Starfish Enterprise
Today's task was to fly round 5 selected turnpoints (which made a starfish shape). Between each turnpoint, you could then fly to another turnpoint of your choice.
We set off into another sky with thick top cover and a base of only just over 2000ft above Sutton Bank. Nevertheless, the whole grid set off making it fairly easy to stay airborne as there were always gliders around marking climbs (which were not always under the clouds where they should be).
By about 2 o'clock, the cloud base had gone up to around 3300ft above Sutton Bank and there were some strong climbs around.
Today's task was to fly round 5 selected turnpoints (which made a starfish shape). Between each turnpoint, you could then fly to another turnpoint of your choice.
We set off into another sky with thick top cover and a base of only just over 2000ft above Sutton Bank. Nevertheless, the whole grid set off making it fairly easy to stay airborne as there were always gliders around marking climbs (which were not always under the clouds where they should be).
By about 2 o'clock, the cloud base had gone up to around 3300ft above Sutton Bank and there were some strong climbs around.
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Just after 4 o'clock, the top cover killed the day and there was a mass landing back at base including the Eagle which had made it round the whole task!
Scores on the board:
Team DD3: 4th on the day (266km), 7th overall
Team Eagle: 15th on the day (110km), 20th overall
711: 23rd on the day (169km), 18th overall
DG1: 14th on the day (199km), 14th overall
W7: 27th on the day (104km), 29th overall
Scores on the board:
Team DD3: 4th on the day (266km), 7th overall
Team Eagle: 15th on the day (110km), 20th overall
711: 23rd on the day (169km), 18th overall
DG1: 14th on the day (199km), 14th overall
W7: 27th on the day (104km), 29th overall
- Pete Bennett
