This weekend's race saw me leaving the slope with fewer models that I arrived with - again.
No not a crash but a Wyvern sold to a pilot who was less enthusiastic about building that I am. I am happy to take on the builds of my designs if that helps pilots out.
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It feels a long time
since we managed to get a winter race in.
Whilst the wind steadily dropped off as the morning rain cleared you can’t
complain when, as the clag cleared Mike and Will had the course set up and
ready to go.
I was also buoyed by
the sight of a new pilot and that half
the field was made up of Sakers and Wyverns. JP showed everyone the way with his Wyvern,
flown aggressively with low weight JP wrung
the speed out of his Wyvern as he hugged the slope and dodged the shrubbery.
I was still flying
the strong conditions from previous weeks but as I shed ballast my own Wyvern
pick up the pace and points, even delivering a round win. Whilst a couple of cuts showed how out of
practise I am, the Wyvern’s agility was well suited to the mid 40-mid 50 second
conditions ad when the air did come through- well you just have to smile!
See you at the next
race!
The last 2 Saturdays have found me scurrying between car and slope edge as I try to make the most of the smallest breaks between showers.
Last summer seemed to be an exercise in learning to fly with less and less ballast. But with the winter winds up to 17ms it's been fantastic to have been adding more and more ballast into the wyvern. A 3.2kg Wyvern just delivers a brilliant flying experience.
A very very happy day!
Cold, wind off the slope but still worth it to get out onto the slopes in the winter sun.
Hopefully there will be many more fun sessions with the Wyvern coming up.
A couple of chances to get out flying over the break, both times were icey cold on the fingers but so worth it.
Flying the Wrecker is always a challenge but when you can feel your fingers seizing up and have the prospect of walking to the back of the Wrecker to land you have to make sure you enjoy your time on the edge.
Ballast added and 3.5kg of Saker was away without a hitch, the limiting factor was my practice in these ballistic conditions. The Saker can be deceiving to fly, it's ease of handling makes you think you cannot be flying all that fast. When the air squared up she certainly was!
I managed to avoid organising for a half day this weekend and found myself on Whitesheet's SW bowl with a 12ms icey wind in my face.
Simply fun ripping around the sky and realising how bumpy the air can get is you drop below head height..
A week away next week with the family but my addiction is showing as I start to look at the long range forecasts for the Wooleybacks weekend.
I'm sure that this is the point where I should be waxing about the performance and behaviour of the Sakers. But if I didn't think they flew great I wouldn't have flown them for 4 years. The confidence that they give me as I launch into just about any conditions is what I really love about the Saker.
With temperatures dropping and the wind blowing a damp 20ms it was never going to be a long session. When the air did come good, the 3.4kg models just ripped through the air.
Safe to say slope dogs were less pleased with the conditions as the showers came through!
Time for a warm lunch!
