Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2013 (SAFMC 2013)

Open to anyone who wants to reach for the sky, SAFMC is the largest flying machine competition in Singapore and is THE nationwide hunt for a flying wonder! For those who dare to dream, this is a challenge for you to innovate a flying machine like no other.

Fayisa
What was good about this competition was I was able to work with my previous group members with a new addition of Shu Yun. Therefore, it was a good experience for me.

And what was bad was we construct the plane too late as we did not start building the plane earlier. Therefore, we got tensed and thinking that we would not be able to make it in time.

What we can improve on is our time management. We could start building the plane earlier, maybe during the Nov/Dec holidays. Other than that, it was fine.

Personally, through this competition, I have learnt how to manage my time well, teamwork and of course, how to get back from the setback.

Jas

What was good about this competition was we were able to stick with our original group from last year with a new member Shu Yun. This has allowed us to make full use of our past experience from the past two years and at the same time, train her for next year’s competition.

However, what was bad was that we started our preparation just a month before the actual competition. Therefore, this resulted in a very rush, tight schedule.

What we can improve on is we should start the preparation of the competition at least two months before the actual competition. This will ensure that there is sufficient time for us to prepare and make modifications to our gliders.

Through this year’s competition, I have learnt to manage my time better with the amount of workloads I have in Sec 4.

Jia Pei
The competition was fun and I gained some knowledge about aerodynamics.
However, the competition was not time efficient and took more time than needed.

We can start preparing for the competition during the holidays and not use a lot of our time after school to finish instead.

I learnt how to manage my time in this competition and also to persevere.


Shu Yun

I think our teamwork is very good and I had lots of fun working with my team members. However, there is many complications in the process and it is very tiring to stay back and skip school lessons for to attend the competition. Overall, the is not bad.