Low & Slow Day 9 : A Cunning Plan (AA2 (Arc Alpin 2)) Version 4 proposed by Vertigo on April 1st, 2019 Please log in to enable download.

Submitter's comments:	** Club Class only ** All planes are enabled in the NOTAM to allow you to use water ballast, but only tasks flown in Club class planes or below will be scored (DAeC index <100) Today there are thermals but they are not very strong or abundant. There is wind and ridges but there is not always an obvious path to follow. There is some high altitude wind that may create wave if you can get high enough. Given the limited performance of your plane, you will need to use what you can and come up with a "cunning plan" to finish this task, which may take you longer than usual. Given the length and expected difficulty, points are doubled today. Jointime is 20 minutes as usual 1 minute warmup and 5 minute start window should be plenty to allow you to reach the nearby start sector @2400m, which is circular to avoid a dangerous alignment with the ridge. The airstart and finish line is at Megeve airport, which is quite an interesting airport as you will see.
Task length:	187 km, generally completed in 1h45 to 2h00
Difficulty level:	Difficult
Plane class:	All
Handicapped scoring:	Yes (DAeC index)
Glider restriction:	Only gliders in this list are allowed: Antares18S (120.0) Arcus (120.0) ASG29-18 (121.0) ASG29Es-18 (121.0) ASK21 (92.0) ASW15 (97.0) ASW19 (100.0) ASW20 (110.0) ASW28-15 (108.0) Blanik (78.0) DG1000S (106.0) DG101G (100.0) DG808C-15 (113.0) DG808C-18 (120.0) Diana2 (116.0) Discus2a (109.0) DuoDiscus (113.0) EB29R (129.0) Genesis2 (107.0) GrunauBaby (54.0) JS1-18 (121.0) JS1-21 (127.0) JS3-15 (116.0) JS3-18 (122.0) K8 (76.0) Ka6CR (82.0) Libelle (98.0) LS3a (107.0) LS4a (104.0) LS8neo (109.0) Pegase (102.0) PilatusB4 (88.0) SG38 (22.0) SGS1-26 (63.0) StdCirrus (99.0) StemmeS12 (114.0) SwiftS1 (77.0) Ventus3-15 (116.0) Ventus3-18 (122.0) Handicap is indicated after the glider name.
Wing loading limit:	Not set
Condor version:	2.0.5
Network id:	YNYHU

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WEATHER

Weather preset:	Custom	Clouds:	No
Thermals:	Light	Thermals activity:	Normal
Season:	Summer	Time:	Noon
Wind:	313° (North-West) for 24 km/h

RACE

Start type:	Airborne	Delay before race start:	1 min.
Start time window:	5 min.	Task type:	Racing task
Ridge race:		Wave:
Countryside flight:		Mountain flight:
Teams enabled:		Tail hunting (knuckles):
Turnpoint helpers range:	5 km	PDA allowed:
Incentive:	The number of points is doubled

TURN POINTS

Take off:	Megeve (1,466 m.) Airport	Start:	Start (1,978 m.) Heading: 57° for 3.5 km, Coords: 45.50.283N / 6.41.359E Classic turnpoint, min. height: 0 m., max.: 2,400 m. angle: 360°, radius: 1,000 m.
TP 1:	Chambery-Aix-Les (232 m.) Heading: 248° for 66.8 km, Coords: 45.38.291N / 5.52.814E Classic turnpoint, min. height: 0 m., max.: 10,000 m. angle: 90°, radius: 3,000 m.	TP 2:	Pralognan La Van (1,414 m.) Heading: 119° for 71.5 km, Coords: 45.22.982N / 6.43.182E Classic turnpoint, min. height: 0 m., max.: 10,000 m. angle: 90°, radius: 3,000 m.
Finish:	Megeve (1,466 m.) Heading: 353° for 49.0 km, Coords: 45.49.291N / 6.39.22E Classic turnpoint, min. height: 0 m., max.: 10,000 m. angle: 180°, radius: 2,000 m.