The South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club

SE Wales 2012 XC League

Please use the following form to enter your cross country flight in the SE Wales 2012 XC League (Club members only). Please complete all fields marked with an (*), and the remaining fields as appropriate. Confirmation of the information supplied and the provisional distance scored will be sent via email.

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About you
First Name*	Surname*
Email address*	BHPA number*
I am a SEWHG&PGC member *
About your XC
The 2012 SE Wales XC League Competition runs from the 1 November 2011 - 31 October 2012.
Please enter the following flight in the:   2012 XC League
I flew a Hang Glider    Paraglider	Model*
Type of XC
1. Open distance     NB Ridge runs must be entered as an open distance flight with no way points.     a) No way points: Fly from take-off to your landing point.     b) 1 way point: Fly from take-off to way point 1, then fly from way point 1 to a landing point.     c) 2 way points: Fly from take-off to way point 1, then fly from way point 1 to way point 2, then fly from way point 2 to a landing point.     d) 3 way points: Fly from take-off to way point 1, then fly from way point 1 to way point 2, then fly from way point 2 to way point 3, then fly from way point 3 to a landing point. 2. Out and return     a) 1 turn point: Fly from take-off to turn point 1, then fly from turn point 1 back to take off.     b) 2 turn points: Fly from take-off to turn point 1, then fly from turn point 1 to turn point 2, then fly from turn point 2 back to take off.     c) 3 turn points: Fly from take-off to turn point 1, then fly from turn point 1 to turn point 2, then fly from turn point 2 to turn point 3, then fly from turn point 3 back to take off. 3. Triangle Fly from turn point 1 to turn point 2, then fly from turn point 2 to turn point 3, then fly from turn point 3 back to turn point 1. The shortest leg of an FAI triangle must be at least 28% of the total distance flown. If this is not the case, the flight will be classed as a flat triangle.
Please Select XC Type (see notes above)      Open Distance      Out & Return      Triangle
Flight Details
1. Open distance     NB Ridge runs must be entered as an open distance flight with no way points.     a) No way points: Please enter the take off and landing point OS grid references.     b) 1 way point: Please enter the take off, way point 1, and landing point OS grid references.     c) 2 way points: Please enter the take off, way point 1, way point 2, and landing point OS grid references.     d) 3 way points: Please enter the take off, way point 1, way point 2, way point 3, and landing point OS grid references. 2. Out and return     a) 1 turn point: Please enter the take off and turn point 1 OS grid references.     b) 2 turn points: Please enter the take off, turn point 1, and turn point 2 OS grid references.     c) 3 turn points: Please enter the take off, turn point 1, turn point 2, and turn point 3 OS grid references. 3. Triangle Please enter turn point 1, turn point 2 and turn point 3 OS grid references (flight must return to turn point 1 to complete the triangle).
Take Off OS grid ref. Place Name Turn/Way Point 1 OS grid ref. Place Name Turn/Way Point 2 OS grid ref. Place Name Turn/Way Point 3 OS grid ref. Place Name Landing OS grid ref. Place Name Estimate of distance flown   . Km  Date of flight*  : : (dd:mm:yy) Distance Scored (To be confirmed)   Km  Miles
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If you wish to check an OS Grid reference before submitting your XC claim, you can enter it here.

South East Wales XC League Rules (Last updated 2011)

This is a fun competition with no minimum distance and all claims taken on trust.

1. All flights must comply with airlaw, site rules and any prevailing airspace restrictions.
2. An open distance flight with no way points will score the straight line distance from the take-off point to the landing point.
3. If the majority of an open distance flight is flown out of ridge lift, it can include up to three way points, and will score the aggregate of the legs flown. For example an open distance flight with three way points will score the straight line distance from the take-off to the first way point, plus the straight line distance from the first way point to the second way point, plus the straight line distance from the second way point to the third way point, plus the straight line distance from the third way point to the landing point.
4. Out and return flights can include a maximum of three way points, and will score the aggregate of the legs flown times the applicable multiplier. If the aggregate distance flown is less than 25km, this will be multiplied by 1.5 to calculate the distance scored. If the aggregate distance flown is equal to or greater than 25km, this will be multiplied by 2 to calculate the distance scored. The majority of an out and return flight must be flown out of ridge lift.
5. To qualify as an FAI triangle, the shortest leg of a triangle flight must be at least 28% of the total distance flown. If a triangle flight does not comply with the 28% rule it will be classed as a flat triangle. The majority of all triangle flights must be flown out of ridge lift.
6. FAI triangle flights where the aggregate distance flown is less than 25Km, will score 2.2 times the aggregate distance flown. FAI triangle flights where the aggregate distance flown is equal to or greater than 25Km will score 2.8 times the aggregate distance flown.
7. Flat triangle flights where the aggregate distance flown is less than 25Km, will score 1.5 times the aggregate distance flown. Flat triangle flights where the aggregate distance flown is equal to or greater than 25Km will score twice the aggregate distance flown.
8. A full OS grid reference (e.g. SO 123 456) must be supplied for any take-off, way/turn point, or landing point submitted.
9. Only the top six flights flown by each pilot will score distance in the XC League Table. No more than two of these can be from take-off points outside Wales.
10. XC claims for flights made in October must be submitted by the 7^th November. All other claims must be submitted withing 28days of the flight.
11. If you enter your flight in the UK National league, you must list SEWHG&PGC as your Club for that entry in the UK National League.

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