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My point here: why are the assignments, the actual routes that the gliders need to fly, not NOTAMed? Is it a timing issue where a NOTAM cannot be promulgated fast enough after the competition director decides on the route, or is it because they don't want to spoil the competition by releasing the route too early?
The final decision on what task will be flown often isn't decided until an hour (or sometimes even less) than when the gliders begin to launch. This because the Competition Director, working with the Met Man, Task Setter, airspace liaison person and anyone else in the competition organisation team, is looking to set a task that makes the best use of the weather window as it becomes available.