Wesley Hill <<email>> writes:

Birchip really turned it on this Easter with four superb days of flying. But it wasn't quite perfect...

Day 1 - A 70 km task with a light WSW saw pilots heading to Woolinen. It was a bit crosswind, but the wind was light enough that it didn't matter. 8 pilots made goal with Grant Heaney a lot faster than the rest completing the speed section (64 km) in 1:38. The light wind made it hard to launch with a few pilots getting away late - too late to make goal.

Day 2 - Basically no wind, so we set a short task, just 40 km, so more people would be able to get away before it got too late. Wesley Hill was the fastest of the 10 pilots in goal with a time of 0:48. Again the light wind slowed down the launch rate in the tow paddock.

Day 3 - Similar conditions to Day 2, so we set the same goal. Pilots got higher (over 7,000 ft), the thermals were even better and the times even quicker. Grant won again with a time of 0:46 and 11 pilots made goal.

Day 4 - No wind again. A lot of pilots had to drive home and work the next day so we set another short task of 38 km. Pilots got really high today with some pilots almost able to glide from the start circle to goal. 19 happy people in goal. Hughbert Alexander won the day with a time of 0:32. Peter Davies didn't get the landing quite right and broke his arm.

Overall, Grant came first with Hughbert second and Adam Stevens 3rd.

Results are at: www.hgfa.asn.au/~fttf