Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championship (Steve Hocking), Day 5
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We call the day at noon after hoping during the morning that the winds at the airfield will die down.
Date/Time (EDT) |
Speed (knots) |
Gust (knots) |
|---|
12/12:00pm |
21 |
32 |
12/11:54am |
20 |
32 |
12/11:00am |
19 |
25 |
12/10:00am |
18 |
26 |
12/09:00am |
19 |
29 |
12/08:55am |
18 |
29 |
12/08:00am |
14 |
17 |
12/07:00am |
3 |
4 |
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We had three good days of flying at this second competition at Forbes. Six out
of ten days in all.
Final Results:
# |
Name |
Nat |
Glider |
Total |
|---|
1 |
Jonny Durand |
AUS |
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5 |
2800 |
2 |
Carl Wallbank |
GBR |
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5 |
2460 |
3 |
Trent Brown |
AUS |
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5 |
2355 |
4 |
Steve Blenkinsop |
AUS |
Moyes Litespeed S3.5 |
2266 |
5 |
Yasuhiro Noma |
JPN |
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5 |
2246 |
6 |
Tullio Gervasoni |
ITA |
Wills Wing T2C 144 |
2156 |
7 |
Grant Heaney |
AUS |
Moyes Litespeed S 3.5 |
2063 |
8 |
Davis Straub |
USA |
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5 |
1953 |
9 |
Conrad Loten |
NZL |
Moyes Litespeed
S 4 |
1942 |
10 |
Roberto Nichele |
SUI |
Wills Wing T2C-144 |
1875 |
11 |
Larry Bunner |
USA |
Wills Wing T2C 144 |
1873 |
The RS 3.5 seems to be the preferred size and model of the Litespeed.
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