Proving Grounds Winter 25-26
(Oct. 19th, 2025 - April 20th, 2026)
This is a Condor 3 contest. We will be flying Sunday nights at 8:30pm Eastern, 7:30pm Central, 6:30pm Mountain, 5:30pm Pacific or 01:30Z/00:30Z depending on daylight savings.
Google Drive Folder with .tsk & .cup files for each day's race:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AOt7kelkx2bQq1fiZtYOe5jK0XKfK45C?usp=sharing Discord server for air-to-air chatter:
https://discord.gg/Zwn59Qrtp5 Tentative Schedule
Landscape: New England
1 - Sunday, October 19 - Connecticut Ultra
2 - Sunday, October 26 - Connecticut AAT
3 - Sunday, November 2 - Franconia (Almost triangle 2) - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SWITCH TO 01:30Z
4 - Sunday, November 9 - Franconia AAT
5 - Sunday, November 16 - New England Striedeck
6 - Sunday, November 23 - New England AAT
7 - Sunday, November 30 - Greater Boston Southbridge
8 - Sunday, December 7 - Greater Boston AAT
Landscape: Colorado_V3x
9 - Sunday, December 14 - Black Forest Task 3
10 - Sunday, December 21 - Black Forest AAT
11 - Sunday, December 28 - Boulder Lookout for Silver
12 - Sunday, January 4 - Boulder AAT
Landscpae: Stanton (Minnesota, South of Minneapolis, Stanton/Rochester)
13 - Sunday, January 11 - Stanton, MN Task 3
14 - Sunday, January 18 - Stanton, MN AAT
Landscape: Southern Ontario
15 - Sunday, January 25 - Canadian Nationals, SOSA, ON
16 - Sunday, February 1 - Canadian Nationals, SOSA, ON
17 - Sunday, February 8 - Canadian Nationals, SOSA, ON
Landscape: AlleghenyRidges3
18 - Sunday, February 15 - US 15m & Sports Nationals, Mifflin, PA
19 - Sunday, February 22 - US 15m & Sports Nationals, Mifflin, PA
20 - Sunday, March 1 - US 15m & Sports Nationals, Mifflin, PA
Landscape: Kansas Sunflower
21 - Sunday, March 8 - US Club Class Nationals, Sunflower, KS - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SWITCH TO 00:30Z
22 - Sunday, March 15 - US Club Class Nationals, Sunflower, KS
23 - Sunday, March 22 - US Club Class Nationals, Sunflower, KS
Landscape: Utah 2021
24 - Sunday, March 29 - US 18m Nationals, Nephi, UT
25 - Sunday, April 5 - US 18m Nationals, Nephi, UT
26 - Sunday, April 12 - US 18m Nationals, Nephi, UT
The Proving Grounds is a task scoring and pilot recognition platform designed to introduce cross country flying basics that develop confidence in pilots and clubs so that new pilots are ready for the limitless opportunities cross country soaring provides! This contest will tour various Proving Grounds sites as well as National contest sites, bringing together the learning benefits of collaborative flying using Condor 3, and showcasing the Proving Grounds platform. Learn more about Proving Grounds at
soaringtasks.com Helpful Condor docs:
Our new help site for Condor. It is a work in progress but lots of information there especially for new comers: https://condor-help.helpscoutdocs.com/
Phil Stang sent me some helpful docs for people new to Condor competitions that may be helpful to all. Links below
Condor Start Timeline:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9UscqQNjqeZ5hw6l7AP8F5pZzUQrH4u/view?usp=sharing How to get and install landscapes:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BLy4FtOjmpKi51jQppNLEmR6oZvB55US/view?usp=sharing How to - vertical view center:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZqP0fbmBiZ_lLKuuGCXxfI6sWLy3bVF/view?usp=sharing We also recommend this link to get you started with Condor:
https://glidercfi.com/condor/orientation/orientation-document/
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| Organizers: |
Ventus99 
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| Official web site: |
Proving Grounds
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| Forum address: |
https://discord.gg/Zwn59Qrtp5 |
| Registration closes on: |
April 20th, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC
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| Competition per teams: |
No
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| Registration type: |
Competition is free
Note for non-Premium member: your monthly quota will be decreased, as usual, for each FTR submitted.
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| Number of training tasks: |
0
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| Number of competition tasks: |
26
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| Scoring type: |
1000 points
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| Competition selected for ccRating: |
ccRating will be issued after each race day provided that the day is valid (in FAI terms) and server logs have been received.
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| Glider restriction: |
Gliders from Club class (ASW15, ASW19, ASW20, DG101G, Genesis2, Libelle, LS3a, LS4a, Pegase, StdCirrus)
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| Competitor's results used for overall scoring: |
Only the 12 best results
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| Allowed tries per race: |
1
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| Crash policy: |
Ignore it
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| Landing out policy: |
Ignore it
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| Missing FTR policy: |
Ignore it
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| Join time: |
20 minutes
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| Time to send FTR: |
1 hour
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| Use time slots (for timezones): |
No
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| Registered competitors: |
111
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Register now!
| Next races
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| Race |
Start date |
End date |
Competition day #18
(AlleghenyRidges3) | Monday Feb. 16th, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC | Feb. 16th, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC |
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Competition day #19
(AlleghenyRidges3) | Monday Feb. 23rd, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC | Feb. 23rd, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC |
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Competition day #20
(AlleghenyRidges3) | Monday March 2nd, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC | March 2nd, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC |
