Contest flying

Below are links to some interesting articles about contest flying. Remember that most of the key principles of contest flying are equally applicable to cross country flying. John Cochrane has an excellent compilation of contest related articles published in Soaring by himself and Karl Striedeck at http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/#corner.

Competition Philosophy Dick Johnson
Do's and Dont's of Contest flying Dick Schreder
Speed to fly Will Schuemann
Exploiting Opposing Airmasses Gavin Wills
Getting Started in Competition George Moffat's excellent article taken from Feb 2000 edition of Soaring.
Low :Loss Flying George Moffat
Practicing for competitions George Moffat
SRA Competition Guide (PDF) - John Good's comprehensive guide for the aspiring first-time Regional Soaring Pilot.
"Just a little faster" article by John Cochrane 2000
"A little faster" talk by John Cochrane 2000
Just a little Faster Please Jan 2007. Condensed rewritten article for Germany . This version is better, except the numbers are all m/s and km
"Contest Safety" talk by John Cochrane SSA 2002
"New Mc Cready Theory" by John Cochrane 1999
"The Start Game" John Cochrane, 1998
" Climb performance and handicapping" Judah Milgram
Contest Turnpoint Repository