Comments on: One In The Back Of The Net http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/ One of the world's leading paragliding and hang gliding websites Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Hayman http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2302 Mark Hayman Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:26:57 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2302 To answer about why the others didn't make goal and me and the other pilot did it is because we both took an indirect line under some clouds, probably adding about 2 or 3 minutes to the glide but in more lifty air. The guys that bombed just went straight from the last thermal and took a chance on finding some lift on the way and it didn't work for them. Glider differences are very small when gliding at trim speed even between comp wings and serial wings. As we were doing this glide at trim speed all the wings went pretty much the same. It was just the air that was different and for once in my life I actually made an intelligent decision. I'm sure there'll be some sort of payback in the not too distant future... Cheers, Mark To answer about why the others didn’t make goal and me and the other pilot did it is because we both took an indirect line under some clouds, probably adding about 2 or 3 minutes to the glide but in more lifty air. The guys that bombed just went straight from the last thermal and took a chance on finding some lift on the way and it didn’t work for them.

Glider differences are very small when gliding at trim speed even between comp wings and serial wings. As we were doing this glide at trim speed all the wings went pretty much the same. It was just the air that was different and for once in my life I actually made an intelligent decision.

I’m sure there’ll be some sort of payback in the not too distant future…

Cheers, Mark

]]> By: mark trigg http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 mark trigg Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:31:51 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2290 hi mark, another great write-up [love the blog]. well done for getting in !! best wishes, mark hi mark,

another great write-up [love the blog].
well done for getting in !!
best wishes,

mark

]]> By: Ian Hayman http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Ian Hayman Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:23:47 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2289 Excellent writing Mark. Where can we see the task and overall results? Ian Excellent writing Mark.

Where can we see the task and overall results?

Ian

]]> By: Wessel Engelbrecht http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2286 Wessel Engelbrecht Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2286 Great report mark. It keeps us beginner pilots dreaming. Please keep them coming. Wessel Great report mark. It keeps us beginner pilots dreaming. Please keep them coming.

Wessel

]]> By: Andy Wallis http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Andy Wallis Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:51:53 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2277 Great analysis of final glide tactics Mark! Many of us can identify with the frustration of not being able to get that last 50m, and being forced into that "keep searching or go now and pray" decision as the next gaggle hammers towards us. Hope you don't get too knackered to keep up the entertaining blogs, and good luck to the British Team! Andy Great analysis of final glide tactics Mark! Many of us can identify with the frustration of not being able to get that last 50m, and being forced into that “keep searching or go now and pray” decision as the next gaggle hammers towards us.

Hope you don’t get too knackered to keep up the entertaining blogs, and good luck to the British Team!

Andy

]]> By: Bill Hughes http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Bill Hughes Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:51:13 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2276 Great post Mark, informative and entertaining. That final glide where you and the Advance made it and the other 5 didn't, did you all start from about the same height? i.e. do you think it was glider performance, a slightly better line, or better glider control that got you in and not the others? Thanks for the great reporting and good luck! -Bill Great post Mark, informative and entertaining. That final glide where you and the Advance made it and the other 5 didn’t, did you all start from about the same height? i.e. do you think it was glider performance, a slightly better line, or better glider control that got you in and not the others?

Thanks for the great reporting and good luck!
-Bill

]]> By: Mark Hayman http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 Mark Hayman Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:14:50 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2270 It's three nominated pilots as per the last Europeans. This gave a difficult decision over who to leave in or out as far as scoring goes for teams with 4 pilots. I'll try to write something about it in a day or two. Cheers, Mark It’s three nominated pilots as per the last Europeans. This gave a difficult decision over who to leave in or out as far as scoring goes for teams with 4 pilots.

I’ll try to write something about it in a day or two.

Cheers, Mark

]]> By: Pat Dower http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 Pat Dower Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:24:58 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2268 Great account of the final glide mind game and gamble, keep writing! What is the rule for team scoring? Is it the best 3 each day or is it 3 nominated pilots like at the last Europeans? Cheers and good luck! Pat Great account of the final glide mind game and gamble, keep writing! What is the rule for team scoring? Is it the best 3 each day or is it 3 nominated pilots like at the last Europeans?
Cheers and good luck!
Pat

]]> By: Jack Brown http://www.xcmag.com/2009/01/one-in-the-back-of-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 Jack Brown Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:49:52 +0000 http://www.xcmag.com/?p=2131#comment-2263 Take a deep breath Mark! With the last 5 Monarca's and the PreWorlds last year I'm 36 for 36 tasks called vs tasks completed in Valle...... I think you'll be tired but probably really at the top of your game before it's all said and done... Thanks for the great reporting - we appreciate it!! Jack in Alaska Take a deep breath Mark! With the last 5 Monarca’s and the PreWorlds last year I’m 36 for 36 tasks called vs tasks completed in Valle…… I think you’ll be tired but probably really at the top of your game before it’s all said and done…
Thanks for the great reporting – we appreciate it!!
Jack in Alaska

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