Day 3 promised light winds and 5000' convection lasting well into the evening. Since the 15m and Standard classes did not fly on Day 2, they were put at the front of the grid and sent on a 340km fixed task, with the 18m and Open classes launched second on a slightly shorter task. The low convection heights meant tasking into the same northern region as the first two days, so for a bit of variety the fleet was sent the opposite way around - out to the northeast first, then west.
The longer task for the 15m and Standard classes took them out over the irrigation to the west, which proved challenging - with eight pilots failing to finish the task. All of the 18m and Open class pilots made it home.
Written on 10 January 2013 at 12:19.
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Task distance:
105.79 km
/
365.61 km
(214.35 km)
Task duration:
2:00:00
Updated:
21/05/2015, 06:42