competition
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July 16, 2020
I have been around competitive racing since I was 18 years old. Most of the truly high-level racing I have personally done was on sailboats, both in college and after. I’ve sailed in multiple North American championships and a J-22 Worlds. I’ve been around high-level sailplane racing since I was 22, which was the first time I flew a towplane at a Nationals. Since then, I’ve been a crew, tow pilot,
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May 24, 2018
There are a lot of things to remember when flying in these turn areas. Being low on the into the wind turn and high on the downwind turn, the last cloud might not work, putting all of your eggs into one basket...
Now we put these concepts into deciding where to turn in a turn area task. Before you start the flight you need to have a good weather briefing to determine where you are more likely
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March 15, 2018
Clearly, the start gate that is closest to the line is the best one to use. The shortest distance makes sense. Problem solved, go there.
If it was only that easy. It might be the shortest distance but it could come with a lot of disadvantages. Sometimes the best start gate to use is one that is farthest away from the course line. In an hour you are not going to be concerned with being 1/2 mile
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January 11, 2018
For all of you following Adam Wolley's Gliding Adventures. He had a video after Day 1 at the Australian Multiclass Nationals. Interviewing Peter Temple the day 1 winner. Peter mentions his strategy to align his legs into and down wind. With a 12 kph faster speed, I think he made it work.
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January 04, 2018
Team flying is an art and it takes a lot of practice to be good at it. I have attempted team flying at three World Gliding Championships and one Junior World Gliding Championships. I remember one day at the Juniors I was able to share some information on the cloudstreet I was running down and getting slow and recommending for my teammate to do something else. He did and won the day.
However,