James Atkinson

Corryong Cup 2026 (Sample) · Task 3 (Floater) (Wed, 7 Jan 2026) · floater · ranked #11 · times in Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11)

Scores computed

Landed out at 5.0 km — 206.9 points

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The flight

What the tracklog shows, and which crossings scored.

Start time taken: the start gate — the speed-section clock runs from the gate, not from the crossing (FAI S7F §8.3.1).13:30:00

Task validity 76% of a perfect day, so 759 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?76%

Time validity — was the winning time long enough relative to the nominal time?100%

Points on offer for the day759.3 pts

1000 × 1.00 × 0.76 × 1.00 = 759

Split between the components by the goal ratio

distance 452 · time 307

206.9 pts

Flew 1.9 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 class22.5 km

Linear half — half the available points scale with your share of the best distance50.1 pts

0.5 × (5.0 km ÷ 22.5 km) × 452 = 50.1

Difficulty half — rewards flying past stretches where many pilots landed156.8 pts

The difficulty curve is built from where the whole field landed out (FAI S7F §11.1.1).

0 pts

Time points are only awarded to pilots who reach the end of the speed section.

206.9 pts

Distance + time + leading + arrival, minus penalties206.9 pts

round(206.9 + 0.0, 1 dp) = 206.9