F5J VARMS October 2023
Hi all,
here are the results for the F5J competition on Sunday 15 October 2023 at the new VARMS field in Rowville.
Forecast was for an overcast day, westerly wind, and with rain in the late afternoon. Westerlies can be turbulent at times at this field, downwind from trees and the huge clubhouse, but luckily the wind wasn't too strong, in the morning and abated as the day went on.
We managed to get 7 rounds in and we were packed up before the rain started int the late afternoon.
Knowing that a few regulars were away and couldn't attend, I was pleased we still had 8 competitors show up,
and it was great to see Tom Dupuche back and competing after a few years break with a young family,
and also good to see Max Kroger back and flying as well.
and it was great to see Tom Dupuche back and competing after a few years break with a young family,
and also good to see Max Kroger back and flying as well.
Being overcast all day made for soft conditions, and although it wasn't very windy on the ground, above the tree line, it was quite a bit windier, which meant what light lift you could find, was moving downwind and if you go too low it was hard to find something strong enough to get away.
On the other hand the sink was pretty soft too, so if you could hold onto some decent height, eventually you might find some get out of jail lift.
Early afternoon stabilised somewhat making it harder to do 10 minutes, then for a short while the sun appeared making lift and sink stronger and providing some lift for the last few rounds in calmer conditions.
Anyway I played it conservative with mostly 170m climbs and got 6 of my 7 times, which got me second place.
Congrats to Rod Watkins who was on fire with picking heights and won almost all his heats, to nab 1st place,
and congrats to David Pratley who also showed consistency through the day to get 3rd.
flight_scores_f5j_varms_2023_10_15.pdf
overall_results_f5j_varms_2023_10_15.pdf
Thanks to everyone who helped set up and packup, especially Bruce for doing the draw, and Rod for helping enter scores.
I'll see you at our next calendar event
the F5J Trophy West Wyalong NSW, Nov 10-12th https://www.aefanet.com/aust-f5j-trophy
Happy gliding,
regards
Congrats to Rod Watkins who was on fire with picking heights and won almost all his heats, to nab 1st place,
and congrats to David Pratley who also showed consistency through the day to get 3rd.
flight_scores_f5j_varms_2023_10_15.pdf overall_results_f5j_varms_2023_10_15.pdf Thanks to everyone who helped set up and packup, especially Bruce for doing the draw, and Rod for helping enter scores.
I'll see you at our next calendar event
the F5J Trophy West Wyalong NSW, Nov 10-12th https://www.aefanet.com/aust-f5j-trophy
Happy gliding,
regards
Jim
Winners are grinners, Rod Watkins with his Prestige 2pk (photo: Dan Haskell)
Tom Depuche with his Explorer 3, brushing off the cobwebs. (photo: Dan Haskell)
A tad overcast (photo: Thomas Rawlins)