The UK National XC League

Eligibility

• Only flights that originate within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain will be accepted for the league. Provided that, at no time during a flight are the rules governing controlled and/or restricted airspace contravened and local rules regarding access and use of takeoff and landing sites are not infringed.
• Flights outside the UK will be accepted for personal logs only and will not show on any official tables. Such flights must be accompanied by a flight log.
• Pilots are allowed 2 flights under club rating with relevant supervision to be entered into the system, anyone with a Pilot rating can enter as many flights as they wish

Season Dates

Competition Season Flying seasons run from 1st November to 31st October the following year with a winter season ending on the last day of February each year.

Gliders and Launch

All classes of hang glider are welcome in the league. We accept hill (foot), winch and aerotow as launch methods. A flight which began with a tow launch will only be accepted if the pilot released from the tow at a height of 2000ft AGL or less. No part of the flight can be under power, this needs to be thought about especially when planning definded flights.

Entry Fee

The league services are provided free of charge and will remain so for as long as we run it.

Types of flights

We limit flights in official tables to those over 10 points where points are determined by distance (km) * multiplier. Different flight type have different multipliers depending on difficulty

Defined Flight

A defined flight is a Goal, Out and Return or Triangle that was declared no more than 24 hours before takeoff and where such declaration was recorded and witnessed. To declare the flight please text the details (your name and the coordinates) to  O7427-684-637 or email us

Ridge Lift

Regardless of the above, a flight will only be eligible for any bonus score if at least 60% of the distance flown is out of ridge lift.

Results

Composition of league tables complete results are only published on our website at UKNXCL, a subset of the results are forwarded to Skywings, monthly, for publication at their discretion. There are a multitude of different league tables for you to look at. Some qualify for trophies at the end of each season; others are there just for your information and interest.

Special Cases

There are none, All flights from both competitors in other competitions and from the free flying community will be treated in an identical manner.

Submitting Flights

• ALL Flight entries must be submitted through the online form provided on our website and *should* be submitted within 28 Days of the date of the flight.
• There is a 1 month period at the end of a season for flights to be submitted, after that the season is "closed" and no more flights shall be accepted.
• We initially accept all flights submitted on trust so they may be entered into the database and published on the website as soon as possible.

Verification of Flights after Submission The UK NXCL competition is run on trust. Pilots submitting Flights are responsible for the accuracy of information submitted. The competition is policed by your peers. In the event of any dispute over a particular flight entry, it will be deleted from the results until such time as the submitting Pilot is able to provide irrefutable evidence in support of any claim they make. To include:

• Witness statements
• Time stamped Photographs
• GPS Track-log data

A growing number of pilots are using GPS's to record their flight tracks. We accept GPS Track log data, in support of a flight, in IGC data format.