Task description
Task 5 - Cowley Assigned Area Task (AAT) (Southern Alberta)
proposed by Ventus99
on
December 24th, 2023
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| Submitter's comments: |
Welcome to Competition Task #5 at Cowley, Alberta. Assigned Area Task (AAT)
Date & Time: Saturday, December 23 at 8:30pm EST, 7:30pm CST, 6:30pm MST, 5:30pm PST or 01:30Z
Landscape: Southern Alberta
Allowed Gliders: Club Class
Join Time: Join time is 20 minutes, 2 minute start countdown, 10 minute start window
Max Start Height: 8000ft MSL
Min Finish Height: 4500ft MSL
Task Type: Assigned Area Task (AAT)
Minimum Time: 1h 30m
Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/Zwn59Qrtp5 Please put your contest numbers in your display name. Preferably in brackets after you name. For example, ChrisG (V99)
Google Drive Folder with .tsk and .cup files for today's race: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AOt7kelkx2bQq1fiZtYOe5jK0XKfK45C?usp=sharing
Please keep all thermalling turns to the left before start. After you have started the task you are welcome to turn either direction.
When you're finished flying this week's task, please upload the .ftr file to the contest on Condor Club as you would for other contents hosted through the site.
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| Forum address: |
https://discord.gg/Zwn59Qrtp5 |
| Challenge: |
Speed Task - assigned areas (AAT/S), 167 km
(min: 99 km, max: 240 km),
1 hour
30 min.
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| Difficulty level: |
Moderate |
| Plane class: |
Club
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| Handicapped scoring: |
Yes (DAeC index)
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| Glider restriction: |
Only gliders in this list are allowed:
ASW15 (97.0)
ASW19 (100.0)
ASW20 (110.0)
DG101G (100.0)
Genesis2 (107.0)
Libelle (98.0)
LS3a (107.0)
LS4a (104.0)
Pegase (102.0)
StdCirrus (99.0)
Handicap is indicated after the glider name.
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| Wing loading limit: |
Not set
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| Condor version: |
2.1.9 |
| Network id: |
YFUHAC |
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WEATHER
| Weather preset: |
Custom |
Clouds: |
Low |
| Thermals: |
None |
Thermals activity: |
Normal |
| Season: |
Spring |
Time: |
Noon |
| Wind: |
    | 307° (North-West) for 15 km/h |
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RACE
| Start type: |
Airborne |
Delay before race start: |
2 min. |
| Start time window: |
10 min. |
Task type: |
Speed Task - assigned areas (AAT/S) |
| Ridge race: |
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Wave: |
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| Countryside flight: |
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Mountain flight: |
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| Teams enabled: |
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Tail hunting (knuckles): |
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| Turnpoint helpers range: |
5 km |
PDA allowed: |
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TURN POINTS
| | Take off: | Cowley (1,179 m.)
Airport | Start: | SCowleyStart (1,116 m.)
Heading: 180° for 4.2 km,
Coords: 49.35.950N / 114.5.811W
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 2,439 m.
angle: 180°, radius: 5,000 m. | | | TP 1: | Chain Spillway (1,298 m.)
Heading: 349° for 66.8 km,
Coords: 50.11.818N / 114.11.510W
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 10,000 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 20,000 m. | TP 2: | Head Smashed in (1,128 m.)
Heading: 141° for 67.0 km,
Coords: 49.42.332N / 113.39.200W
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 10,000 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 20,000 m. | | | Finish: | Cowley (1,179 m.)
Heading: 250° for 32.8 km,
Coords: 49.38.231N / 114.5.691W
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 1,371 m., max.: 2,439 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 2,000 m. |
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