Update 13/04/2010
The April 2010 Newsletter is available for download. It contains a report of the latest NZPFRA event and notice of the 2010 AGM.
Update 31/07/2009
World Precision Flying Championships 2009 Concluded
The New Zealand team achieved commendable results at the World Championships in Torun Poland. Full Results may be found at the 2009 WPFC, Torun - Poland website.
Gordon Hughes has filed a team report which can be downloaded in PDF format from here : Link to Torun 2009.pdf
Update 30/05/2009
NZPFRA to send a team to the World Precision Flying Championships in Poland
The New Zealand Precision and Rally Flying Association is sending a team to the 19th Word Precision Flying Championships (WPFC) in Torun, Poland. The team consists of Gordon Hughes, Daroish Kraidy and John Brunskill. The 2009 WPFC will take place from the 19th to the 26th July, 2009.
For further information and to keep track of progress visit the 2009 WPFC, Torun - Poland website.
Update 28/08/2008
Team Report from Ried
Team Manager, Vivien Hughes's report on the 18th Precision Flying World Championships at Ried, Austria in July 2008
Update 17/07/2008
Precision Flying World Championships results
The NZPFRA team performed creditably with Daroish Kraidy being the highest placed Kiwi entrant. Full results can be found At This Link.
Update 09/07/2008
Precision Flying Team Leaves for World Championships
The NZPFRA team has left on the long journey to the World Precision and Rally Flying Championships being held in Ried, Austria (links to Google Maps).
Update 13/02/2008
Rally Event postponed
The Rally Event planned for 16th Feb has been postponed. We will be re-scheduling the event for a less busy weekend in the not too distant future. Keep checking back for futher details. Thanks for showing an interest in Precision and Rally Flying.
Rally Event - 16th February 2008 @ Tauranga
On the Saturday morning of the SportAvex fly-in weekend. The NZPFRA will be holding a Rally Event.
This will involve flying a course around the scenic Bay of Plenty taking about an hour to complete and finshing up with a judged landing on a runway grid.
This event is open to all classes of aircraft and pilot (but the field will be limited in numbers to make sure we don't clog up the airport for too long)
First prize will be $1500, second $1000 and third $500
There will be additional prizes for various categories of aircraft and pilot of up to $500. For example, "Best performing microlight team" or "Best performing team in a homebuilt"
If you are interested in competing, please go to our contact page and let us know. Don't wait too long as there is only a a week to go.
The Rally poster can be viewed at this link (1.6MB)