Proving Grounds Summer 26
(April 19th, 2026 - Oct. 25th, 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 00:30Z. The tasks will be held in more mountainous terrain and therefore will be slightly more challenging than the winter competition.
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: Invermere (for all tasks)
1 - Sunday, April 19 - Invermere, BC
2 - Sunday, April 26 - Valemont, BC
3 - Sunday, May 3 - Salmon Arm, BC
4 - Sunday, May 10 - Rocky Mountain House, AB
5 - Sunday, May 17 - Vernon, BC
6 - Sunday, May 24 - Revelstoke, BC
7 - Sunday, May 31 - Merrit, BC
8 - Sunday, June 7 - McBride, BC
9 - Sunday, June 14 - Kamloops, BC
10 - Sunday, June 21 - Rams Falls, AB
11 - Sunday, June 28 - Penticton, BC
12 - Sunday, July 5 - Jasper/Hinton, AB
13 - Sunday, July 12 - Grand Forks, BC
14 - Sunday, July 19 - Creston, BC
15 - Sunday, July 26 - Banff, AB
16 - Sunday, August 2 - Fairmont Hot Springs, BC
17 - Sunday, August 9 - Jasper, AB
18 - Sunday, August 16 - Thunder Lake, AB
19 - Sunday, August 23 - Trail, BC
20 - Sunday, August 30 - Cranbrook, BC
21 - Sunday, September 6 - Radium Hot Springs, BC
22 - Sunday, September 13 - Nakusp, BC
23 - Sunday, September 20 - Red Deer Forestry, AB
24 - Sunday, September 27 - Elko, BC
25 - Sunday, October 4 - Golden, BC
26 - Sunday, October 11 - Sparwood, BC
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 all Proving Grounds sites, flying their largest task 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: |
October 25th, 2026 at 12:00 AM 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 with a handicap of between 97.0 and 113.0
ASW15 (97.0)
ASW19 (100.0)
ASW20 (110.0)
ASW28-15 (108.0)
DG1000S (106.0)
DG101G (100.0)
DG808C-15 (113.0)
Discus2a (109.0)
DuoDiscus (113.0)
Genesis2 (107.0)
Libelle (98.0)
LS3a (107.0)
LS4a (104.0)
LS8neo (109.0)
Pegase (102.0)
StdCirrus (99.0)
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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: |
71
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Register now!
| Next races
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| Race |
Start date |
End date |
Competition day #10
(Invermere) | Monday June 22nd, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC | June 22nd, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC |
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Competition day #11
(Invermere) | Monday June 29th, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC | June 29th, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC |
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Competition day #12
(Invermere) | Monday July 6th, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC | July 6th, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC |
