The theme for the September Meeting is our Annual Rev Shootout. Shown on this page are five figures from the International Sportkite Compulsories Book. Unless you are Ron Despojado* these are the figures you want to practice for the competition. A week or two before the September meeting this list will be cut down to the three figures that will actually be used for the competition.

*We all know everyone except Ron needs practice.

UPDATE! UPDATE! Quadzilla’s Notes On Rev Precision Flying Here

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!

The Steps Turns and The Arc Circle have been eliminated!! Just three figures to practice now.

Prizes Announced :

1st Place: One of Dave’s Famous Paper Dragon Trophies and of course Bragging Rights.

All participants will be entered in a  drawing to win a NEW Rev!!

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Judges Will Particularly Consider:

-Relative placement of components

-Rotation

-Straight Time

-Position within the precision grid

-Backward Flight

Explanation:

The kite rotates 90 degrees clockwise around its center at each change of direction.

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Judges Will Particularly Consider:

-Circle

-Backward Flight

-Arc

-Launch

-Landing

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Judges Will Particularly Consider:

-Arcs

-Backward Flight

-Speed Control

-Launch

-Landing

Straight Lines

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Judges Will Particularly Consider:

-Center Rotation

-Straight Line

-Speed Control

Explanation:

-Both 360 degree rotations are done in eight individual 45 degree steps

-The first/top rotation is clockwise

-The second/bottom rotation is counterclockwise

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Judges Will Particularly Consider:

-Arcs

-Speed Control

-Relative placement of components

-Rotation

-Position within the precision grid

Explanation:
-The arcs will be flown in a forward direction.

-IN is at center of the grid on the ground. The kite flies vertically to 10% and stops. The kite flies in an upward arc vertically and to the left to 40% and stops. The lite then flies an upward arc, vertically and to the right to 70% and stops. The kite then rotates 180 degrees and retraces the previous track stopping at 40% continuing down to 10% and stops. The kite then slides vertically down to land on the right wing tip in the center of the grid. OUT