Most countries hold National Championships each year including the
Helicopter Club of Great Britain. National events in Europe have an
open class which allows for non club members to compete.
The 2008 British Championship is 18th to 20th July near Tetbury, for
full information and entry requirements contact Jeremy James the HCGB
secretary:
[email protected]
World Championship takes place every three years and the next one is
in Eisenach, Germany 13th to 16th August. Competitors from GB, Russia,
France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belarus and
possibly USA will be taking part.
All International events are run under FAI rules which can be found at
http://www.fai.org/rotorcraft/
British Team website:
http://www.britishhelicopterteam.co.uk/
HCGB –
www.hcgb.co.uk
French Helicopter Club -
www.helico.org
German Helicopter Club -
www.deutscher-hubschrauberclub.de
Swiss Helicopter Club -
www.swissheli.ch
Russian Helicopter Team -
www.hoplite.ru/main.html
Russians are suffering the same as everyone with lack of funding but
are still strong contenders. Current Ladies Champions are British and
current overall World Champions are Russian.
Things have changed a lot since 1986, including rules and events.
Americans have not been in attendance in such numbers since and most
competitors in the World events are now civilians.
Tegwin – Not sure ‘loonies’ is an apt description of a lot of
committed competitors who practice as much as possible and are very
committed to a safe and enjoyable sport.
Join the HCGB come along and see for your self its good fun on and off
the competition field, you don’t just have to compete judges are just
as an important element of any National or International event.