TASK 4

NAVIGATION, PRECISION & SPEED    

Objective

To make a clean take-off from the deck, to fly a course between as many turn points or markers as possible within a given time, and to collect bonus points for landing at designated markers before returning to the deck with a precision landing.

Special rules

-          The clock starts the moment the marshal makes the signal to take off.

-          The pilot must be back on the ground in the deck 2h 30min after start time.  If the pilot is between 2h 30min and 3h; penalty 50% score.  More than 3h; zero score.

-          At the start, the pilot scores 150 bonus points for a clean take off at the first attempt, 100 for the second, 50 for the third, zero for any attempts thereafter.

-          There are a number of ordinary turnpoints and 4 optional landing points in the task with card punches.

-          Each landing point has a value equivalent to multiple turnpoints.

-          If a marker is missing then answer the emergency question.  (Validity at the discretion of the director, but normally only if NOBODY returns with a punch mark from that landing point).

-          The precision landing is scored by distance of the first touch to the target.

-          Pilot falling over or engine off for less than 1 minute = zero landing score.

-          Any outside assistance: Score zero.

 

Scoring

Pilot score =

 

Where

Bto = Pilot’s takeoff score.

NBp  = The number of landing  and/or turn points a pilot collects in the task

NBmax = The maximum number of markers and/or turn points collected in the task

Dmin = 25 - the closest distance to the target achieved by any pilot in metres.

Dp = 25 - the pilot’s distance to the target in metres  (> 25m = zero landing score).

 

 

Turnpoints and landing points     EDITION 2

 

    

 

    

 

        

 

   

 

TASK 4 DECLARATION SHEET

To be handed in immediately after return

 

 

Pilot Name ..............................................

 

 

Competition number..................................

 

 

LANDING POINTS

 

Ref	Description	Value	Visit? Yes/no
4	Turf farm.  Marker in middle of field.	4
28	Red house farm airstrip.  Marker at top of hill on edge of strip.	3
47	Gayton Wood Fm.  Sheep field.  Marker in middle of field.	3
48	Weston Underwood airstrip, marker on side of strip near hangar.	5

 

 

 

ORDINARY TURNPOINTS

 

Ref	Question	Value	Answer
3	Big pile of ? at this farm (not manure!)	1
23	No. ventilators on big shed roof	1
29	No. horse exercise circles	1
32	No. sewage circles	1
35	No. arches under bridge	1
39	No. legs on water tower	1
43	No. blue sheets on roof	1

 

 

 

 

Emergency questions if landing point marker is missing

These will normally only be valid if NOBODY returns with a punch mark from that landing point.

 

Ref	Description	Value	ANSWER
4	Number of large farm buildings next to field	4
28	No. Silos at farm.	3
47	No. skylights in largest barn roof (farm is 1 field south of landing point field.)	3
48	Colour of the hangar.	5