Task Week 5th to 11th April 2009
(Trophies Sponsored by Rothes Forest Estate)
Saturday 11th April - The last day of the task week and at last the weather gods looked favourably upon us and we had another day when tasks were set. The visiting tug went home first thing and the local tug was still grounded so all launching was on the winch. This didn't prevent us having an excellent day with thermals to 5,000 feet and wave above that with one pilot getting to 18,000 feet. See the table below for the tasks that were set today and the results. The results for the week are below that.
| TASKS SET | |||||
| Milk Runs | 231 km | EASTERTON-BALLATER-DUFFTOWN-FESHIEBRIDGE-EASTERTON | |||
| DAY 7 SCORES - SATURDAY 11TH APRIL - XC SCORES | |||||||||
| POSITION | DATE | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HANDICAPPED DISTANCE TO GPS LANDING OR TASK DISTANCE | XC POINTS | OLC KM | OLC POINTS | TASK ATTEMPTED |
| 1 | 11/04/2009 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 231.9 | 1126 | 284.74 | 230.05 | Milk Runs |
| 2 | 11/04/2009 | ROBERT TAIT/GLENDA GEORGE | P50 | Grob Twin | 134 | 726 | 216.88 | 289.78 | Milk Runs |
| 3 | 11/04/2009 | JIM ROSS | R67 | Astir 77 | 33 | 171 | 115.57 | 115.27 | Milk Runs |
| 5 | 11/04/2009 | MARTIN KNIGHT/TONY BUTLER | DBX | Bocian | 22.9 | 162 | 99.92 | 124.96 | Milk Runs |
| 6 | 11/04/2009 | ANGIE VEITCH | 770 | Astir 77 | 18.4 | 95 | 123.2 | 122.58 | Milk Runs |
| 7 | 11/04/2009 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 8.3 | 38 | 52.71 | 44.77 | Milk Runs |
| DAY 7 SCORES - SATURDAY 11TH APRIL - HEIGHT | |||||
| POSITION | DATE | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HEIGHT GAIN |
| 1 | 11/04/2009 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 17504 |
| 2 | 11/04/2009 | ANDY ELLIOT | R53 | Discus | 13234 |
| 3 | 11/04/2009 | ANGIE VEITCH | 770 | Astir CS77 | 12385 |
| 4 | 11/04/2009 | MARTIN KNIGHT/TONY BUTLER | DBX | Bocian | 11417 |
| 5 | 11/04/2009 | ROBERT TAIT | P50 | Twin Acro | 9662 |
| 6 | 11/04/2009 | JIM ROSS | R67 | Astir CS77 | 9432 |
| 7 | 11/04/2009 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 3917 |
The overall scores for the week are shown below and our congratulations go to Roy Wilson who won the Rothes Forest Estate Cup for the greatest number of cross country points gained and also to Pete Gray who won the Rothes Forest Estate Height Shield for the greatest number of height points gained.
Pete Gray, winner of the Rothes Forres Estate height shield
| OVERALL SCORES - SATURDAY 11TH APRIL - XC SCORES | |||||||||
| POSITION | DATE | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HANDICAPPED DISTANCE TO GPS LANDING OR TASK DISTANCE | XC POINTS | OLC KM | OLC POINTS | TASK ATTEMPTED |
| 1 | 05/04/2009 | ROY WILSON | A39 | Ventus 2 CXT | 502.7 | 2613 | 517.23 | 444.81 | Robert's 500 |
| 2 | 05/04/2009 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 305.7 | 1453 | 514.04 | 421.49 | Visit the Clubs |
| 3 | 05/04/2009 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 119.2 | 519 | 363.84 | 315.22 | Robert's 500 |
| 4 | 05/04/2009 | ROBERT TAIT | P50 | Grob Twin | 170.7 | 204 | 174.45 | 202.79 | Robert's 500 |
| 5 | 05/04/2009 | GEDDES CHALMERS | Z5 | LS 8 | 72.1 | 201 | 187.74 | 169.96 | Robert's 500 |
| 6 | 11/04/2009 | JIM ROSS | R67 | Astir 77 | 33 | 171 | 115.57 | 115.27 | Milk Runs |
| 7 | 11/04/2009 | ANGIE VEITCH | 770 | Astir 77 | 18.4 | 95 | 123.2 | 122.58 | Milk Runs |
| OVERALL SCORES - SATURDAY 11TH APRIL - HEIGHT | ||||
| POSITION | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HEIGHT GAIN |
| 1 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 31405 |
| 2 | TONY BUTLER | DBX | BOCIAN | 19117 |
| 3 | ROBERT TAIT | P50 | Grob Twin | 17356 |
| 4 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 14652 |
| 5 | ANDY ELLIOT | R53 | Discus | 13234 |
| 6 | ANGIE VEITCH | 770 | Astir CS77 | 12385 |
| 7 | JIM ROSS | R67 | Astir CS77 | 9432 |
| 8 | GEDDES CHALMERS | Z5 | LS 8 | 8350 |
| 9 | ROY WILSON | A39 | Ventus 2 CXT | 8156 |
| 10 | TERESA TAIT/PHIL PENROSE | P50 | Grob Twin | 4298 |
| 11 | BILLY FISHER | R1 | Duo Discus | 2969 |
Friday 10th April - Another day lost to strong crosswinds.
Thursday 9th April - A very frustrating day, the sky was marked with obvious wave bars but the Robin tug we have visiting was unable to get the gliders off the ground in the crosswind and wet strip from the previous days rain.
Wednesday 8th April - Rain and low cloud until late afternoon, no flying.
Tuesday 7th April - Unable to launch due to the strong crosswind.
Monday 6th April - A promising forecast but on the day it wasn't so inspiring . The only points gained were for height.
| DAY 2 SCORES - MONDAY 6TH APRIL - HEIGHT | |||||
| POSITION | DATE | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HEIGHT GAIN |
| 1 | 06/04/2009 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 1598 |
| 2 | 06/04/2009 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 4951 |
| 3 | 06/04/2009 | BILLY FISHER | R1 | Duo Discus |
2969 |
| OVERALL SCORES - MONDAY 6TH APRIL - HEIGHT | ||||
| POSITION | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HEIGHT GAIN |
| 1 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 13901 |
| 2 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 10735 |
| 3 | GEDDES CHALMERS | Z5 | LS 8 | 8350 |
| 4 | ROY WILSON | A39 | Ventus 2 CXT | 8156 |
| 5 | ROBERT TAIT | P50 | Grob Twin | 7694 |
| 6 | TERESA TAIT PHIL PENROSE |
P50 | Grob Twin | 4298 |
| 7 | BILLY FISHER | R1 | Duo Discus | 2969 |
The overall XC scores remain unchanged from yesterday.
Sunday 5th April - Excellent start to the task week, a superb wave day with a 500K task set and completed by at least one competitor. Heights were being gained in excess of 16,000 feet (not necessarily by competing pilots).
| DAY 1 - TASKS SET | ||
| Visit the Clubs | 406 km | ROTHES-DRUMSHADE-PORTMOAK-FESHIEBRIDGE-ABOYNE-DALLACHY-EASTERTON |
| Robert's 500 | 502 km | EASTERTON-CALLANDER-DUFFTOWN-PITLOCHRY-EASTERTON |
| DAY 1 - SUNDAY 5TH APRIL - XC SCORES | ||||||||||
| POSITION | DATE | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HEIGHT GAIN | HANDICAPPED DISTANCE TO GPS LANDING OR TASK DISTANCE | XC POINTS |
OLC KM |
OLC POINTS |
TASK ATTEMPTED |
| 1 | 05/04/2009 | ROY WILSON | A39 | Ventus 2 CXT | 8156 | 502.7 | 2574 | 517.23 | 444.81 | Robert's 500 |
| 2 | 05/04/2009 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 9137 | 110.9 | 481 | 311.13 | 270.45 | Robert's 500 |
| 3 | 05/04/2009 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 8950 | 73.8 | 327 | 229.3 | 191.44 | Visit the Clubs |
| 4 | 05/04/2009 | ROBERT TAIT | P50 | Grob Twin | 7694 | 36.7 | 204 | 174.45 | 202.79 | Robert's 500 |
| 5 | 05/04/2009 | TERESA TAIT/PHIL PENROSE | P50 | Grob Twin | 4298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 05/04/2009 | JIM ROSS | R67 | Astir 77 | ? | |||||
| DAY 1 - SUNDAY 5TH APRIL - HEIGHT | ||||||||||
| POSITION | DATE | PILOT | GLIDER | TYPE | HEIGHT GAIN | |||||
| 1 | 05/04/2009 | STUART NAYLOR | R1 | Duo Discus | 9137 | |||||
| 2 | 05/04/2009 | PETE GRAY | 606 | DG 600/18 | 8950 | |||||
| 3 | 05/04/2009 | ROY WILSON | A39 | Ventus 2 CXT | 8156 | |||||
| 4 | 05/04/2009 | ROBERT TAIT | P50 | Grob Twin | 7694 | |||||
| 5 | 05/04/2009 | TERESA TAIT/PHIL PENROSE | P50 | Grob Twin | 4298 | |||||
| 6 | 05/04/2009 | JIM ROSS | R67 | Astir 77 | ? | |||||