Team report.
91km triangle with dog leg around 4 turn points and goal at a 1km radius end of speed section with a physical line validation.
Cloud base >3000m ASL.
Cloud Cover 3/8ths with cloud streets here and there.
Wind Variable < 5kts.
Max Climb 6.5m/s
Average Climb for the day +- 2-3m/s
Desi's website: http://www.flydeaar.co.za
The start was the normal cloud flying extravaganza that plays on the nerves like mustard gas.
The task was a step up from yesterday as it was felt that the 71km task was Mickey Mouse. The flight took us over numerous large valleys and canyons with three to four stranded powerlines in all the wrong places.
At one point the lead gaggle dived into the shadow on a koppie, and in good SA style Nevil and Andre Nevilled them and specked out 1km from the milling mass. The return race to the last turn point offered a choice of two routes no less than ten kilometres in separation. The last move after the final turn point had a bit of a sting with many unhappy pilots landing just short of goal as the day began to shut down. Probably 50-80 pilots in goal, but more on that when the results are out.
Henry and Andre got in with Nevil 200m short.
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