World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) 2009 Video
The 25th World Aerobatic Championships were held in Silverstone, England in 2009.
Below is a video that gives you some idea of the manuevers and type of aircraft being flown.
Aerobatic Performance Zone
Competition Aerobatics takes place on a playing field just like most other sports. The only difference is the playing field or “Box” is in the sky. Just like all sports there are penalties for leaving the field of play.
“Outs” or “Boundary Infringements as they are referred to in Competition Aerobatics are verified by “Boundary Judges” that sit on the ground and use a sighting device to determine penalties.
Judging & Flight Programs
Aerobatics are judged similar to Figure Skating. Each figure can receive a score of between 10 and 0 based on the deviations from perfect that a judge can see with the naked eye. Each figure has a degree of difficulty called a “k-factor”. This k-factor is then multiplied by the score that the pilot recieved on the figure and then all scores are added up for the flight. Pilots will fly up to four programs in the classical aerobatic categories. They fly the qualifications program first known as the “Q” program then move on to the Freestyle, then the Unknowns. Cuts in the field are made after each program. The four minute freestyle is held at the end of the competition and is more closely associated with an airshow type routine.
Judging Video
John Gaillard explains how the competition is judged.
A competition aerobatic sequence consists of a set of precisely defined maneuvers performed in a certain order, flown in a specified direction. Pilots are judged on both how well they fly the maneuvers and follow their sequence.
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