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Arizona Cross-Country Soaring Camp
With almost perfect timing to answer some of the problems raised by
the USA Competition Rules Committee, Tucson Soaring Club is pleased to make a preliminary announcement of a Cross-Country Soaring Camp. The idea for this came independently from several pilots and is intended to provide a venue to encourage cross-country flying in Arizona. It will be based at TUSC's home base of El Tiro Gliderport, near Tucson with the dates for the camp set tentatively for May 16 through 21st, with May 14th and 15th as practice days. The event is not a contest, but will be competitive. The camp will be run similarly to a contest in some ways, including: 1) A registration fee (to cover prizes, operating costs and insurance), but this will be significantly lower than at sanctioned contests. 2) A daily safety meeting and prize-giving 3) Six days of competitive flying preceded by two practice days Differences from standard contests will be: 1) No set course - pilots may choose to fly anywhere, except that the start must be El Tiro Gliderport 2) No scorer. Flights will be submitted by each participant directly to OLC. 3) No set launch or start time. We are considering a "standard launch window" where contest-style launches will be conducted at a set time each day. Launches before or after this launch window will be permitted. 4) Team flying will be permitted, including air-to-air and air-to- ground communications between team members 5) Flights must be done in compliance with all applicable FARs, but note that since this is not a contest, restrictions on flying over closed airspace may not apply. (We have not yet made a determination about cloud flying or flying after sunset, but are leaning towards permitting this if aircraft are suitably equipped and certified) 6) Flarm use is encouraged during the camp, but "stealth" operation will not be permitted. Prizes will be given on a daily basis and at the end of the camp for best flights in each category (still to be decided), including distance and speed. These will all be based on OLC scores. I will post more details as we firm up arrangements for the camp. Mike |
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