Flatiron Cup

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An educational, season-long set of scored XC tasks from Boulder. It's a free benefit for all members of RMHPA.

What?

A new task will be announced each month from May - September. They will start quite easy and get progressively more difficult through the season.
There will be one additional difficult season-long task.

All tasks will start and end in Boulder (Wonderland) which has the fewest pilot requirements so the most people can participate. It's also how our agreement with USHPA works.
Installing, understanding, and using the DNL file is critical!

Why?

Novice XC pilots can complete as much of the task as possible and still get a good score - each meter along the course counts.
Join friends and work together - a task will teach you a lot about XC navigating and speed optimization.
Learn to use the task/comp features of your flight app.
Experienced pilots can compete for the fastest time, and have something fun to do when chasing numbers isn't a great option.
Scoring will be by wing class A/B/C/D/Open, so you can compete with similar wings.

How?

There is no task start time. Do it any time, as often as you want. Get high, get inside the start cylinder, and GO! As always, new pilots should be wary of mid-day thermic conditions.
You can do the task at any point during your flying day. The scoring system will find the part of your flight that completes the task. Fly as much as you want before or after the task.
50 bonus points for tasks done in the designated month (but you can do an earlier task all season).
It's easiest to load a task by QR code and & skip the waypoint file. But if you want it: .cup or .gpx or .wpt

Will be announced a day or two before the month begins

10km. A short task for speed takes you just out of the home bubble.

Suitable for XC newcomers (try to fly the whole task), and for experts (lots of speedbar and as few circles as possible).
Up to 300 points for distance and 700 points for speed.
50 point bonus for flights done in May.

68km. The classic line between Boulder to Golden... and back!

The full route is only for experienced XC pilots.
There are very large DNL sections south of Coal Creek - be sure to study our DNL system!
Kris Holob has great video tutorials: Boulder to Golden, and Golden to Boulder.
Up to 700 points for distance and 300 points for speed.

You may need to scroll the box below, or open the full scoring system.

Contact Nick Wilder on Telegram if you're having trouble.