LISF will host 4 Eastern Soaring League TD contests in 2014

[Ed Anderson]

The 2014 contest season will be busy. The Eastern Soaring League will sanction over 50 contests this season. LISF is proud to be hosting 8 of them. LISF will host 2 Electric Soaring contests using the ALES format. We will host 4 TD contests flown off winches and we will host 2 hand launch/DLG contests.

The Long Island Silent Flyers invites all glider pilots to join us for two one-day Thermal Duration contests launched from winches in a Man on Man format. June 21 and 22 as well as September 20 and 21. If you are not familiar with MOM, click here to see an example of a launch sequence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6wCvoY_3aI

Registration will be on the Eastern Soaring League website: www.flyesl.org

AMA membership is required. You can fly any wing span and any control surfaces.

First you register on the ESL site, which is free, and then you register for the contest you would like to attend. Spectators are welcome and do not need to register. Spectator admission is free.

See the ESL registration site for dates, locations and details for each event at www.flyesl.org

Contest Co-Directors – Mike Lavelle and Ed Anderson – [e-mail]

Attachments:

esl_lisf1.pdf (65.02 KB)

esl_lisf2.pdf (65.12 KB)

[Ed Anderson]

Video from one of our previous ESL contests at LISF - MOM launch
That's me in the tan hat and blue shirt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6wCvoY_3aI

And here is a landing sequence from a different ESL contest in Birdsboro PA
These guys are really good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhWG1rExeY

[Ed Anderson]

The Long Island Silent flyers has been hosting Eastern Soaring League TD events for decades. We hold two of these weekends each season, June and September. Each weekend is made up of two 1 day contests. Typically we have 20 to 40 pilots at these contests.

Spectators are welcome and are FREE!

Registration will be at the Eastern Soaring League site: www.flyesl.org/Contest.aspx?contestid=170

Who can compete? Any AMA member who has a glider that can be launched from a winch. If you normally launch from a hi-start and don't know the winch, no problem. We will help you launch your glider. Many experienced pilots prefer this approach.

We will be flying man on man format which means that we will launch 3-5 pilots in a flight group and their score will be based on how they score compared to other pilots in that flight group.

Once you are in the air you will be flying a timed task, typically 10 minutes, looking for thermals to keep your glider in the air. For the best score, at exactly 10 minutes, you want to land you glider inside a circle that is 200 inches across. Put the nose of the glider in the circle for landing points.

You will be working with a timer who will time your flight and who can help you. You can bring your own timer or we will provide one. There will be multiple gliders in the air at the same time so you should feel comfortable flying with other pilots. And if you are not so confident of your landings we have plenty of space where you can land away from the other pilots.

Whether you have flown in contests before or this will be your first, you are welcome. You can register as an Expert, a Sportsman or a Novice. You can read more about how we define the classes here: www.flyesl.org/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=263 Note that Novice pilots fly free!

You can find more about the host club, the Long Island Silent Flyers here: www.lisf.org

No matter what class you fly you are sure to have a good time.