Sorry for the delay with this final report, it was a bit of a rush to pack up after the ceremony before heading to Frankfurt .
I’m now in Scotland Paris as his original flight to Hong Kong was overbooked.
It seems that the Saturday’s task was set based on the weather of the previous day. It turned out to be one of the best days of the comp and they only set a 2 hour AAT, hence the fast speeds J
Still at least it meant that everyone was home early to derig and pack up.
CX who had a flat tyre on the grid, also had a flat tyre on landing. They derigged it in the middle of the strip as gliders landed all around them. They were very fast.
On the final night we had a great light show from a near by thunderstorm, as we drank free beer and wine with Goulash.
Sunday morning we awoke to steady rain. Everyone in the campground will be taking a wet tent home with them.
It has been a difficult comp. for the Australians, particularly on the slow days in conditions that we are not used to. How often in Australia
Pete has also learned a lot about gaggle flying, something he has not done before.
I hope that people at home are not too disappointed. The guys flew really well in difficult and patently dangerous conditions (a PW5 was broken in 2 on the day of the mass outlandings). In the end they were beaten by some really skilled pilots who had a lot of local knowledge. Despite this they still scored well on some days.
For those of you who are blog addicted the Australian Team in Hungary
And Graham Parker has a blog at
good luck guys and fly safe
Mandy
Thanks Mandy - how can we be disappointed with a team that did the best they could. Flying in Europe is tricky at the best of times... flying in the Worlds has a unique set of pressures... getting to the other side of the world in a comp ready state adds to all that. Well done you guys. Was great to watch from home. Have a safe trip home. Enjoy the rest. Enjoy the R(ed wine) Mandy. CONGRATULATIONS on another safe and successful comp. :)
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