Tasks
This page contains pre-made tasks. This page serves two primary purposes:
Provide a set of reasonable tasks for the beginning to early-intermediate cross-country pilot. With your instructor, choose a suitable task for the day’s (forecasted) weather and your abilities.
The secondary purpose of this page is to provide intermediate cross-country pilots a set of tasks to choose from without needing the SeeYou software.
2018 GHSA turnpoints
Beginner Tasks
Numbers in brackets are mileage [minimum, centers, maximum] (statute miles)
Close-in task [45, 69, 93] 1hr AAT. Suitable for weak days or beginning CC pilots (“Dump Task 9 turnpoints”).
Beginner-south [36, 83, 133] 1.5hr AAT. Beginner task staying south and west of GHSA. Suitable for south wind days.
Beginner-north [34, 71, 113] 1.5hr AAT. Confident beginner task staying north and west of GHSA. Gloster, Mario’s, Fair Wx
Beginner-west [31, 81, 132] 1.5hr AAT. Beginner task staying west of GHSA. Mario’s, Egypt, Gloster
FairWeather-EagleLake [35, 74, 115] 1.5hr AAT
Non-Beginner Tasks
Tour-the-area 1 [53,113,176] 1.5hr AAT. 3 big turnpoints. Suitable for a short day with wide-range of pilot CC skill. NOTE: Goes south for the first turnpoint.
Gloster-EagleLake-Wharton [38, 84, 134] 1.5 hr AAT. All airport turnpoints.
NewGulf-ElCampo-Columbus [63, 113, 166] 1.5 hr AAT. South and west task
FairWeather-Brenham-Wharton [62, 126, 195] 2hr AAT. All airport turnpoints.
SCOH-Columbus [62, 126, 195] 2hr AAT. SCOH, Columbus
Tour-the-area 2 [68, 146, 227] 2.5hr AAT. 2 big turnpoints at Rodgers Roost and Brenham.
Brenham-Columbus [64, 150, 249] 2.5hr AAT. Brenham, Columbus, Fair Wx
Navasota-Columbus-FairWeather [79, 171, 271] 2.5 hr AAT
Navasota-LaGrange [97, 176, 260] 2.5 hr AAT
SCOH-CottonPatch [110, 200, 293] 3hr AAT. SCOH, Cotton-Patch
Big-day 1 [102, 212, 336] 3hr AAT. 4 big turnpoints at SCOH, El Paisano, Halletsville and Wharton.