Competition
Markers
To determine its proximity to the intended objective, the pilots receive "markers”: heavy and brightly colored ribbons, composed of nylon sjourneys 170 cm long and 10 cm wide as well as a 70-gram bag of sand. This marker is in the pilot’s competition number, and for each objective to be achieved during the journey there is a marker of a different color. When the pilot thinks they have managed to achieve the best possible way of the intended objective, they throw the marker corresponding to that objective out of the basket. This flutters down, falling somewhere in a meadow, an edge of a road or in the woods and must be found again after the end of the journey. An impartial official, called an "observer”, carries out the land measurement to be able to locate the exact position of the fallen markers on a map.
This position is then expressed in coordinates, according to the coordinate system used by the military. The maps are also large-scale topographic maps (1:50,000) with a printed grid method: each square is 2 cm x 2 cm and is exactly one square kilometer on the map scale. Knowing how to read maps is obviously an essential skill for the pilot, their team on the ground and the officials.
During the meeting preceding all journeys, the pilots receive their individual objectives (or "tasks”) from the organizing committee, as well as weather information and any relevant additional information for the journey, such as the maximum permissible altitude for navigation or the existence of "sensitive areas” with vulnerable livestock. All important information is in a task form called the "task sheet”. Those arriving too late to the meeting must try to achieve their individual/task objectives.
At least, they receive weather and safety information. At each meeting the participants are called ("roll call”), in which the head of the organizing committee reads aloud the names or numbers of all participants and each one marks their presence with a "Yes!” or other type of confirmation. If bad atmospheric conditions arise, some will wave an umbrella or a buoy, in order to make the organizing committee aware that the journey will not take place!
Each participant has a large space in the meeting room, identified with their candidate number. Usually it is in that room in which they find the markers for use during the journey. And if they are many, people start to complain, because they know they will have a lot of work!
This position is then expressed in coordinates, according to the coordinate system used by the military. The maps are also large-scale topographic maps (1:50,000) with a printed grid method: each square is 2 cm x 2 cm and is exactly one square kilometer on the map scale. Knowing how to read maps is obviously an essential skill for the pilot, their team on the ground and the officials.
During the meeting preceding all journeys, the pilots receive their individual objectives (or "tasks”) from the organizing committee, as well as weather information and any relevant additional information for the journey, such as the maximum permissible altitude for navigation or the existence of "sensitive areas” with vulnerable livestock. All important information is in a task form called the "task sheet”. Those arriving too late to the meeting must try to achieve their individual/task objectives.
At least, they receive weather and safety information. At each meeting the participants are called ("roll call”), in which the head of the organizing committee reads aloud the names or numbers of all participants and each one marks their presence with a "Yes!” or other type of confirmation. If bad atmospheric conditions arise, some will wave an umbrella or a buoy, in order to make the organizing committee aware that the journey will not take place!
Each participant has a large space in the meeting room, identified with their candidate number. Usually it is in that room in which they find the markers for use during the journey. And if they are many, people start to complain, because they know they will have a lot of work!
To determine its proximity to the intended objective, the pilots receive "markers”: heavy and brightly colored ribbons, composed of nylon sjourneys 170 cm long and 10 cm wide as well as a 70-gram bag of sand. This marker is in the pilot’s competition number, and for each objective to be achieved during the journey there is a marker of a different color. When the pilot thinks they have managed to achieve the best possible way of the intended objective, they throw the marker corresponding to that objective out of the basket. This flutters down, falling somewhere in a meadow, an edge of a road or in the woods and must be found again after the end of the journey. An impartial official, called an "observer”, carries out the land measurement to be able to locate the exact position of the fallen markers on a map.
This position is then expressed in coordinates, according to the coordinate system used by the military. The maps are also large-scale topographic maps (1:50,000) with a printed grid method: each square is 2 cm x 2 cm and is exactly one square kilometer on the map scale. Knowing how to read maps is obviously an essential skill for the pilot, their team on the ground and the officials.
During the meeting preceding all journeys, the pilots receive their individual objectives (or "tasks”) from the organizing committee, as well as weather information and any relevant additional information for the journey, such as the maximum permissible altitude for navigation or the existence of "sensitive areas” with vulnerable livestock. All important information is in a task form called the "task sheet”. Those arriving too late to the meeting must try to achieve their individual/task objectives.
At least, they receive weather and safety information. At each meeting the participants are called ("roll call”), in which the head of the organizing committee reads aloud the names or numbers of all participants and each one marks their presence with a "Yes!” or other type of confirmation. If bad atmospheric conditions arise, some will wave an umbrella or a buoy, in order to make the organizing committee aware that the journey will not take place!
Each participant has a large space in the meeting room, identified with their candidate number. Usually it is in that room in which they find the markers for use during the journey. And if they are many, people start to complain, because they know they will have a lot of work!
This position is then expressed in coordinates, according to the coordinate system used by the military. The maps are also large-scale topographic maps (1:50,000) with a printed grid method: each square is 2 cm x 2 cm and is exactly one square kilometer on the map scale. Knowing how to read maps is obviously an essential skill for the pilot, their team on the ground and the officials.
During the meeting preceding all journeys, the pilots receive their individual objectives (or "tasks”) from the organizing committee, as well as weather information and any relevant additional information for the journey, such as the maximum permissible altitude for navigation or the existence of "sensitive areas” with vulnerable livestock. All important information is in a task form called the "task sheet”. Those arriving too late to the meeting must try to achieve their individual/task objectives.
At least, they receive weather and safety information. At each meeting the participants are called ("roll call”), in which the head of the organizing committee reads aloud the names or numbers of all participants and each one marks their presence with a "Yes!” or other type of confirmation. If bad atmospheric conditions arise, some will wave an umbrella or a buoy, in order to make the organizing committee aware that the journey will not take place!
Each participant has a large space in the meeting room, identified with their candidate number. Usually it is in that room in which they find the markers for use during the journey. And if they are many, people start to complain, because they know they will have a lot of work!
To determine its proximity to the intended objective, the pilots receive "markers”: heavy and brightly colored ribbons, composed of nylon sjourneys 170 cm long and 10 cm wide as well as a 70-gram bag of sand. This marker is in the pilot’s competition number, and for each objective to be achieved during the journey there is a marker of a different color. When the pilot thinks they have managed to achieve the best possible way of the intended objective, they throw the marker corresponding to that objective out of the basket. This flutters down, falling somewhere in a meadow, an edge of a road or in the woods and must be found again after the end of the journey. An impartial official, called an "observer”, carries out the land measurement to be able to locate the exact position of the fallen markers on a map.
This position is then expressed in coordinates, according to the coordinate system used by the military. The maps are also large-scale topographic maps (1:50,000) with a printed grid method: each square is 2 cm x 2 cm and is exactly one square kilometer on the map scale. Knowing how to read maps is obviously an essential skill for the pilot, their team on the ground and the officials.
During the meeting preceding all journeys, the pilots receive their individual objectives (or "tasks”) from the organizing committee, as well as weather information and any relevant additional information for the journey, such as the maximum permissible altitude for navigation or the existence of "sensitive areas” with vulnerable livestock. All important information is in a task form called the "task sheet”. Those arriving too late to the meeting must try to achieve their individual/task objectives.
At least, they receive weather and safety information. At each meeting the participants are called ("roll call”), in which the head of the organizing committee reads aloud the names or numbers of all participants and each one marks their presence with a "Yes!” or other type of confirmation. If bad atmospheric conditions arise, some will wave an umbrella or a buoy, in order to make the organizing committee aware that the journey will not take place!
Each participant has a large space in the meeting room, identified with their candidate number. Usually it is in that room in which they find the markers for use during the journey. And if they are many, people start to complain, because they know they will have a lot of work!
This position is then expressed in coordinates, according to the coordinate system used by the military. The maps are also large-scale topographic maps (1:50,000) with a printed grid method: each square is 2 cm x 2 cm and is exactly one square kilometer on the map scale. Knowing how to read maps is obviously an essential skill for the pilot, their team on the ground and the officials.
During the meeting preceding all journeys, the pilots receive their individual objectives (or "tasks”) from the organizing committee, as well as weather information and any relevant additional information for the journey, such as the maximum permissible altitude for navigation or the existence of "sensitive areas” with vulnerable livestock. All important information is in a task form called the "task sheet”. Those arriving too late to the meeting must try to achieve their individual/task objectives.
At least, they receive weather and safety information. At each meeting the participants are called ("roll call”), in which the head of the organizing committee reads aloud the names or numbers of all participants and each one marks their presence with a "Yes!” or other type of confirmation. If bad atmospheric conditions arise, some will wave an umbrella or a buoy, in order to make the organizing committee aware that the journey will not take place!
Each participant has a large space in the meeting room, identified with their candidate number. Usually it is in that room in which they find the markers for use during the journey. And if they are many, people start to complain, because they know they will have a lot of work!
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