Getting started in the OLC League this weekend

Let me start off with the discalimer that everything is subject to
revision after we see how the OLC League actually works next week, but
here is what I think I know so far.

The OLC League rules say the club score is based on the sum of the
three highest scores. So two scores should be better than one, even if
one is slower.

The start altitude should be optimized by the scoring algorithm for the
highest speed. So, it could be anywhere in the initial climb in the
example task, as long as it is higher than a point in the final climb.
Parts of the initial and final climb may be included, depending on
which is faster and/or further. The final climb is needed if you
started your initial climb on the upwind side of your home airfield, as
you should to make sure you don't land out off tow.

The task speed will always be computed by dividing the distance by 2.5
hours, so it does not matter if you hang out over the home airfield, or
land if you finish early. If you extend the leg downwind, the extra
distance should only improve your speed, as long as you stay below the
top of your initial climb.

If you're referring to ASA, your home has been moved to Maricopa.

If you are flying with a nomad club, you will have to pick the airfield
that gives you the best soaring during the OLC League season.

You can also change your club affiliation to claim your flights with
the local club wherever you are.

If you want to set up local clubs for the airfields where you will fly,
get them in to olcatssadotorg by tomorrow.

It is linked off the OLC News page:

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olcphp/...c=olc-i&spr=en

The US list is he

http://www.onlinecontest.org/download/club_US.html

You only have until tomorrow to request changes at olcatssadotorg

Hi Doug,

I don't understand the statement below "as long as you stay below the top of
your initial climb". Why would that matter. It seems to me that what
matters is that you make sure you finish no lower than you started. That
can be accomplished by getting low near the start or high at the end. Or
don't worry about it and it will probably work out fine and automatically
pick a fast segment near the end of your flight before your final glide.

Paul Remde

"Doug Haluza" wrote in message
ups.com...
Let me start off with the discalimer that everything is subject to
revision after we see how the OLC League actually works next week, but
here is what I think I know so far.

The OLC League rules say the club score is based on the sum of the
three highest scores. So two scores should be better than one, even if
one is slower.

The start altitude should be optimized by the scoring algorithm for the
highest speed. So, it could be anywhere in the initial climb in the
example task, as long as it is higher than a point in the final climb.
Parts of the initial and final climb may be included, depending on
which is faster and/or further. The final climb is needed if you
started your initial climb on the upwind side of your home airfield, as
you should to make sure you don't land out off tow.

The task speed will always be computed by dividing the distance by 2.5
hours, so it does not matter if you hang out over the home airfield, or
land if you finish early. If you extend the leg downwind, the extra
distance should only improve your speed, as long as you stay below the
top of your initial climb.

You are correct. You have to stay above your start altitude, not below,
sorry for the confusion.

Paul Remde wrote:
Hi Doug,

I don't understand the statement below "as long as you stay below the top of
your initial climb". Why would that matter. It seems to me that what
matters is that you make sure you finish no lower than you started. That
can be accomplished by getting low near the start or high at the end. Or
don't worry about it and it will probably work out fine and automatically
pick a fast segment near the end of your flight before your final glide.

Paul Remde

"Doug Haluza" wrote in message
ups.com...


The task speed will always be computed by dividing the distance by 2.5
hours, so it does not matter if you hang out over the home airfield, or
land if you finish early. If you extend the leg downwind, the extra
distance should only improve your speed, as long as you stay below the
top of your initial climb.

wrote:
Are clubs like mine that have no home base out of luck? (We're flying
out of two or three locations this year. Maybe more ...)

-Homeless in AZ

Yes. But the OLC has a solution!

Call yourselves a different club at each location.

The OLC thinks you'll be happy about it and won't feel it makes it not
worth entering the OLC League.

Enjoy the comp.

GC

Partial results from Round 1 of the OLC League are now up at the OLC
Server. For the SSA-OLC go to
http://www.ssa.org/members/contestreports/OLC.htm and click on the
"OLC-League" button in the header. Only 9 US clubs scored on Saturday,
so there are lots of points still up for grabs if you can score on
Sunday. See older postings in this thread on how to score points for
your club.

One minor correction to the above. The maximum score per round is 50
points, or 2 points per club scoring if less than 25 score. So if only
20 clubs score, the max score is 40 points, and the minimum would be 22
points, not 30.