BLUE SKIES OVER TEXAS DLG SOARING CONTEST 2008

TASKS
BLUE SKIES OVER TEXAS 2008
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SATURDAY TASKS
(task definitions below)

Rnd
Throws
Task
1
10
Ten 0ne-Minute Flights
2
UNL
Five Two-Minute Flights
3
UNL
One, Two, Three, and Four-Minute Flights
4
UNL
Five Second Increments
5
UNL
Three Three-Minute Flights

6

UNL

Three Flights in Sequence

7

UNL

Five Two-Minute Flights

SUNDAY TASKS
(task definitions below)

Rnd
Throws
Task
8
UNL
One, Two, Three, and Four-Minute Flights
9
UNL
Fifteen Second Increments
10
UNL
Successively Longer Flights

SUNDAY FLYOFF TASKS
(task definitions below)

Rnd
Throws
Task
1
5
Five Two-Minute Flights
2
4
One, Two, Three, and Four-Minute Flights
3
3
Three Flights in Sequence

Flight Tasks

1.        Ten 0ne-Minute Flights – Ten throws are allowed to achieve up to 60 seconds max per flight.  No scoring penalty for exceeding 60 seconds.  Record each throw.  Score total seconds for the ten flights up to 60 seconds per flight.

2.        Five Two-Minute Flights – Unlimited throws are allowed to achieve the best five flights up to 120 seconds max per flight.  Score total seconds for the best five flights up to 120 seconds per flight.

3.        One, Two, Three, and Four-Minute Flights – Unlimited throws are allowed to achieve the best four flights meeting the specs in any order.  Score the total time of the four best flights meeting the specs.

4.        Five Second Increments – Unlimited throws to make a sequence of flights each at least 5 seconds longer than the previous qualified flight.  The first flight must be at least 15 seconds.  Score the number of flights that meet the specs.

5.        Three Three-Minute Flights – Unlimited throws to make three flights of not less than 90 seconds and a max of 180 seconds each.  Flights less than 90 seconds count 0.  Score total time for the best three flights meeting the specs up to 180 seconds per flight.  If all score 0, all score 0.

6.        Three Flights in Sequence – Unlimited throws to make three flights of increasing duration.  The first flight must be at least 1 minute and not over two minutes (120 seconds) for scoring purposes.  The second flight must be longer than the first and not longer than two minutes (120 seconds) for scoring purposes. The third flight must be longer than both the first and the second flights and only counts after a qualified second flight is accomplished. If more than one flight is longer than the second, the longest counts. Score total seconds for the three flights that qualify.

7.        Five Two-Minute Flights – Same as round 2

8.        One, Two, Three, and Four-Minute Flights – Same as round 3.

9.        Fifteen Second Increments – Unlimited throws to make the most flights in the sequence of at least 15, 30, 45, 60, and etc. seconds each.  Score the number of flights that meet the specs.

10.     Successively Longer Flights – Unlimited throws to make a sequence of flights, each longer than the last. Score total seconds for all qualifying flights.

Fly Offs --The fly offs will consist of three rounds to be flown in one flight group consisting of the top six scorers from the ten previous rounds.   

1.        Five Two-Minute Flights – Five throws are allowed to achieve five flights up to 120 seconds max per flight.  Score total seconds up to 120 seconds per flight.

2.        One, Two, Three, and Four-Minute Flights – Four throws are allowed to achieve four flights meeting the specs in any order.  Score the total time of flights meeting the specs.

3.        Three Flights in Sequence – Three throws to make three flights of increasing duration.  Score the same as round 6.

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