Hi all! Below please find another report from David. Kind regards Bernard Monday, 4 August 2008 David I had a quick word with Karl Striedieck this morning and asked him if he went round with the 15m gaggle yesterday. He responded "Yes, why think it only weakens the team!" Graham and I took that advice today and spent most of the first two legs with about 30 other gliders in each thermal. It was damned scary until the class began to split about an hour into the 2 hour AAT. Graham and I were the last gliders in the last class to be launched and we were lucky that the conditions had recycled again by the time we got in the air. It was blowing 20-30kts on the ground and 35kts at task altitude. The gate height limit was 3,900' and maximum height today was only 6,000' midway through the task. We kept up well and rolled the leaders approaching the second turnpoint. This put us in front however I'd been luckier with the air and Graham was 1,000' below me as we headed into the downwind leg. By the last turn Graham was back to within 600' however we had to separate. I ran back into wind before turning for home and Graham went directly cross wind. At the finish he was less than a minute behind me having found good air on the way home and thus making up the gap between us. I was concerned when we split but it was great to see him right on my tail at the finish. George Thesinger (one of the hot favourites) outlanded and hit a dear shortly after the start. His glider has been replaced as the dear was hidden in the grass and thus the damages is deemed not to be the pilots fault!. It's anybody's game for the time being....
Kind regards David & Lesley David Jansen & Lesley Scott P +61 (0)7 5478 0428 PO Box 1577 M +61 (0)409 592 747 Mooloolaba Qld 4557 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia Skype. davidjansen747
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