Pattern

Pattern

Pattern Aerobatics is a specialised discipline of this fantastic hobby. It is all about flying purpose built aircraft which usually do not resemble full size through specific precision sequences of aerobatic figures. In Clubman anything goes in terms of aircraft, there are no limitations. So no matter if you have a 40 size sports model or a large scale aerobat why not have a go at Pattern. F3A is the International top level class of pattern aerobatics. In F3A the aircraft have to fit into a 2x2m box and weigh less than 5kg. There is tremendous skill and satisfaction in flying that ‘perfect’ flight so if you have never experienced this discipline why not go check out the next comp near you. See the event calendar for more details. For your first competition you should look at Clubman.

There are four pattern classes flown in NZ. Clubman is for those starting out (a 40 size low wing model is ideal) – this is flown to a local set of New Zealand rules. Then you can progress to Expert, and finally Masters and F3A which are flown to an international set of rules. The Clubman schedule is not difficult, but is a challenge to fly well. Come and have a go!

You will find all the rules and schedules on the downloads page here.

And video descriptions and some hints on all the maneuvers here.

There are Pattern judging resources here,