1. All flying machines must be launched from the 6m high runway using only human power.
2. No auxiliary lifting devices, power sources, or stored energy (e.g. elastic, batteries, clockwork springs, rocket fuel etc.) may be used.
3. Modified aircraft – e.g. paragliders, hang-gliders, jet-fighter planes, light aircraft, commercial jets etc. – are not permitted.
4. Pilots are not permitted to be physically attached to the flying machine.
5. The wingspan of your flying machine must be less than 8m.
6. The wheelbase of the flying machine can be no more than 4m wide.
7. The maximum weight of your flying machine is 200kg (without a pilot) - any heavier and our salvage teams might drown.
8. All flying machines must have some kind of buoyancy device on all major parts of the plane to avoid them submerging on landing.
9. All competitors must wear the buoyancy aid and helmet provided by the event organisers.
10. For their own safety, all competitors must be able to swim unassisted a distance of 100m.
11. Teams may have no more than 4 members, including one pilot and a team captain (the pilot can also be the team captain).
12. All team members must be 16 or over by the entry deadline of 15 August 2012.
13. Teams will have to be available a day before the event for the final airworthiness test of the flying machines.
14. For safety, changes may need to be made to the flying machine at the discretion of the scrutineers at any time during the building process until the actual event day.
15. Only flight-worthy machines will be cleared for take off .
16. After the flight all flying machines will be cleared by our water safety crew and gathered in our bone yard.
17. Unfortunately our salvage teams cannot return any part of your flying machine, so don’t use anything you’re not prepared to leave at the bottom of the sea.
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That's the rule so far.. It will be judged by distance, creativity and showmanship..