German Open (from issue 10.172)Thu, Aug 24 2006, 9:10:03 am CDT
Why were the rigids so slow?
 (Berlin)
Andreas Ernst Becker![Andreas Ernst Becker]() writes:
There are much more and more recent information available:
http://www.germanflatlands.de/news/index.php. There’s a constantly updated
news service: even the pilots can send in via short message service (SMS) their
news, which are directly shown on the website.
Dave Kinlan writes:
Task 2 92km for flex and rigid
Just looking at the times its interesting to see that the flexes were a LOT
faster. 5 of the 9 rigids took 2hrs or more, the 11 flexes did it in 1hr 44min
to 1hr 16min.
The weather looks ok for today but dire for the next few days, I hope they can
get some more flying in.
Here some info from Corinna's blog :
"Tomorrow the German Open starts with the first task at the airfield “Altes
Lager”, a former Russian army airfield, close to Jüterbog (not Göteborg, as I
called it). We can hopefully fly one or the other task between Aug. 21.-26. The
first time that a German Open takes place in the flatlands with towing! And also
the first since Tegelberg days that a German Open takes place in Germany..."
I was at Altes Lager for the German Flatlands competition 3 weeks ago. See
http://www.germanflatlands.de for a
picture of the airfield, a great setup and location. Nice to see that "swords
can be turned into ploughshares" and that the legacy of the division of Europe
can provide such a good hang gliding and paragliding location.
It looks like there was a slow gaggle of 5-6 rigids, that might explain why the
rigids were slower than the flexes.
Discuss German Open at the Oz Report forum |