Standard Cirus with private pilot

It's 1:45 in the afternoon, a typical weekend of flight training activities. Your home airfield is a single 2000' x 150’ N/S runway (18 in use) with a 5 Kt wind from the SW. There is a E/W road 500’ North of the runway with Christmas tree farm North of the road. To the East is shopping center with single family dwellings East of there. To the South is a busy golf course and some farm land. To the West is a wooded public park. There is a farm field about ¼ mile SW of your field that is designated as an alternate landing field in the event of a low altitude rope break. All patterns are made to the west of the field to avoid overflying the homes to the east.

Each pilot has a different scenario. You may use any resources (radio, signals, etc) that are normally used. Your task is to fly the glider listed below through the described flight. A count down clock is used to coordinate the flight activities. The times listed below show the position and altitude of your glider or towplane at that time. Unless you act differently, your glider or towplane will be on the ground when the clock reaches T-0:00

Std Cirus with private pilot. You have been active in gliding and soaring for 2 years now. Last spring you and a partner purchased your first fiber glass glider. It is a standard cirus, a little worn but just right for your needs. You and your partner have poured over the cross-country books and how you are putting yourself to the test. At 11:30 this morning you launched from a neighboring club about 40 miles to the north looking for silver distance. The day has been forecast to give good thermals until 5:00 so plan is for both of you to the distance flight. You will fly out and your partner will fly back. You are 2 miles out at 2000’, and everything is going great. Your plan is to swing off to the east to enter a left hand pattern for a landing on runway 18. Your partner tells you by radio that he is just pulling into the gliderport and he’ll meet you at the flight line.

Unless you act differently, the last 2:30 minutes of flight will proceed as follows:

T-2:30 2.0 miles at 1700’ AGL, 120 Kts

T-2:00 1.0 miles at 1200’ AGL, 120 Kts

T-1:30 0.5 miles east of field in climbing right turn

T-1:00 0.25 miles east on downwind at 900’ AGL

T-0:30 opposite touchdown, 65 kts, gear down and ready to land

T-0:00 touchdown on runway 18