New England Model Aircraft Club and the Sailplane Expo Trust will host Sailplane Expo from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 of January 2026. The preceding Friday (23 January) will be a practice day.
We will fly 2 events; F5J and eRes. The plan is to fly some rounds of eRes on both Saturday and Sunday.
The method for scoring landings for eRes will use the F5J tape and give a score of 25 points for within 1m, reducing by 2.5 points / meter until 10m. Beyond 10m gets 0 landing points.
For F5J we will run qualifying (10 min) heats on Saturday and Sunday and 15 minute Fly Off rounds for all F5J contestants on Monday 26th.
Please nominate in teams of 2. We expect to fly 3 or 4 heats / round depending on number of entries.
To assist those who want to attend and catch up with old friends but find the flying all day too much, we have re-invigorated the Bald Eagle Trophy. This Trophy will be awarded to the best contestant of those who choose to fly only in the mornings. For Bald Eagle contestants, the scores for both eRes and F5J will be used.
I would like to have a seminar / information download event if possible. We would welcome any ideas of who you would like to hear from, and the topic that would attract you.
Camping on the field is permissible. There will be toilets and it is anticipated that NEMAC will offer a BBQ lunch. Drinks will be available on the field.
The entry form is here:- https://aefanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Expo_Entry_Form_2026.xls
See you in Armidale.
