2016 DARTS Field Sailplane Contests
| day / date | event | CD |
| April | . | . |
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Sunday
April 24, 2016 |
DARTS April Club Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, Class D - Unlimited Pilot's meeting 9:24 AM, first round starts at 10:00 AM no entry fee |
Albie Salas
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| May | . | . |
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Sunday
May 15, 2016 Cancelled due to weather |
DARTS May Club Mixed Launch TD Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, Class D - Unlimited and Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) Mixed Launch, Winch and electric launched sailplanes fly together Altitude limiters for ALES sailplanes set to 150 meters Winch Masters please set up winches so they are ready to go by 9:30 AM First round will start at 10:00 AM No netry fee, donations appreciated to cover field usage fees |
Jerry Shape |
| June | . | . |
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Saturday
June 11, 2016 |
MOSS ALES #3 Contest
Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES), 150 meter cutoff location: DARTS field, Fairborn, OH Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, round 1 starts shortly there after no entry fee, Hot Dog lunch provided, suggested donation $8 |
Greg Bell
Contest Results |
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Sunday
June 12, 2016 |
DARTS June 12 ALES Contest
Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES), 150 meter cutoff location: DARTS field, Fairborn, OH Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, round 1 starts shortly there after no entry fee, Hot Dog lunch provided, suggested donation $8 |
Skye Malcolm
Contest Results |
| July | . | . |
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Saturday
July 9, 2016 |
DARTS RES Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, winch launced Rudder Elevator Spoiler (RES) models only no electric saillplanes AMA rules, TBD min maxes 25 foot landing tapes, 100 points max, 1 point per 3 inches Seeded Man on Man format for flight groups Flight scores normalized, then landing scores added Winchmasters please have winches in place by 9:00 AM Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, first round starts shortly there after entry fee: $20 per day or $30 for both days Hot Dog lunch provided |
Albie Salas
Contest Results |
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Sunday
July 10, 2016 |
DARTS Woody Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, winch launced Woodies only no electric saillplanes TBD min maxes 25 foot landing tapes, 100 points max, 1 point per 3 inches Seeded Man on Man format for flight groups Flight scores normalized, then landing scores added Winchmasters please have winches in place by 9:00 AM Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, first round starts shortly there after entry fee: $20 per day or $30 for both days Hot Dog lunch provided |
Ken Davidson Contest Results |
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Sunday
July 17, 2016 |
DARTS Unlimited Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, Class D - Unlimited winch launched gliders only, no electric sailplanes AMA rules, TBD min maxes 25 foot landing tapes, 100 points max, 1 point per 3 inches Seeded Man on Man format for flight groups Flight scores normalized, then landing scores added Winchmasters please have winches in place by 9:00 AM Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, first round starts shortly there after entry fee: $20 Hot Dog lunch provided |
Todd Anderson |
| August | . | . |
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Saturday
August 13, 2016 |
DARTS Unlimited OVSS - Saturday Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, Class D - Unlimited and Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) Mixed Launch, Winch and electric launched sailplanes fly together Altitude limiters for ALES sailplanes set to 150 meters Electric launch sailplanes to emulate winch launches in terms of starting point Electric launch sailplanes time starts at end of motor run AMA rules, No altitude sensing devices, TBD min maxes 100 inch landing tapes, 100 points max, 1 point per inch Seeded Man on Man format for flight groups Flight scores normalized, then landing scores added Winchmasters please have winches in place by 8:00 AM Pilots meeting 8:30 AM, first round starts shortly there after entry fee: $25 per day or $40 for both days Hot Dog lunch provided |
Norm Poti
Contest Results |
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Sunday
August 21, 2016 Re-scheduled to this date from previous Sunday which was rained out |
DARTS Unlimited OVSS - Sunday Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, Class D - Unlimited and Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) Mixed Launch, Winch and electric launched sailplanes fly together Altitude limiters for ALES sailplanes set to 150 meters Electric launch sailplanes to emulate winch launches in terms of starting point Electric launch sailplanes time starts at end of motor run AMA rules, No altitude sensing devices, TBD min maxes 100 inch landing tapes, 100 points max, 1 point per inch Seeded Man on Man format for flight groups Flight scores normalized, then landing scores added Winchmasters please have winches in place by 8:00 AM Pilots meeting 8:30 AM, first round starts shortly there after entry fee: $25 per day or $40 for both days Hot Dog lunch provided |
Jerry Shape |
| September | . | . |
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Saturday
September 24, 2016 |
MOSS ALES #5 Contest
Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES), 150 meter cutoff location: DARTS field, Fairborn, OH Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, round 1 starts shortly there after no entry fee, Hot Dog lunch provided, suggested donation $8 |
Greg Bell
Contest Results |
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Sunday
September 25, 2016 |
DARTS September 25 2016 ALES Contest
Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES), 150 meter cutoff location: DARTS field, Fairborn, OH Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, round 1 starts shortly there after no entry fee, Hot Dog lunch provided, suggested donation $8 |
Dave Wrinkle
Contest Results |
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Friday
September 30, 2016 |
No sailplane flying - other non-sailplane activity scheduled
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| October | . | . |
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Saturday - Sunday
October 1-2, 2016 |
No sailplane flying - other non-sailplane activity scheduled
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Sunday
October 16, 2016 |
DARTS October Club Mixed Launch TD Contest
AMA Thermal Duration, Class D - Unlimited and Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) Mixed Launch, Winch and electric launched sailplanes fly together Altitude limiters for ALES sailplanes set to 150 meters Electric launch sailplanes to emulate winch launches in terms of starting point Electric launch sailplanes time starts at end of motor run AMA rules, No altitude sensing devices, TBD min maxes 100 inch landing tapes, 100 points max, 1 point per inch Seeded Man on Man format for flight groups Flight scores normalized, then landing scores added Winchmasters please have winches in place by 9:00 AM Pilots meeting 9:30 AM, first round starts shortly there after entry fee: suggested donation $10 Hot Dog lunch provided |
Ken Davidson |
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These events, dates and details are current as of 8-16-2016. They will be kept up to date if they change.