Rufforth Task Library
Courtesy of Richard Kalin, here is the start of the Rufforth task library. Future contributions welcome. I've added in one or two more in the 150-250 Km bracket, some lifted from Richard's competition task list.
Contributors- please take fully into account proximity of controlled airspace; of particular concern in Yorkshire are:
- Leeds/Bradford CTR
- Airway between Manchester and Newcastle
- Teeside CTR
- Newcastle CTR
- Danger areas near Catterick
- Robin Hood Airport
Sadly it looks as if Robin Hood Airport is going to continue to encroach, with proposals for class D in the pipeline. With that in mind all task that might conflict with RHA are marked with an asterisk.
Naturally any planned flights should take account of Notams on the day.
On all tables on this page, click on the links in the left hand column for Lat/Long and map information.
"Local" tasks
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| RUF-BRN-RUF |
Out and return Burn A/F |
48 Km |
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| RUF-POC-RUF |
Out and return Pocklington A/F |
51 Km |
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| RUF-DIF-RUF |
Out and return Dishforth flyover |
54 Km |
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| RUF-DIF-BRN-RUF |
Triangle Dishforth Flyover- Burn |
102 Km |
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| RUF-RIP-YOR-DIF-RUF |
Quad Ripon-York-Dishforth flyover |
122 Km |
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| RUF-MAW-WET-POC-RUF |
Quad Market Weighton-Weatherby-Pocklington |
122 Km |
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Silver Distance/100 Km diploma tasks
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| RUF-DIF-BRN-RUF |
Triangle Dishforth Flyover- Burn |
102 Km |
TP1 & TP2 need to be turned in sector for silver distance |
| RUF-KNA-MAW-RUF |
Triangle Knaresborough- Market Weighton |
105 Km |
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| RUF-RIP-POC-RUF |
Triangle Ripon- Pocklington |
108 Km |
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| RUF-CTK-RUF |
Out and Return Catterick |
114 Km |
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| RUF-ROT-RUF |
Out and Return Rotherham |
117 Km |
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| RUF-KIR-RUF |
Out and Return Kirton in Lindsay |
134 Km |
Stay north of Goole (the town not the TP!) to avoid RHA approach. And watch out for Hibaldstow parachute zone just to the east of KIR. |
150- 280 Km
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| RUF-RIP-MAW-PCT-RUF |
Quad Ripon-Market Weighton-Pontefract |
162 Km |
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| RUF-ROT-YOR-PCT-RUF |
Quad Rotherham-York-Pontefract |
180 Km |
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| RUF-LEY-DNW-RUF |
Triangle Leyburn-Doncaster NW |
180 Km |
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| RUF-CTK-GOO-RUF |
Triangle Catterick-Goole |
183 Km |
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| RUF-CTK-DNW-RUF |
Triangle Catterick-Doncaster North West |
193 Km |
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| RUF-SCU-NRT-RUF |
Triangle Scunthorpe-Northallerton |
196 Km |
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| RUF-BAR-PCT-RUF |
Triangle Barnard Castle-Pontefract |
214 Km |
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| RUF-SFE-TON-RUF |
Triangle Sheffield East-Tontine |
229 Km |
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| RUF-DNW-TON-PCT-RUF |
Quad Doncaster NW-Tontine-Pontefract |
238 Km |
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| RUF-SNP-DNW-RUF |
Triangle Staindrop-Doncaster NW |
243 Km |
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| RUF-CTK-KIR-RUF |
Triangle Catterick-Kirton in Lindsay |
249 Km |
Avoid Hibaldstow parachute centre just east of KIR |
| RUF-ROT-NRT-BRN-RUF |
Quad Catterick-Rotherham-Northallerton |
254 Km |
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| RUF-LEY-PCT-CTK-RUF |
Quad Leyburn-Pontefract-Catterick |
273 Km |
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300 Km tasks (thermal)
Note- quadrilaterals are not eligible for the Diamond Goal badge.
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| *RUF-MAD-RUF |
Out and Return Market Deeping |
304 Km |
Eligible for diamond. To avoid RHA stay north of Goole (town, not TP), don't go west of Scunthorpe (adds about 3 km) |
| RUF-ROT-CTK-DNW-RUF |
Quad Rotherham-Catterick-Doncaster NW |
305 Km |
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| RUF-KIR-CTK-MAW-RUF |
Quad Kirton-in-Lindsay-Catterick-Market Weighton |
309 Km |
Don't go SW of Goole or Scunthorpe. And avoid Hibaldstow (E of KIR) |
| *RUF-CTK-NWK-RUF |
Triangle Catterick-Newark |
310 Km |
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| RUF-SFE-TON-DNW-RUF |
Quad Sheffield East-Tontine-Doncaster NW |
312 Km |
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| RUF-CTK-ROT-NRT-RUF |
Quad Catterick-Rotherham-Northallerton |
314 Km |
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| RUF-SCU-MAD-ROT-RUF |
Quad Scunthorpe East-Market Deeping-Rotherham |
315 Km |
Stay north of Goole to avoid RAH centre line |
| *RUF-GRA-WSP-SYE-RUF |
Quad Grantham-Worksop-Syerston |
318 Km |
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| *RUF-EYE-RUF |
Out and Return Eyebrook Reservoir |
319 Km |
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| RUF-SNP-PCT-CTK-RUF |
Quad Staindrop-Pontefract-Catterick |
322 Km |
Watch Teeside class D on first leg |
| *RUF-WSP-TON-DNW-RUF |
Quad Worksop-Tontine-Doncaster NW |
324 Km |
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| RUF-SFE-MAD-ROT-RUF |
Quad Sheffield East-Market Deeping-Rotherham |
324 Km |
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| *RUF-MAH-RUF |
Out and Return Market Harborough |
329 Km |
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300 Km tasks (wave)
Note all wave tasks have a remote start at Wetherby. Many are below airspace with a base at FL125.
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| WET-PEI-RIP-LEY-RUF |
Quad Wetherby-Penrith-Ripon-Leyburn |
304 Km |
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| WET-BRH-WBS-LEY-RUF |
Quad Wetherby-Brough-Wetherby South-Leyburn |
304 Km |
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| WET-HEX-PCT-RUF |
Hexham-Pontefract |
310 Km |
Remote finish WET for Diamond Goal- but check rules on start/finish height.
Check out Class D going into Newcastle: obtain clearance to cross or work out to the west. |
| WET-BRH-KNA-BAR-RUF |
Brough-Knaresborough-Barnard Castle |
318 Km |
Watch Class D (base FL75) just north of BAR |
| WET-BAR-PCT-CTK-RUF |
Barnard Castle-Pontefract-Catterick |
319 Km |
Watch Class D (base FL75) just north of BAR |
| WET-PEI-GRS-BAR-RUF |
Penrith-Grassington-Barnard Castle |
337 Km |
Watch Class D (base FL75) just north of BAR |
500 Km tasks (thermal)
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| *RUF-CTK-MAD-MAS-RUF |
Quad Catterick-Market Deeping-Masham |
501 Km |
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| *RUF-GRM-PIT-RUF |
Triangle Great Malvern-Pitsford |
501 Km |
Some diversion needed to avoid Birmingham |
| *RUF-MAS-GRL-RUF |
Triangle Masham-Gransden Lodge |
501 Km |
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| *RUF-MTM-WBS-SBY-RUF |
Quad Melton Mowbray-Wetherby South-Saltby |
503 Km |
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| *RUF-MTM-WBS-SBY-RUF |
Quad Melton Mowbray-Wetherby South-Saltby |
503 Km |
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| *RUF-CTK-NOS-RUF |
Triangle Catterick-Northampton South |
504 Km |
Slight detour needed for E.Midlands |
| RUF-CAH-ROY-POC-RUF |
Quad Castle Howard-Royston-Pocklington |
504 Km |
Avoids RHA and all class D |
| *RUF-SBY-RIP-NWK-RUF |
Quad Saltby-Ripon-Newark |
508 Km |
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| *RUF-WSP-CTK-SBY-RUF |
Quad *Worksop-Catterick-Saltby |
508 Km |
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| *RUF-DID-RUF |
Out and Return Didcot |
518 Km |
Clearance needed through E.Midlands |
| *RUF-SBY-RIP-SYE-RUF |
Quad Saltby-Ripon-Syerston |
519 Km |
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500 Km tasks (wave)
Note all wave tasks have a remote start at Wetherby.
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| WET-HEX-GAF-BLN-RUF |
Quad Hexham-Garforth-Blanchland |
506 Km |
Note class D N.of Barnard Castle, base FL 75 |
| WET-MIL-KNA-BAR-RUF |
Quad Millfield-Knaresborough-Barnard Castle |
518 Km |
Note class D N.of Barnard Castle, base FL 75 |
| WET-HEX-PCT-BUH-RUF |
Quad Hexham-Pontefract-Burnhope Reservoir |
524 Km |
Note class D N.of Barnard Castle, base FL 75 |
| WET-HBR-PCT-BUH-RUF |
Quad Haydon Bridge-Pontefract-Burnhope Reservoir |
528 Km |
Note class D N.of Barnard Castle, base FL 75 |
| WET-PEI-PCT-ULL-RUF |
Quad Penrith-Pontefract-Ullswater |
539 Km |
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750 Km tasks (thermal or mixed)
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| *RUF-LAS-WET-WSP-RUF |
Quad Lasham-Wetherby-Worksop |
753 Km |
Detour or clearance required at E.Midlands (twice) |
| *RUF-ALT-DNW-GRL |
Alton-Doncaster NW-landout Gransden Lodge |
753 Km |
Detour or clearance required at E.Midlands |
| *RUF-GRL-MAS-SBY-RUF |
Quad Gransden-Masham-Saltby |
754 Km |
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| *RUF-DID-WET-GRA-RUF |
Quad Didcot-Wetherby-Gransden |
760 Km |
Detour or clearance required at E.Midlands |
| *RUF-BAR-LAS-RUF |
Triangle Barnard Castle-Lasham |
762 Km |
Detour or clearance required at E.Midlands |
| *RUF-GRL-PCT-BGC-RUF |
Quad Gransden-Pontefract-Bedford |
763 Km |
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750 Km tasks (wave)
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| WBS-COD-PCT-BEL-RUF |
Remote start Wetherby South-Coldstream-Pontefract-Bellingham |
757 Km |
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1000 Km tasks (wave then thermal)
All remote start Wetherby.
| Trigraphs | In words | Distance | Comments |
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| *WET-MIL-DID-WBS-SBY |
Millfield-Didcot-Wetherby South-landout Saltby |
1005 Km |
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| *WET-MIL-NEW-WSP-GRL |
Millfield-Newbury-Worksop-landout Gransden |
1014 Km |
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| *WET-MIL-PCT-COD-GRA |
Millfield-Pontefract-Coldstream-landout Gransden |
1044 Km |
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