On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 10:13:03 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 11:56:15 AM UTC-4, Sean Fidler wrote:
Yesterday looked frustrating. Results for Day 1:

Notice the task - 1 turn MAT (15 mile radius). Ugg.

I thought MAT's had by definition a 1 mile radius for the turnpoints. TAT's can have greater than 1 mile turn radii, but only as designated by the CD. I do not think this applies to MAT's.

Perhaps I am mistaken?

Ill be honest, I have no idea. I also do not care. I cringe when a MAT is called at a contest. I think they (US CD's) can pretty much do whatever they want nowadays. With a zero turn MAT (thats right, ZERO) being a valid competition task in the USA, does it really matter? ;-)

That said, I do think they had difficult day to task. 1.5 hours and that amount of land outs paints a good picture. But if you cant go around a set track, it is really a valid competition day? Is it really a competition?

Obviously, I dislike the MAT task...but I am not alone in that thinking.
http://www.ssa.org/Contests?cid=2302...lass+Nationals

We have fairly "successful" OLC "camps" now. I think we should stop doing MATS in real contests. Especially US NATIONAL contests.

Looking forward to better weather and a good task today. Perhaps even an Assigned Task! Fingers crossed. Good luck all.

And there is always this US held FAI Contest to consider for next year...

FIRST SAILPLANE GRAND PRIX USA

http://sgp.aero/usa2016.aspx

July 24-31, 2016
Ionia, MI

20 Pilots
15M Class
Assigned Tasks - PERIOD
Regatta Start
First pilot back to finish line wins.

Register he http://sgp.aero/usa2016/event-inform...ontestID=15898

:-)