Pylon Race Course

Pylons

Course length

There will be two pylons located at least 350 feet apart (short course) and equal distance from the field Center Line. This is the minimum distance requirement, each hosting club is at liberty to place the pylons at this distance or use a distance of 550 feet apart (long course), which ever best fits their field dimensions.

Offset

The pylons will be positioned such that the Pylon Line will be 100 feet in front of the Pilot’s Line. This area will be referred to as the “Dead Zone”.

Start/Finish Line

The Start/Finish line will be a perpendicular line drawn across the center point of the field. In most cases this will be the same as the field’s Center Line.

Flight Path

Except at takeoff and landing, all competitors will avoid the The Dead Zone while racing.

All competitors must maintain a 50-foot minimum altitude. Excessive flying at lower altitude is considered a safety hazard. Also, flying at abnormally high altitudes makes it difficult for officials to judge pylon cuts. It will be at the discretion of the hosting club Course boss to assign warnings, penalties or disqualifications for excessive infractions.

Note: Any flying behind the Pilot’s Line is an automatic disqualification for the heat being flown. The pilot will receive a “0” for that heat only. The pilot is still eligible to fly in other rounds and accumulated scores for previous rounds are still counted.