The last couple of weeks have been a perfect example of sods law and the winter's racing so far. Last week the race was supposed to be on the Wrecker and I enjoyed a fantastic day's flying at Whitesheet, this week's race was to be at Whitesheet and I had a fantastic time flying off the back of the Wrecker.
We take part in an outdoor sport and just have to accept these things. It did make me think of the fine margins that we judge our seasons on.
Last week I was saying just how much fun I'd had over the last 2 years taking the Falcon out for my flying trips. This week I again started with the Falcon, the speed and buoyancy of the air was very different to Whitesheet and the Falcon ripped up the edge to put a massive smile on my face. The compression layer was simple to find and although the shifting wind meant that there wasn't always the air to drive the EM turns I was able to play with different turns.
The Saker was the model that was the greatest revelation, the last few races on the back of the Wrecker have been light winds and I was convincing myself what a small model compression based slope it was. To a large extent it's true but after a cart wheel landing (blame the turbulence) there was no model damage but I decided to throw the Saker off, wow! The extra mass of the larger model just made the turns that much easier and she felt so fast. Why isn't it like this for me at the Welsh open!
Choosing between the 2 models is impossible, both are fun, fast and feel so predictable to fly.
