Cape Gauntlet Nov 2015

Challenging day, but a great effort from pilots

We had a better turn out for the Cape Gauntlet this month, although the printed task sheets in the clubhouse did not show the Start/Finish & Turnpoint cylinder sizes (radii), so some pilots were not able to program the task into their loggers. Apologies for that - next time task sheets with all the needed info, will be available in the clubhouse and in start wagon at launch. In the challenging weather conditions, several pilots made a good effort at completing the task. Some of us only made it a couple of kilometers over the start line...others not even that!.

Cumulative results totaling up the previous monthly Cape Gauntlet's tasks will be posted in the future.

Next Cape Gauntlet is Saturday, November 28th. See you there!

Cape Gauntlet season 2015/2016

The Gauntlet is a monthly Cape Gliding Club 'ridge running' competition that we run during the South African summer season. This season we will attempt to set a single monthly task that is achievable for many more club members. In an attempt to achieve this, we will set Assigned Area Tasks (AATs) so as to cater for both novice XC pilots, as well as set a challenge for those seasoned 'Gauntleteers'. Note that only pilots who are cross country cleared, flying gliders with valid ATF's and with work...
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