UK NXCL

Not many flights entered for winter league this year.

Individual Winner was: Tim King

Club Winners: Skysurfers

2010 Winter Season ends on the last day of Feb 2010

Only received two flights so far!

Anyone wishing to submit flights for inclusion in the winter league needs to submit them no later than 07 March 2010

After 07 March 2010 only flights executed on, or after, 01 March will be accepted into the competition

Tim King (skysurfers) sends in the first flights of the 2010 Season.

Pilots are reminded that the 2010 Winter Season ends on the last day of Feb, just over a couple of weeks away so, if you’ve any outstanding flights send ‘em in soon!

Having devised and/or managed the UK NXCL DB,  results compilation, publication and websites since, I think, 1996; it is now time to move on and let others develop a more modern system that may, perhaps, better meet the needs of competing pilots.

So, the UK NXCL can continue, in it’s current form, until the end of the 2010 season, if that’s what’s wanted. Between now and the start of the 2011 season, 1 Nov 2010, it’s up to other volunteers to devise a new system ready and in place to run things for the start of the 2011 season.

This leaves new volunteers 9 months to develop an alternative. Those interested should make the BHPA HG  Comps panel aware of their interest. Flight data, to date, can be made available, through the panel, if it was felt this may help in building a new system (or if such a new system is to include historical data).

The current system, developed and hacked over the years, is not really in a suitable state to ‘pass on’ to any one else to administer, too many quirks, too many components, scripts and different development languages to reasonably expect successful installation and operation on another PC by someone unfamiliar with it all at the most detailed level. Much better if someone started again and built a new, cleaner system!

Meantime try out  www.xcleague.com and see if it suits

Just implemented a Newcomers League on the UK NXCL website

Trophies for the 2009 UK NXCL are to be provided by the BHPA Comps Panel and will be awarded at first meeting of 2010 British Open Series due to take place in SE Wales 30 Apr – 4 May 2010.  Awards provided for top 3 Flexwing pilots and top Rigid pilot, and one for Best Newcomer! Read more here (can’t ‘read more here’ anymore as meeting minutes have now been made private!)

Pleased to say that funding is in place to continue the UK NXCL competition through 2010 on the same basis as we did for 2009.

That is,  participation remains free to all competitors. No charges to register and No charges to submit your flights so, No reason not to take part.

Look forward to getting all your flights!

Congrats to the following…

League Winners (Flexwing)

1. M. Beard (710.96 km)
2. B. Kavanagh (632.79 km)
3. A. Stephens (580.61 km)

League Winners (Rigid)

1. N. Almond (905.42 km)
2. A. Hollidge (677.36 km)
3. C. Richardson (362.21 km)

Club League

1. Sky Surfing Club (2439.19 km)
2. Cambridge Aero Tow Club (1063.75 km)
3. SE Wales HG Club (948.28 km)

Defined League

1. A Stephens (326.20 km)
2. D Matthews (193.51 km)
3. M Kynaston (175.31 km)

Winch Tow League

1. Keith Matthews (164.58 km)
2. P Leary (44.28 km)
3. Richard Hunt(79.42km)

Newcomers League

1. Mike Lake (65.22 km)
2. Steve Young (51.52 km)
3. Jenny Buck (39.90 km)

Trophies

Winners of respective trophies are:

Pilot Eagle. (winner of the  Main league)

N. Beard (710.96 km)

Club Eagle (winners of the Club league)

Sky Surfing Club (2439.19 km)

Ralph Bygott Trophy (winner of the Defined league)

A Stephens (326.20 km)

Dave Loxely Trophy (Best Distance; winch tow)

Richard Hunt (46.67 km)