The Concept
Competition Training
PGLaps offers targeted and short training tasks taking typically less than 15min. It is suited for paragliding competition pilots but also those who are just looking for a set activity to complete while at your local flying site.
The tasks will challenge you with
- Being at an air start cylinder on time
- Pushing bar hard (scoring is time based)
- Turning efficiently and precise at turnpoints
- Avoiding airspace diligently
- Have a fast pace of challenges for efficient practice (i.e. repetition)
- Have the ability to measure improvement
- Separate focus on gliding/racing vs. climbing
- Comparability across sites
Turns out, spectator and comp training requirements are fulfilled by very similar criteria, which helped shape the initial draft for our short circuit requirements.
Spectator Friendly
To increase the attractiveness of Paragliding for spectators a few aspects are important:
- Fast paced action
- Small flying arena that can be seen from launch
- Limited race duration
- 1-on-1 competitions (“Dog fight”)
Fun!
There are no limits to the type of tasks that could be set. Some ideas:
- Simple 1km out and return. Which pilot on which glider is the fastest?
- Flying through a canyon. No limit to setting up custom airspace as required.
- Up & Down. Climbing challenge over airspace followed by spiraling down.
With a bit of time the concept is wide open. Get involved, join us on Telegram and contact us with your ideas.
Mini Task v01 - The Starter
Looking to fulfil the criteria listed above the following image represents the first version of a Lap Racing Task. All necessary files to replicate this at your local flying site are accessible under Downloads. Please follow our Lap Task Setup Guide!
If you want to design an alternative lap task, you can find a design assistant pack under Downloads.
Key features of MiniTask v01 – The Starter:
- All mandatory turning angles implemented for both right- and left-hand turns.
- Different waypoint sizes from 25m to 700m to train for precision
- Airspace features: Wall to fly above, avoid airspace on right, avoid airspace on left, fly under airspace, fly along airspace.
Do you feel like there is something missing or could be done better? Please leave us a comment or join the discussion on Telegram. We would love to hear your feedback.