Dear USHPA Members:
In 2009, we are hosting a National Championship Series for both Hang Gliding and Paragliding. Two USHPA Sanctioned events were chosen from Hang Gliding and
Paragliding to serve in this trial concept for 2009. Champions will be chosen using a different process for hang gliding and paragliding.
Hang Gliding
The national hang gliding champions will be chosen from
a combination of King Mtn. and Big Spring competitions based on the total sum of the daily score of the pilots. These daily scores will be normalized to 1000.
The national champion in each class will be chosen from the combination of both meets provided;
A minimum of 10 class 1 pilots compete in both meets;
A minimum of 3 female pilots compete in both meets;
A minimum of 5 class 5 pilots compete in both meets;
The minimum must include the same individuals at both events. If the above minimum cross -overs do not compete in both events, the King Mountain Championships will be awarded the National Titles by default.
For clarification: Normalizing to 1000 means, each daily score will be adjusted to 1000 for the purpose of adding the scores from Big Springs and King Mountain together. For a National HG champion in class 1 to be awarded from both Big Springs and King Mountain, the same 10 Class one pilots must attend both meets. If they don't, the National Champion of class 1 will be the class 1 winner of the King Mountain Championships. The same format applies to determining the Female National Champion and Class 5 National Champion.
The King Mountain Championship was awarded the sole Nationals for 2009, however the Idaho Hang Gliding Association agreed to a co-nationals in 2009 at the request of Big Springs organizers. This is why King Mountain is awarded the default position for 2009.
Paragliding
All events in the Paragliding Nationals Series must use the same scoring formulas and parameters. Defaults (unless announced otherwise in the local rules) will be: GAP 2007 with leading points, arrival time points, minimum distance 5k, nominal distance 20km, nominal time 1 hour, nominal in goal 25%.
The total number of tasks used in the final US Nationals Series ranking is based on the number of 900 point tasks. The lowest-scoring 1/4 of these tasks will be discarded for each pilot.
It means that for every four "900 point or higher" tasks run, 3 tasks will count towards the overall US Nationals Series ranking (see below).
The first place in the Paragliding Nationals Series ranking at the close of the last event of the Nationals Series will be the US National Champion.
A pilot's US Nationals Series ranking will be the sum of his/her best (b) task results on all tasks (not only 900 or higher point task).
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900 point or higher tasks run during both meets |
900 point task used for Ranking (b) |
900 point task dropped
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1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
|
8 |
6 |
2 |
|
9 |
7 |
2 |
|
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
11 |
9 |
2 |
|
12 |
9 |
3 |
|
13 |
10 |
3 |
Example: 13 tasks have been scored, 10 are "900 point days or higher", the sum of the Best 8 - 900 point days, plus the less than 900 point days or 11 tasks are used for the pilots US PG Nationals Series ranking.
At this time the Dunlap PG Nationals is complete and turned in 5 days with 4 being over 900 points. This
means that so far, the selection for National Champions will allow one 900 point day to be dropped out of both events. If Utah turns in the same results (5
successful days with 4 being over 900), the National champions for each category would be scored by dropping pilots two lowest 900 point days from both events.
Or you could say, add the pilots highest six 900 point days with the two below 900 point days to determine the national champion in each category.
Regards,
Mike Haley
Chair, Competition Committee
USHPA
MPH/pdm
