dang I musta read that memo wrong,,,

[Steve Helmick]

Dooling .29's at 20 paces would be more appropriate. Maybe Howard can work that into a JCT poem?  Steve