2012 Rule Change and Totem Guideline Waived

Notice ~ new ODx rule for the 2012 edition of the Chelan weekend Classic:
new ODx rule for 2012: The ODx (Open Distance exit) rule for this UNOFFICIAL AND INFORMAL WEEKEND CONTEST is to allow for a pilot's total Open Distance flight and subsequent back-tracking exit to a safe or convenient landing zone. The intent of ODx is to give pilots safe and convenient options for landing while maximizing their scoring miles; a pilot should not be penalized for making good landing area choices.

For example, an open distance flight to the edge of Banks Lake will be scored as straight line to the furthest distance flown even if the pilot chooses to back-track to Simms Corner for a safe or convenient landing. Or a flight out to the power lines will be scored as Open Distance to the power lines even if the pilot chooses to return to the soccer field for a safe or convenient landing. ODx can also be applied to incomplete Out-And-Return legs or incomplete Triangle legs. ODx return-to-LZ miles will not be added to the flight's score.

Totems~CwC 2012
 For 2012, the following 2011 Totem guideline is officially waived; All Provisional Totems that were issued and for which no scores were submitted are still considered Provisional and are still assigned to the pilots who originally chose them:
 
Guideline waived for 2012: If a totem is provisionally granted and no scoring flight is submitted for the season that it was provisionally issued, that provisional totem will be released back into the public domain and will be available for another pilot to request. The non-scored pilot permanently loses rights to that provisional totem and it can never be reassigned to that non-scored pilot.

2011 CwC Virtual Trophy Presentation Ceremony

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This is the formal announcement of the official winners of the unofficial and informal weekend XC contest: The Chelan weekend Classic. I finished the trophies yesterday and I am proud to be able to present them to the four talented pilots who made the effort to fly Chelan as it is meant to be flown.


2011 CwC
~Four Seperate Competion Classes~
Single Surface, Kingpost, Topless, Rigid Wing

Chelan Butte is the premiere XC site in the Northwest; all the hang glider pilots who commit their time and resources to travel there to fly deserve our attention. But the four pilots who won their competition class deserve our congratulations and deserve the recognition that comes with winning.

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Congratulations to Dave Condor Schy for winning the 2011 Single Surface Class.
Dave won the Single Surface Class by sheer determination logging a flurry of flights near the end of the season:


1st Place 2011 Single Surface Class
~Dave Condor Schy~

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Congratulations to Aaron Osprey Rinn for winning the 2011 Kingpost Class.
Aaron can add one more trophy to his trophy case. His winning flight took place in June just before the official Chelan XC Classic.



1st Place 2011 Kingpost Class

~Aaron Osprey Rinn~

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Congratulations to Jeff Rooster Beck for winning the 2011 Topless Class.
Jeff has proven time after time that he has the skills and determination to fly XC from any site. Jeff won with style edging out the competition with a mid-week no driver trip to Chelan; That sense of adventure is exactly what flying XC is all about.



1st Place 2011 Topless Class
~Jeff Rooster Beck~

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Congradulations to Mike Merlin Bomstad for winning the 2011 Rigid Wing Class.
Mike started the season in the Topless Class with two nice XC flights in April. An injury forced him to move to the Rigid Wing Class and he won that division with three impressive flights later in the season.

1st Place 2011 Rigid Wing Class
~Mike Merlin Bomstad~

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Thanks to all of the pilots who participated in the 2011 CwC. The 2012 Chelan XC season is not far off. I am looking forward to this year's edition of the CwC.

Eric Thrasher Troili

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