On May 18, 3:03*pm, Ron Gleason wrote:
On May 18, 11:43*am, John Seaborn wrote:

Try this. In the National rules (ssa.orgSailplane RacingRules) in
the back is an explanation and illustrations of how the tasks work. It
sounds like to have seen this already but take a close look at the
task illustrations. If you have specific questions post them here and
the RAS brain trust will help out.

Contest flying is really a great way to learn and improve XC skills.

John Seaborn

Sorry for all the replies but just found what I was looking for. *The
illustrations are in Appendix A within all the 2010 rules books.

Thanks again

As you read the explanations, keep in mind that the Assigned Task is
actually an Assigned Area Task (Turn Area Task) with all turnpoint
radii set to 1 mile. Two pilots flying the same "Assigned Task" can
actually wind up with distinctly different mileages if one pilot just
nicks the front edge of each turnpoint cylinder while the other goes
to the back of each one. Visualize a 'cats cradle' AT with 5
turnpoints. The 'long' pilot will actually fly 10 miles further than
the 'short' one.

Regards,

Frank