The Rumble – Awatoto – 21/23 February 2025

The Rumble over Awatoto

February 21, 22 and 23. (3-day event)

Closure of Awatoto Field for the NZRCAA competition.

Model Flying Hawke’s Bay is again hosting this event. This year it is IMAC (scale aerobatics) only, no pattern.
A reminder to MFHB Inc. members that the Awatoto Field will be closed to
general flying due to a NZRCAA competition being held over the weekend Friday 21 February to Sunday 23 February 2025.

MFHB Inc. members are welcome to participate, so what’s it all about?
IMAC (International Miniature Aerobátic Club) is the organization that grew out of the interest of flying scale aerobatics. For IMAC, the only aircraft requirement for classes above Basic is that it is a faithful scale model of a known aerobatic aircraft.

MFHB members are very welcome to come along and give it a go. BASIC is the sequence to start with, as you can fly any type of model. The IMAC sequence can be found here …. https://mini-iac.org/downloads/sequences/2024-knowns. Note that we fly the 2024 for the rest of our season. Look for “Basic Known”.

I can think of at least 10 members that could fly the BASIC sequence. I am available almost any time to pop out to the field and help you go through the sequence. So, give me a call, and have a go.
If IMAC BASIC looks a little daunting we could do a couple rounds of Clubman. It’s easier being centre stuff only, no spin either.
The Clubman sequence can be found here….. https://www.nzrcaa.co.nz/pattern/clubman-maneuvers-explained/

Although the above is a 3 day event you can just pop out for 1 or 2 days. I would think we will be flying a couple of rounds of BASIC each day.

In IMAC there are other classes where the models get bigger and the sequences get interesting (harder), so even if you don’t want to fly there will be plenty of good flying to be seen. There will be a BBQ lunch each day. Frazer is making it zero entry fee for local members and a chocolate fish for all BASIC and Clubman pilots.

Hope to see you there.
Rob Lockyer.