On 21 Sep 2003 20:13:30 GMT, (JJ Sinclair) wrote:

Eric wrote...
If you mean contest flying, I'd like to hear about it, too. I've never
been in a position where I had a "distinct" advantage for a contest,
so I'd like to hear how this happens.

I have given several examples where motorgliders have enjoyed a distinct
advantage in cotests. Self-launch so they can motor around until finding a
thermal, airborn-relight while pure sailplaned must land, attemting a final
glide without sufficient altitude. Oh, but JJ's just WHINING again.


Results of this year's WGC, 18m class.

I'd be glad if you could point out how precisely the existence of an
engine turned out to be an advantage for the pilot in the final
results.
Do a search for yourself - but I did not find any competition result
where the motorgliders had an advantage that showed up in the results.


1 WO Janowitsch Wolfgang Austria Ventus 2cx 10594 No engine
2 250 Jones Stephen Great Britain Ventus 2cxt 10135 engine
3 210 Jones Philip Great Britain Ventus 2cxt 9978 engine
4 EP Henry Francois-Louis France Ventus 2c 9873 No engine
5 RB Brigliadori Riccardo Italy Lak17 9818 No engine
6 GR Rossier Gabriel Switzerland DG 800 s 9794 No engine
7 XT Termaat Ronald Netherlands Ventus 2cxt 9740 engine
8 MZ Breidahl Henrik A. Denmark LAK 17a 9655 no engine
9 IK Krejcirik Petr Czech Republic Ventus 2c xt 9625 engine
10 IAB Wujczak Stanislaw Poland LS6 18 9588 no engine
11 SV Sabeckis Vytautas Lithuania LAK 17A 9439 no engine
12 808 Fischer Ralf Germany DG 808S 9334 no engine
13 SP Jonker Uys South Africa Lak 17 9284 no engine
14 DG Tabart Tracey Australia DG808S 9192 no engine
15 BG Pristavec Bostjan Slovenia LAK 17A 9126 no engine
16 LI Kubovcik Viliam Slovak Republic Ventus C 8689 no engine
17 ZQ Ittner Gary USA Ventus 2cx 8533 no engine
18 UG Brialmont Olivier Belgium DG 800S 8214 no engine
19 HI Verebelyi Zoltan Hungary Ventus 2CXT 8002 engine
20 OG Raudsandmoen Geir Norway LS 8/18 7872 no engine
21 A1 Hollestelle Ed Canada LS 8-t 7613 engine
22 1 Ottosson Curt-Olle Sweden LS 8-18 7408 no engine
23 JM Salokannel Ismo Finland LAK 17A 6848 no engine



Bye
Andreas