To the Members of the Saudi Aviation Club

Arab Drawing Competition

Under the patronage of the Arab Air Sports Federation, The Secretariat of Arab Air Sports Federation is organizing the 2nd Arab Drawing Competition which will take place from September 25, 2009 till April 30, 2010 and will include the following age groups:

1st Category: those born between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2003
2nd Category: those born between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 1999
3rd Category: those born between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 1995

One of the main goals of the competition is to engrain the culture of aviation in it various applications in the mentality of the emerging generation which is also one of the main goals of the Saudi Aviation Club (SAC).

Participation:

1. To all children of the SAC members and relatives of the employees of the Arab Air Sports Federation and national federations.
2. The competition is open to Saudi Nationals only.

Conditions:

• No borders or frames to the drawing
• The drawing must be done by hand (or by foot or mouth for those who have disabilities)
• The following media are permitted:
-water colors
-oil colors
-colored pencils
-crayons
• Lead pencils are not allowed nor is the computer or collage work(cutting and pasting)
• The following information must be written on the back of the paper:
-Full Name
-Date of Birth
-Address and Phone Number
-Name of School where the child attends
-A note certifying that the child drew the picture completely on his own
• The text of the certificate should state:
I/We certify that this original work of art submitted by ____________________ (name of child) was done independently with no help during execution. We also certify that ____________ (name of child) is a national of ___________________ (name of country).

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Subject:

The first name of Icaria was Dolichi but through Greek mythology it became connected to Ikarus, the first man who succeeded to fly and commemorates his fall. According to myth Daedalus, a famous craftsman, was a prisoner of Minos, the King of Crete. In an attempt to escape, he made two sets of wings, one for himself and one for his son, Ikarus, and attached them with wax. Together they secretly flew away, heading towards Athens. Out over the sea, near Ikaria, Ikarus, became excited by the view, flew too close to the sun with the result that the wax melted and he plunged into the sea and drowned. Thereafter, the sea named after him, Ikario Pelagos and the island was named Ikaria.

Today, through paragliding people are capable of flying like hawks at very high altitudes and use the wind that the sun heats (thermals) to their advantage.

Technology has also made it possible to use solar energy as is the case with the Sun Seeker and the Solar Impulse project. Recently, using solar energy for aviation has been an environmentally-friendly and energy-saving technological breakthrough.

Imagine the future whereby the sky will be filled with flying machines that combine new technology with traditional means to paraglide through the sky.

How would we travel and play using the sun's solar power?

Grab your favorite drawing tools and draw a picture for this year’s competition (Aviation and the Sun).