I have just found out that I have qualified for the Paragliding World Cup Super final in Italy in September by finishing as one of the top 100 pilots in the PWCA this year.
I now need to decide if I can Justify taking two weeks holiday to go to the first true world championships ( you can only qualify for it through your previous comp results unlike the FAI events when a team is selected by each country and the pilot quality can be very poor) .
I will let everyone know what I am going to do very soon.
Monday, 20 July 2009
piedrahita
Sorry about the lack of post,I am not at work and could not access my account.
old news
Piedrahita was Ok its not my favorite venue but I was 19th overall and third in serial class,yes I was flying a Niviuk peak,which was very interesting after years of flying comp wings,unfortunatly after a good 1st task and a fantastic, most of the flight secound task, I was gliding into goal with Craig Morgan in fourth position when I realised why people fly comp wings,I left higher than Craig and Kia but on the final 5km into wind could not compeate with thier glides and decked it a couple of km short,in the next task I flew 4.8km past the first Turn Point and had A painfully long into wind push to retrase my flightback and then had to fly back getting to goal 1/2 an hour latter than I should have taken BUGGER the final task was a short downwing dash and I was 10 mins behind the winner.
So all in all a pleasent week with a good bunch of guys in our peaceful village retreat,not a great result but not bad in the UK Championships I ended up as 2nd serial only a few pts behind the winner and 400pts behind Adrian who won this round of the championships.
old news
Piedrahita was Ok its not my favorite venue but I was 19th overall and third in serial class,yes I was flying a Niviuk peak,which was very interesting after years of flying comp wings,unfortunatly after a good 1st task and a fantastic, most of the flight secound task, I was gliding into goal with Craig Morgan in fourth position when I realised why people fly comp wings,I left higher than Craig and Kia but on the final 5km into wind could not compeate with thier glides and decked it a couple of km short,in the next task I flew 4.8km past the first Turn Point and had A painfully long into wind push to retrase my flightback and then had to fly back getting to goal 1/2 an hour latter than I should have taken BUGGER the final task was a short downwing dash and I was 10 mins behind the winner.
So all in all a pleasent week with a good bunch of guys in our peaceful village retreat,not a great result but not bad in the UK Championships I ended up as 2nd serial only a few pts behind the winner and 400pts behind Adrian who won this round of the championships.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Piedrahita
So the big one for British pilots arrives ,its Wednesday now and on Friday all the UK comp pilots are on our way another British championships in Piedrahita.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for epic full on conditions and not to much of the famed sink that decks so many good pilots,it is the only place in the world where I have had solid 5-8 mps sink from 3000mts to the ground AHHHHHHHH.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for epic full on conditions and not to much of the famed sink that decks so many good pilots,it is the only place in the world where I have had solid 5-8 mps sink from 3000mts to the ground AHHHHHHHH.
Friday, 19 June 2009
flaming june
Well it has been a f****ing month so far ,but hopefully that's about to change, I am on holiday now and heading for Malvern on Sunday to make the most of a good forecast for the start of next week.Somehow I am sure I wont be alone!!!
I will update you next week before I head of to Piedrahita for the first round of the British Champs.
I will update you next week before I head of to Piedrahita for the first round of the British Champs.
Monday, 25 May 2009
Parlick again
Me and Mike Cav went to Parlick for the good forecast on Sunday of the May bank holiday weekend and where rewarded with a fantastic 5 hour wing tip too wingtip flight across the width of the UK over the dales with a dramatic low save from Malham,I could see climbers on the routes I had climbed 15 years ago then over to Kilnsey and out into the flatlands with the North york moors a glide or two away and on to Whitby,that is three times I have flown Parlick and it has given me fantastic flying everytime with 114-58-151 km flights hopefully I can get that elusive 200km from what is fast becoming my favored XC launch.
Monday, 11 May 2009
Parlick
OH I forgot to mention a nice little 58km flight from Parlick,I had declared a 106km goal flight but after 50km flying with Andy Wallace, John Ellison and Simon Ballie we sort of decided enough was enough, on what was a windy and scary looking day and landed at Whitestones. quite happy with our decisions to land.
I didn't take any pics but Sammy Sky god has some nice ones on this site
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69796&id=841147304&l=5325866256
I didn't take any pics but Sammy Sky god has some nice ones on this site
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69796&id=841147304&l=5325866256
The Boarders
The Uk comps have kicked off with the British Paragliding Cup in the scotish Boarders 60 keen pilots flew a 46km task from Broughton Heights to Hawick on Sunday with 16 pilots making the goal, the winner was Martin Sandwith.
I flew the task just to be sociable but made the mistake of flying in a teashirt and wind proof jacket and at about -10deg taking into account windchill I was a tad cold.
It was a grand flight with spectacular views from the east to west coast only marred by the £50 taxi fare back to Mikes car ,but a price worth paying for a very special flight
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