Task 3

Àger - Arèn - Benavent de Tremp - Calaf

Final results are not ready yet, but approximately 45 pilots in goal!!! A couple landed very very short (5 to 15mts) and some other were some kms short....
They had to fly with head wind the last leg, WELL DONE everyone!!!

Gerolf Heinrichs (AUT) came in first; the question is: Will he win the day?
When asked how was the flight, he said:
"It was easy for me [wink] ! Those that I cannot catch on the climb, I catch on glide; and those that I don't catch on glide, I catch on climb!! You've got to have the package [smiling] !"

David Matthews (GBR) landing at goal short before deadline (8:30pm)

Task and safety committees discussing the task

Blay Olmos' opinion (Spanish team) about the task:
"The first part (TP1-TP3) is a bit easier, the last part to Calaf may be a bit more difficult because there will be some W wind kicking in. There is a very high level in this competition, and it could be an easy task. Probably we will more than 50 pilots in goal!"

Carol Tobler (SUI) getting some information from Blay Olmos

Results Task 3 here.
Updated Overall Results here.
Updated Team Results here.
Tracks Task 3 here.

July 15th – Day 4/ Task 3

The forecast for today is looking similar to two days ago and less wind than yesterday.
Around 2pm thermal strength will be between 3.7 and 3.9 m/s with winds between 18 and 20 km/h from the SW.
Later on, towards 5pm, it cools down a bit with weaker thermals 3.0 and 3.4 m/s and winds from the SW and W approximately 15 to 18 km/h.
The inversion at 2.100mts will slowly rise up to 2.400mts.
QNH: 947Mb and ground temperature 35oC.

Pilot briefing on top around 1pm….

Day 3

CANCELLED DUE TO A PREDICTION OF STRONG WINDS AT 25OO AND 3000 m.

Maybe we have cancelled to early, the sky is full of nice cumulus and winds don’t seem to be as strong as they forecasted.

After 2 tasks Gerolf Heinrichs leads with 1801 pts, second Balazs Ujelhi 1720 pts, Gordon Rigg 3rd 1659 pts. Jonny Durand 4th , Elio Cataldi 5th & Attila Bertok 6th