Abbeville Air Race!

Event Information

Friday night fish fry 6-8pm
Saturday Breakfast 0630-0800
Check in: Friday after arrival, and before the brief Saturday
Mandatory Pilot's Brief 0830!
First aircraft launches at 0900!
Please have all aircraft fueled and preflighted prior to the brief.

Lunch 11:30-1:00.

The will be an open course, ~135 SM race (short course ~ 80 SM) consisting of seven turn points. Race aircraft will be started in a fastest-first order to avoid passing.

Entry Fee.... $30.00

***Course Information***

Hotels on the airport(easy walk):
Motel 6.
1 person $49.99+tax
2-4 people $59.99-$63.99+tax. Prices went down!!!
Magnuson: 337-898-3190 Rate: $61-$71 +taxes
Best Western: 337-740-4100 Rate: $109-$115.

Events planned:

Friday night will be a VIP night for the fish fry(racers eat free)

You may contact Rob Viator at 337-706-5897.

A word about the SARL membership requirement:

As stated all racers must be SARL members, a condition of the insurance policy.

We recognize, however, that some folks just want to come out for the day or maybe this is a first time race experience and you don't want to buy into the League (just yet).

For this reason we have a "provisional membership" which will make you "member for the day".
The provisional membership will be $10.00 in addition to the race entry fee.

If you choose to use the provisional membership option, register for the race using the Non-SARL member link . You will be charged at the race along with your race entry fee.

RACE RULES AND SAFETY INFORMATION

1. All aircraft will be started with the fastest registered speeds launched first in order to prevent passing on the course. All aircraft will be launched from Avbbeville airport (KIYA).

2. Abbeville UNICOM is 122.8. The race frequency is as briefed and aircraft should transmit in the blind when on top of a turn, e.g. "Race Two Six, Turn Two".

3. You will be racing against the clock, not another aircraft.

4. All aircraft must pass on the outside at the turn points.

5. Racers must turn on top any turn airport point airports at least 1000 ft AGL. Non-airport turn point altitudes are governed by the FARs.
Heads up for non-race traffic! If traffic is in the pattern at a turn airport at the time you approach, you have a choice to swing wide of the traffic pattern or climb well above the pattern altitude. The airport turn observers will help with traffic information on receipt of your turn approach call.

If you are observed passing through the airport traffic pattern at a low altitude you will be disqualified.

6. All racers note the towers close to the race course. Be safe!

7. All pilots: Check your maps to find the closest airports to the race course (private fields included). KNOW THEM FOR YOUR SAFETY.

8. KEEP YOUR RADIO TUNED TO RACE FREQUENCY. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, CLIMB AND COMMUNICATE!

9. When you execute a turn, announce your position on top the turn, e.g. "Race Two Six, turn two.", and a final call before crossing the finish line e.g. "Race Two Six, finish, two miles". The finish call is particularly important to give the timers a heads up that you are approaching, and who you are.

10. Make your calls crisp, clear and short to keep radio traffic to a minimum.

11. When at finish: Cross the finish line, climb straight ahead and proceed direct Abbeville for recovery.

12. This will be a busy time. Watch out and make standard uncontrolled field pattern radio calls.

13. The race runs clockwise from start to finish. Entrants will be started according to the Max Speed stated on their entry forms, fastest first. This start order is used to prevent passing.

Stuff happens, however, and if any event occurs so that a racer needs to pass the aircraft in front of them, they must pass on the outside of the turns – this would be the right side of the aircraft being passed in a left turn, for instance. The passing aircraft must maintain visual contact at all times! Remember the FARs state that the aircraft being passed has the right of way.

14. As stated, all FARs must be observed during the race. In particular, the minimum safe altitude FAR bears review:

Sec. 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below the following altitudes:

(a) Anywhere. An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface.

(b) Over congested areas. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

(c) Over other than congested areas. An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.

15. HAVE FUN RUNNING THIS RACE, BUT KEEP IT SAFE!