2016 Texas Soaring Series

2016 Texas XC Soaring Series

The purpose of the Texas XC Soaring Series is to encourage XC task flying and XC skills development. The format is similar to a Regional contest, using the SSA FAI and Sports class regional rules for tasking and scoring (exception is that only 3 pilots are required per class to have a valid day).

There will be 3 classes available (FAI, Club, and Sports), suitable for a wide range of glider performance and experience levels. Winscore will be used to score each class and there will be several levels of recognition and awards presented. Cumulative scoring will only count the pilots best daily scores based on the number of valid series days/2, rounded up to the next integer value. So for example in 2016 if all scheduled days (16) are valid then the cumulative score would be the pilot’s best 8 scores (16 days/2 = 8 scoring days).

The series registration fee is $20 which is used to cover the costs for the cumulative rewards for each class. For those pilots who do not wish to be scored cumulative there is no requirement to pay the $20 fee, only the event weekend fee.

2016

The weekend entry fee for 2016 is $50 and includes a Saturday evening dinner hosted by the club for all pilots and weekend officials. The fee also covers any daily membership requirements of the club, daily prizes, and use of the club facilities. Tows will be at current club tow rates and are to be paid by each pilot to the club official designated prior to the end of the weekend.

The unofficial practice day for a weekend event will be on the Friday preceding the weekend. There will be 3 day weekend events held on the Memorial and Labor Day weekends.

Update 15 Mar 2016

WOW, we now have 27 registered pilots/teams for the first annual TXSS XC Series. See updated registration list in the folder link to the left. Also included is the list of pilots who have planned to fly each weekend event.

We are now a little over 2 weeks from our first event at SCOH on April 1-3 and the Soaring Club of Houston is excited to be hosting this.

We have a towplane arranged for the practice day on Friday and 3 towplanes lined up to launch the fleet on Saturday and Sunday.

There is an optional pilots meeting on Friday at 10:30 am for those new to the 2016 SSA rules or flying one of these events, and a mandatory pilots meeting at 10:00 am on Saturday for anyone flying the weekend. Please don't forget to bring a couple of checks with you for the weekend entry fee and your tows.

For the weekend we have the following officials to take care of you:

- CD is the AWESOME Ken Sorensoen

- Ops is the SPECTACULAR Glenn Yeldezian

- Social (Smoked Beef Brisket for 16 hrs) by the WONDERFUL Roger Hackler

- Pale Horse Pale Ale by the HOPMISTER Keith Miller

- Scoring by TS1

- FUN by all of you!

Look forward to seeing you all. Another update will be sent no later than 3/25.

Safe and fun flying!

Tony