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David Tries

Corryong Cup 2022 · Task 3 (Floater) (Wed, 12 Jan 2022) · floater · ranked #2 · times in Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11)

Scores computed

Made goal in 57:01 — 29.7 points

The flight

What the tracklog shows, and which crossings scored.

Completed the task — full task distance is credited.

Day quality — points on offer

Task validity 7.9% of a perfect day, so 78.6 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?35.1%
Time validity — was the winning time long enough relative to the nominal time?22.4%
Points on offer for the day78.6 pts

1000 × 1.00 × 0.351 × 0.224 = 78.6

Split between the components by the goal ratio

distance 29.7 · time 48.9

Distance points

29.7 pts
Scored distance11.8 km

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

Best distance in class11.8 km
Made goal — full available distance points.29.7 pts

Time points

0 pts
Time points use the 2⁄3 speed-fraction exponent (the older GAP2016/2018 curve, S7F §11.2).
Your speed section time57:01
Fastest time in class (among pilots who made goal)17:41
Time points fall off with the gap to the fastest time0 pts

speed fraction = max(0, 1 − ((T − Tbest) ÷ √Tbest)^2⁄3) = 0.000; × 48.9 available = 0 (times in hours)

Total

29.7 pts
Distance + time + leading + arrival, minus penalties29.7 pts

round(29.7 + 0.0, 1 dp) = 29.7

Track data cleaning

1 of 5009 GPS fixes (<0.1%) carried an implausible altitude and were repaired before analysis — flagged by vertical-speed limits (no barometric channel to cross-check). Positions and times are never altered. How data cleaning works

  • 17:33:10 · 1 fix · up to 5688 m off