MISO "Fun Fly" Rules

1. All contestants shall register before the event and pay the registration fee to the Contest Director (hereafter "C.D.").

2. Each contestant shall complete the M.I.S.O. Registration Form with all pertinent information including name, A.M.A. number, model name and type, number of functions and radio channel.

3. Each contestant shall log appropriate information on the M.I.S.O. Fun-Fly Score Sheet.

4. Late registration is allowable however, any launch window(s) which has already closed by the time of registration may not be flown by the late registrant.

III. Safety Restrictions:

1. Aircraft shall be "airworthy" as described in the A.M.A. Safety Code or as determined by the C.D.

2. Spectators shall remain behind the designated safety line.

3. Prior to the start of the contest, all contestants shall place an indicator pin on the frequency board to indicate the channel number that they will be using during the contest. Any change in radio frequency after the begining of the contest must be cleared with the C.D.

4. All pilots shall call out their channel number before switching on any transmitter, i.e. "Channel 28 (pause and wait for response, if there is none then switch on the transmitter and call the channel on) 28 on." All pilots shall also call the channel clear when switching off, i.e. "Channel 28 clear."

5. All contestants shall remain behind the designated flight line except while in the process of actively retreiving an aircraft which has already landed. Contestants may not enter the landing zone nor cross the flight-line while attempting to land an aircraft.

6. Any person not entered in the contest who wishes to fly should be directed to clear with the C.D. or the Safety Officer who will then check the channel board for conflicts.  The non-competing flyers will then be advised of the contest flying and landing areas and asked to fly in an area which will not impact the contest.

7. All test flights or trim-out flights shall be cleared with the C.D. or the Safety Officer before the aircraft is launched.

IV. Aircraft Restrictions:

1. Contestants shall fly aircraft in compliance with the requirements for the specific contest as described above under the categories for "A.M.A. Glider Classes" and M.I.S.O. Glider Classes". Within the restrictions of wing-span, any configuration glider aircraft is allowable without regard to number or types of control surfaces except as noted under item IV. D. below.

2. A contestant may register and fly only one aircraft for the entire contest with the following exception.

3. A contestant may replace a damaged aircraft if:

   1. The aircraft is damaged beyond repairs which may be reasonably be expected at the field, and;

   2. The change is approved by the Contest Director before the replacement aircraft is flown in any launch window, and;

   3. The replacement aircraft is essentially of the same type as the original and complies with the requirements of item IV. A. above.

   4. If the aircraft was damaged in flight, the contestant may not re-launch in the same launch window but must, instead, accept the score of the flight in which the aircraft was damaged.

4. No manner of propulsion is allowed, specifically, electric-assisted gliders, fuel (nitro-methane) and gasoline engines, rubber-powered "motors" may not be entered, even if the propulsion unit/device is not activated. Note: A glider converted from a powered aircraft may be entered if the motor/engine/power-unit has been removed from the model.

5. Parachutes, skegs, hooks or other devices designed to stop a model when it is landed are not permitted.

V. Scoring:

1. The contest shall consist of five(5) launch "windows" of twenty(20) minutes each.

2. Each flight will be scored at one-point-per-second aloft to a maximum of five(5)-minutes for three-hundred(300) points.

3. Two(2) points will be deducted per second for each second in excess of five(5)-minutes.

4. Bonus points may be awarded for spot-landing accuracy with thirty(30) points being awarded for landing on the designated spot (marker) and one(1) point subtracted for each foot away from the designated spot to a minimum of zero(0) points for landings outside a thirty foot radius circle from the designated spot.

5. Bonus points are measured using the marked cord attached to the designated landing spot and all measurements shall be made to the tip (nose) of the model.

6. Aircraft must be upright and intact upon landing. Bonus points shall be forfeited if the aircraft is overturned or damaged or if parts (including rubber-bands) have come off from the aircraft.

7. Extreme-angle landings, i.e. "Kamikaze", "Lawn-darts", etc. are not allowed.  The C.D. may disallow any landing points and/or may require that "Dead-Man" indicators be added to all aircraft if contestants begin diving into the target to get higher Bonus points.

8. All points, including flight-time points, are forfeited if the aircraft lands out-of-bounds. The boundaries when flying at Polipoli are as follows:  Following the fence line North to South to the Kaipoioi gulch. Following the gulch towards the mountain top, then across the open meadow to the Waipoli Road. Follow the road down to the horse shoe turn in the road.  Everything within view above the road is in-bounds. For purposes of this rule, an aircraft lands out-of-bounds if it lands in a location where the score keeper (timer) can not see the landing from behind the flight line.

9. A contestant's final standing shall consist of the total of the three highest scores of the launch windows flown.

VI. Protests:

1. Protests shall be brought to the attention of the C.D. at the time of the discrepancy or as soon thereafter as is practicable but before the opening of the next launch window..

2. All protests shall be resolved by the C.D. prior to the opening of the next launch window.

3. Alleged discrepancies in scoring (timing) a flight or in scoring or measuring landing points shall be brought to the attention of the C.D. immediately.

4. Alleged discrepancies in totalling scores shall be brought to the attention of the C.D. within 30 minutes of the close of the final launch window.