Oz Report
Volume 17, Number 16Wednesday, January 23 2013
Cathedral Palms RV Resort, Cathedral City, near Palm Springs, California, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
2013 Highland Challenge
Wed, Jan 23 2013, 8:04:03 am AEDT(Highland Aerosports, Ridgely, Maryland, USA)
Charles Allen|Highland Aerosports Flight Park|Highland Challenge 2013
Charles Allen «Charles Allen» writes:
The dates for the 2013 Highland Challenge have been set. For those that made it out last year it was a great time (write up here: https://OzReport.com/16.198#1) and we look forward to a repeat in 2013. If you plan to attend or are on the fence please register as it will surely be a great time. Also if you want a t-shirt you must register by February 1.
1st Weekend -- June 15-16
2nd Weekend -- July 13-14
3rd Weekend -- July 27-28
4th Weekend -- August 24-25 (Awards Ceremony and prizes)
Alternate / Team Challenge Weekend -- September 7-8
Register here: https://sites.google.com/site/highlandchallenge2013/register
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Steptoe Butte
Wed, Jan 23 2013, 8:04:45 am AEDT(Steptoe+Butte,+Whitman,+WA,+United+States)
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Setting the bar
Wed, Jan 23 2013, 8:05:15 am AEDT(US+Coast+Guard+Air+Station, Airport+Access+Rd,+Traverse+City,+Grand+Traverse,+Michigan)
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Michael Stimac «n333ms» writes:
The Green Point Flyers Association represented hang gliding at the 2013 All Aviation Expo at the USCG helo hanger, Traverse City, Michigan Jan 12th. Also on live TV (video).
http://www.9and10news.com/story/20563172/mtm-on-the-road-aviation-expo-hopes-to-inspire-young-minds
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The 2013 Worlds imagined
Wed, Jan 23 2013, 11:32:35 am AEDTAlessandro "Alex" Ploner|Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Filippo Oppici|Gary Wirdnam|Gordon Rigg|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Jon Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Paris Williams|Primoz Gricar|Robin Hamilton|Rohan Holtkamp|Rohan Taylor|Scott Barrett|Tullio Gervasoni|Wills Wing|Wills Wing T2C
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.html
Top twenty all days counting:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
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1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro Laminar Z9 14.1 | 9010 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro Laminar 14.1 | 8871 |
3 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 8560 |
4 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes Litespeed S5 | 8531 |
5 | Pedro Luis Garcia Morelli | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 8249 |
6 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 8242 |
7 | Primoz Gricar | SLO | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 8171 |
8 | Scott Barrett | AUS | Airborne REV 13.5 | 8131 |
8 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RS4 | 8131 |
10 | Antoine Boisselier | FRA | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 8128 |
11 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 8069 |
12 | Robin Hamilton | USA | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 8031 |
13 | Gerd Dönhuber | GER | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7888 |
14 | Michael Friesenbichler | AUT | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7878 |
15 | Gordon Rigg | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7854 |
16 | Paris Williams | USA | Aeros Combat GT 13.5 | 7842 |
17 | Gary Wirdnam | GBR | Icaro Laminar 13.7 | 7734 |
18 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro Laminar 14 | 7641 |
19 | Carl Wallbank | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7631 |
20 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | Aeros Combat 13.2 GT | 7584 |
What if we didn't count Task 6 which was stopped due to high winds and where CTAF violations occurred:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Totals without T6 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro Laminar Z9 14.1 | 8175 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | SLO | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 8171 |
3 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro Laminar 14.1 | 8066 |
4 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes Litespeed S5 | 7835 |
5 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 7791 |
6 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro Laminar 14 | 7641 |
7 | Pedro Luis Garcia Morelli | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 7418 |
8 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7400 |
9 | Paris Williams | USA | Aeros Combat GT 13.5 | 7365 |
10 | Scott Barrett | AUS | Airborne REV 13.5 | 7361 |
11 | Antoine Boisselier | FRA | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7320 |
12 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RS4 | 7280 |
13 | Robin Hamilton | USA | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 7220 |
14 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7154 |
15 | Tullio Gervasoni | ITA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 7111 |
16 | Gerd Dönhuber | GER | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7093 |
17 | Michael Friesenbichler | AUT | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7050 |
18 | Gordon Rigg | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 7003 |
19 | Franz Hermann | SUI | Aeros 13.5 | 6993 |
20 | Gary Wirdnam | GBR | Icaro Laminar 13.7 | 6976 |
Without Task 5 and Task 6 (both of which were stopped):
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Totals without T5 and T6 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro Laminar Z9 14.1 | 7266 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | SLO | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 7265 |
3 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro Laminar 14.1 | 7158 |
4 | Paris Williams | USA | Aeros Combat GT 13.5 | 7076 |
5 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes Litespeed S5 | 6998 |
6 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 6970 |
7 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 6885 |
8 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro Laminar 14 | 6735 |
9 | Pedro Luis Garcia Morelli | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 6715 |
10 | Scott Barrett | AUS | Airborne REV 13.5 | 6581 |
11 | Antoine Boisselier | FRA | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 6516 |
12 | Robin Hamilton | USA | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 6485 |
13 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 6479 |
14 | Franz Hermann | SUI | Aeros 13.5 | 6420 |
15 | Gerd Dönhuber | GER | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 6386 |
16 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RS4 | 6364 |
17 | Michael Friesenbichler | AUT | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 6292 |
18 | Gary Wirdnam | GBR | Icaro Laminar 13.7 | 6238 |
19 | Tullio Gervasoni | ITA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 6200 |
20 | Rohan Holtkamp | AUS | Airborne Revolution 13.5 | 6167 |
Primoz was a complete gentleman in all my interactions with him and I told him repeatedly how much I appreciated it. Obviously he suffered greatly from any errors that I made as the meet director calling tasks on days that later became too windy. Paris also would have done well without those days counting. Ironically, Pedro, who filed a complaint about Task 5, faired better when all the days were counted.
19 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Attila Bertok, Christian Ciech, Filippo Oppici, Gary Wirdnam, Gordon Rigg, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Jon Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Paris Williams, Primoz Gricar, Robin Hamilton, Rohan Holtkamp, Rohan Taylor, Scott Barrett, Tullio Gervasoni, Wills Wing, Wills Wing T2C
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