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Task description
Launch Race - China - Beijing (Beijing)
Version 2 proposed by FAI Virtual Gliding
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February 28th, 2026
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| Submitter's comments: |
Enjoy your discovery flight of China! You will fly over the MingTombs, Beijing City and famous monuments, before joining the highest peaks - north west of the city), culminating at around 2700m QNH, before flying above the Great Wall of China (GWOC) at great speed towards the reporting point and finish line in Badaling, host airport of the Winter Olympics 2022. |
| Task length: |
299 km, generally completed in 1h45 to 2h00
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| Difficulty level: |
Moderate |
| Plane class: |
18-meter
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| Handicapped scoring: |
No
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| Glider restriction: |
Only gliders in this list are allowed:
Antares18S
AS33Me-18
ASG29-18
ASG29Es-18
DG808C-18
JS1-18
JS3-18
LAK17CFES
Shark304ES
Ventus3-18
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| Wing loading limit: |
51 kg/m²
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| Minimum safe arrival altitude (QNH): |
560 m.
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| Maximum speed for crossing the start line: |
170 km/h
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| Additional rules: |
One minute before start, pilot must be on the correct side of the starting line (the side of the start area) to avoid having to return to the start area and face the departing competitors. A 2 minutes penalty will be applied to any pilot not on the correct side.
Right turns are forbidden in the last 5 minutes before the start line opens. Each circle or turn of 90° or more to the right will incur a penalty of 30 seconds per turn/circle observed.
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| Condor version: |
3.1.0 |
| Network id: |
YJEXAC |
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WEATHER
| Weather preset: |
Custom |
Clouds: |
Low |
| Thermals: |
Light |
Thermals activity: |
Normal |
| Season: |
Summer |
Time: |
Noon |
| Wind: |
    | 149° (South-East) for 25 km/h |
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RACE
| Start type: |
Airborne |
Delay before race start: |
10 min. |
| Start time window: |
Regatta |
Task type: |
Racing task |
| 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: |
29 km |
PDA allowed: |
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TURN POINTS
Description: FAI - China Launch in Beijing
| | Take off: | Dingling (107 m.)
Airport | Start: | Ming Tombs (81 m.)
Heading: 205° for 7.2 km,
Coords: 40.13.520N / 116.12.213E
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 1,400 m.
angle: 180°, radius: 5,000 m. | | | TP 1: | ForbiddenCity (50 m.)
Heading: 152° for 37.8 km,
Coords: 39.54.890N / 116.23.134E
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 3,000 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 500 m. | TP 2: | Windmills (1,108 m.)
Heading: 257° for 123.2 km,
Coords: 39.42.535N / 114.58.291E
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 3,500 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 500 m. | | | TP 3: | Shanjiankou Vill (1,282 m.)
Heading: 14° for 33.6 km,
Coords: 40.0.439N / 115.2.102E
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 3,500 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 500 m. | TP 4: | RP-GWOC (779 m.)
Heading: 64° for 93.5 km,
Coords: 40.20.13N / 116.2.838E
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 0 m., max.: 2,000 m.
angle: 360°, radius: 500 m. | | | Finish: | Badaling (530 m.)
Heading: 302° for 10.6 km,
Coords: 40.22.756N / 115.56.240E
Classic turnpoint,
min. height: 560 m., max.: 1,000 m.
angle: 180°, radius: 125 m. |
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