Pipestem, WV (WOAY) Pipestem Resort State Park is calling all you paper plane engineers out there to take flight in an upcoming contest.
The resort will host a Paper Airplane Flying Contest on April 4 at noon.
The park hosts the family-friendly contest in a six-part series to crown the regional “Champion of All Paper Flyers.”
This free event is open to all ages to attend and is divided into three categories.
Junior Aviators is open to participants ages 12 and under, Teenage Pilots are for teens ages 13 to 17, and Master Engineers are for those 18 and up.
All planes must be built on-site with provided materials.
Competitors will build and fly two types of planes:
“Jetfighters” defined as standard 8 1/2” x 11” paper for speed/maneuvers
“JumboJets,” which are larger 11” x 17” paper for distance/glide
Division champions will earn points that will get them one step closer to the highly coveted Grand Championship title.
For more information, call (304)207-4845
