Abbeville Course Information

Start
29° 58.922'N 92° 5.224'W

Turn 1
29° 59.778'N 92° 23.152'W

Turn 2
30° 4.329'N 92° 39.506'W

Turn 3
30° 28.971'N 92° 32.844'W

Turn 4
30° 41.767'N 92° 24.909'W

Turn 5
30° 46.873'N 92° 11.237'W

Turn 6
30° 27.464'N 92° 14.444'W

Turn7
30° 20.757'N 92° 25.919'W

Finish
30° 9.885'N 92° 29.092'W

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Start:
Regardless of the direction of launch, the start is the North end of the runway.
If launching to the South, execute a left downwind (climb to pattern altitude) and turn on course when even with the numbers at the North end of the runway.
If launching to the North, your time starts when you cross the numbers at the North end of the runway.
 
 

Turn 1:
The hangar at the North end of the runway at the private strip Tee Brads.
Turn altitude: 1,200 feet
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to Turn 2: 287

  

Turn 2:
The center of the bridge span
Turn altitude: per FARs
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to Turn 3: 012
  

Turn 3:
The hangar at the South(ish) end of the runway at the private strip Millers.
Turn altitude: 1,200 feet
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to Turn 4: 027
  

Turn 4:
The white painted pavement at the South end of the runway at the private strip Central Farmers.
Turn altitude: 1,200 feet
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to Turn 5: 066
  

Turn 5:
The red-roofed building just Northeast of the highway overpass.
Turn altitude: Per FARs
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to Turn 6: 187
  

Turn 6:
The hangar at the North end of the runway at the private strip Church Point.
Turn altitude: 1,200 feet
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to Turn 7: 235
  

Turn 7 (long course):
The hangar at the North end of the runway at the private strip Reed.
Turn altitude: 1,200 feet
Turn freq: 123.45
Outbound course to the Finish: 193
Attention! Turn 7 will be the merge point between long course and short course.
See next picture.
  

At turn 7 the long and short course merge.
The short course will turn on the North end of the strip, the long course will turn on the hangar.
This will provide some separation between course aircraft should a short course and long course racer meet.
Short course racers! You will call this turn "Turn 7" even though it's only the fourth turn on your course.
This will provide a standardized call for situation awareness.
Both short and long course aircraft be especially vigilant on this turn!
After making Turn 7, switch to 122.9 for the finish.
  

Finish:
Le Gros Memorial Airport.
This will be an "off-field" finish - you will finish here then proceed back to recover at Abbeville.
The finish is the intersection of taxiway and runway (as shown).
Call your finish on 122.9
Cross the finish at 1,200 feet then make a left turn to 117 degrees back to Abbeville.
Switch to 122.8 for Abbeville.
  

The Short Course deletes turns 4, 5 and 6.
Short course sequence is
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 7
Finish
Outbound course from Turn 3 to Turn 7 is 143 degrees.