Your subject for the 2025-26 RTF Season opener is Nature
In the immortal words of the Pub Landlord, “Where would we be without rules?” * So, to avoid any unpleasantness, here they are:
RULES
The requirement is to submit a single still image created using a drone to illustrate the subject of the competition. This round will run from 00:01 Sunday 14th September until 23:00 Saturday September 27th; the subject is Nature
The image must be captured while the competition is open. It is a Reason To Fly Challenge so please show that the image is created by a flying camera!
Editing is confined to colour and exposure adjustments and crop only. There must be no removal or pasting of an object. Stacked images, HDR images and non-spherical panoramas are considered single images for the purposes of this competition.
Images must be posted with the following information as a minimum:
In Capitals as the first line of your post:
THIS IS MY ENTRY
If this is not done at the time of posting the picture will be ignored. Should it be necessary to change your picture then delete the previous picture and add “This is my entry” - as above - as the first line of your new post. If in any doubt contact the Challenges Committee
(@Challenges_Committee)
Further Information is required
- Location
- Time and date
- Aircraft/camera used
- Feel free to add any further information that you think will be of interest
In light of the expected weather for the next two weeks we will also accept pictures from ground-based cameras. Please continue to mark your picture with the type of drone or camera used
Voting
The members of GADC will judge images. They may vote for any number of pictures through an anonymous poll open for two days after the closing date for competition entries.
Voting in the poll is open to all GADC members, whether they have entered the competition or not.
The Challenge Committee may request the original media in case of a dispute.
Schedule
The competition subject will be announced every second Saturday around 22:30. The subject will be chosen by a poll of GADC members selecting from three that have been picked at random from the subject list. You may make additions to the list at any time.
The competition will run from Sunday 00.01 to Saturday 23.00 fourteen days later. Voting by poll will be open for a further two days until Monday 22:00
The winner (and second and third-placed competitors if there are sufficient entries) will be announced shortly after the vote is closed
Have Fun! Be Safe!
All flights are the sole responsibility of the individual conducting them. Each competitor must abide by the drone code and adhere to the limitations and restrictions imposed upon them by aviation law, the aircraft being used and the qualifications they hold. * France! And where would we be if we had too many rules? Germany! If a flight is undertaken in a restricted zone proof of permission having been granted is required.
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