Rules and Scoring

Rules

The BMFA rules are essentially the same as the provisional FAI rules. For more info, please see the BMFA site, rules section, R/C Silent Flight Book 1.

League Structure

The BMFA league comprises six competitions from Spring to Autumn.

Scoring

Scoring a Competition

  1. Each competition comprises four or more rounds. Each pilot flies once in a round.
  2. The pilot with the shortest time in a round gains 1000 points, with other pilots' scores calculated pro rata.
  3. At the end of the competition the pilot's worst score is discarded, and the remaining scores are added together
  4. The pilot with the highest aggregated score wins the competition and is awarded 1000 points, with other pilots' scores calculated pro rata.

Scoring the League

At the end of the league, the pilots' best 4 competition scores are added together to form the league score. If any comps are abandoned, then best 4 from 5 count, or best 3 from 4.

Variations for Winter League

The Winter League is run to the same rules as the BMFAleague, except minimum three rounds per comp, discard active after the fourth round. This is to compensate for shorter days.