The second flight for the competition has been flown with only two tasks on offer.With strong upper winds left over from the bad weather, fog in the valleys and well soaked fields, it was always going to be a little bit interesting.
First task was a hesitation waltz, with two judge declared goals to choose from. The second task was a fly on.
As you can see from the track there was not a lot of choices in direction. With speed just over the tops of the mountians at about 20 km/h there was a good bit of turbulance and curl over so staying in control was good fun.
The first target was hard to get enough left for and most people did not do all that well. A few balloons attempted the goal to the west but I don;t know if anyone actuall got there.
In the end I got within 860m from the first task and have no idea how that will score as there will no doubt be lost markers and estimated results from drops in the bush.
The second task, the FON, was much better. A well chosen goal and good information on the ground got me a 2.3m result on a morning where I have heard fly on results of upto 1km.
All in all a good morning and great to be flying again.
The sun is out and we will be flying in the afternoon if the wind is slow enough.
My team are relaxed and having fun which is great news.
