PWC Gemona · Day 3

Date
Distance: 85.95 km
SSS: 13:25
Task deadline: 18:00

AI-generated feedback summary

Responses: 74
Satisfaction: 4.46/5
Safety: 3.95/5

Overall, pilots rated the task very positively, while safety was viewed as generally acceptable but with more reservations than task satisfaction.
Many pilots enjoyed the mountain flying, describing the task as beautiful, fast, demanding, and the kind of race they want more of. Several also felt there was too much straight ridge racing, with limited tactical decision-making and little chance to recover after getting stuck.
Several pilots raised safety concerns about sending the whole field toward a ridge soon after takeoff, leading to many gliders close to terrain at the same time. Comments also mentioned full-bar ridge racing, crowded situations, chaos, and near-collisions as areas to reduce where possible.
Several comments pointed to aggressive pilot behavior, especially in thermals and while flying close to terrain. The feedback suggests that task design choices that spread pilots out earlier could help reduce pressure and conflict.
Conditions were generally described as strong, good, and suitable for an enjoyable mountain task, though isolated comments said task setting should be better adapted to the weather. One pilot felt the westerly turnpoint could have been shorter, while another contrasted previous tasks as too difficult or too easy.
Organization feedback was mostly appreciative, with several short positive comments such as thanks, well done, and everything good. However, several pilots criticized the goal line as too small and poorly placed near the landing area, reporting near-collisions and suggesting it be moved or made a larger cylinder such as a 400 m radius.
Suggested improvements included adding an early flatland “pif paf” or tactical turnpoint to split the gaggle before returning to the mountains, alternating mountain sections with flats, and shortening some ridge-heavy portions. Several pilots also asked for safer finish planning, including avoiding ESS and goal with the wind and considering an elevated goal or elevated final-glide option instead of a downwind glide to the ground.