Purr-fect day at 10:00am (briefing), with a fancy dress ‘Shrek’ theme, and oh, the costumes were a sight to behold! An Assigned Area Task awaited, with 3 hours for Task A. Afterward, they all posed for photos on the grid, showing off their feline flair.
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| "Puss in Boots" - Sally Hender |
The first launch was at 12:20pm, and Task B was called instead, lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes. Our ‘Puss in Boots’ was near the front, sniffing around the first turnpoint while waiting for the start line to open. With plenty of lift around, Dan soared above 3000ft with ease. The start gate opened, and though he waited a bit, he was one of the first to pounce on the Task.
Fancy Dress day (Sally Hender)
Dan: “I flew the first leg 10 minutes over the time on delta, so I had to venture further into the second sector than I planned, however, the lift in the second sector was better than expected, so it didn’t affect me that much. I returned 1 minute and 5 seconds over the 2.5 hours, and I was thrilled with my timing and speed. Plus, I still haven’t landed out!”
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| The new hat was too big to wear in flight (Sally Hender) |
Dan clawed his way to 13th place today, with a fantastic result of 109.64km/h over 276.15km, earning 824 points and 14th place overall (out of 39 competitors). Meow-velous job! - Sally Hender
ed: (AAT) Assigned area task is a fixed time task, where the pilot has to make a judgement for his actual distance into each sector. Has to manage his time round the route to try to get back as close to the set time as possible (penalties for over and under), but bonus for extra distance going further into the sector round the turnpoint. Fortunately, the Oudie helps with the calculations providing you know how to drive it!
