Hi Melissa, I understand you are the LGC interclub captain for 2006? If this is news to you, blame your CFI, if not, welcome on board! Below is a summary of some of the 'rules' changes we have been discussing for 2006, please let us know if you any comments / questions. Current dates planned are:
29/30April 1st May Hus Bos (this is the first May bank holiday)
20th/21st May Saltby
3rd/3th June Gransden Lodge
Cranwell / 4C are still looking at options and we need a suitable weekend from you please (assuming LGC wish to host a weekend).
There is a yahoo group which we use for most of the discussions, it would be great if you could join it. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/East_Mids_ICL/ (Russell, can you join it too please!)
Any questions, please drop me an e-mail of give me a bell
Cheers
Chris
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Thanks for the reminder Ged, I have put a summary of the proposed rules for 2006 below, based on the Saltby discuss and subsequent e-mails. Comments please. Also, FYI, I am chasing up with LGC the whereabouts of Rupert and what they want to do about ICL in 2006. Will keep you all posted.
General aims:
The ICL is a 'fun introduction to competition flying', rather than a '2 day regionals'.
Loggers:
Encourage use of IGC loggers, but accept alternative traces, such as from winpilot or GPS logs, so long as the format can be easily read by software such as Tasknav / Seeyou
Launching:
If the weather is such that a gridded launch system is more suitable, then this is preferable, consider use of non-gridded launching if weather is less predictable. This would encourage flying even if the weather is not capable of sustaining 3 classes x 6 teams. It is still acceptable to cancel the task / scrub day so long as not pilots have called start. "Y" needs to be made clear at briefing and stuck to, but can bring down to 40km for Novices or 60Km/40% for Intermediates.
Tugs should aim to drop gliders in lift / under clouds, rather than using a strict drop zone as in Regionals.
Definition of classes:
Local changes are in italics
Novice:
Any pilot who by 1st April of the League year who has not flown in a rated competition, (Regionals, Inter-Services or Junior Nationals) and has not flown a 300k that could qualify for Gold Distance.
Intermediate:
Any pilot who by 1st April of the League year who has not flown in a Nationals level competition, (except Junior, Club class and Overseas Nationals) and who has not flown a 500k that could qualify for Diamond Distance. OR any pilot flying a club-class glider under club-class rules (no water)
Pundit:
Anyone can be a pundit.
Task setting:
Novice tasks should be set with a 'novice flying a Libelle' in mind...vs the extremes of Discus 2 or K6cr.
Where possible tasks for each class should be set with similar first leg routing so that Novices can benefit from thermal markers
Start Height :
A maximum start height should only be used for airspace reasons.
Briefing by 'pundit' :
Useful for Novices and Intermediates if a 5 min briefing 'my initial thoughts' on the task and weather is given by a Pundit...plus a post task briefing in the evening or following days briefing.
Wet weather sessions :
In the unlikely event of poor weather, it would be good for each club to have a talk / discussion they could offer...again targetting Novice / Intermediates
Scoring :
Proposal for 2006 is that a DAILY "n-.....-3-2-1" system is used, based on the number of teams competing on a day (n). Each competition day will be awared (n-...-3-2-1) points that go toward the overall leauge score. This is different to previous years when the combined day scores (1000pt system) have been added and then a (6-5-4.......) ranking has taken place. (Hope this makes sense??!)
Any competition launch counts as scoring at least a point (vs having to make a valid start).
Scores on the day based on 'honest reporting' by pilot (start time, TP's etc), with .igc file e-mailed within 10 days. No .IGC file = no score.
Let me have your thoughts please
Chris
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Hello everyone,
first please note my @leisuregrow.com address is no longer my email,
please use ged.mcknight@...
(they made me redundant...........3 days before I was going to hand in
my notice)
Any way are we going to get together soon to maybe thrash out some
rules as per our discussions at Saltby??
Behind the scenes action is happenng at Cranwell to allow a weekend but
I dont have any dates yet.
Cheers
Ged
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