Proving Grounds USA Tour 2021-2022
(Dec. 5th, 2021 - April 1st, 2022)
This is a tour of Proving Grounds setups around the USA. We will be flying Sunday nights at 8:30pm EST, 7:30pm CST, 6:30pm MST, 5:30pm PST or 01:30Z.
Discord server for air-to-air chatter:
https://discord.gg/Zwn59Qrtp5 Tentative Schedule:
Practice/Training December 5, 12, 19, 26
1 - Sunday, January 2 - Tucson Soaring Club - "Task 3" - Landscape: Tucson Soaring (Arizona)
2 - Sunday, January 9 - Willamette Valley Soaring Club - "Ultra" - Landscape: Cascade Range
3 - Sunday, January 16 - Greater Boston Soaring Club - "Southbridge" - Landscape: New England
4 - Sunday, January 23 - Central California Soaring Association - "Ultra" - Landscape: Sierra Nevada (C2)
5 - Sunday, January 30 - Soaring Club of Houston - "Ultra" - Landscape: South Texas
6 - Sunday, February 6 - Central Alabama Soaring Association "Task 3" - Landscape: Alabama
7 - Sunday, February 13 - San Antonio Soaring Society inc "Running on Empty" - Landscape: San Antonio (Texas)
8 - Sunday, February 20 - Pittsburgh Soaring Association "Galbraith’s Gold" - Landscape: Allegheny Ridges
9 - Sunday, February 27 - Caesar Creek Soaring Association "Task 3" - Landscape: Southwest Ohio
10 - Sunday, March 6 - Tampa Bay Soaring Society "Task 3" - Landscape: Florida 2
11 - Sunday, March 13 - Franconia Soaring Foundation "Triangle 2" - Landscape: Franconia
12 - Sunday, March 20 - Seattle Gliding Circle "Plying the Plateau" - Landscape: Cascade Range
13 - Sunday, March 27 - Soaring Society of Boulder "Lookout for Silver" - Landscape: Colorado C2
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 US proving Grounds sites, flying their largest task bringing together the learning benefits of collaborative flying using Condor 2, and showcasing the Proving Grounds platform. Learn more about Proving Grounds at
soaringtasks.com Helpful Condor 2 docs:
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/
| Organizers: |
Ventus99 
Paddy_mack
Bphornett
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| Official web site: |
Proving Grounds
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| Registration closes on: |
April 1st, 2022 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: |
4
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| Number of competition tasks: |
13
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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: |
None (or defined on a per-task basis)
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| Competitor's results used for overall scoring: |
Only the 5 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: |
109
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Registration is now closed!
