FoamyDM
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FTFC21 - Flite Test Forum Community 2021 - Seaplane Design & Build Challenge
Simple - Design & Build a Seaplane, and fly it off a waterbody!
[Reserved for Challenge Logo]
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Summary:
Participants will design and build an electric motor driven, radio-controlled mostly Foamboard Seaplane model of a Historic or Fantasy Seaplane, demonstrate that it is capable of controlled flight, and release the plans freely to the community. At the end of the design portion of the competition, a panel selected from the Flite Test forums will score the entries and select winners from the completed and flight-proven models posted on the forums.
Objective:
OFFICIAL RULES:
Make a Build log that contains the following: (100 pts)
Bonus points if it's new to FT community/custom (+10 pts) Upload your plans as a resource (+5 pts)
Deadline:
End of July 14th (Midnight)
How to Enter - in scratchbuilder's corner add a thread Forum/General RC Topics/User Generated Challenges: FTFC21 - Seaplane Design & Build by [entrant], [plane name] Then reply to this thread with a link to the build-log.
Winner will have Bragging rights & a Trophy.
-FoamyDM
ENTRANTS [Reserved]
Simple - Design & Build a Seaplane, and fly it off a waterbody!
[Reserved for Challenge Logo]

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Summary:
Participants will design and build an electric motor driven, radio-controlled mostly Foamboard Seaplane model of a Historic or Fantasy Seaplane, demonstrate that it is capable of controlled flight, and release the plans freely to the community. At the end of the design portion of the competition, a panel selected from the Flite Test forums will score the entries and select winners from the completed and flight-proven models posted on the forums.
Objective:
- Celebrate the venerable Seaplane be it float planes, or flying boats
- Foster interest in building foam board model aircraft from community plans
- Promote designing and building as one of the aspects of the FT community
- Compete in flying events where any level of experience can be a winner
- Engage in some friendly forum banter
OFFICIAL RULES:
Make a Build log that contains the following: (100 pts)
- Entry (10pts)
- Plane name and Pic of the goal (5 pts)
- statement of why you chose it (5 pts)
- History of the selection (20 pts)
- Design intent of the plane (3 pts)
- Historic facts or it's lore in the alternate setting. Or create one, if little is known (12pts)
- stats (5 pts)
- Build log - (30 pts)
- highlighting how your plane is waterproofed (5pts)
- Design steps and obstacles & how you overcame them (10 pts)
- [Basic (2), Helpful (4), Well detailed in the right places (7), Article ready(10)]
- Details of unique build techniques, (5 pts)
- Summarized in 1 post. (5 pts)
- RC stats (5pts)
- Maiden Video (10 pts)
- Free Plans link (10 pts)
- Decoration (8pts)
- Take-away - Feedback and advice to future builders. How was it to build. how was it to fly. (7 pts)
Bonus points if it's new to FT community/custom (+10 pts) Upload your plans as a resource (+5 pts)
Deadline:
End of July 14th (Midnight)
How to Enter - in scratchbuilder's corner add a thread Forum/General RC Topics/User Generated Challenges: FTFC21 - Seaplane Design & Build by [entrant], [plane name] Then reply to this thread with a link to the build-log.
Winner will have Bragging rights & a Trophy.
-FoamyDM
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