Thursday 24 th

 

TASK 11

 

PURE ECONOMY

Objective :

 

Take-off with a measured quantity of fuel  (3 liters) and stay airborne for as long as possible and return to the deck.

 

Special rules :

 

Free take-off within the time window.

Departure from view of the marshals or egress from the permitted flight area will incur penalties (same definition than yesterday).

Land outside the airfield boundary:  Score zero.  Land inside the airfield boundary but outside the deck:  20% penalty.

Scoring :

 

Pilot score = TP / T max

 

Where: 

Tp  = The pilot's time, 

Tmax  = The longest time taken to complete the task

 

Weather information :

 

Dry and hot mass of air, Weak and moderate turbulences.

 

Base of thermals :    1100m at  1.00 P.M.

                                        1300m at  4.00 P.M.

 

Wind :

 

Ground :                 90°   -  10  to  15 N

500 to 1000m :       140°  -  15 N

1500m :                  160°  -  10 N