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1. Pilot Declared Goal (PDG)

15.1 Pilot Declared Goal (PDG)

15.1.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to a goal selected and declared by him.
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2. Judge Declared Goal (JDG)

15.2 Judge Declared Goal (JDG)

15.2.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to a set goal.
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3. Hesitation Waltz (HWZ)

15.3 Hesitation Waltz (HWZ)

15.3.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to one of several set goals.
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4. Fly In (FIN)

15.4 Fly In (FIN)

15.4.1 Competitors will find their own launch areas and attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to a set goal or target.
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5. Fly On (FON)

15.5 Fly On (FON)

15.5.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to a goal selected and declared by them during flight.
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6. Hare and Hounds (HNH)

15.6 Hare and Hounds (HNH)

15.6.1 Competitors will follow a hare balloon and attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to a target displayed by the hare no more than two meters upwind of the basket after landing.
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7. Watership Down (WSD)

15.7 Watership Down (WSD)

15.7.1 Competitors will fly to the launch point of a hare balloon, follow the hare and attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to a target displayed by the hare no more than two meters upwind of the basket after landing.
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8. Gordon Bennett Memorial (GBM)

15.8 Gordon Bennett Memorial (GBM)

15.8.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point within a scoring area(s) close to a set goal.
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9. Calculated Rate of Approach (CRT)

15.9. Calculated Rate of Approach (CRT)

15.9.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point within a valid scoring area close to a set goal. The scoring area(s) will have unique times of validity.
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10. Race To An Area (RTA)

15.10. Race To An Area (RTA)

15.10.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point, as specified in the task data, in the shortest time within a scoring area(s) or airspace(s).
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11. Elbow (ELB)

15.11. Elbow (ELB)

15.11.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve the greatest change of direction in flight.
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12. Land Run (LRN)

15.12. Land Run (LRN)

15.12.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve the greatest area of a triangle ``A``, ``B`` and ``C``
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13. Minimum Distance (MDT)

15.13. Minimum Distance (MDT)

15.13.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to the reference point, after flying a minimum set time or distance.
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14. Shortest Flight (SFL)

15.14. Shortest Flight (SFL)

15.14.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point close to the reference point within a set scoring area(s).
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15. Minimum Distance Double Drop (MDD)

15.15. Minimum Distance Double Drop (MDD)

15.15.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve two marks or valid track points close together in different scoring areas.
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16. Maximum Distance Time (XDT)

15.16. Maximum Distance Time (XDT)

15.16.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point far away from the reference point, within a maximum set time.
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17. Maximum Distance (XDI)

15.17. Maximum Distance (XDI)

15.17.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve a mark or valid track point far away from the reference point within a set scoring area(s).
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18. Maximum Distance Double Drop (XDD)

15.18. Maximum Distance Double Drop (XDD)

15.18.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve two marks or valid track points far apart in the scoring area(s).
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19. Angle (ANG)

15.19. Angle (ANG)

15.19.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve the greatest change of direction from a set direction. The change of direction is the angle between the set direction and line ``A-B``.
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20. 3D Shape Task (3DT)

15.20. 3D Shape Task (3DT)

15.20.1 Competitors will attempt to achieve the greatest distance within a set airspace.
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