Hi Mike, I not sure that I understand your question. At Goondiwindi there was no set minimum height to cross the circle. Over the line is in. Preferred landings on the airfield are straight in and land long.
Over the years the radius of the finish circle at State and National levels has been played around with: 1.5 , 2, 3 & 10 km have all been trialled at various times & places. 3 km seem to get the nod. Gary From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Friday, 24 October 2014 3:23 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Press Gary, Thanks. So the finish circle was 3km radius. What height AGL ? Mike At 09:30 PM 23/10/2014, you wrote: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003E_01CFEF10.EFA13B30" Content-Language: en-au Hi Mike, As no one else has responded to your quite reasonable query, let me inform you that Jim Crowhurst did indeed do just that. Details, regarding how it happened, and damage sustained to the glider are sketchy, so I suggest that you wait for the official report. I am pleased to say that Jim did not appear to be physically injured at all - a VERY lucky man indeed! He was at the wind up dinner, where he was awarded the Club Class Champion trophy, as reported in the local press article. If you have a look at Jim's trace, available on Soaring Spot, I think you will be able to very clearly see the scenario. Club Class flies dry, and there was about a 20 kt headwind component on his final glide. Jim crashed within the 3 km finish circle, and therefore got both speed and distance points for the day. In accordance with the rules, Jim did not incur a points penalty for crashing. I will make one comment - DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THINK THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN TO YOU. The history of gliding is full of reports of EXPERT pilots who fucked-up and ended up very dead! BEWARE, and be aware. Gary From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [ <mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net> mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Thursday, 23 October 2014 10:10 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Press So did someone hit a power line? Mike At 06:28 PM 22/10/2014, you wrote: This is a bit comical. https://www.google.com/url?rct=j <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.goondiwindiargus.com.a u/story/2642553/amazing-escape/%3Fcs%3D1451&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE4NTMyMzQ5OTQ 2Mjc4ODEyMDAyHTZiNzMyZjY2MmIzY2FiM2U6Y29tLmF1OmVuOkFV&usg=AFQjCNGOkDYHpvkZar jgCVD_905ZY7SSHA> &sa=t&url=http://www.goondiwindiargus.com.au/story/2642553/amazing-escape/%3 Fcs%3D1451&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE4NTMyMzQ5OTQ2Mjc4ODEyMDAyHTZiNzMyZjY2MmIzY2Fi M2U6Y29tLmF1OmVuOkFV&usg=AFQjCNGOkDYHpvkZarjgCVD_905ZY7SSHA _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia
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