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     This event shall consist of a cross-country flight in an airplane over a multiple leg course between 70 and 120 miles in length. Each contestant must submit a flight plan before take-off, including, the estimated time enroute for each leg, estimated total elapsed time, and estimated fuel consumption. Planning time shall be determined by the chief judge. The airplane must pass directly over each checkpoint in straight and level flight on a track consistent with a direct course from the previous checkpoint or point of departure. The turn to the next leg should be started, immediately after passing the checkpoint and in the direction prescribed by the navigation briefing. Penalty points will be assigned based on the accuracy of the estimation of fuel consumption for the entire flight (start to stop engine), estimated vs actual total elapsed time from take-off to time over last checkpoint, and estimated vs actual time enroute to each check point.