On Jun 19, 7:07*am, "kirk.stant" wrote:
I'm learning how to setup Winscore for a local club fun contest. *So far it makes sense, but setting up the Finish Cylinder is a bit confusing. *How do I set it up for a 500' agl min finish height? The finish settings have settings for the Top and Base of the Finish Gate Cylinder, both in ft MSL.

Kirk
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I agree with advice to use substantially more than 500 feet especially
for a local fun club contest. This is not the moment for guys to start
thinking about maccready zero glides with 300' AGL margins. Arriving
high also gives time for a proper pattern. This is not the moment to
learn to do a fast contest buttonhook.

Winscore sets it in MSL because the rules set it in MSL. Rules set in
MSL because pilots altimeters should be set in MSL.

So, start with maybe 700 AGL, then round up to the nearest convenient
easy-to-remember MSL height.

For our local contest, finish airports vary from 600 to 800 feet, so
we use 1500' MSL at one mile.

As others pointed out, top is not part of current rules, so just set
it high and ignore it.

Have fun! I also use winscore to score our local contest, and it's a
good low stress introduction to using the program.

John Cochrane