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| Kris E's 3-day old wing shredded |
It’s a long glide out to bomb-out at Tambo, and we’re told it’s not uncommon to see pilots kicking trees on the way down, so the Task Committee was apprehensive about the wind picking up.
The task was set to 41 Josephville to the south west, then
carrying on in the same direction to goal at Maroon.
Due to the concerns about the conditions, Brooke Whatnall was asked to launch prior to the launch being formally open, to give us an indication of what was happening out there. Brooke went up, and reported that winds were light, so the task was ON.
Due to the concerns about the conditions, Brooke Whatnall was asked to launch prior to the launch being formally open, to give us an indication of what was happening out there. Brooke went up, and reported that winds were light, so the task was ON.
The famous Australian wedge-tailed eagle paid a visit to at
least 6 pilots, and she wasn’t there to give us a warm welcome. Kris was the
unfortunate winner of the Eagle Class, having a huge chunk of his brand new
wing stolen. Now some lucky wedgie has a very colourful nest made of light-weight
but durable material, suitable for hike & fly.
Jean Brossard was the sole Kiwi to make goal, and managed to
do it with a leg injury sustained when launching during Task 2 (banged his leg
against the carbon foot board on the harness). Good work, Jean. It turned into
a great day.
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