raymod2 1 #1 September 22, 2004 There is a diagram of the advanced distance course at the PST website: http://www.canopypiloting.com/AdvancedDistance.gif It shows the overall course length as 500 feet and the width of the exit gates as 50 feet. But what is the width of the entrance gates? In the drawing they look wider than the rest of the gates. Also the distance between the last two gates is specified to be 62.5 feet but the course is only divided into 7 sections (8 gates). Is this a mistake or is one section twice as long as the rest? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koz2000 1 #2 September 22, 2004 For some reason, I think it's 20ft. wide for Pro, 30ft. wide for Adv. Thats also the widths listed on the qualification specs. D .______________________________________________ - Does this small canopy make my balls look big? - J. Hayes - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #3 September 22, 2004 It doesn't really matter how many marker gates there are in distance runs. The tape is run straight up the middle in most cases and your distance, from first point of contact after clearing the initial entry gates, is marked at first point of contact. The gates after the entrance gates serve to simply mark your left and right boundaries, not neccessarily tell you how far you have flown. In distance it is OK to pop up above the gates after cleanly making the entrance, but you cannot fly outside the left and right boundaries. There are only VERY few instances where competitors blow outside the course. If you are going to mess up in distance rounds it is because you have missed the entrance height and received a "vertical extension." Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raymod2 1 #4 September 23, 2004 What about the width of the entrance gates? Are they wider than the rest of the gates and by how much? This seems like an important distinction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #5 September 23, 2004 Unless I am terribly mistaken, no, the entrance gates are the same width as the rest of the course in Distance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lister55 0 #6 September 29, 2004 Also what are the gate heights on this course? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #7 September 29, 2004 Heights for PRO/open/ultra entrance gates are five feet. All other gates are five feet as well (at least in PST meets), but once again, they are only there to show your left and right limits. You can pop up over the top of the gates after entrance height-wise, but you have to stay within the left and right limits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
