Booker Regionals 2016

Wycombe, United Kingdom,   2 July 2016 – 10 July 2016

Champions

Club
1 J1M Jim White 2,616
2 A9 George Hunter 2,243
3 370 Denis Campbell 2,207

Day 7. Nearly time for prize giving.

Still waiting for Nils' weather window to arrive. Due at 3pm.,... Rebrief in the clubhouse at 13:00. If no task we will do prize giving at 13::00 at clubhouse.

Written by: RedKite Control on 10 July 2016 at 11:24.

Day 8 - Briefing followed by Forum

Another excellent met briefing from Nils, revealing rather unpromising weather for the day, with the approach of a warm front, low cloud and strong winds.  No task set.  There may be a window for a task to be set on the final day, Sunday, behind the cold front. The briefing was followed by a forum, to listen to people's views on all aspects of the comp, how it could be improved and what might help develop club cross-country flying in the future. Excellent feedback was recieved from members and v...
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Written by: RedKite Control on 9 July 2016 at 11:33.

Day 7 First launch.........

.....not before 1300.  Waiting for cloudbase to go up a bit
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Written by: RedKite Control on 8 July 2016 at 11:31.

Day 7 - Task set

Conditions today are not as good as earlier in the week but we have a task and are awaiting the promised 'weather window'. At briefing Richard took the opportunity to thank our generous sponsors - Hayward Aviation, NavBoys and Sailplane & Gliding - who are providing day and overall prizes.  As it is unlikely to be flyable tomorrow, Tim invited all competitors and others to attend a discussion forum after briefing, in order to share experiences and note any suggestions for improvements for future...
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Written by: RedKite Control on 8 July 2016 at 09:56.

Day 6. Finishers and a couple of landouts

Nils (EN) is back in 1:26 mins. He says that there are still plenty of energy lines to follow.  About five more competitors due to finish in the next 10 mins.  JDV DNS and RN, HA, 944 Landouts so far.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 7 July 2016 at 14:10.
Edited by: RedKite Control on 7 July 2016 at 14:11.

Day 6. First Launch 12:30.

Short task to the west first turn Abingdon Bridge.  First launch at 12:30.  FI and 161 are out testing the climbs. Now we wait to see how big this good slot is. Checkout Sat24.com to see whether the cloud thickens up!
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Written by: RedKite Control on 7 July 2016 at 11:22.
Edited by: RedKite Control on 7 July 2016 at 11:30.

Official results now available

Alex and David in KCZ came in ahead of the field, a glider with a handicap of 85 beat all those ASW27s etc. Tim Z3 flying HC, the actual winner was Nils followed by George in 2nd place and Jim 3rd. Just shows the value of HDT tasks.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 6 July 2016 at 14:48.

Everyone is back!

They romped round the task, and the PROVISIONAL results based on the log are.......... that a K21 won the day - KCZ flown by Alex O'Keefe and David Hamilton. The official results are eagerly awaited!
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Written by: RedKite Control on 6 July 2016 at 13:48.

Snifter completes task in 1:39 Finishers due around 14:00

The CFI has completed the task in 1:39 after an early start. We expect the bulk to finish around 14:00.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 6 July 2016 at 12:42.

The race is on, and they are fast

All have started. A9, EN, JDV 316 together at 31 as the gate opened. KCZ, KV, 2 mins later then HA and J1M at 45.  LC & Z3 started 20 minutes later after a late launch.  It is pretty much a Grand Prix race today. 
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Written by: RedKite Control on 6 July 2016 at 12:09.

Latest winner

HC Tim Scott 70.82 km/h
1. Nils Wedi 70.34 km/h
2. John Otty 58.39 km/h
Updated: 15/07/2016, 06:11

Latest task

Task 7, 8 Jul 2016
Task distance: 134.79 km
Updated: 08/07/2016, 10:49

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