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Hughbert Alexander

Corryong Cup 2021 · Task 1 (Open) (Sun, 10 Jan 2021) · open · ranked #10 · times in Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11)

Scores computed

Made goal in 1:48:37 — 638.1 points

The flight

What the tracklog shows, and which crossings scored.

Crossed the start cylinder boundary 9 times. The scored start is the latest crossing from which the flight still makes its best run along the course — re-starting supersedes an earlier start, while simply flying back through the cylinder later in the task changes nothing.
Start time taken: gate 1 of 9 — the last start gate at or before the crossing. The speed-section clock runs from the gate, not from the crossing (FAI S7F §8.3.1).14:15:00
Completed the task — full task distance is credited.

Day quality — points on offer

Task validity 96.96% of a perfect day, so 969.6 of 1000 points were available.

Launch validity — did enough registered pilots launch?100%
Distance validity — did the field fly far enough relative to the nominal distance?100%
Time validity — was the winning time long enough relative to the nominal time?96.96%
Points on offer for the day969.6 pts

1000 × 1.00 × 1.00 × 0.9696 = 969.6

Split between the components by the goal ratio

distance 422.2 · time 547.4

Distance points

422.2 pts
Scored distance51.2 km

Measured along the optimized task line, up to the furthest point on course.

Best distance in class51.2 km
Made goal — full available distance points.422.2 pts

Time points

215.8 pts
Time points use the 2⁄3 speed-fraction exponent (the older GAP2016/2018 curve, S7F §11.2).
Your speed section time1:48:37

Timed from your 14:15:00 start gate to the end of the speed section (FAI S7F §8.7) — you crossed the start at 14:16:20.

Fastest time in class (among pilots who made goal)1:16:39
Time points fall off with the gap to the fastest time215.8 pts

speed fraction = max(0, 1 − ((T − Tbest) ÷ √Tbest)^2⁄3) = 0.3943; × 547.4 available = 215.8 (times in hours)

Total

638.1 pts
Distance + time + leading + arrival, minus penalties638.1 pts

422.2 + 215.8 ≈ 638.1 — the points above are shown rounded to 0.1; the total is rounded from their exact sum.