Benalla

The last day has started to launch.
Jim

Oh, man. Second turn area for the 15 meter is Dookie. And the Opens start with a run to Dookie.

:-)

Why no live Tracking today?

Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the greatest of them all?? I'll give you a hint, he flys a Diana 2.

Mak should've stayed with the gaggle...

On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 10:36:30 AM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
Mak should've stayed with the gaggle...

Hindsight is 20:20. The gaggle almost didn't make it home, some very low saves and weak lift going into the last turn. The US and CA team didn't make it home. UJ was down to about 300 meters agl about 50 km out, I wasn't sure he was going to make it home.

Would have been better to start with a group of 8 to 10 gliders but hard to tell from just seeing those with trackers rather than knowing what other gliders were doing.

On 21/01/2017 11:51, Tango Eight wrote:
On Friday, January 20, 2017 at 3:34:39 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
Kawa has done plenty of the cat and mouse flying he's complaining about! It's just that he's usually winning. No one complains when they are winning.

best,
Evan

C'mon, Evan, the video "complaint" was made on the day he won the class on the first contest day!..and referred to weather that did not reflect on the pilots skill. He was being humble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0r1lFIIrUs

Jus' so we're clear: I'm not casting aspersions on anyone, least of all Sebastian Kawa.

There definitely is a point at which the tactical game starts to detract from the soaring game, and it sounds like Mak and Sebastian have reached that point, and that's unfortunate.

-Evan


I'd just say that "leeching" is team flying by somebody who isn't on
your team.


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GC

On Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 3:16:14 PM UTC+3, wrote:
On 21/01/2017 11:51, Tango Eight wrote:
On Friday, January 20, 2017 at 3:34:39 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
Kawa has done plenty of the cat and mouse flying he's complaining about! It's just that he's usually winning. No one complains when they are winning.

best,
Evan

C'mon, Evan, the video "complaint" was made on the day he won the class on the first contest day!..and referred to weather that did not reflect on the pilots skill. He was being humble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0r1lFIIrUs

Jus' so we're clear: I'm not casting aspersions on anyone, least of all Sebastian Kawa.

There definitely is a point at which the tactical game starts to detract from the soaring game, and it sounds like Mak and Sebastian have reached that point, and that's unfortunate.

-Evan


I'd just say that "leeching" is team flying by somebody who isn't on
your team.

And never leading....

What are you basing that opinion on Tom?