Announcing the 2006 Pennsylvania Region 3 OLC Championship

Announcing
The 2006 Pennsylvania - Region 3 OLC Championship
It's FUN It's EASY It will IMPROVE YOUR FLYING

Sponsor:
· John Godfrey (QT) - SSA Governor for the Region 3 part of
Pennsylvania
· additional sponsors are invited -

Purpose:
· To encourage members to fly more often, improve their flying skills
through flight analysis and to begin "spreading their wings" to
learn x-country flying.

Period of the competition:
· April 1, 2006 through the end of the 2006 OLC season (Oct 9, 2006)

Eligible participants:
OLC registrants who:
o reside in the Region 3 portion of Pennsylvania or
o whose club base of operations is in the Region 3 portion of
Pennsylvania.

Eligible flights:
· Any OLC validated flight that originates in the Region 3 portion of
Pennsylvania

Competition categories:
· OLC Classic - Champion (best 6 flights)
· OLC Classic - All Flights
· OLC Classic - Best Flight

Note that flight scoring is handicapped based on glider performance -
so all gliders can compete on a pretty even basis.

Prizes:
· Still TBD depending on recruitment of additional sponsors but at a
minimum certificates "suitable for framing"

For detailed information on registering for the OLC and the mechanics
of participation (logging flights, uploading flights etc.) go to:
· http://www.ssa.org/download/USA-OLCTutorial.pdf
· http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp...92e2218d049cee
· http://www2.onlinecontest.org/validate.php

Have questions / need help:

One additional safety requirement - any flight resulting in damage that
renders a ship unflyable for the remainder of the day or longer will be
deleted from the scoring.