Event 8: Precision and Distance

As with all NAU Aurora Olympic events, the honor system is critical.  This event is NOT timed.  Participants, like athletes, are expected to display the highest levels of honor in competition.  To certify results of this event, participants should video and then send the video by email to dreichert@national.edu (the head official of the NAU Aurora Olympic games) for verification. Questions may also be directed to this email.

Precision & Distance
 Attention to the details and precision are elements of many athletic events (balance beam and diving come to mind).  Successfully traversing a particular distance is a core feature of many other events as is most obvious in the marathon.  This event might not look like a distance road race or a gymnastic routine but it does build on precision and is fundamentally a test of distance.

Object: make a paper airplane and see how far it will fly.
Rules/Process:   Using a piece of 8.5 x 11 (letter sized) copy paper, make a paper airplane.  No supplemental materials (i.e. paperclip, tape, rocket engines, etc.) are permitted.  Mark a starting point and launch the airplane.  Measure the distance from launch to landing.  Launch and landing must be on the same elevation.  For example, it is not permitted to throw your airplane from the top floor of your office building/home and let it glide to the ground floor.  Email and/or post on this site your name and the distance your plane covers in flight.

Equipment needed:  letter sized copy paper, tape measure. 
Event deadline:  participants have until Thursday, Aug. 18 at 12PM (noon) to complete this event and send in  documentation.
The winners will be those whose plane covers the greatest distance in flight (from launch point to landing).