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Set your own tasks, fly cross-country from your home-airfield, and still test your skills against those of pilots from all over the world. aerokurier is using the Internet to make this new competition concept a reality (www.segelflugszene.de). The new format allows pilots to compete both locally and internationally, and to see the results of their efforts the same evening on the website. Thanks to this new system the world record flown by Klaus Ohlmann in Argentina was immediately available for all to see.

WORLD-WIDE X-COUNTRY WITH DAILY SCORING
Competition flying can be a lot of fun. A major aspect is being able to compare your performance directly with that of other pilots, something that until recently was only possible with centrally organized competitions. But the technology of the Internet is now changing that. The aerokurier-Online-Contest makes it possible for pilots from all over the world to compete with one another, and to see the results online just a short time after landing.
The aerokurier-Online-Contest creates a world-wide overview of the cross-country gliding scene. For example, Klaus Ohlmann's incredible record breaking flights in Argentina were immediately available on the web site (www.onlinecontest.de). Anyone could download the logger-file from the 2,453 km world record flight to their PC and reconstruct the task using flight-planning software (Flight Planner, StrePla, SeeYou).
Since the aerokurier-Online-Contest was introduced last year the response has been terrific. The concept of combining logger-documentation, free (not pre-declared) flights and the Internet has found many supporters. The multiple-world record holder Hans Werner Grosse particularly appreciates the fact that pilots are released from the constraints imposed by fixed tasks, and free to try and extract every last kilometer from whatever meteorological conditions they are confronted with.
An online forum has been set up at www.onlinecontest.de for pilots to exchange views and experiences. When asked directly, successful pilots will often describe the tactics they use for particular problems and weather conditions.
It’s very easy to take part in the aerokurier-Online-Contest. There's no bureaucracy or red tape, and anyone who hates filling in the usual paperwork will find it a refreshingly easy way to add their kilometers to the competition database, and compare there achievements with those of other pilots.
The aerokurier-Online-Contest can be found at www.onlinecontest.de (email: info@segelflugszene.de).

AEROKURIER-ONLINE-CONTEST SCORING SYSTEM
The aerokurier-Online-Contest spans all glider classes and is all about flying the greatest possible cross-country distances. The day's task does not need to be declared before take-off. No official observers are required.
Please note that the rules are different for 2003.
There are two main categories of task:

1. Flights using three turning-points, whereby the start and landing points need not be the same, these tasks score 1.5 point per km.
2. Triangular tasks: For triangles up to 500 km that fulfill the 28% rule, and for triangles over 500 km that fulfill at least the 24/45% rule, each kilometer is worth 2 points. For triangles that do not fit either rule each kilometer scores 1.75 points.

The differences in glider performance are balanced-out by applying the German Aero Club's (DAeC) Index List.
lights are scored on a daily basis, so there are also daily winners! Separate scoring is done on a national basis as well so pilots from the same country can compare their performances directly.
The pilot with the highest total score from any six flights will become aerokurier-Online-Contest Champion.
The 2002 competition began on October 16^th 2001 and closes on October 14^th 2002.

Optimize your Online-Contest tasks on your PC
The flight-planning and analysis software producers have already adapted their products to work with the Online-Contest (CAL, DMST-G, StrePla and SeeYou). They offer functions that allow a task to be optimized for the new contest format. The task submission form is automatically created by most programmes and is then simply uploaded with the logger-file (in IGC format) to the website at www.onlinecontest.de.