July 11th Member Fun Fly Events – Start time 9:am
Pilot selects a cup of any size to use in all three events
Don’t Spill The Beans
Cup is placed on the plane with 10 beans inside.
Pilot takes off and does up to 5 loops
Each loop is 10x times beans left in the cup after pilot lands
Spill The Beans
Pilot takes off and drops the beans on the target
Each bean that stays in the target is 1 point
Climb-n-Glide Spot Landing
Cup is placed on the plane with skydiver inside.
Pilot takes off and drops the skydiver on the target
Center target = 3 points, outer target = 2 points, anywhere on the runway = 1 point
- - - - - - -COMBAT AFTER THE FUN FLY - - - - - - - - - -
Free Food and drinks provided to everyone that shows up.
Free to enter, Members Only Fun Fly.
Use any plane you want, does not have to be same plane for all events.
Everyone that enters and completes two of the three events gets a $10 Phil's Hobby Shop gift certificate.
If only two people show up for the Fun Fly and the weather is decent the Fun Fly will still go on.
Noise Policy
Maximum 88db Before 9am Monday - Friday
Maximum 88db Before 10am Saturday - Sunday
Maximum 94db After 9am Monday - Friday
Maximum 94db After 10am Saturday - Sunday
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