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Scottish Gliding Union Ladder Rules
Season 2007


The rules are based on those for the 2007 BGA Ladder.


Complying with the suggestion made at the SGU Ladder meeting of 5th November 2005, since SGU Ladder Rules are very similar to the BGA Ladder Rules, the
BGA Ladder Rules are referred to, with only the clarifications, exceptions and differences listed here.


1. The competition starts November 1st 2007 and ends December 31st 2007.

2. Any flight which originates from Portmoak may count towards a pilot's score, including those made whilst competing in a BGA-rated competition.
Aerotow or 'iron thermal' may be used, but a valid start must follow free flight within the beer can of 5,000 feet aal and 40 km radius from POR.
All flights at Scottish Inter-club League competitions will count towards the SGU Ladders if the pilot is flying, reserve or crewing for SGU.

3. There will be five separate ladder competitions and the winners will qualify for an annual SGU Trophy:

* The SGU Open Ladder -for any cross country flight.
* The SGU Weekend Ladder -for cross country flights made on weekends
(i.e. Saturdays or Sundays only)
* The Hot Wings Ladder -for cross country flights in thermal (and under 6,000' QFE Portmoak with other than GPS logger evidence).
* The Height Gain Ladder -for height gain flights only.
* The SGU Junior Ladder -for cross country flights made by pilots not yet 26 years of age at the start of the competition.

4. There is no SGU Distance Ladder.

5. Photographic evidence is still allowed for SGU Ladder Flights.

5.2 Turnpoints
In a single flight, rounding of turnpoints will conform to one of the following:

* FAI 90-degree sectors, as for badge flights.

* 0.5km-radius cylinders ("Barrel Sectors") with the following provisos:

* The scoring distance will be reduced by 1km per turnpoint.
* Turnpoints may not be claimed by pilots not carrying GPS.
* SGU Trophies will only be awarded with GPS-Logger evidence.

Flights that use both types of turnpoint will be scored as using 0.5 km radius cylinders.


5.3 Photographic Evidence
TP photographs must contain the following:

5.3.1 A start board clearly showing:
* The date
* Pilot's name
* Glider type and identification
* Declaration of start, turning and finishing points

5.3.2 Photos of the start point, each turnpoint rounded and if possible the finish point.

5.3.3 A photo of the glider fin showing the same identification as on the start board. Cut films are acceptable if accompanied by a declaration containing the following for each flight on the film:

* Date of flight
* Pilot's name
* Glider type and identification


5.4 Barographs
Barograph traces/Logger files must be shown to the club ladder steward (preferably by email) for height claims.

7. If a GPS Logger is used and regardless of whether it allows an electronic declaration to be made independent of a pc, it shall be sufficient instead to have the task declared written in the comment cell of the launch point log-sheet and signed and dated by a witness. If a different declaration is made electronically than is written on the log sheet then the electronic declaration will govern the scoring of the flight.

If photographic evidence is being used, then photograph the witness holding the log-sheet. (This does not apply for badge flights or flights to be counted in winning the National Ladder).

10. Logger files must be made available to the ladder steward if pilots intend to submit flights that include GPS landouts.

13. Details of each flight must be submitted to the club ladder steward by entering them in the Ladder Book, which is kept in the club-room, within 14 days of the flight taking place. Full details of flights, including photographs and/or GPS Logger evidence when available, must be submitted to the club ladder steward within 14 days of being requested. A 10% penalty may be imposed for late entries.

14. Trophies are awarded to the winners as follows:



* SGU Open Ladder The McClay Championship Trophy
* SGU Weekend Ladder The Peter Copeland Trophy
* SGU Hot Wings Ladder The "Hot Wings" Trophy
* SGU Height Gain Ladder The Height Gain Trophy
* SGU Junior Ladder The Junior Ladder Trophy

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