The competition got off to a reasonably early start with the first flight airborne at 09h45, only slightly behind schedule. Advanced started Round 1, with Robbie Meek showing an early lead. It was not going to be easy for him, as Mel replied with a score only 1.5 points behind, both fliers earning Promotion points. Intermediate flew next, with both fliers in their first outing in this class, Eugene Anker showing an early lead over Mark Pearce, who was flying in his first aerobatic Comp. FAI were up next, Richard Christopher narrowly leading Keith Jackson by only 7 points and Mike Williams in an excellent 3rd spot. Arthur Silsby had a heart-stopping moment when his engine suddenly went to full throttle in level flight. He managed to get the engine to die to idle (maybe it was the multiple high-speed rolls Arthur?) and pulled off a safe deadstick landing in the nearby wheat field, without damage. The cause? A broken servo tray/ throttle servo mount. This was successfully repaired for the next round. Well done! Round 2 saw Intermediates up first, this time Mark Pearce having a much improved flight to take the round. One round each……….FAI flew next, the finishing order being almost the same as Round 1. Scores were generally up, (some by many points) and Richard posted the highest score of the day, with a 566.5, ie 78.7%. Garry Peacock was unlucky to have an engine cut on throttling up halfway through his flight, possibly some obstruction in the fuel line. There followed a lunch-break of some 35 minutes, before Advanced fliers completed round 2. Alan Connelly flew very well to take this round with a Promotion score, closely followed by Graham Martin and Mel. Robbie had an engine cut this time, spoiling his round. Round 3 was started by FAI this time, although Keith had to withdraw due to servo or electrical problems, to be on the safe side. Two fliers took advantage of the facility to fly FO-7, Richard Christopher and Alan Wild. Richard had a good flight, scoring a creditable 476 ( 70%), Alan putting in a good attempt of 415.5 (61%). Well done to both! It was interesting for the rest of the field to watch. Mike Williams led the rest of the PO-7 field, very closely followed by George Drever only 2.5 points behind. Advanced flew next, Robbie once again in a commanding lead. Mel landed very early after an engine cut, and a surprise second place in the round was taken by Nigel Keating, who had a hugely improved flight on this round, beating Graham by 3 points. Alan Connelly was very unlucky to encounter a steel pole on landing, doing substantial damage to his brand-new ZN Oxalys. Much commiseration and sympathy Alan! Intermediates finished the day, with Mark once again putting in a good flight, this time only 6 points shy of Promotion, and Eugene equalling his first-round score. The most-improved pilot of the day was a toss-up between Nigel and Mark, well done to both. Flying finished at 17h50, and Certificate presentations/ speeches/raffle draw took place shortly after 6pm. A big thank you to all who helped in the planning and running of the Comp, Bill Michie. CD