Rules
Pilots are required to complete the 5–6-kilometre (3.1–3.7 mi) long track and fly between the Air Gates following a predetermined race track configuration. Failure to do this correctly results in penalty seconds being added to their race time. Penalty seconds can be added for an incorrect passing of an Air Gate, incorrect passing through the Chicane and for touching an Air Gate. For more serious breaches of the rules, such as accelerating so that there are over 12 Gs in the cockpit, pilots can also be disqualified.
Three different gate types require a specific manner of crossing. Blue gates must be crossed in level flight, red gates must be crossed in "knife-edge" or vertical flight, and slalom flying through the chicane gates (knife or level flying not mandatory).
Penalties are incurred for violations of the rules.
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