Hawk Talk

Club #1698

District VIII

LONESTAR SOARING SERIES (LSS) – FRAMEWORK
Nov. 30, 2007

1. All (LSS) contests must include Unlimited-Open and RES classes as defined by the current AMA rulebook. Each host club shall be responsible for determining the tasks to be flown and for running their event.

2. Final contest scores and placings, and $1.00 per entry (for year end awards), shall be forwarded to the (LSS) Scorekeeper in a timely manner. The (LSS) Scorekeeper will validate the scores, determine year-to-date standings, and publish official results that will be posted on each club’s website. Trophies (including year-end awards) will be redistributed if awarded in error at a contest.

3. The team series scores for each club shall be the total points for the highest three finishers from the club, regardless of class. First place in each class shall be worth 10 points, second place 9 points, third place 8 points, … down to tenth place and below worth 1 point each. The Team Trophy for the year will be awarded to the club with the highest total team scores for all four contests.

4. Year-end awards will be based on the totals of each pilot’s best places from no more than three of the four contests scheduled for the season, based on the same points as in 3., except that there shall be no points awarded below tenth place. The number of year-end awards to be given in each class will be determined by the participating clubs’ representatives, based on the total participation in each class for the year.

5. Each contestant must declare which club they are flying for at the time of registration for the first contest they enter in a year (the contestant must be confirmed as a member of that club by the Club’s President or his representative). A contestant may not change clubs during the year.

EXAMPLE OF TEAM SCORING

Open				RES
1	ABC	Hawks	10pts	1	DEF	SLNT	10pts
2	GHI	ASF	9 pts	2	JKL	HOTSS	9pts
3	MNO	ASF	8pts	3	PQR	SLNT	8pts
4	STU	Hawks	7pts	4	VWX	HOTSS	7pts
5	YZA	ASF	6pts	5	BCD	ASF	6pts
6	EFG	Hawks	5pts	6	HIJ	HOTSS	5pts
7	KLM	SLNT	4pts	7	NOP	SLNT	4pts

TOTALS

Hawks (10+7+5) = 22

SLNT (10+8+4) = 22

ASF (9+8+6) = 23

HOTSS (9+7+5) = 21

For 2008, the Houston Hawks contest will be in May, the ASF in July, SLNT in September, and HOTSS in November. Each club will set their own date(s), but will try to avoid conflicts with monthly contests scheduled by any of the other clubs, as well as with the Mid-South (May 24 and 25), the AMA Nats (July 27-Aug. 3), the LSF Masters of Soaring (probably Sept. 20 and 21), or the TNT (Oct. 17 -19). Browne Goodwin will serve as the LSS Scorekeeper for compilation of year-end points.