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From: Don Taylor
Good Contest news -- for some!
Sunday Aug 26 produced another contest day for five of our pilots.
The wx was okay but not great, so the pilots kept their tasks short
and alternate landing fields in sight. If you found the right
combination of thermals, you could make some good speeds, but in the
cases of Gerald Simpson and Mario Lazazga, the speeds were too good.
Their out/return flights to Marion were accomplished in less than an
hour, under the 60 minimum time on task specified in the rules. So
their speeds were adjusted, pushing them down a notch or two in the
daily standings. Gerald had the best average climb rate for the day,
283 fpm. Not satisfied with his first flight, did it again with
improved results, and we scored the best of the two O/R flights.
On the other hand, if you were like Don and Terry Wools, you never
found great thermals and tiptoed around the landscape at underwhelming
speeds. True to form, Ron won the day, using his long 18 m wings to
best advantage, although he too kept his course in close to
Alexandria. With two months of contest days left for this season, the
overall standings reveal that a few points here or there on days yet
to come can still bounce some pilots around. See you at the field.
