BC
XC League 2013
The 2013 BC XC League is open for 2013!
This is
an informal competition for both hang- and paraglider
pilots whereby pilots can submit XC flights flown
in BC to the West Coast Soaring Club database.
At the end of the XC season (mid-to-late October),
the total cumulative scores for all flights will be
calculated, and the winners decided.
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Our objective is that this competition be simple and
fun. We would also like to promote HPAC and local
club membership (wherever you live in BC), and see
this as a way of giving another benefit to the province's
pilots. Hopefully it will also encourage more
pilots to go XC!
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You do not need to be a WCSC member to participate
in this competition (unless you're flying WCSC sites,
of course). However, all participants must have
HPAC, and must have fulfilled the requirements of
the particular flying site (paid site access fees,
landing fees, signed waivers, etc). All flights
must take place completely within British Columbia.
There is
no entry fee. Each year, the WCSC allocates $300 as initial prize money. Any prize money that is not paid out for the previous year (winners opt to donate their prize money back into the pot) is added, and that becomes the prize pot for the current year. Pilots and other organizations can also donate additional monies into the pot. Basically, the top 8 winners will split a pot of
donations. See the "Prizes" section
below for all the details.
Here’s how the flying works:
Fly XC from a site in BC (any site in BC counts).
An XC flight is any flight of at least 10
km (submitted flights of less than 10 km will
be deleted from the database). The link to log
your flights will be at the top of this page.
If you are not already in the database from previous
years you’ll need to register first (free!).
Fill in the fields on the submission form to submit
the flight.
You are allowed to submit as many XC flights as you
wish. Flights must be submitted within 4
weeks of the date of flight. At the end
of the XC season, the scores from your 5 best flights
will be counted for your overall score. Submitted
flights must be verifiable. There are two ways, in order of preference:
- Pilot Witness
- Enter the name of the witness, along with any contact info
For each flight submitted,
you will need to indicate the verification method.
Online GPS tracks are preferred, linking to a site like Leonardo or XContest. These sites make it very easy to find your distance travelled, and also provide a great way for other pilots to view your flight and learn new ways of flying our great BC sites. All submitted flights
will be monitored, and edited by the moderators if
need be. For flights with only a witness, you (or your witness) may be contacted to provide verification of the details of your submitted
flight.
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Out and Return
(OR) flights (also known as a flat or free triangle)
also allows up to 3 turn-points between start and finish.
There is a 20% bonus
(a 1.2 multiplier) awarded for this type of flight.
To be considered as an OR you must return to within 20% of
the total flight distance as given by the three turn points,
otherwise the entire flight will be scored as an OD flight
(ie. no bonus, or a 1.0 multiplier).
Only simple OR flights will qualify
for the bonus. Complicated OR flights (eg. flights with an
OD and an OR component to them, or multiple OR laps) will be
counted as OD flights and scored as such. It is permissible
(and encouraged) for OR flights to originate from mid-way
along a ridge (eg. Bridal or Pemberton), provided you return
to within 20% of your start point.
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FAI Triangle (T)
flights are probably the hardest to complete.
These triangles must have no side less than 28% of
the total distance. A 40%
bonus (a 1.4 multiplier) will
be awarded for an FAI triangle. For triangles to
receive bonuses, you must return to within 20% of
the total flight distance as given by the three
turn points.
These rules may sound complicated
but are the same used to score
Leonardo
and XContest.
The XC distance and type provided by these tools may be entered directly
in the BC XC league.
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Click on the links below for maps
and simple flight tracks illustrating how the scoring
works for some of the most commonly flown sites in
BC.
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Experience Bonuses
will be given for less experienced pilots, based on
their experience level at the time of their flights.
We ask that you keep track of your total hours
of airtime, and that you report which category you
are in for every flight that you record, as it may
change during the year. The 4 categories are:
Category |
Total Airtime (hours) |
Bonus |
Multiplier |
| Student / Novice |
0 - 50 |
100% |
2.00 |
Beginner |
50 - 200 |
50% |
1.50 |
Intermediate |
200 - 400 |
25% |
1.25 |
Advanced |
400 + |
0% |
1.00 |
Glider
Bonuses will be given, based on the class of
glider flown. All gliders are given a bonus
(or deficit) based on their typical XC performance
relative to a topless hang glider, as follows:
Glider Class |
Bonus |
Multiplier |
| Rigid |
-20% |
0.80 |
Topless
HG |
0% |
1.00 |
Performance Kingpost
HG |
20% |
1.20 |
Leisure Kingpost
HG |
50% |
1.50 |
Single Surface
HG |
100% |
2.00 |
Open or Unrated
PG |
20% |
1.20 |
| DHV 2-3 or EN D
PG |
45% |
1.45 |
| DHV 2 or EN C PG |
60% |
1.60 |
DHV 1-2 or EN B PG |
80% |
1.80 |
DHV 1 or EN A PG |
100% |
2.00 |
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Each flight’s
score will be calculated as follows:
(XC
Distance) x (Flight Type Multiplier)
x (Experience Multiplier) x (Glider
Multiplier)
Examples:
a)
An open-distance XC flight of 25 km, flown by a pilot
with 80 hours airtime, flying a EN B paraglider,
would get a score of:
(25 km) x (1.00) x (1.50) x (1.80)
= 67.5 points
b)
An out-and-return flight of 48 km, flown by a pilot
with 230 hours airtime, flying a performance kingpost hang
glider, would get a score of:
(48 km) x (1.20) x (1.25) x (1.20) = 86.4
points
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The WCSC directors have decided to divert the $300
previously designated as "Comp Pilot Funding",
and instead use it to seed the donation pot money for
the BC XC League. Additional donations to the prize pot can be made via
Paypal (click the donation button below), and also
by cash or cheque. All participanting pilots
are encouraged to donate. All donated monies will go out as prizes! This includes any prize money that winning pilots opt to donate back into the prize pot.
Placing
Prizes are dependent on the total donations
received throughout the year. So, you could
win a little (few donations) or a lot (lots of donations!)
Percentages below are calculated on that total.
| Placement |
Percentage
of
Winnings |
Click the link below to donate
to the BC XC League
(Donations can also be made
by cash or cheque)
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Examples:
a)
If the WCSC contributes $300 to the prize pot, and 3 of the previous year's winning pilots donate their winnings back into the pot (let's say they total to $135), then the total prize pot available at year's end will be $435 - 1st
place would get 19% of that or $83, 2nd place would
receive 17% or $74, etc.
b) If a flight school donates an addtional $250 to the example above, then the total prize pot available would be $435 plus $250, for a total of $685 available - 1st place
would get 19%, which works out to $130.15, 2nd place
would receive 17%, or $116.45, etc.
Participant
Prizes will be awarded again this year in random
draws throughout the year. The participant cash prizes
will be .
The number of prizes awarded will depend on the number
of flights submitted. These prizes are over and above the monies in the prize pot.
For every 50 flight entries a cash prize will be randomly
awarded to a pilot who submitted one of those 50 flights.
Multiple flight submissions by any one pilot count
as multiple chances to win the next participant prize.
Draws will take place at a WCSC club meeting
or event that follows the submission of every 50th
flight. Once a pilot has won a participant
prize, they are ineligible for future participant
prizes, but of course remain eligible for overall
placement (and other) prizes. If a previous
winning pilot's name is drawn for a new participant
prize, another name will be drawn until a new winner
is selected.
| 1st
Winner - |
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2nd Winner
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3rd Winner
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Other Prizes
may be awarded for; Best Placed Veteran, Most
Improved Newcomer, Longest single XC flight, Best
in each Glider Class, etc., as the organizers see
fit.
If
you have any questions or comments about these rules,
or are unsure how to categorize a specific flight,
please contact the club's Comp director (click
here for contact info).
Results from Previous Years
2012 Final Standings
2011 Final Standings
2010 Final Standings
2009 Final Standings
2008 Final Standings
(Click here to read forum post with 2008 prize details)
2007 Final Standings
(Click here to read forum post with 2007 prize details)
2006 Final Standings
(Click here to read forum post with 2006 prize details)
2005 Final Standings
2004 Final Standings
Last
updated: 3 Apr 2013
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