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Enterprise 2009
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Long Mynd 2009 |
The thirty-fifth Enterprise was held at "Long Mynd", home of Midland Gliding Club from 4th to 11th July 2009
We were blessed with 5
competition days out of 8 but there was some interesting flying
on the other days too though often not starting until late in the
afternoon. A field of 32 gliders stretched the MGC launch
system but it managed to deliver 30 launches an hour. We
flew more than 22,500k over the week with Justin Wills achieving
the longest flight ever from the Mynd of 837k to East Anglia
eventually landing at Gransden Lodge. Other flights to
Sutton Bank, Isle of Wight, Snowdon and the far reaches of Wales
delighted all and we also managed to retrieve our plate from Camp
Hill. The Cadman Trophy went to local pilot James Fisher
for circumnavigating the Birmingham TMA. Third overall was
John Wand , second Rod Witter and Justin Wills took first place.
Full competition results as Excel Spreadsheet
Saturday 4th July 09
Task Sheets: Day 1
Task Map: Day1
Saturday 4th July. Strong Southerly winds and heavy showers. Short soaring windows allowed competitors to practice field landings. Justin Wills turned Bridgenorth and Shrewsbury, John Stuart turned Worcester and landed out near Droitwich. Everyone had dinner in view of a spectacular sunset.
Sunday 5th July
The task was to visit as many gliding clubs as possible, with extra points for visiting Sutton Bank or the Isle of Wight.
Provisional results are that Justin Wills visited many clubs before landing at Sutton Bank. James Fisher circumnavigated Birmingham to visit 6 clubs and traveled 326 kilometers
12 gliders landed out, some at a considerable distanc.
Duo 494 landed at Shobdon and met syndicate partner and Mynd CFI Paul Stanley's other toy, based at Shobdon. If you want to fly it, click here
Monday 6th July
Day scrubbed due to bad weather. Even the sheep thought it was bad
However, the weather cleared in the evening, hangar doors opened at 5pm and superb ridge flying was enjoyed until 8.30 p.m by the club 2 seaters.
Tuesday 7th July
The day was scrubbed due to bad weather and low cloud.
The weather cleared in the afternoon, and 12 gliders launched onto the ridge.
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Some intrepid souls made it to Ironbridge and Shobdon in ridge, thermal and wave lift. John Stuart soared Wenlock Edge for hours before landing in a field.
Andrew Reid soared Wenlock edge, then climbed in Wave and got back to the Mynd.
Once again everyone enjoyed the a fabulous sunset from the dinner table
Wednesday 8th July
The task was to visit as many of the Llans as possible. The weather took a long time to clear, the first launch took place at 3.30 pm, and some competitiors were still flying after 8pm.
About half the field landed out in deteriorating conditions.
Justin Wills managed 7 turning points and 317k
Rod Witter turned 4 Llans and did 238 k
Andrew Reid turned 4 points, visited Talgarth, and climbed to 8,000 in cloud to complete 283 k.
Thursday 9th July
The weather was cloudy with a few sunny patches, with a strong North West wind. The task was a 'string of pearls', all waypoints to the South of the Mynd.
Waypoints were: Ludlow, Hereford, Gloucester, Aston Down, Sandhill Farm, Lasham and Isle of Wight.
Rod Witter made it to the Isle of Wight, and ran out to fuel on the way home and landed at Shobdon.
A few people made it to Lasham, very few people who went beyond Hereford made it back against the strong wind and weak conditions.
There were some long aerotow retrieves, and some epic road retrieves, including one from Newbury that returned to site at 4.30 a.m.
Friday 10th July
The weather was kind, with gentle winds and proper thermals and nice cloud streets.
The task was to visit the Llans and any gliding clubs in any order. There were few landouts, though JGJ landed in Husband's Bosworth.
Justin Wills visited 24 turnpoints, mostly in East Anglia, and did a total of 830 km before landing at Gransden Lodge.
Saturday 11th July
Day scrubbed due to bad weather, prize presentations were given at midday.
Final Results for Enterprise 2009 at Long Mynd
Enterprise Challenge Trophy
1. Justin Wills
2.Rod Witter
3. Jon Wand
John Cadman Trophy - James Fisher
Enterprising Flight Award - The new trophy for the most enterprising flight in a turbo after an engine start went to Lindsay McLane.
Blunt Nails went to Alex Ward
The John Cadman trophy went to James Fisher from the Long Mynd for his flight circumnavigating Birmingham TMA. Check out the .igc trace here
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