TAT (Turn Area Task)

Last week I mentioned doing a timed task on your short day, however, you do not have to limit them to short days. As this is a timed task, you can use any length you want. Practicing every flight is what is important. On July 21st, 2006 at the US Open Class Nationals I failed to enter the area correctly because I was over-writing the task from the day before and not making

Tasking

Setting a task every day gives you something to focus on and a goal to obtain. If you can get others to fly the same task, you have a race. When you race, you can compare and contrast your decisions and evaluate which were good and which were bad.

Turnpoint practice

Let's say you checked

Last Week we looked at the weather forecast. Now to determine the best task for the day. This will depend on the weather, your schedule, your mood. However like any athlete you cannot take the easiest practice. You still have to have a plan to improve yourself. You improve by pushing yourself. If you never land out, you are not pushing hard enough. If you land out often, you are probably pushing too

How are you going to schedule your time? Are you out for the winter and start getting the glider ready the first weekend in April? Are you headed to the seniors in March then off to Perry, and stay in South Carolina for the 15meter Nationals, then...? Maybe you are flying all winter like me and had a nice 14,000ft flight on Sunday in the wave.

More points to you if you figured out a way