Accident at Szeged WGC

Andy,

Your 50:1 math is right and wrong at the same time. What is missing
is the fact the the centre of the 3 km finish cylinder is located at
the opposite end of the 4000 ft landing runway. This means that when
you cross the finish line at about 200 ft agl you are about 1.8 km
from the touchdown point (and 3 km from the other end of the runway).
This gives L/D of 30:1 to touchdown which is sufficient for the ships
flying in the 15/18/ Open Classes.

On Aug 2, 7:43*pm, Dave Springford wrote:
Andy,

Your 50:1 math is right and wrong at the same time. *What is missing
is the fact the the centre of the 3 km finish cylinder is located at
the opposite end of the 4000 ft landing runway. *This means that when
you cross the finish line at about 200 ft agl you are about 1.8 km
from the touchdown point (and 3 km from the other end of the runway).
This gives L/D of 30:1 to touchdown which is sufficient for the ships
flying in the 15/18/ Open Classes.

.... and also add that the glider will probably be flying faster when
reaching the finish ring, so will have a bit more energy to spare

or if it doesn't, it can land short if necessary

On Aug 2, 11:43*am, Dave Springford wrote:
Andy,

Your 50:1 math is right and wrong at the same time. *What is missing
is the fact the the centre of the 3 km finish cylinder is located at
the opposite end of the 4000 ft landing runway. *This means that when
you cross the finish line at about 200 ft agl you are about 1.8 km
from the touchdown point (and 3 km from the other end of the runway).
This gives L/D of 30:1 to touchdown which is sufficient for the ships
flying in the 15/18/ Open Classes.

Thanks for the correction Dave. I went back and looked at the last 3
days task sheets and now see that when 16 is the landing runway then
Szeged34 is the finish centre, and when 36 is active Szeged16 defines
the centre. I had missed that.

Andy (GY)