Our guys (Dan and Evan) are having a great time and are doing well, for a couple of ASW-20 drivers. They are competing in the combined Standard/15m class, so their high wingloading, combined with their handicap keeps them competitive.
On Wednesday, Evan won the day, flying 212 miles at 83 mph. Dan flew a bit too fast and fell off the ridge, going from 100 mph to a landing in just 4 minutes.
Yesterday, they assigned a "Long MAT," which is intended to be too long to complete. You're supposed to collect as many turnpoints as possible in (at least) 4 hours before dashing for the finish line. It also requires you to program about a dozen points into your glide computer before takeoff.
Dan must have programmed it right, because the preliminary results show that he won the day! He averaged 90 mph over 5 hours.
Evan decided to maximize his distance, rather than his speed, and was actually able to claim all the turnpoints before coming home 15 minutes before sunset. His total was 622 miles (1001 km), having spent about 8 hours in the air, and he got OLC credit for 856 km - the 4th best flight in the world that day.
Today is the last day of the contest. The final results will be published here.
1 comment:
Make the cowboys proud today and good luck!!
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