The Beverley Soaring Winter 2023 Series

Weekly Race Details - every Monday

Results

  pdf Condor 2023 Scores (65 KB)

May - New Zealand
June - Lake Keepit
July - Arc Alpin 2
August - Talca Los Andes

From 18 Races, the champion will be decided based on each pilot's top 10 race performances.

Condor Server name: Black Swan Squadron

Getting Started with Condor Soaring Simulator

Get yourself a computer capable of running Condor 2 - specifications available here: https://www.condorsoaring.com/system-requirements/

Purchase and Download Condor 2 and any extra 'planes' - install it and get used to how it works

Set yourself up with some extra controllers such as a Joystick, Rudder pedals and Head tracker (or VR Goggles, Oculus Rift etc)

Get yourself some Landscapes from condor-club.eu or the WAGA page: http://waga.org.au/condor2

Landscapes are also available via BitTorrent at this site: https://skylinescondor.com/landscapes

How to connect to Condor Servers

Check out the official Condor Server List: https://www.condorsoaring.com/serverlist/ - this will show servers ready for you to connect. 

On that list there are [JOIN] buttons next to each server.

When you click the [JOIN] button, condor should start and bring up the multiplayer screen with the "CONNECT TO" Host address already filled in.

If there's a password, enter that and click [join] 

If the host address is empty (it happens) then close condor and click on the [JOIN] button on the server list webpage again.

Online communities

Condor Soaring Online Forums: https://www.condorsoaring.com/forums/

Check out the Worlds' largest online community of Condor Pilots at http://www.condor.club

Setting up Voice Comms

Head on over to https://discordapp.com/download and get a copy of the Discord App for your type and style of PC/Mac. For windows you will need Win7 or higher.

Sign up and sign in to Discord - it's free!

Our Discord Server for Beverley and WA pilots is called soaring-aus-wa

Connection to the Discord Server is by invitation only. Make yourself known to the organising team and we'll get you connected.

Once you're in the server, there will be one or more voice channels - click on the voice channel named 122.700 to get connected. If you need to change your audio device or want to set up a push-to-talk, click on the gear icon next to your name in the bottom-left and find "voice and video settings" - adjust until you're happy.

The "Concours d'PigBucket" is a fun little online competition run over the course of the season for those of us flying club or private gliders at the "lower end" of the performance spectrum. 

 

We keep score based on the rules set out below, and update the ladder each week by an email to the BSS Members list. 

 

When forced by circumstances/whinging to allow slightly higher-performing gliders such as LS4's/Discussesss/Speed Astir's/DG-1000's etc. to participate we handicap all speeds & distances (where applicable) by 10%.

 

All you need to do to join the fun and get a bit competitive is record your flight on an appropriate device (see below), register yourself on the WeGlide website (https://www.weglide.org/) and upload your flight file.

 

For beginners ("Piglets") there are some short triangle tasks within gliding range of the airfield so that you can learn/practice how to fly a cross country task without actually going cross-country i.e. no outlanding rating needed to compete in Piglet Class, and you can even upload your flights with an instructor/coach if you want to use either of the tasks as a training exercise to make your check flights a little more interesting! You can even enter before you go solo if you go flying with a coach or instructor around either of the tasks.  

 

All you need to get involved is an appropriate flight computer/tablet etc. and xcsoar (which you can download to an android device for free) or similar software, and then register yourself on the WeGlide website and upload your completed flight files - it's very easy, and if you do need any help just ask any of our many cross-country pilots who will be more than happy to point you in the right direction .. as we've all had to learn ourselves at some point! 

 

Le rules:

Piglet Class

You can fly in any of the club singles or any other approved single seater (see below, or if you're feeling lucky you can try your luck and ask!) and for mutual or coaching flights any of the club 2 seaters is ok. 

 

 Bonus points! 

Completing the TASK i.e. START, all 3 turn points and FINISH will double your points.

The following bonus points can also be won while flying EITHER task: 

The following bonus points can ONLY be won while flying the Le Grand Tour task:

 

Points will be calculated with reference to WeGlide website - make sure you upload your flights to WeGlide or they will not count. 

Coaching or mutual flights in any 2-seater are allowed but will be discounted in the following manner:

Task details and waypoints are available for download here (below)

 

 

**New rule for CDPB 2022! Only your 10 best scores will count!**

 

Bacon & Boar Classes

Entry to Bacon Class is open to any BSS pilot flying the mighty Grob Astir CS (or allowable substitute**) cross-country and uploading the flight to Weglide. 

 

·        1 point for every cross-country 50 km flown 

·        5 bonus points for the longest cross-country flight of the season

·        5 bonus points for the fastest cross-country flight of the season

·        2 bonus points for the highest flight of the season

·        2 bonus points for anyone flying a personal best distance

·        2 bonus points for anyone flying a personal best average speed

 

 

 

For all classes the pilot with the most points at the end of the season (30/4/2023) wins a) glory, b) a trophy!

As is the tradition, the rules are subject to interpretation by CDPBHQ and no further correspondence will be entertained into once a decision is made.

A competitor may compete simultaneously in 2 classes, however each flight can only be scored in one class. 

 

President Paul has confirmed that there will also continue to be a monthly prize of a $50 credit to your flying account for the "most meritorious" flight of the previous month - in any class, but with a bias towards the Piglets. 

 

If you have any questions, just ask.

 

Bon Chance piggies!

 

CDPBHQ (Simon & Richard)

Piglet Task Library

General Task Setup

Start and Finish - 3km START LINE

Turnpoints - DAeC (aka Thistle) Type (Combination 500m Circle with 3km Sector)

Example Task Map (PIG21LGT1NW) 

Start at BEVAIR by crossing the Start Line from SE to NW Then pass through TP1 Rocky Farm, Turn East toward TP2 Corner Farm and then SW toward TP3 Big Forest. Cross the Finish Line to complete the task at BEVAIR