The first consideration should be its overall general configuration. The entire fuselage including all struts, mechanism, gear mountings, and covering should be examined for workmanship and appropriate cleanliness. If possible the judges should view the fuselage interior for quality of maintenance or restoration. The quality of workmanship of the formers, woodwork, general finish, inside tubes, pulleys, cables and fairleads and interior finish on the tubes or skin are all points that should be considered. The tail surfaces including the bracing wires and attach fittings should all be considered.
Internal examination is desirable.
If the airplane is a homebuilt, a restoration, or a rare conversion, a presentation book may be judged on the details of the contents as they relate to authenticity, research construction or assembly, previous aircraft use and prior history or other pertinent details. Points will not be earned on the beauty or artistic quality of the book. The aircraft should be clean and ready for show. Consideration should be given to the difficulty of cleaning a high wing aircraft on floats or a high wing amphibian. Points should not be deducted for bugs on leading edges which are unreachable if they are the result of the one flight to the show competition.