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[11/03 AM] Pacific Cup (Main Competition) takeoff from outside of the launch.

Pacific Cup (Main Competition) has been held.

Nov. 3rd, Tue. 2026 The morning competition is held. The Pacific Cup balloons take off from the outside event area. The Fiesta balloons take off from the main launch area. The task will be below.

Pacific Cup

Task 11

[Pilot Declared Goal / PDG]

It is the game that pilots declares his or her goal before their takeoff, and they use the GPS instead of dropping the marker off when the approach to the position. They need to read the direction and speed of wind with map accurately.

 
PDG

[Pilot Declared Goal / PDG]

It is the game that pilots declares his or her goal before their takeoff, and they use the GPS instead of dropping the marker off when the approach to the position. They need to read the direction and speed of wind with map accurately.

 
PDG

Task 12

[Minimum Distance Double Drop/ MDD]

Pilots drop two markers in different designated areas. The pilot with the shortest distance between the two markers wins.

HWZ

Task 13

[Hesitation Waltz/ HWZ]

Balloons fly to the goal which the Event Director ordered. It is usually 4 to 6 km away from the goal. The pilots drop the marker toward the center of the target and the winner who made the nearest gets 1000 points. This is very similar to Judge Declared Goal / JDG. The difference between HWZ and JDG is that there are plural targets in HWZ and pilots need to decide one target from them.

MNDD

Fiesta

Fiesta balloons take off from the main launch site.

Last Modified: 2026.11.03