Join us for 2024 Hammerhead Roundup in beautiful Borrego Springs, California! By day, you’ll fly in the world’s finest aerobatic box—permanently surface-waivered, built beyond CIVA standards, designed to host the world championships, and practically visible from space. By night, you’ll trade laughs with some of the world’s finest pilots at a relaxing desert resort.
The box is right next to a 5,000-foot runway and the judging line is right next to that. No shuffling to some remote cow patty; all the action happens right at Borrego. You’ll even have spectators! We invite the whole town to come watch the contest.
Lodging
The banquet will be at the Borrego Springs Resort, which you can call at (760) 767-5700. Ask for the “Aerobatic Pilots Rate”. Call early because it sells out!
You can also try Palm Canyon RV Resort at (760) 767-5341, or Casa Del Zoro at (760) 767-0100. There are also cheap motels in town, a few minutes from the field.
Transportation
Rental cars, Uber, and Lyft are usually not available. However, the Borrego Springs Resort has a free shuttle you can call on demand. It’s a 5-minute ride. Some people will also have cars available. Ground transportation has never been a problem.
Categories
Power:
- All 5 categories
- Unlimited 4-minute Free (smoke oil and sound system on site.)
Glider:
- All 5 categories
- *Please contact the CD so we can confirm type, tow-plane status, etc.
Bottom line: if you have a thing with wings, it’s welcome in Borrego.
Schedule
Thursday, April 18:
- 0900 to 1600 — Registration
- 0900 to Sunset — Practice
Friday, April 19:
- 0700 — Mandatory Pilot Briefing
- 0830 — Flying
Saturday, April 20:
- 0700 — Mandatory Pilot Briefing
- 0830 — Flying
- 1730 — Cocktail Hour at the Borrego Springs Resort
- 1830 — Awards Banquet
Pre-registration
Do NOT use the IAC pre-registration system. Visit https://iac36.org/register to join the contest.
Frees
If you’d like, email your Free sequence (ideally as an openaero.net link) to registrar@iac36.org and we’ll print copies for you so you don’t have to bring any. To use this service, you MUST email your Free no later than 10 days before the contest.
Pricing
Early Entry Fee (before or on April 15) — $299
Normal Entry Fee — $330
First-Time Primary Competitors — $250
PROBABLY.. Includes:
- Two breakfasts (coffee, croissants, juice)
- Two lunches
- Award Banquet Dinner
- T-shirt (IF you register no later than 10 days before contest)
First-time Primary competitors also receive a free one-year membership to IAC 36 ($50 value), which allows them to practice in the Borrego aerobatic box year-round.