BMHGC Club Competition 2015/2016

Flying Season is here, and so is the annual BMHGC competition !

The format for this season gives pilots a number of tasks that they can complete whenever they choose. Tasks are then uploaded to XCContest and scored at the end of the season.

This means that club members can compete when they can, rather than have traditional competition days.

A massive thanks to this years competition organiser; Tom Urie.  Tom and Andy have set us some great challenges.

Good Luck Everyone

Jan Tupy having the first go of the season at; Mt Ovens to Blackheath Task

Information

Competition Organiser: Tom Urie

Competition Period: 11/10/15 – AGM 2016 (1^st September 2016 approx.)

By opening the link to XCPlanner you can view the task then download it in the desired format. Once you had a crack at a task upload it to XContest for scoring.

Partially completed task; your score from XContest will be given for a task that is partially flown.

Support - Any problems please contact Tom.

Rules

·         Each flight can only contribute to one score. Ie you won't collect a score for a flight to the Pizza shop if you make it to Mudgee.

·         Scoring started on Sun 11th October. Earlier flights don't count sorry.

·         You can only be scored once for a flight. Ie if you fly to the Pizza shop 50 times your total score will be 9.

The Tasks

1. Blackheath to Pizza Shop (Hartley) https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=hmjlE%7Bc%60t%5BwcNrrG&s=20.0&a=250 9 points.  NB the gliding strip across the road is a good landing option.

2. Mt Ovens to Blackheath LZ  https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=vt%7DjEukdq%5Bxfi%40am%7CA&s=20.0&a=250 50 Points

3. Blackheath to Katoomba https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=hmjlE%7Bt_t%5BpnJcdK&s=20.0&a=0 9 points

4. Tour of the Kanimbla https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=f%60jlEq%7D_t%5Bo%7DHj~CwmAnxJreRmhOc%7BEaN&s=20.0&a=0  40 Points

5. 35km FAI https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=r%60jlE%7Ds_t%5BybQncD%7C%60K%7CrSz%60E_wX&s=20.0&a=0 63 points

6. 50km FAI https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=hmjlE%7Bt_t%5Bir%5B%60%7DIbuRl%7BVv%7DGysa%40&s=20.0&a=0 90 points See study notes below

7. 75km FAI https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=hmjlE%7Bc%60t%5Boxg%40tb%5Drug%40pzQtAwzo%40&s=20.0&a=250 135 points

8. 100km FAI https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=hmjlE%7Bc%60t%5Biup%40vnd%40f%60z%40h%60ZcjHql_A&s=20.0&a=250 180 points

9. Mt Rankin Open Distance One point for each KM out from launch.

10. Blackheath to Mudgee https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=%7C_jlE_v_t%5BaejEzf%60C&s=20.0&a=0 131 Points

11. Blackheath to Oberon https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=%7C_jlE_v_t%5Bl%7CIrehA&s=20.0&a=0 35 Points

12. Blackheath to Tarana https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=%7C_jlE_v_t%5B_iVrg%60A&s=20.0&a=0 34Points

13. Tupy's 100KM FAI https://xcplanner.appspot.com/?l=au&p=%7CajlE%7Dt_t%5Bkb%60Arpc%40%60sn%40d%60ZxiPii~%40&s=20.0&a=2500 185Points

14. The Steve Purdo fly and hike fitness trophy. Shortest time taken to fly to the LZ, pack up and hike back to the top with all your gear. A continuous track log file to be email to Tom for scoring.

Study Notes for 50 Km FAI
http://www.xcontest.org/2013/world/en/flights/detail:andyonalaya/8.12.2012/01:03

http://www.xcontest.org/2011/australia/flights/detail:andyonalaya/31.1.2011/03:11

http://www.xcontest.org/2014/australia/flights/detail:andyonalaya/7.10.2013/00:48

Waypoints

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Need to be double-checked.

Site Orientation Photos.

The big open fields to the north and north-west of the LZ are walking access only. Beware of powerlines (there is one near the eastern treeline, and another single line out in the northern end of the paddocks (out of picture). Avoid landing near horses - but the ones in the LZ are generally OK

Park on the southeast side of the two cattle grids (marked with red lines and red crosses on the map). Make sure that you don't block the road (allow space for a truck to pass), and don't block the side gate that horse floats use to access the paddocks.

 

Weather page updated

The weather page has been updated with descriptions on how to interpret the forecast. Thanks to Owain for the effort in typing it up.
Weather

Windyty forecast for Blackheath

I have added a link to the windyty forecast, localised to Blackheath, to the weather page.

Windyty Blackheath

This is a similar forecast to the blipmap, but has a nice rain prediction feature that has been holding up pretty well considering how difficult rain is to predict.

Keep in mind that Blackheath is located right on the boundary of two forecast areas in the computer model, so it is better to look a little further west for a wind speed indication.