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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