A aviation & planes forum. AviationBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AviationBanter forum » rec.aviation newsgroups » Soaring
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Turnpoint placement to support safer Tasking



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1  
Old February 10th 17, 02:42 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
[email protected]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 133
Default Turnpoint placement to support safer Tasking

It has been discussed that it is safest to prevent Out&Return/U-turn type tasks that have acute angles between legs.

Many turnpoint lists do not support this well because many of the turnpoints are not near another turnpoint to use for steering. So if you use the far out turnpoint and want to add a 90° turn, the next nearby turnpoint is really far, so it makes a huge impact to the task length.

I was thinking one solution might be to have turnpoints in pairs when possible. Maybe the ideal distance would be 10 to 20 miles to support a ~10 mile TAT turn area and a smaller one on the other.

Placing nearby and “perpendicular” to the home point would help most often to change Out & Return tasks to rectangular race tracks or bowties

I put some images here to illustrate the idea:
https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

Related discussion “Task turn angles other than 180 degrees, when is it safe?”
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...ng/lREopFrhl10

I think for the 30 mile radius TAT is it not needed so much. But this would help for AST, MAT and TATs.
Please share your thoughts and ideas, do you agree with 10-20 miles spacing? Maybe 8-12 miles would be good for closer in points.

Chris
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
2014 SSA/US Tasking Analysis Sean Fidler Soaring 68 February 4th 15 06:21 PM
US Tasking? Are way too many TATs/MATs are being called vs. NOTENOUGH ASSIGNED TASKS (3% in 2013) Sean Fidler Soaring 51 August 14th 14 02:03 PM
Some gliders safer than others? Nicholas L Soaring 31 November 2nd 13 03:28 AM
Sports class tasking [email protected] Soaring 12 April 25th 05 01:32 PM
Is the R44 safer than the R22? Capt. Doug Home Built 3 July 15th 03 03:29 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:44 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright 2004-2024 AviationBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.