Soaring Competition
SBSS hosts monthly thermal duration contests at our club field, Brigantino Park, in Hollister, CA. The contests are open to any AMA member pilot and take place on the last Sunday of every month. Since our field at Brigantino Park is a registered FRIA site, remote ID devices are not required.
Announcements for each contest are posted on the RCG forum. Here is the link: https://www.rcgroups.com/south-bay-soaring-society-427/.
We typically fly Open class and, depending on who shows up, we may also fly ALES and RES classes.
For more information, please contact Steve Lewis, Competition manager at steve.lewis2@hotmail.comÂ
AMA / FAI Competition Classes for Sailplanes:
F3B: RC Multi-Task Gliders
F3F: RC Slope Soaring Gliders
F3H: RC Soaring Thermal Duration Gliders
F3K: Hand Launch Gliders (DLG)
F3L: 2 Meter RES Hi-Start Launch (formerly F3RES)
F3Q: RC Aero-Tow Glider
F5B: RC Electric Powered Multi-Task Gliders
F5K: RC Electric Launch Multi Task Gliders Max 1.5 Meter Wingspan
F5J: RC Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders
ALES: Altitude Limited Soaring Gliders
AMA RC Soaring Competition Rules:
Contest Information and Results
F3X Vault : Competition information, model specifications, contest scoring resources
2nd Annual Dave Murphy/Don McCullough Memorial F5J Handout
See participants photo below.
