IMAC UK Phoenix Competition

Weekend Format
Friday (Practice): I will be at the club all day from ~10am, you are welcome to arrive after this to practice and setup camp. As this is a non-IMAC day, we will need to respect any club flyers who are present and give them priority.
Saturday (Training): Pilots briefing at 9am, if you can’t make this time then please let me know as we can accommodate late arrivals as its only a training day.
Sunday (Competition): Pilots briefing at 9am, wheels up as soon as possible after this, please have your model assembled and failsafe check signed off before this. We aim to start the competition immediately after the briefing is finished, there will be no additional time to assemble models as we’ll get straight into it.

Camping
Anyone sleeping in a tent please use the grass in the extended car park
Anyone sleeping in a van/car please use the hard standing car park
Nearest hotel is Holiday Inn St Albans ( www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/gb/…ns/ltnst/hoteldetail ), this is literally a 2min drive from the field

Food
BBQ ~1pm Saturday, ~7pm Saturday and ~1pm Sunday – £10 per meal (£30 if you wanna go “all in” for the 2 days) (burgers, hotdogs, drinks, cakes, jacket potatoes, beans, cheese, desert, cakes etc.) Extensive menu for all meals as usual, you won’t go hungry (includes veggie options). Lucie my partner is organising all of this, if you have any special dietary needs please let us know on the day. Please post here to let me know if you want food as we’ll need to organise in advance.

As we have no flying restrictions Friday and Saturday evening, this will be a stay and fly event so feel free to bring fun fly or electric to relax or fly some freestyle in the evening too. Strictly no night flying due to site restrictions.

Facilities
Large, well maintained grass flying field with an L shaped patch allowing for a variety of unrestricted approaches, the club regularly has large models so large models will have no problems flying from this site.
Club house with Tea and Coffee making facilities, fridge, TV, Microwave and sofa
Outside electric charging points providing both 12v (for bullet connectors or crocodile), plus external 240v sockets supplied from the grid.
Toilets – Urinal onsite only, but we have an arrangement with the De Havilland Aircraft Museum across the road for anything more substantial.
Flying is permitted sun up to sun down, any size and type, normal common sense applies.
McDonalds, large M&S and Sainsburys on the M25 J22 roundabout within 5min drive of the field
Petrol can be purchased from the Sainsburys garage in the same location.
Over 20kg models are permitted, a club representative will want to see paperwork in addition to usual IMAC requirement.

The following Certificate requirements have been set for the 2024 season.

Training
BMFA A Certificate

Competition

• Basic, Sportsman and Intermediate – BMFA A Certificate
• Advanced and Unlimited – BMFA B Certificate