UPDATE : "Dear Flyers! Due to unavoidable circumstances HFAA meet on 19-21st November has been postponed. There has been un-expected rain until last Friday and inspite of team HFAA's best efforts, it doesn't look like drying up till 19th November. We shall inform you on the new dates soon. -- Team HFAA Surat"


Runway details

Flying site is located in campus of CK Pithawalla college of Engineering near Surat. It is 18 km from railway station and 3 km from the airport. The area has clear flying vicinity, with 800mt length x 60mt width area of Tarmac.





Sr.No.                               Flyers Category                                                       Season     19th(Rs.)    20th(Rs.)    21st(Rs.)

1     All Flyers (any size) of jets, props and helis (Above 15 years of age)    3000/-      1200/-        1200/-       1200/-

2     All Flyers between 10-15 years of age.                                            2000/-      750/-          750/-        750/-

3     All Flyers below 10 years of age.                                                      Nil            Nil              Nil            Nil

* Fees shall be charged date specific as given above.


Event Schedule :

19th:          Registration  & Opening:   8:00
                Lunch service  :              12:30 – 14:00
                Closing           :              18:30

20th:          Registration  & Opening:   8:00  
                Lunch service  :              12:30 – 14:00
                Closing           :              18:30

21st:          Registration  & Opening:   8:00  
                Lunch service  :              12:30 – 14:00
                Closing           :              16:00

November 19th:
Time                              Program
08:00 – 10:00                 Fun fly
10:00 – 11:00                 Jets
11:00 – 11:30                 Demo
11:30 – 12:30                 Props
12:30 – 14:00                 lunch
14:00 – 15:00                 Fun fly
15:00 - 16:00                 Choppers/ Props
16:00 – 17:00                 Demo
17:00 – 18:30                 Fun fly

November 20th
Time                               Program
08:00 – 10:00                 Fun fly
10:00 – 10:30                 Demo
10:30 – 11:30                 Competition – Jets  
11:30 – 12:30                 Competition –Props upto 50cc
12:30 – 14:00                 lunch
14:00 – 15:00                 Competition – aircraft 50cc and above
15:00 - 16:00                 Competition – choppers
16:00 – 17:00                 Jets
17:00 – 18:00                 Demo
18:00 – 18:30                 Fun fly
19:30 – 20:00                 Night Flying

November 21st
Time                               Program
8:00 – 10:00                   Fun fly
10:00 – 11:30                 Winners demo
11:30 – 12:30                 Fun fly
12:30 – 14:00                 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00                 Fun fly
   
Awards :
The competition flying sessions shall be judged by appointed committees based on which, awards will be given for best performance in following categories:

       1) Best performance fixed wing – Expert (1st & 2nd)
       2) Best performance fixed wing -  Intermediate ( 1st , 2nd & 3rd)
       3) Best performance fixed wing  - Beginners (1st, 2nd & 3rd)
       4) Helicopters – 1st & 2nd
       5) Junior Pilot – below 15yrs of age  (fixed wing / helis 1st,2nd &3rd)
       6) Best performance Jets – single prize
       7) Most spectacular crash of the meet.

Award Distribution ceremony will be held on the evening of 20th November 2010, followed by dinner.

Accommodation :
Following Lodging and boarding facilities are available in the close vicinity of the flying field.

The Grand Bhagawati (TGB)
Add:- Near City Plus, Magdalla Circle, Dumas road, Surat
Ph. – +91 261 2720202.
Tariff – @Rs.9,000/- to Rs.35,000/-

Hotel Ginger
Off Dumas road, Near Iskon Mall, Piplod, Surat. 395 007
Ph. - +91 261 6666333, +91 261 6666336.
Tariff - @ 2500/-

Hotel Oyster (4 star)
Add:- Opp. Big Bazar, Surat-Dumas Road, Piplod, Surat 395007
Ph. +91 261 400 3000
Tariff – @ Rs. 4000/-

The Gate Way Taj (5 star)
Ambika Niketan, Surat 395007
Ph. +91 261 669 7000
Tariff - @ Rs. 5000/- onwards

Above mentioned hotels are in  close proximity to venue @ 5 – 7 Kms.

Contacts :

Mr. Biren Pithawalla  -9825977777
Mr. Apurva Pal    -9714645099   
Mr. Rajeshbhai Patel  -9824116396
Monty  -9925385856 (Hotel reservations)

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the above given references.

We welcome all R/C enthusiasts, their families and friends to visit / participate in this great event being organized for the first time in Gujarat, India on this scale. We are sure you will have a memorable time.

Hi Chintan,

The fees you mentioned are for participation or entry fee for everyone ?? For example, I dont want to participate in the competition as my Heli is not ready yet, but I'd surely like to see people fly and meet you and other guys out there.....I'll be visiting only on Sunday with my wife, in that case what is the fees ?

Let me know, I'd definitely want to see stuff and meet you in the first place.

Regards,

Dhruv

Hi Dhruv,
Fees mentioned here are just the participation fees.
We have not yet decided on the entry fees but it would be approx Rs.50 or Rs.100.
If you are planing to visit then I would prefer satuday as the event would be on it's peak.  Sunday we are closing little early compare to rest of the days.

Added to the calendar.

Looks like it will be a well organized gathering.  Now we have meets in Chennai and Gujarat, in addition to Wings India.

Please do post some pictures of the field, if you have them.

Thanks Anwar for adding this event in calendar.
Last year around 6000 people have enjoyed this spectacular event.  This time we are expecting even more crowd.
We are welcoming all enthusiastic of aeromodelling. So, don't bother about what you fly and how you fly....just come here and you'll have great time these three days.

I'll upload last year photos soon....

Sure Chintan, I'll try and make it on Saturday....how far is this place from Ghod-dod road, Havent seen much of surat but one of my cousins lives in the Ghod-dod area....

Looking forward to the event....Will there be any Expo kindda thing as well ? I mean showcasing and sales of RC Stuff at the Venue ??

Runway is around 8-10 km from the ghod-dod road...
As of now we are not planning for any expo from hobby store in large scale..but BeyondToyz may setup small desk for necessary stuff..

The "Best performance fixed wing" means what exact type of flying will it be?

Quote from: sharlock on October 29, 2010, 11:36:01 AM
The "Best performance fixed wing" means what exact type of flying will it be?

You can do both precision flying as well as 3D flying...

Hmm....I think all the LHS should have their stalls / counters at such events which will enable them attract new customers....there are lots of people out there who are interested in such hobbies but it takes a back seat as they think, they cannot get these birds in India....

Chintan, do you want me to put-up a poster for this event at the Faculty of Technology and Engineering at MS University in Baroda ?

I'll take a print of it and have it put-up at the notice board there, if you want....I know some faculties there as I did my BE from there....

Updated the first post in this thread !  Hope everyone notices the "Night flying" event on the second day !

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-events/h-f-a-a-aeromodelling-meet-2010/msg36135/#msg36135

Temporary sad news ! Event has been postponed

"Dear Flyers! Due to unavoidable circumstances HFAA meet on 19-21st November has been postponed. There has been un-expected rain until last Friday and inspite of team HFAA's best efforts, it doesn't look like drying up till 19th November. We shall inform you on the new dates soon.

Team HFAA Surat"

PS: First post will also be updated.