S14R4 River Ratt Regatta

Event will run Tuesday 9 December, 2008
10:00 PM Eastern
9:00 PM Central,
8:00 PM Mountain
7:00 PM Pacific time,
and preregistration is NOT required but reading the arena message IS.
Please review the arena message before asking the CM questions on the course.
 
Hosted by HB555
Marshalled by JV Notch
Designed by JV Notch
Plane Choice by allied Me ? 163b
Sponsored by the AHXAR League
             
Previous Runnings: None

Terrain ? Arden08s
Country ? Knight
Start Field ? A-1
Take Off Direction ? Southwest
Plane ? Me ? 163b
Fuel Burn Rate ? 1.0 (We can not adjust fuel burn for Me - 163b)
Fuel Load ? Your Choice, but use what you take wisely.
Communications ? Vox and Text Channel 200
Views Enabled ? F1 (Normal), F3 (external), F5 (God's Eye)
Heats ? 3
Laps Per Heat - Zero laps. A1 to A63
Start Type ? cold start
Finish ? Flying Finish, Bomber Hanger nearest Water Tower at A63

Special note: All bridge fly through directions are only approximate. All fly throughs will be done in the general direction you are flying.
Notch originally mentioned a night race...He did not clarify in his latest write up, but be advised it is a possibility.


The Course Description:
1. Cold takeoff SW runway.
   (Cold start: Spawn to runway, turn off engine, push throttles forward. At go command, start engines, with throttle already pushed forward)
2. Head to HQ keeping it to the right for a right hand turn, staying below the HQ building.
3. Fly to he ammo factory & make a right turn around the water tower
4. Adjust for a heading to the bridge at the Flak factory. Execute a fly through of any arch (See map) of the bridge from SW to NE.
5. Proceed along the river to the next bridge by the City. Fly E to W through bridge.

*NOTE* The river banks shall be considered the boundary for the race.
Consider them a wall which extends from the edge of the water up to 10,000
ft. Any drifting over them will result in disqualification.


6. Follow the river to the bridge at A29. Fly NW to SE under said bridge.
7. Continue to A52 where two bridges await your daring abilities to fly underneath them, first from N to S then E to W
8. Navigate a left turn to line up for yet another white knuckle E to W pass under the bridge at A57.
9. Another bridge fly through, N to S, at A64.
10. As you round the bend of the river, V74's river bridge will be the next fly through N to S.
11. Proceed to A70's bridge, making sure to pass under from NE to SW.
12. The last bridge pass through from N to S will be done at V65. (This bridge is the end of the river bank boundary restriction.)
13. After successfully navigating these bridges, you will need to gain a little altitude to fly to A63 where the next turn marker will be the tall radar tower. A right (approx. 160 degree) turn for a fly through of the bomber hangar nearest the water tower completes the race.

The Maps:

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