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  1. Modified Assigned Task

    Bright Ideas on a MAT

    April 26, 2018

    A MAT task is a Modified Assigned Task, used at US contests. There are a lot of details and complexities that require reading the rules. However, the basic idea is you get to choose the points that you can use, giving the pilot flexibility to avoid storms, bad areas, stay in the strong weather, etc.

    Some contest sites have listed landable areas as points on the map. Others might only be a start

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