2024 Classic Accuracy League

Accuracy Leagues Previous Winners

Year Classic Accuracy
1999 Derek Godfrey
2000 Chris Haynes
2001 Foot & Mouth
2002 Derek Godfrey / Martin Robe
2003 Derek Godfrey / Andy Webster
2004 John Lawrence / Chris Haynes
2005 Arthur Bentley
2006 Arthur Bentley
2007 Arthur Bentley
2008 Andy Webster
2009 John Lawrence
2010 Arthur Bentley
2011 Martin Robe
2012 Martin Robe
2013 Martin Robe
2014 John Lawrence
2015 John Lawrence
2016 Simon Sykes Jnr
2017 Dave Crowhurst
2018 Simon Sykes Jnr
2019 Dave Crowhurst
2020 Covid
2021 Simon Sykes
2022 Jamie Robe
2023 Dave Crowhurst
2024 Andy Webster

Classic Accuracy League Rules

  1. The league is run over one calendar year with the winner announced when there are no more eligible competitions. The leagues officer will announce which competitions have league status at the beginning of a season. Generally, the European Grand Prix competitions, the British Classic Accuracy National Championships and any British club competition will have league status. Two months (e.g. 20th of a month to 20th of month two months later) notice is required for a re-arranged league competition to retain its league status.
  2. The league is open to all BHPA members of any pilot rating. However, the league is not open to pilots who fly in the national novice competition.
  3. At each competition the number of league points awarded to the top placed British pilot will be equivalent to the number of British pilots in attendance up to a maximum limit of 30 points. The second placed British pilot will get one less point and so on. Tied pilots will get the same score that is equivalent to the higher placing they occupy. Pilots who gain the maximum score in a competition (ZAP every round) will only get one point, however, pilots who do achieve scores will still be awarded points based on the number of pilots that they have beaten.
  4. A pilot can turn up late to or leave early from a league competition if two weeks prior notice is given to the meet director for unavoidable foreseen circumstances. If a pilot has a valid reason to be late or leave early, then he / she will be allowed to catch up or bank flights at no detriment to their league points. The pilot’s position in a competition resulting from the above shall be at the meet director’s discretion. If a pilot needs to leave a league competition early then they should be asked to bank an estimated number of flights. If this estimated number of flights turns out to be insufficient then the pilot must take the maximum score. Also where a pilot has to bank flights or catch up flights, the flights should not be consecutive and there should be a reasonable amount of time between flights.
  5. If unavoidable unforeseen circumstances should occur within two weeks then the matter will be treated as per competition rules where permission to fly out of order is at the launch marshal’s discretion.
  6. Pilots best three out of four or more valid classic accuracy competitions will count to the end of year league title. If there are only three valid league competitions then best point scores from two competitions will count. If there are two or less valid competitions then the league will default to a pilots best four competitions over the current and previous year.
  7. In the event of a tie for any of the places, the total distance scores obtained by the tied pilots in the competitions at which they all competed will be calculated, and the pilot with the lowest total distance score will be awarded the higher position in the league. If there is still a tie situation then the pilot with the lowest individual score or most number of lowest individual scores at all competitions at which they competed will be awarded the higher position.
  8. The winner of the league will be awarded the returnable league trophy.
  9. The above league rules can not be changed by a unanimous pilot vote.
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