Dennis Otter Memorial

LOCATION: 60 Acres South, Redmond, Washington, 1/2 Mile East of Willows Road on NE 116th Street opposite the soccer fields. Access road is at the East end of field.

TIMES: Registration opens at 8:30 am. Pilots meeting 9:15 am on Saturday, 8:30 am on Sunday. Flying will begin shortly after the pilots meeting. The last round will be the one in effect at 4:00 pm on Saturday and 3:00 pm on Sunday.

CLASSES: RES (Rudder/Elevator/Spoiler); Unlimited Competitor; Unlimited Expert; 2-Meter Combined. (Unlimited means that no wingspan limit is imposed. Combined means that no pilot classifications are used.)

TASKS:

Saturday - Thermal Wizard Day - Do you have what it takes to be a Thermal Wizard?
Tasks on Saturday will be pilots choice: 3 minute Precision; 5, 7, 9, 10 minute International Duration. The computer will calculate the best score based on your time and landing. A Thermal Wizard trophy will be awarded at the end of flying on Saturday to the pilot that accumulates the most air time. The landing task (spot or line) will be determined by Contest Director (CD) each morning and announced at the pilots meeting..

Sunday - Mandatory Assigned tasks
Sunday's tasks will be assigned at the beginning of each round by the CD. Any of the following tasks may be assigned: 3 minute Precision; 5, 7, 9, 10 minute International Duration. Launch "windows" will be employed. Other NWSS standard tasks, such as Add-em-up and Triathalon, and/or Vari Land my be assigned at the discretion of the CD. In addition, the CD may employ the "honors" system in which the top 2 or 3 pilots in each class in the previous round must be the first to launch when the next launch window opens. The landing task (spot or line) will be determined by Contest Director (CD) each morning and announced at the pilots meeting..

AWARDS: 1st through 3rd places, all classes - based on Saturday and Sunday combined scores.
NWSS Season points will be kept separate for each day.

RADIOS: Narrow band RX and TX only.

LAUNCH EQUIPMENT: Rahm winches with retrievers.

FACILITIES: 2 Porta potties on site. Complementary ice cold Soda Pop and water will be provided both days by the Seattle Area Soaring Society

FEES: $10 per day for one class, $15 for two (two classes maximum).

Breakfast at Larry's Market Saturday, 7am - all are invited

MOTELS

CONTEST DIRECTOR - Russ Young, 425-747-5281.

Q FRIDAY FUN FLY AND PRACTICE Q

Feel free to use the field on Friday for practice, launching scale ships, and general fun flying. A winch might be available at the field, but do not depend on it. Hand launched gliders and electric gliders are welcome. Please use one and only one of the frequency boards at the field. It is the responsibility of every pilot to ensure that the frequency they plan to use is reserved before turning on their transmitter.

Do you have what it takes to be a Thermal Wizard?

Thermal Wizard	This is a "contest within the contest". A special award will be given to the pilot in the regular contest *Saturday only* that accumulates the most time in the air for the day. See the Thermal Wizard fine print below. Origins of the Thermal Wizard

Thermal Wizard Fine Print	1. All contestants are automatically entered.
	2. There are no class distinctions.
	3. Landing points do not count.
	4. Experts and Sportsman must land on the field and within 30 paces of the edge of the measured landing areas in order to collect Thermal Wizard seconds. Novices can land anywhere on the field in order to collect Thermal Wizard seconds. The intent of this is to prevent someone from squeaking out time for Thermal Wizard seconds and landing at the far end, or off the field.
	5. Thermal Wizard points are based on 1 point per second air-time, up to the maximum air-time in the task.
	6. There is no deduction for going OVER the task time.

Here's the Thermal Wizard trophy that Dave Beardsley won (Picture, courtesy of Dave Beardsley)

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