Friday

August 19, 2011

NAFKA World Cup Competition

10:ooa.m. Fields D, & E

The North American Fighter Kite Association and WSIKF sponsor the Fighter Kite Line Touch World Cup Competition.  The competition format will be explained at the 10:00 a.m. pilots meeting at the SE corner of Field E.

Sport Kite Events

Flyer’s meeting, 9:00a.m.  Field B

Novice Individual Ballet – 11:30 a.m., Field A
Novice Individual Precision – 1:00 p.m., Field B
Open Pairs Ballet – 2:30 p.m., Field A

Experienced Individual Precision Competition

9:30a.m. Field B

Mass Ascension #1 – Deltas & Delta Derivatives

10:00a.m. Field A

Registration on Thursday, 10:00 a.m., at the Registration Tent. Part 1 of 4-piece pin for the first 240 fliers.

Junior Dual Control Competition

11:00a.m. Field B
  • Mandatory Pilots meeting at 10:00a.m.
  • Must be 14 year old or younger
  • Contestants will furnish their own kite
  • The event and time may be modified or canceled depending on the wind and/or weather
  • Three compulsory figures will be flown:  a square, circle, and vertical figure eight

Mass Ascension #2 – Cellular Kites

1:00p.m. Field A

Registration on Thursday, 10:00 a.m., at the Registration Tent. Part 2 of 4-piece pin for the first 240 fliers.

Pin Challenge

11:30p.m. in the Activities Tent

30 largest pin collections will be awarded a pin

Mystery Ballet – Northwest Sport Kite League (NWSKL)

3:30p.m., Field A

This is an event you won’t want to miss.  Single line, dual and quad fliers put their flying to a real test.  In other stunt kite competitions, fliers have practiced and practiced a routine to a song of their choice.  But, in this event, fliers will not know what song they will be flying to until the music starts.  This usually leads to fresh kite dancing that is a favorite among kite fliers and audience alike.

All songs will be 2–4 minutes in length.  A variety of music will be presented.  The contestant’s flight order will determine the song that will be their accompaniment.   The flight order will be determined by drawing numbers at the mandatory fliers meeting.  With a few exceptions, rules from the AKA rulebook will be followed.  This event is only for fun, so if a field is a little small or a rule is twisted to fit the situation, it is okay.

A panel of judges will score each contestant on the following criteria:
45% Technical: The variety and the difficulty of maneuvers and how well they are executed.
45% Choreography:  How well the flier performs to the music.
45% RESPONSE:  How well the flier “wows” the crowd. Make some noise for your favorite flier!

Lighted Kite Night Fly

8:00p.m. Field A
Mandatory Flyers meeting at 7:30p.m.

All participants should be registered before 4:00 p.m. on Friday. There will be a flier’s meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Field A.  Wind permitting, each flier will be allowed a two (2) minute fly with music provided by the event directors.  While this is not a formally judged event, there will be some ribbons presented for special effort.  Kites may be shown on the ground and/or in the air.  Assistants will be available to help stage entering and exiting.  All kites enter the flying field from the north and exit to the south.  Staging will be inside the east edge of the field. Have fun and fly safely.

NO FLIERS ARE ALLOWED IN FIELD B DUE TO THE FIREWORKS.  ALL VEHICLES AND PEOPLE MUST BE CLEAR OF THE FIELDS A & B BEFORE THE FIREWORKS CAN BE DETONATED.

FIREWORKS

follow the lighted night fly.  (Approximately 9:45p.m.)