CUMULATIVE RESULTS as of Jan 10, 1997
As in 1995, no news was received of Intercollegiate contests other than at OCGP in 1996. Two were held there, one in the Spring, one in the Fall. Both are summarized here and they determine the CSA standings for the year.

Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Gliding & Soaring Championships

Owl Canyon Gliderport, CO
October 6, 1996

The forecasts were excellent, the pilots were willing, so we called a "real" task on Saturday for the Individual Class. The tiny triangle was set a little larger for the teams. On Sunday, the forecast was still good and we gridded again expecting big things, but trigger temperature was never reached and no one could stay up. It would have been nice if we could run ABC gliding events as intended, but though USAFA had the pilots, we let them down with no competitors. Many thanks to volunteers from the Colorado Soaring Association (Curt, Dan, George...), to CU (Josh, Alison) for setting up the event. John Campbell gave a slide show on the earliest hang-gliding in the USA and Germany, and how the first soaring records were set. Overall results:


TEAM:          1. USAFA (1650)   2. CU (1418)          
(ABC-BRNZ)         

INDIVIDUAL:    1. McAllister, DU (1000)   2. Creech, USAFA (143)
(SLVR+)        3. Grimsdell, CU (43)
             
        
TEAM RESULTS
BRNZ:  TINY TRIANGLE (Best)
TASK:  Buckeye Exit, Bull Farm, OC Exit. 15.1 mi 
JUDGE:  Gary Buxton [* Distance (mi) instead of Speed (mph)]     

Rank   Team      Name          Ship    H'cap   Time  Speed  HSpd  Pnts
   1   USAFA     Magann        ASK-21   1.15   9:00  100.7 115.8  1000   
   2   CU        Radke         1-36     1.28    *10                768

[Note: Magann and Elliott (both BRNZ) flew alternately, with C pilots Kurek and Gordon]



GRND:  QUIZZES (All)
TASK:  Soaring History, Sailplane Recognition    
JUDGE:  Matt Demerath          

Rank   Team      Name               Hist   Recog         Pnts
   1   CU        Radke               600     700          650                   1  USAFA     Magann              700     600          650             
   3   USAFA     Gordon              500     200          350      
   3   USAFA     Elliott             200     500          350            
   5   USAFA     Kurek               200     300          250      
   6   CU        Sheil               400     DNC          200
  HC   (CU)      Grimsdell           700     900          800   
  HC   (USAFA)   Rick                600     500          550          
  HC   (DU)      Tim McAllister      DNC    1000          500
  HC   (USAFA)   Creech              300     500          400     
  HC   (DU)      Susan McAllister    DNC     700          350


CUMULATIVE RESULTS, Rocky Mountain ICGSC, 10/6/96     
Rank   Team             GRD          BRNZ            Total
   1   USAFA            650          1000             1650
   2   CU               650           768             1418
  

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
SLVR:  SPEED
TASK:  WYCON, Briggsdale.  101.6 mi  [must pass Gate for Score]    
JUDGE:  Gary Buxton  [* distance (mi) instead of Speed (mph)]      

Rank   Pilot        School  Ship         H'cap  Time  Speed  HSpd  Pnts
   1   McAllister   DU      Std. libelle  1.00  2:24   42.3  42.3  1000
   2   Creech       USAFA   ASK-21        1.15   28*                143  
   3   Grimsdell    CU      Mini Nimbus    .98    5*                 43

[Note: Creech and Rick (both SLVR) were flying as a pair and made a good conservative decision to turn back over moonscape. Grimsdell fought airsickness and was also correct to turn back. Host club members Odehnal and Kaufmann flew the task as well]

   


PRIZES
1.  News of winning an SSA Directorship:          Tim McAllister, DU
2.  96 SSA Calendar, SSA Poster, SOARING issue:   All 6 Academy cadets

[Donated by: John Campbell (maybe a bit lax on this issue this time)]


Individual Bests, Rocky Mountain ICGSC, 10/6/96       
Team     Badge    Name             GRD    BRNZ    SLVR    Total 
(CU)     SLVR     Grimsdell       (800)             43       43    
CU       BRNZ     Radke            650     768              768
CU                Sheil            200                      200 
(DU)              S. McAllister   (350)                     350
(DU)     SLVR     T. McAllister   (500)           1000     1000
(USAFA)  SLVR     Creech          (400)            143      143
USAFA    BRNZ     Elliott          350    1000             1350
USAFA    C        Gordon           350    1000             1350
USAFA    C        Kurek            250    1000             1250
USAFA    BRNZ     Magann           650    1000             1650    
(USAFA)  SLVR     Rick            (550)            143      143

[Note: 1000 pts. ascribed to all 4 USAFA pilots flying BRNZ]

 

CUMULATIVE STANDINGS, 1996 YTD
TEAMS
Rank   Team                  CO, 4/6-7     CO, 10/6        TOTAL
   1   USAFA                      6750         1650         8400
   2   CU                         4482         1418         5900
   3   CSM                        1942                      1942
   4   CSU                        1934                      1934

INDIVIDUALS
Rank   Pilot        School   CO, 4/6-7     CO, 10/6        TOTAL
   1   Grimsdell    CU            1548           43         1591
   2   McAllister   DU                         1000         1000 
   3   Ellingwood   USAFA          895                       895
   4   Hogan        USAFA          676                       676
   5   Willis       CSU            278                       278
   6   Creech       USAFA                       143          143
   6   Rick         USAFA                       143          143

Submitted by John H. Campbell (CSA President)

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