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Steve Blenkinsop

Corryong Cup 2021 · Task 3 (Open) (Tue, 12 Jan 2021) · open · ranked #9 · times in Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11)

Scores computed

Made goal in 1:49:05 — 610.3 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 5 — 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).14:00:00
Completed the task — full task distance is credited.

Day quality — points on offer

Task validity 94.94% of a perfect day, so 949.4 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?94.94%
Points on offer for the day949.4 pts

1000 × 1.00 × 1.00 × 0.9494 = 949.4

Split between the components by the goal ratio

distance 453.9 · time 495.5

Distance points

453.9 pts
Scored distance57.7 km

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

Best distance in class57.7 km
Made goal — full available distance points.453.9 pts

Time points

156.4 pts
Time points use the 2⁄3 speed-fraction exponent (the older GAP2016/2018 curve, S7F §11.2).
Your speed section time1:49:05

Timed from your 14:00:00 start gate to the end of the speed section (FAI S7F §8.7) — you crossed the start at 14:08:19.

Fastest time in class (among pilots who made goal)1:11:53
Time points fall off with the gap to the fastest time156.4 pts

speed fraction = max(0, 1 − ((T − Tbest) ÷ √Tbest)^2⁄3) = 0.3157; × 495.5 available = 156.4 (times in hours)

Total

610.3 pts
Distance + time + leading + arrival, minus penalties610.3 pts

round(453.9 + 156.4, 1 dp) = 610.3