Wairarapa Open Distance Paragliding League           
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Dates:Thursday 22 Jan to Tuesday 27 Jan 2009

First 4 valid tasks count for the NZ ladder, all count towards the XC table!!

Sites: Dalefield, Mt Climie, Oystershell, Kourarau, Squires, Heights Rd and maybe even some new sites in northern Wairarapa!

Cost: $10 per day to a max of $40

Contact: Kris Ericksen

skf@paradise.net.nz   021 116 4558

Flight tracks on Leonardo for:

Kourarau

Mt Climie

22/01               23/01     25/01     26/01     Total km
1 Russ Read25.0        24.5       21.1     25.4        96.0
2 Grant Middendorf9.3         26.9      20.8     21.6        78.6
3 Kris Ericksen    2.0          14.1        9.6       5.5       34.2
4 Barry Baxter     9.3            2.0        2.0       8.9       22.2
5 Laurie Ross      2.0            2.0       2.0     8.5        14.5
6 Joel Zwartz       2.0                   2.0                4.5              5.5               14.0
7 Colin Iles          DNF         2.0  2.0      5.5         9.5
8 Andy Maloney  DNF         DNF        7.2      DNF              7.2

All tasks will be scored as Open Distance in any direction, although there were a couple of significant "out and back" flights.  These will be able to be submitted to the XC comp....

Some relevant Comp Manual rules

2.5.6.1 Tasks will be one of the following:
Open Distance in any direction, or
Open Distance along an axis, or
Open Distance after one or more compulsory turnpoints.

2.5.7.4 Open Distance Starts

Start from the ground. No timing taken.  Window open and close times as per task board

2.11.9 Open Distance

Pilot score = TASK VALUE X SQRT (pilot distance / best distance)

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