Thomas McDonald
Corryong Cup 2026 (Sample) · Task 3 (Open) (Wed, 7 Jan 2026) · open · ranked #36 · times in UTC (GMT)
Scores computed
Landed out at 5.0 km — 49 points
The flight
What the tracklog shows, and which crossings scored.
Start time taken: gate 1 of 2 — 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).03:00:00
Day quality — points on offer
Task validity 89% of a perfect day, so 895 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?89%
Time validity — was the winning time long enough relative to the nominal time?100%
Points on offer for the day894.6 pts
1000 × 1.00 × 0.89 × 1.00 = 895
Split between the components by the goal ratio
distance 765 · time 130
Distance points
49.2 ptsFlew -1.1 km, less than the 5.0 km minimum — scored as the minimum distance.
Scored distance5.0 km
Measured along the optimized task line, up to the furthest point on course.
Best distance in class80.3 km
Linear half — half the available points scale with your share of the best distance23.8 pts
0.5 × (5.0 km ÷ 80.3 km) × 765 = 23.8
Difficulty half — rewards flying past stretches where many pilots landed25.4 pts
The difficulty curve is built from where the whole field landed out (FAI S7F §11.1.1).
Time points
0 ptsTime points are only awarded to pilots who reach the end of the speed section.
Total
49 ptsDistance + time + leading + arrival, minus penalties49 pts
round(49.2 + 0.0) = 49