Thread: JWGC USA update
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Old December 15th 15, 06:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Leonard[_2_]
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Default JWGC USA update

On Monday, December 14, 2015 at 9:20:00 PM UTC-6, Sean Fidler wrote:
The recent Junior Worlds ran roughly 6 assigned tasks in 11 flying days!

5 of 10 were assigned. Pretty easy to see this from the task sheets. "Roughly 6 in 11 flying days"? You are better with stats than that, Sean.

Average Area radius for the Club Class was 26.67 KM or 16.56 miles.

The US Team's top place on any day was on an assigned task. Where he was the only finisher. Think this means the assigned tasks were only on "the good days"? Well, three Std class pilots did top 130 KPH on that day, but everyone else was in the low to mid 80s on KPH.

At the last 15/18/Open Worlds, our best daily finish (again a 1st place) was by Dave Mockler on, are you ready for this, an ASSIGNED TASK.

Maybe the type of task flown at our nationals isn't quite as important as the tactics on when to start and who to fly with at the Worlds?

Just a few observations and comments from another who has not (yet) "been there, done that."

Steve Leonard