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2022 Swift/Archaeopteryx World Championships »
Task 7, Thursday
Aériane E Swift Lite|Aériane Swift Lite|Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx|Swift/Archaeopteryx Worlds 2022
Blog: https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-world-hang-gliding-class-2-championship/blog
Well, the day turned out a little different from forecast. Rapid and very strong over-development right across the task area and isolated showers appearing almost anywhere has meant that the task has had to be stopped.
Results here: https://civlcomps.org/event/hgclass2worlds2022/results
Live tracking here: https://lt.flymaster.net/?grp=4616
Task 7:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Distance | Altitude (m) |
Adj. Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 134.31 | +1722 | 142.9 | 415.8 |
2 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Aériane Swift Lite | 128.72 | +1598 | 136.7 | 403.1 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 128.99 | +1145 | 134.7 | 398.0 |
4 | Günther Tschurnig | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 114.65 | +1914 | 124.1 | 367.0 |
5 | Pascal Lanser | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 112.28 | +1730 | 120.8 | 356.2 |
6 | Philippe Harignordoquy | FRA | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 111.52 | +1379 | 118.4 | 346.8 |
7 | Rob Van Der Poel | LUX | Aériane E Swift Lite | 109.86 | +1588 | 117.8 | 344.0 |
8 | Brian Porter | USA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 105.58 | +1915 | 115.2 | 331.6 |
9 | Patrick Chopard | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 106.30 | +1484 | 113.5 | 322.6 |
10 | Phil Schroder | AUS | Aériane Swift Lite | 101.55 | +1643 | 109.8 | 300.9 |
11 | Michel Pate | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 40.58 | 0 | 40.6 | 78.7 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 6015.0 |
2 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 5530.0 |
3 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Aériane Swift Lite | 5490.0 |
4 | Patrick Chopard | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 5159.0 |
5 | Brian Porter | USA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 4800.0 |
6 | Philippe Harignordoquy | FRA | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 4391.0 |
7 | Rob Van Der Poel | LUX | Aériane E Swift Lite | 4371.0 |
8 | Pascal Lanser | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 4083.0 |
9 | Günther Tschurnig | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 3469.0 |
10 | Phil Schroder | AUS | Aériane Swift Lite | 3396.0 |
11 | Philippe Bernard | CHE | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 1870.0 |
12 | Michel Pate | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 1731.0 |
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2022 Swift/Archaeopteryx World Championships »
Task 6, Wednesday, a shorter task
Aériane E Swift Lite|Aériane Swift Lite|Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx|Swift/Archaeopteryx Worlds 2022
Blog: https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-world-hang-gliding-class-2-championship/blog
Results here: https://civlcomps.org/event/hgclass2worlds2022/results
Live tracking here: https://lt.flymaster.net/?grp=4616
Only 250+ km. Nine in goal. Manfred in a little over three hours. They started launching at 11:15 am.
Brian Porter, Swift 3.
Task 6:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 03:11:16 | 251.7 | 986.0 |
2 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Aériane Swift Lite | 03:27:23 | 251.7 | 859.7 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 03:36:06 | 251.7 | 808.1 |
4 | Brian Porter | USA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 03:45:59 | 251.7 | 729.8 |
5 | Patrick Chopard | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 03:48:49 | 251.7 | 713.6 |
6 | Philippe Harignordoquy | FRA | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 03:54:38 | 251.7 | 685.8 |
7 | Günther Tschurnig | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 03:59:46 | 251.7 | 655.3 |
8 | Phil Schroder | AUS | Aériane Swift Lite | 04:25:10 | 251.7 | 519.5 |
9 | Rob Van Der Poel | LUX | Aériane E Swift Lite | 04:33:43 | 249.4 | 482.3 |
10 | Michel Pate | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 185.5 | 294.2 | |
11 | Pascal Lanser | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 90.0 | 158. |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 5599.0 |
2 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 5132.0 |
3 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Aériane Swift Lite | 5087.0 |
4 | Patrick Chopard | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 4836.0 |
5 | Brian Porter | USA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 4469.0 |
6 | Philippe Harignordoquy | FRA | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 4044.0 |
7 | Rob Van Der Poel | LUX | Aériane E Swift Lite | 4027.0 |
8 | Pascal Lanser | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 3727.0 |
9 | Günther Tschurnig | AUT | Aériane Swift Lite | 3102.0 |
10 | Phil Schroder | AUS | Aériane Swift Lite | 3095.0 |
11 | Philippe Bernard | CHE | Ruppert Composite Archaeopteryx | 1870.0 |
12 | Michel Pate | FRA | Aériane E Swift Lite | 1652.0 |
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2022 Swift World Championships »
Starts tomorrow, Jul 23 - Aug 6, 2022
Swift/Archaeopteryx Worlds 2022
Results here: https://civlcomps.org/event/hgclass2worlds2022
Live tracking here: https://lt.flymaster.net/?grp=4616
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Vågå Open Hang Gliding Competition 2022 »
Results
Manfred Ruhmer|Olav Opsanger|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|picture|Vågå Open Competition 2022|video
(Vole LP, Vågå, Norway) (Salknappen LP, Vågå, Norway) (National Center LZ, Vågå, Norway)
https://airtribune.com/vaga-open-hanggliding-competition-2022/results
Jonny wins Class 1 and Manfred wins Sport. Everyone got something to drink.
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Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2022 »
34th, Sport Class
Alexandre Ferreira|Manfred Ruhmer|Serge Mainente|Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2022
(Monte Sasso del Ferro LP, Laveno, Lake Maggiore, VA, Italy) (Laveno LZ, Lake Maggiore, VA, Italy)
https://civlcomps.org/event/xxxiv-valerio-albrizio-trophy-2022/results
1 Manfred Ruhmer
2 Alexandre Ferreira
3 Serge Mainente
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2022 British Hang Gliding Nationals
Combined with the 2022 Chabre Open
Airtribune|British HG Championships 2022 & Chabre Open 2022|competition
https://airtribune.com/british-hang-gliding-championships-and-chabre-open/info
The Hang Gliding Competitions Panel is pleased to announce that all required permissions have now been granted, and the arrangements for the 2022 British Hang Gliding Nationals are confirmed. The competition will run in parallel with the 2022 Chabre Open. Details for the combined event are as follows:
Dates: 7th - 13th August 2022
Location: Laragne, France
Competition base: Camping de Montéglin, 26 Av. de Montéglin, 05300 Laragne-Montéglin
Entry fees can be paid by PayPal via Airtribune.
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British Hang Gliding Competition Panel Meeting
2022 Competition Season
Andrew "Andy" Hollidge|British HG Championships 2022 & Chabre Open 2022|British Open Series 2022|Carl Wallbank|competition|Darren Brown|Dave Matthews|French Nationals 2022|Gordon Rigg|Grant Crossingham|Jon Sacre|Kev Gay|Malcolm Brown|Ollie Moffatt|Simon White|Stephen "Steve" Penfold|Steven "Steve" Blackler
Darren Brown writes:
This weekend we held the annual British Hang-gliding Competition Panel meeting. This is where decisions are made regarding the next year's competitions, team selection etc.
The panel has several official positions, which have now been filled as follows:
- Chair: Darren Brown
- Vice Chair: Kev Gay
- Secretary: Simon White
- Treasurer: Steve Penfold
The British team for the 2022 European Championships was also selected:
- Grant Crossingham
- Gordon Rigg
- Andy Hollidge
- Carl Wallbank
- Dave Matthews
- Steve Penfold
Reserves:
- Darren Brown
- Steve Blackler
- Malcolm Brown
Additionally we decided what competitions we intend to hold in 2022 and set dates / locations. Please note all this information is PROVISIONAL and is based upon obtaining the relevant permissions and ensuring the necessary organisation is available and in place. I am posting this in order to keep you informed but be aware some of this information (including dates) could change. The panel are now working on putting everything in place in order that we can officially finalise and publish the dates and locations.
British National Championships:
- Local Organiser: Ollie Moffatt
- Location: Laragne, France
- Dates: Sunday 7th August to Saturday 13th August 2022
- The competition is aimed at backing directly onto the French Nationals, which will be held in Aspres, France from 31st July to 6th August 2021 (2022?). This will give pilots the opportunity to enter both competitions.
British Open Series Round 1:
- Local Organiser: Kev Gay
- Location: Yorkshire Dales
- Dates: Sunday 29th May to Saturday 4th June 2022.
British Open Series Round 2:
- Local Organiser: Jon Sacre
- Location: Builth Wells, Wales
- Dates: Sunday 4th September to Saturday 10th September 2022.
As new chair, I would like to thank all the panel members for their support and efforts over this weekend and in particular to the new panel members, Gordon, Ollie and Nick, who injected new ideas and enthusiasm.
We will keep you informed of any new developments and confirm dates/locations for the competitions as soon as we are able.
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Manfred Flew a Single Surface Glider
For the Victory
Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer
The new PIUMA, light in the air, big in the sky.
It’s not just lightness that makes it special.
PIUMA was designed with the objective of creating a basic hang glider with even easier and reliable behaviour, while also giving more demanding pilots an improved performance.
PIUMA offers better characteristics at medium-low speeds.
PIUMA transmits piloting sensations that are appreciated from the first moments of flight.
Its excellent behaviour at low speeds guarantees an easier and safer launch, easier entry into a thermal, and stability both in turns and in straight flight.
PIUMA attains a greater maximum efficiency when compared to its predecessor, above all when fitted with the new wingtips (optional).
PIUMA is also distinctive for its lower weight (up to 1 kg lighter than the RX2) and speed of assembly.
PIUMA is ideal for all pilots who are looking for a hang glider that is easy to use, with zero complications.
It is also the ideal hang glider for learning at the practise slope.
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33rd Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2021, day 3
Task two
Christian Ciech|competition|Davide Guiducci|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Tullio Gervasoni|Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2021|Wills Wing T3
(Lake Maggiore, VA, Italy) (Laveno, Lake Maggiore, VA, Italy)
https://airtribune.com/xxxiii-valerio-albrizio-trophy-2021/results
Task 2:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Alonzi | Aeros Combat 12.7 C | 02:07:31 | 1000.1 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:09:28 | 962.3 |
3 | Lorenzo De Grandis | Icaro Z9 | 02:16:56 | 887.7 |
4 | Manuel Revelli | Icaro Laminar | 02:16:59 | 876.1 |
5 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T3 | 02:17:55 | 864.8 |
6 | Vanni Accattoli | Moyes RX4 Pro | 02:18:08 | 855.0 |
7 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 02:27:12 | 802.5 |
8 | Fabien Zadora | Combat GT 12.7 | 02:29:03 | 780.5 |
9 | David Gregoire | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 02:33:32 | 756.4 |
10 | Valentino Bau | Icaro 2000 Laminar 14.1 | 03:00:35 | 624.9 |
Final:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Alonzi | Aeros Combat 12.7 C | 998.4 | 1000.1 | 1999 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 967.0 | 962.3 | 1929 |
3 | David Gregoire | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 917.3 | 756.4 | 1674 |
4 | Manuel Revelli | Icaro Laminar | 657.1 | 876.1 | 1533 |
5 | Fabien Zadora | Combat GT 12.7 | 678.5 | 780.5 | 1459 |
6 | Lorenzo De Grandis | Icaro Z9 | 469.5 | 887.7 | 1357 |
7 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T3 | 346.8 | 864.8 | 1212 |
8 | Vanni Accattoli | Moyes RX4 Pro | 0.0 | 855.0 | 855 |
9 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 0.0 | 802.5 | 803 |
10 | Valentino Bau | Icaro 2000 Laminar 14.1 | 0.0 | 624.9 | 625 |
Task 2 Sport:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Piuma | 01:25:47 | 1000.0 |
2 | Pawel Wierzbowski | Vega Mx | 01:47:56 | 776.5 |
3 | Serge Mainente | Wills Wing SPORT2 | 02:17:59 | 576.7 |
4 | Francisco Munoz Garcia | Wills Wing U2 | 02:24:52 | 513.0 |
5 | Federico Romani | Icaro 2000 Mastr | 02:28:12 | 488.3 |
https://www.xcontest.org/world/fr/vols/details:tahiidelta/2021-06-6/12:01
Final Sport:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Piuma | 887.7 | 1000.0 | 1888 |
2 | Pawel Wierzbowski | Vega Mx | 646.5 | 776.5 | 1423 |
3 | Francisco Munoz Garcia | Wills Wing U2 | 557.4 | 513.0 | 1070 |
4 | Serge Mainente | Wills Wing SPORT2 | 479.2 | 576.7 | 1056 |
5 | Federico Romani | Icaro 2000 Mastr | 461.1 | 488.3 | 949 |
6 | Cesare Cristoforoni | Icaro Mastr | 281.6 | 271.7 | 553 |
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33rd Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2021, day 1
Pilots making goal
Christian Ciech|competition|Manfred Ruhmer|Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2021
(Lake Maggiore, VA, Italy) (Laveno, Lake Maggiore, VA, Italy)
https://airtribune.com/xxxiii-valerio-albrizio-trophy-2021/results
Task 1:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Alonzi | Aeros Combat 12.7 C | 01:36:51 | 998.4 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 01:38:32 | 967.0 |
3 | David Gregoire | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 01:42:28 | 917.3 |
4 | Fabien Zadora | Combat GT 12.7 | 02:16:14 | 678.5 |
5 | Manuel Revelli | Icaro Laminar | 02:15:20 | 657.1 |
Task 1 Sport:
Name | Glider | Time | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Piuma | 00:45:36 | 739.8 |
2 | Pawel Wierzbowski | Vega Mx | 01:11:40 | 557.5 |
3 | Francisco Munoz Garcia | Wills Wing U2 | 01:23:45 | 490.1 |
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More Withdrawals
Austria and apparently Australia
Manfred Ruhmer|PG
Herbert Siess <<herbert.siess>> sends:
Dear Mister Lukanov,
After intense internal evaluation of all known respectively unknown relevant issues, the Austrian Hang Gliding Team together with the Austrian Aero-Club had to decide not to participate in both Championships planned to be held in July in North Macedonia.
On one hand, we still face uncertainty as regards pandemic issues. Not only in the host country, but also in our country and the rest of the world.
On the other hand, we have major concern in sporting fairness, as many countries may not be able to participate and it would be a nice sign to all of them to postpone the championships to 2022.
We really appreciate and respect all your efforts to organize these championships, but at the same time we stand for fair play and really wish to participate in secure and fair games together with the rest of the world.
With best regards,
Herbert SIESS
Head of Hang and Paragliding
Manfred KUNSCHITZ
Secretary General
2 topics in this article: Manfred Ruhmer, PG
Martin Henry on Cloudbase Mayhem
Martin Henry on Cloudbase Mayhem
Funny stories from a rigid wing pilot
Barry Bateman|Charles "Charlie" Baughman|Cloudbase Mayhem|Davis Straub|Jeff Shapiro|Joe Bostik|Kari Castle|Larry Tudor|Manfred Ruhmer|Martin Henry|PG|record|sailplane|video
https://www.cloudbasemayhem.com/episode-134-martin-henry-and-a-lifelong-pursuit
Need a good laugh? Kick back and listen to Martin Henry, a Canadian Hang glider and paraglider who has been chasing free flight for almost 50 years tell some really fun stories. Get on board as we travel around the world, learn how to thermal, fly triangles, retrieve your significant other, fly competitions, compete in the Worlds, compete in the Worlds with your wife!, figure it out, crash, tumble, bomb out, send it, learn, and drink a nice cold beer with your friends after yet another wonderful day at cloudbase. This episode is pure joy and filled with tons of great advice and great learning thrown in regardless of where you are in the sport and what you hope to achieve. This show is an educational, entertaining BLAST- enjoy!
Check out this 1975 era hang gliding footage that Martin put together (this was off a VHS folks, so give the sound a break!).
The issues in the beginning. “This product can, may, and will fail under any and all circumstances.”
“These gliders were VERY efficient at killing people”
How Mansfield, WA came into the picture
The wow factor of the Washington flats
Open distance on a rigid wing spells “divorce”
Flying triangles
The golden age of hang gliding
What got folks back in the day and “survivor bias”
What the early pilots brought from sailplane knowledge
Competition flying
Flying in the Alps
Maintaining control- don’t give up
Is paragliding heading the same way as hang gliding?
“Flying? You should maybe think about taking up heroin!”
The early days of comps
Chasing records
Hard lessons
Fear injuries and how to recover
How relaxed should we be? You have to feel the wing
How does our relationship with risk change as we age?
“I’m a mediocre pilot who tries to fly safely”. Don’t ignore your own skills, or the reality of the day.
Transferable skills between different aircraft
Don’t be a passenger
Stories of Larry Tudor (1:23:00)
Be wary of distraction- getting away with it until you don’t
Mentioned in the Show:
Malin Lobb, Bastienne Wentzel, Nik Hawks, Miguel Gutierrez, Larry Tudor, Stewart Midwinter, Charlie Baughman, Kari Castle, Willi Mueller, Chris Mueller, Alex Raymont, Wills Wing, Moyes, Aeros, Barry Bateman, Davis Straub, Brad Gunnuscio, Nicole McLearn, Joe Bostik, Manfred Ruhmer, Chrigel Maurer, Jeff Shapiro, Russ Ogden, Jeff Farrell, Randy Campadore, Chris Santacroce
14 topics in this article: Barry Bateman, Charles "Charlie" Baughman, Cloudbase Mayhem, Davis Straub, Jeff Shapiro, Joe Bostik, Kari Castle, Larry Tudor, Manfred Ruhmer, Martin Henry, PG, record, sailplane, video
Radical Maneuvers
Radical Maneuvers
Manfred's
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer
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Weed Whacker
Weed Whacker
Needs a little more power
Gerolf Heinrichs|Manfred Ruhmer
Petr Polách writes:
We have a guy in the Czech Republic that attached this to his Combat (with propeller) and has been flying with it like you do with Mosquito motorized harness. He attached it to his keeland the thing has been maintaining altitude after launching from the hill.
Gerolf Heinrichs does a calculation:
What a great idea. The problem is simply the power output. Here a simply calculation. If your takeoff weight on a hang glider is about 130kg~1300N and your sink rate is about 1 meters/second it means you would need thrust power of 1300N*1m/s=1300Watts. That would seem quite doable, even with a rather shitty motor arrangement, right?
The problem is the efficiency losses. If you need 1300Watts to eliminate sink, you will need about 3000Watts mechanical to battle the propeller efficiency, and about 4000Watts to make up for the electrical efficiency.
So with a motor controller battery arrangement that can output 4000Watts electric, you have a realistic chance to break even. If however you want to fly out of an airfield a common minimum climb rate of 2m/s is called for (otherwise you end up scratching out low over the unlandable for too long for comfort) and 3m/s is probably the better bet. But lets stay with 2m/s climb - that is 3 times what you need for holding the zero. Means in reality you would like to have 12kW of electric power.
Compare this to what Manfred puts on his electric trikes - I think he goes with 17kW for the single seater light weight trike which might have lift off weight of about 160-180kg.
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2 topics in this article: Gerolf Heinrichs, Manfred Ruhmer
Electric Scooter Towing
Electric Scooter Towing
Manfred teaching
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|scooter tow|video
4 topics in this article: Facebook, Manfred Ruhmer, scooter tow, video
2020 Worlds - registration opens on Sunday »
2020 Worlds - registration opens on Sunday
Individuals should start registering then.
CIVL|Manfred Ruhmer|Wilotree Park|World Pilot Ranking Scheme|Worlds 2020
https://airtribune.com/2020-world-championships/info/details__info
Registration is open on Sunday, September 1st (probably around 9 AM Mountain Daylight Time or sooner - not Australian time and day but maybe Venice).
We are in discussions with CIVL (president and hang gliding committee) as to how fairly to distribute the slots among the Sport Class, Women's, ATOS (Class 5), and Swift (Class 2) Classes. It will depend on who signs up and the first allocation on January 19th. We expect that there will be lots of slots available for Sport Class pilots (as the biggest group).
Sport Class pilots will be restricted to those who have WPRS Sport Class points: http://civlrankings.fai.org/?a=326&ladder_id=9&. At the moment that is 329 pilots. Also, open class pilots will not qualify. Here's the current rule in the local rules:
Sport Class Pilots must not have finished in the top 2/3rd's of a non- Sport Class Category 1 competition held since January 2014, for entry into sport class. Pilots must have WPRS sport class points.
We say current rule because we are in discussions with CIVL about the exact wording in the local rules. You can download the local rules from the link above. You'll find additional eligibility requirements there.
This is an aerotowing competition. If you do not have aerotowing skills you need to get them or come a week early and get signed off by our instructors.
We are especially encouraging women to come to this Women's Worlds. There hasn't been a Women's World Championship in a while and this is an opportunity to become the Women's World Champion.
We've held a Class 5 World Championship at Wilotree Park previously and pilots had a great time flying in Florida. We hope to see them return to a favorite venue.
Will Manfred and others from Europe show up in their Swifts? We have a good number of US pilots flying Swifts and we look forward to their participation.
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5 topics in this article: CIVL, Manfred Ruhmer, Wilotree Park, World Pilot Ranking Scheme, Worlds 2020
2019 Worlds »
2019 Worlds
Results from the last task on Friday
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|competition|Facebook|Filippo Oppici|Flavio Tebaldi|Gary Wirdnam|John Simon|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|weather|Wills Wing T3|Worlds 2019
Live broadcasts: https://www.facebook.com/hangglidingworldchamp2019/
Live tracking and replays: https://lt.flymaster.net/bs.php?grp=2941
Also live tracking: https://www.livetrack360.com/livetracking/split/2941
Results: http://www.italy2019.com/news/
Results: https://airtribune.com/22nd-fai-world-hg-championship/results
Last task:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 02:55:12 | 925 | |
2 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 02:50:17 | 911 | |
3 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 02:52:04 | 883 | |
4 | Gerd Doenhuber | GER | 03:05:26 | 866 | |
5 | Gary Wirdnam | GBR | 03:10:29 | 833 | |
6 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 03:16:45 | 785 | |
7 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 03:16:03 | 781 | |
8 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | 03:16:40 | 775 | |
9 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 03:16:58 | 771 | |
10 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 03:17:13 | 765 |
Final Results:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 8156 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 8073 | |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 7951 | |
4 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 7635 | |
5 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 7586 | |
6 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 7463 | |
7 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 7351 | |
8 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 7219 | |
9 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 7150 | |
10 | Gerd Doenhuber | GER | 7134 |
The last task of the XXII Hang Gliding World Championships, which saw the triumph of the Azzurra expedition led by team leader Flavio Tebaldi both in the individual and team rankings, has just ended.
On the eve of the last task, Italy came from a "control" day, as explained by Tebaldi himself: "We are excited about the result achieved, it was not at all easy to place this one-two - it was our team leader. National - The first few days went just fine and we confiscated important points in view of the final rush that we knew to be dangerous because the opponents would have become familiar with the skies of Friuli Venezia Giulia and consequently they would have given us a hard time. With the advantage accumulated, on Wednesday we preferred to stay in the group in order not to risk, considering also the weather conditions and so we managed to impose ourselves with Ploner and Ciech in general, while in the fundamental team ranking was the contribution of everyone, including the boys that did not bring points but gave us an immense hand in terms of communication: victory is also due to them. I allow myself to make the media aware, because this is an amazing team, perhaps the most medal in the Italian scene, with ten world titles and six consecutive teams, eight individuals (if we count the four earned in the rigid wings) and five Europeans: I believe that these numbers and these guys deserve more respect and consideration".
Today's last scheduled task saw the riders travel 101 km, launching from Mount Cuarnan and then landing at the San Mauro airfield in Premariacco, a town near the enchanting Cividale del Friuli. For statistics lovers, the organizers in this world have succeeded in proposing three different take-offs and landings, thus being able to prepare days of competition with the highest competitiveness, with a weather that has almost always kissed Friuli Venezia Giulia and with a virtually unanimous consensus regarding the quality of the work performed.
Considering the serious risk of thunderstorms that were spreading from Cadore towards Carnia with possible involvement of the high Friuli plain even before evening (among other things with winds coming from different directions), the day's buoys were placed towards Spilimbergo, Cividale del Friuli and Osoppo, with a final landing as mentioned in Premariacco. Immediately after the start, a group of pilots preferred to go into the mountains to avoid being in trouble then; a second one instead, has taken the shortest and fastest way on the plain, going however in difficulty after a few kilometers. Finally, a handful of deltaplanists have decided to take advantage of the second start gate and we talk about the Italians Selenati and Ciech, Majors (USA) and Oliveira (BRA): risky decision considering the day but by real bold, hoping to be able to repeat what happened in task 5 with the victory of John Simon (USA), which took place using this tactic.
After just over 30' of the race, the task immediately made it clear to everyone that it would not be a final catwalk, with several pilots closing their world prematurely and among them also the Colombian fort Velez, landed while he was in sixth position. The leaders of the day, flying at a very good altitude above 1600m on average, was formed among others by Smith, Ruhmer, Peter Neuenschwander, Doenhuber and Gricar (with Germany therefore in full fight for the podium), with the Swiss who in short he managed to amplify his advantage over his pursuers proceeding at a rapid pace. Ruhmer found himself in difficulty at an altitude of 400m, finding a thermal not easy to turn and being thus forced to a rather long stop. For Italy, Ciech and Ploner preferred the risk share in the early stages, unlike Kato who found himself in great difficulty. Good race also for Brazil with Rocha, Sandoli and Pinto, present in the top ten and decided to take home the silver in the team standings.
With more than thirty drivers out of goal, the remainder took the leap to shift their trajectory from the plains to the mountains and someone has even trespassed into Slovenia desperately searching for thermals near the buoy near Cividale: Throssell and Mckay have so quickly climbed over all the drivers further south of them, proceeding more than 70km/h towards Osoppo, with the leading group led by Neuenschwander (in front practically throughout the race), Gricar, Doenhuber and Wirdnam. In the meantime, our Ciech and Ploner have come to light and especially for the Folgaria athlete (among his other victories we remember eight times Italian champion), the possibility of climbing over to General Ploner, having exploited the second start window.
At 20km from the finish, Neuenschwander stopped to regain altitude, aware of the fact that a stop would probably have allowed him to close the goal in first position and quickly gaining altitude and speed; Gricar tried to close the gap, thus re-proposing the challenge already experienced at the end of task 9, but finding Doenhuber with breath on his neck. At 5km from the goal, the Swiss had to beat around having too low a altitude, with Gricar at his heels with more than 800m of difference, ready to anticipate him right on top. Neuenschwander continued undaunted but lowered to 150m at 1.8km from San Mauro, hitting the last cylinder but landing incredibly: it was the first big error in the evaluation of the champion that didn't stop him from finishing second anyway. The task was won by the German Gricar, delayed by a few kilometers, who succeeded in bringing home heavy points for Germany together with his teammate Doenhuber. Third is our Ciech, who, starting with the second window, flew very well, but was unable to overtake his fellow countryman Alessandro Ploner, who thus took home the third individual world title after those of 2009 and 2011, with Italy manages to place also the strong Filippo Oppici in the top ten.
The Italian team:
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The WGS 84 earth model
The WGS 84 earth model
Will be used at the 2019 Big Spring Nationals
Manfred Ruhmer
Along with the 0.1% error band around turnpoint (and start and goal) cylinders.
Don't make the same mistakes that Manfred just made. Make sure that you have the proper setting on your instrument.
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Results from the eighth task
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Task eight:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 02:00:09 | 977 | |
2 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 01:59:16 | 968 | |
3 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 02:03:30 | 917 | |
4 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 02:06:34 | 875 | |
5 | Roland Woehrle | GER | 02:06:43 | 870 | |
6 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | 02:07:16 | 864 | |
7 | Marcelo Andrei Gomes Da Rocha | BRA | 02:06:55 | 857 | |
8 | Franz Herrmann | SUI | 02:07:34 | 847 | |
8 | Andrew Hollidge | GBR | 02:07:26 | 847 | |
10 | Daniel Velez | COL | 02:07:19 | 845 |
Greet the Alps that yesterday served as the backdrop for the “infinite” flight of the protagonists of the XXII edition of the Hang Gliding World Championships, the ninth task returned completely to Italy, with a length of 95.5 km to travel from Monte Valinis to Bordon.
The race direction opted for a flight day in the south-western area of Friuli Venezia Giulia, with buoys in Montereale Valcellina, Malnisio and Pian del Cansiglio before the long return to Bordano, anticipated by the last turning point near Buja.
The pilots were able to follow - at least in the initial phase - a line on the mountain ridges, which allowed quite high speeds at the expense of not too generous quotas (in general it flew at 5-600m, much lower than yesterday due to the lack of good thermals).
The first to cross the buoy near Montereale were the Swiss Peter Neuenschwander (author of a very interesting World Championship so far and currently sixth in the individual classification with 5807 points), Franz Hermann and Zac Majors (also yesterday brought to light in the initial phases), however, having to stop before the Piancavallo to take altitude, finding one of the best thermals of the day of about 4m/s.
Ruhmer, the Canadian Smith and also our young Laurenzi, then carried on trying to escape to the Pian del Cansiglio, deviating on the fastest trajectory over the plain, gaining about 3km on the pursuers but having then to make height and consequently re-enter on the own steps. The group formed by the Italians Ciech, Ploner, Oppici, the Brazilians Sandoli and Pinto, Neuenschwander and Ruhmer, managed to climb up to 500m, finding a good current above Castello di Aviano, with Laurenzi having to beaten but managing to recover soon afterwards and turning the buoy near the Piancavallo in the first positions at a reasonable speed.
In the long return to Buja, the competitors have in fact alternated the plain with the mountain, to find the right compromise that would guarantee them adequate speed and altitude without losing too much time. Meanwhile, yesterday's splendid winner Eduardo Oliveira was reported in difficulty, perhaps tried by the fatigues of task 8, which required considerable energy expenditure for all; even worse it went to the Italian Selenati, who played it all for opting for the second start, pulling as much as he could, but unfortunately landing beforehand: a praise, however, due to his resourcefulness.
In the vicinity of Meduno, Ruhmer and Laurenzi have chosen two slightly different trajectories but for both of them the first real moment of difficulty occurred in this world, desperately forced to look for altitude above Clauzzetto. Ruhmer managed to climb the 600m while Laurenzi, after having seriously risked landing outside the goal, entered an appreciable thermal. It went better to the pursuer group formed by Ciech, Kato, Ploner, Pinto, Velez and Oppici, who over Travesio, opting for a line on the ridges, have reached a safety altitude of about 1000m of altitude guaranteeing the possibility of flying calmly until next turning point and then aim directly at landing.
The turning point came a few kilometers later: while most of the pilots, once they gained altitude, deviated towards the south, Neuenschwander and Gricar preferred to continue turning a thermal, which led them to lengthen the route a bit, but allowing them to launch later a few minutes at crazy speed towards Buja's last buoy. On the way to Bordano, a few kilometers away as the crow flies, Ruhmer (who in the meantime had taken the reins of the "paying" group but about 200m above sea level against the Swiss-Austrian duo) was overtaken at more than 80km/h from Gricar, who has thus flown in goal by touching the ground of the landing field first, anticipating the same Ruhmer and Neuenschwander. "Tactical" day for Italy, with Ploner and Ciech respectively sixteenth and seventeenth: waiting for the publication of the official rankings, we will have to watch our back in the last task from Gricar, Alonzi, Crossingham and Neunschwander (these last four fighting for at least for the last step of the podium). Instead, the situation in the team standings should be calmer, where our Azzurri had 1922 points ahead of Brazil and 2326 of Germany ahead of today's task, now winner with Gricar and fifth with Woehrle. Here too the battle for third place is on, with Germany at 16828 points, Japan at 16447 points and Austria at 16387 points, obviously after this task.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 7385 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 7190 | |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 7026 | |
4 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 6852 | |
5 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 6724 | |
6 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 6678 | |
7 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 6634 | |
8 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 6586 | |
9 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 6454 | |
10 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 6369 |
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No pussy tasks
No pussy tasks
Petr on Tuesday's 200 km task
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Petr Polách writes:
The task worth the world championship!
With comparison of yesterdays task, the previous ones looked like a demo version! Pilots finally got what they came for. We used beautiful start Val Seca, started 13:15 and pushed with maximum altitude under 10,000ft limit north to Emberger Alm area.
The gaggle was tight, a combination of aggressive flying and turbulent thermals (5ms north wind) forced me to leave cores soon and push for the distance. I was using ridge lines a lot, not wasting time to reach cloudbase.
Before Lienz, in well known super turbulent washing machine place I climbed 3000+ meters and jumped to Silian ridge. The champions went for a rocky line, south from Lienz taking different approach - using main alpine ridge to reach TP.
The Silian ridge was blown over by valley winds and the north flow. I kept pushing to the place that allowed me to finally jump to north facing surfaces. There, just 6 km from TP I finally climbed close to cloudbase and tagged it.
90km was still ahead.
From Dan I quickly found that with my line I am in the lead in front of fastest gaggle! (While Eduardo was taking his own approach to win. Well done mate.)
I kept pushing alone but the late time and with 3/4 cloud cover the area wasn't working well!
The champions, like hunting dogs, caught me quickly and 36km before goal, they showed me how a proper finish is done. I tried to fight to the end, but my line, even though marked with best clouds around gave me no thermals. Under Weissensee ridge I was 200m AGL in valley wind, desperate for even zero climb.
It took me 30 minutes to climb up close to the trees and from there I pushed towards goal, gliding 22km straight.
For the first time during this competition I am satisfied with my performance, I ended up with 87 leading points.
This kind of task is what a world class comp should be about! (Not short, kind of random gaggle tasks where one mistake or balls decision puts you all around the results. This is not paragliding.
Said by Attila Bertok: "NO PUSSY TASKS!"
Manfred missed a turnpoint by 60 meters, due to the wrong Earth model setting in his instrument.
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Results from the seventh task, day nine
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Malcolm Brown writes:
Goal field at the Hang Gliding World Championships in northern Italy. I'm feeling tired after 5 hours flying and a 201km flight to goal. This probably ranks as one of my most memorable flights in 30 years of flying hang gliders. The mountains we flew over today are absolutely stunning. I had my doubts about coming here but I was so wrong.
Matjaz Klemencic writes:
Big task was called today at 200 km taking us from Cercivento north to Austria, over Greifenburg, then to Sillian and back to a bit further from Hermagor. I got to the takeoff where at briefing I noticed my Oudie didn't charge yesterday. I must have mistakenly put the cable in and it was 50% battery was ready for 200km. I managed to charge it a bit with power bank from Evan, thank you so much for that.
Since I was running around making this all happen I somehow managed to make a bigger start cylinder which put me back already at start. I flew quite good after and was with Manfred and rest of the gang after Greifenburg. Here the decision of the day was made as we flew over the valley into shitty area with slow speed and horrifying place to fly over so low. I lost the group and had scratched the ridge to get to the Sillian turnpoint.
Then I flew back to Lienz where I got to 3000m and the direct line was tempting again. I crossed the ridge at about 20 m and found out the landing areas are quite further out then expected. Quite some struggle but I made it out of the trap and went ridge racing towards Hermagor. I was too happy with the nice lift on the way and flew to easily only to find that last part is in complete shade and without any lift. I decked in at about 10k short.
Pilots took other lines that were far better today so I am once again not really happy with my performance. Every day I start good, fly a part with good gaggle but somehow I lose the tempo and get myself somewhere in some shitty place. At least I got my wing to climb well today finally, did some strange settings on my wing with turning things the opposite way it should be. Cost me quite some climbing during the race. Now resting time as tomorrow is yet another task.
Task 7:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eduardo Oliveira | BRA | 04:17:20 | 986 | |
2 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 04:20:13 | 956 | |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 04:21:40 | 938 | |
4 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 04:36:04 | 868 | |
5 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 04:36:15 | 864 | |
6 | Genki Tanaka | JPN | 04:36:57 | 854 | |
7 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 04:35:52 | 846 | |
8 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 04:37:38 | 845 | |
9 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 04:39:46 | 842 | |
10 | Gerd Doenhuber | GER | 04:40:12 | 836 |
Eduardo, Grant and Primoz got way ahead of everyone else. Manfred landed out, or so the scoring says so. U have him landing at goal. Maybe he missed a turnpoint?
"When the going gets tough the tough begin to play." In the aftermath of the extraordinary feat of the Italian Alex Ploner, who in fact dominated task 7 with a masterpiece of wit and tactical wisdom seasoned with a clear knowledge of the Friulian skies, the race direction opted for a task not only incredibly long (well over 200km) but even with a landing outside the Italian borders, in neighboring Austria. The dress rehearsals had already been staged a few days ago, with the turning point of task 4 - won from the Alto Cassino di San Cassiano - in the area of Caporetto, in Slovenia. The pilots unanimously asked to be able to engage in even more demanding flights and, once the weather allowed safety on all fronts, they were satisfied with a real mission to the limit of the impossible.
Before moving on to the story of the day, one can not but spend words of praise for Flyve, AeroClub Italia and AeroClub Lega Piloti, who with so many efforts have succeeded in giving to protagonists and enthusiasts something never experienced before even in the maximum expression of this sport , or the world championship competition. Absolute novelty also that concerning the take-off: the nearly 120 remaining in the race have "tasted" today another characteristic mountain of Carnia and precisely the Monte Crostis, Valsecca, in the municipality of Ravascletto, taking flight already from a very high altitude at 1900m . Another wonderful place from which they were able to admire a breathtaking panorama, an appetizer of an epic challenge that surely wrote a page about the history of hang gliding.
The Czech Dan Vyhnalik was among the first to come out in the direction of the first mark; the Dutch Tanzer together with the American Zac Majors, opted instead for a different trajectory. Selenati, after about twenty minutes of the race, took the reins of the flight with speeds that reached almost 90km/h and over, taking advantage of the positive effects of the mountain ranges of the district, trying to imitate yesterday's exploits of compatriot Ploner.
The Colombian Daniel Velez together with the Czech Peter Polach (who delighted the public during the daily live broadcast with live images from his hang glider), closed the gap in a short time, as Selenati was forced to stop to gain overtaken share from the big group positioned higher than him. Having left to make the difference and seek redemption, the strong Friulian had to surrender after a few kilometers, landing unfortunately out of goal. At the turning point in the area of Emberg, where practically everyone arrived following the optimized line, the first to turn was the Swiss Neuenschwander, followed by the Japanese Nagusa, Velez, Smith, Polach and also by our Christian Ciech, second in general individual at 168 points from compatriot Ploner.
Another Japanese person came to light shortly after and we talk about Minoru Kato: taking advantage of one of the classic flying styles of gliders called in technical jargon "a dolphin" (which allows not having to search for thermals flying in fact directed towards the goal at variable speed), was the first to gain the third buoy, followed by Polach, Klemencic, Gricar, Ruhmer, Ploner and the young but enterprising Manuel Revelli, later forced to abandon hostilities even before so many others, a clear sign of the great difficulties today. On the long journey to the cylinder including the area of Sillian, a municipality in the Upper Val Pusteria in East Tyrol, the group fragmented and Neuenschwander also opted for a very different line than the head line which instead preferred the trajectory more short.
Ciech, Ruhmer, Klemencic, Ploner, Oppici and the German Gerd Doenhuber composed the head of the race, advancing more than 90 km/h along the crest of the mountains. The Swiss, with great intuition, has accumulated more than 1000m of difference compared to the others, flying sent to over 105km/h and soon rejoining at the head of the race. As happened to Revelli, in the vicinity of this buoy even the strong Brazilian Glauco Pinto had to land, as did Selenati (see above) and Tanzer who had to say goodbye practically at the same time to dreams of glory.
Meanwhile, the splendid day allowed Markel Neiderman of Sweden to reach 4049m of altitude on his Combat GT, practically a record in this World Championship. A few dozen kilometers from the finish, the head of the race - who chose the optimized trajectory - was formed by the Japanese Kato and among others by the Brazilian Oliveira, by the English Crossingham, by the Germans Woehrle and Gricar, by the French Pollet and Alonzi and from our Oppici and Ploner.
Before the final sprint, at Hermagor (minus 25km on arrival), Gricar and Oliviera opted for full altitude (with thermals of even 6m/s); Minoru Kato together with Pollet, authors of a superlative performance up to that point, instead found themselves in great difficulty losing altitude and for the Japanese there was nothing to do but land before their due, when there was very little to the goal. The Brazilian has thus concluded in first goal after more than four hours of flight (entirely covered by the live broadcast on the official FB page), followed by Crossingham and Gricar. First of the Italians in goal Ploner (fifth) followed by Oppici: Brazil plays the charge and warns our National team, called to defend the 1825 points that separated it from the South Americans at the end of yesterday's task. There will be fun and the last two days of competition (we remind you that from tomorrow to tomorrow the final day of rest will take place and for this reason we invite you to follow the updates on the official FB page) will announce themselves not suitable for the faint of heart.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 6554 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 6360 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 6058 |
4 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 5977 |
5 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 5827 |
6 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 5807 |
7 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 5785 |
8 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 5701 |
9 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 5673 |
10 | Yuji Suzuki | JPN | 5553 |
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Results from the sixth task, day eight
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Task 6:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 02:41:51 | 982 | |
2 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 02:45:14 | 942 | |
3 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 02:51:42 | 887 | |
4 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 02:52:15 | 886 | |
5 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 02:52:51 | 876 | |
6 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 02:54:19 | 873 | |
7 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | 02:54:22 | 860 | |
8 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | 02:56:45 | 857 | |
9 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 02:54:55 | 854 | |
10 | Daniel Velez | COL | 02:58:16 | 853 |
Alex hung with Christian and Manfred but always 1000' or so higher as they approached the second to last turnpoint. When the three of them out in front of all the other pilots headed toward goal (and the last little turnpoint) Christian was a bit too low as was Manfred. Alex with his extra altitude just kept going and was able to get there three to 1 minutes earlier. Extra altitude helps.
Start from Mount Cuarnan and after a few kilometers, all the pilots have opted for the full altitude on the nearby and well-known Chiampon, an area that usually always gives very good thermals.
At the "ready to go" Peter Polach (Czech Republic), Mario Alonzi (Brazil), Daniel Velez (Colombia), Yuji Suzuki (Japan) and an Australian athlete, at important speeds already over 80 km/h. Selenati, as has often happened in these days from deep knowledge of the Friulian skies, has almost immediately set a different trajectory, followed also by other pilots.
Proceeding towards the first two buoys located in the area of Treppo Carnico and in that of Rigolato, a group including the Polish Przezdziak has managed to gain altitude, seizing a thermal with values higher than 7m/s able to lead them to almost 2800m of quote.
At the first turn point Arne Tanzer (the Dutch fort once again came to light) showed up; behind him, among others, Daniel Velez, John Smith (New Zealand), Galovec, Peternel and Klemencic for Slovenia and Gervasoni for Italy. Velez was able to immediately dig a discreet groove, taking the reins of the task in the direction of Rigolato, also flying over the "Kaiser" or the Monte Zoncolan, climbed yesterday by many indomitable cyclists participating in the Gran Fondo "Carnia Classic Fuji - Zoncolan".
In a real alpine flight, most of the pilots immediately understood how fundamental it was to continue to gain altitude: to confirm this, before flying over the Fella, several stopped to look for "breath" and at the top of the race the Austrian Ruhmer is brought along with Alonzi and Velez, with Ploner to lead the blue patrol.
In order to avoid unpleasant surprises, at Gemona, most have abandoned the shorter trajectory above the plain, thus flying over the Regional Natural Park of the Julian Prealps, following the ridge that develops for about 50km and that in favorable weather conditions such as those of today, allowed everyone to maintain a safety quota up to the cylinder placed near Slovenia. However, some of the men of the standings have tried to follow the low profile: among them the Slovenian Matjaz Klemencic, the Czech Peter Polach and the Polish Przezdziak, making it very difficult to continue.
In the skies between Nimis and Attimis, while some pilots were forced to land out of goal considering the very selective task (including Przezdziak himself), Italy took command of the flight thanks to Ciech and Ploner. The meteorological situation was fully captured by the leading group, which turned the last buoy a little further away than the optimized line but with stronger thermal guarantees and greater altitude. On the way back to Bordano, when there were only 20km to go, Ploner managed to get Ruhmer and Ciech off the ground by scoring first with a spectacular tack that sent shivers down the ground. Only the Austrian, detached by about 4 'resisted, because from the third onwards the detachments became heavy beyond 10', demonstrating the superlative task carried out by the South Tyrolean. Another Italian, Filippo Oppici, completed the podium with an excellent performance and the German Primoz Gricar came fourth, with Ciech delayed by the lack of "fuel" on the most beautiful but author of a splendid fifth place.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 5686 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 5518 | |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 5511 | |
4 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 5132 | |
5 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 5120 | |
6 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 5034 | |
7 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 4961 | |
8 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 4941 | |
9 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 4871 | |
10 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 4837 |
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A flatland task for the fifth task on the sixth day
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The task:
But most pilots used the hills to find lift then scoot across the flats and back to the hills, showing that the "optimized" course is not necessarily the best course.
Task 5:# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
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1 | John Simon | USA | 02:12:57 | 885 | |
2 | Arne Tanzer | NED | 02:25:32 | 880 | |
3 | Gerd Doenhuber | GER | 02:25:53 | 859 | |
4 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 02:25:31 | 851 | |
5 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 02:25:38 | 848 | |
6 | Daniel Velez | COL | 02:25:44 | 845 | |
7 | Minoru Kato | JPN | 02:27:28 | 835 | |
8 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 02:27:12 | 831 | |
9 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 02:26:27 | 828 | |
9 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 02:27:18 | 828 |
John Simon took the second clock twenty five minutes after the 1:45 PM clock. He was 21st into goal.
Nene and Georg Schweier landed in the river bed just outside the goal cylinder getting within 90 and 40 meters respectively. They both made the end of speed section. Their distance points were very slightly less than those who made goal, but their speed points were reduced by 20 percent.
After the grueling day yesterday (much appreciated by all the pilots also for the encroachment in Slovenia that gave them unique scenarios), today's task has developed from the Valinis mountain to the by now tested Bordano landing, with a covered length of almost 100km, practically all on the plain.
Three buoys are planned, with a sort of "zig zag": after taking off from Valinis, the pilots headed towards the area between Povoletto and Cividale del Friuli (a very large cylinder) and then headed towards Rivoli di Osoppo, Tarcento and finally return to Bordano at the landing field.
The start of today's task has been of fundamental importance since it causes a very different weather situation from yesterday (damp air in the lower layers has led to a reduction in the cumulative base altitude of 1500-1700m against even 2300m yesterday, not allowing pilots to develop immediately a lot of altitude as pointed out by Damiano Zanocco weather manager), the pilots immediately had to choose between the way of the plain (faster but very risky today) and the one that skirted the hills (longer but more likely to find thermal).
A group of about ten pilots opted for the "low street", but the choice was rather risky because after a few kilometers more than someone, including the New Zealander Matthew Barlow, they were forced to land early in the Buja area. The most correct intuition turned out to be that of the group of the best in the standings, with - among others - the Austrian Ruhmer (yesterday penalized for an early start), the Italians Ploner, Laurenzi and Ciech, the Slovenian Klemencic, who proceeded towards the first target at about 1000m altitude with a speed of 55 km/h. Among them were the two Japanese Tanaka and Sunama and the Brazilian top pilot Glauco Pinto, who went on to form the leading group together with the German Woehrle and Ruhmer himself.
In the return to Rivoli di Osoppo, the Dutchman Arne Tanzer, who in a previous task had given a hard time to his opponents, who has opted to fly over the flat area not without risks, forced to stop before reach the second buoy in a desperate search for altitude to continue his adventure. Even the Italian Suan Selenati chose this strategy, managing to maintain an altitude of 500m but still struggling to find altitude.
Pinto, Woehrle and Selenati have won it by turning around the second turn with the best time and continuing the race, or rather the flight, towards Tarcento after about an hour and forty minutes.
In fact, a situation has emerged with three groups: the one farther north that managed to make a great deal, the central one that touched the second mark in the first position and the one further south, which instead took longer to tack towards the last turn point. On the way to Tarcento, once it has gained enough altitude, the small group of Ciech, Ruhmer, Tanzer and Laurenzi veered towards the route chosen by Pinto, Woehrle and Selenati, in the hope of being able to proceed without the last obstacle. Further stops towards Bordano. Between Artegna and Magnano many pilots have benefited from the so-called "service pump", that is a very strong thermal that usually develops in these areas and that allowed the Colombian Daniel Velez to take the lead allatask towards the final part of the race, followed by Tanzer and the Italian Marco Laurenzi, once again among the leaders albeit at his second experience in a world championship, a high hopeful driver for our national team. The Austrian Ruhmer, the Italian Ploner, the Germans Gricar and Doenhuber and the same Laurenzi have embarked on a thrilling pursuit of Velez, with Ruhmer who hired a great duel with the Colombian at around 15km from the finish overtaking and counter-passing, managing to win and quickly gaining precious seconds.
The most beautiful surprise for the public was the group that presented itself above Bordano fighting for the success of the day, made up of more than ten hang gliders that at speeds greater than 100 km/h gave great excitement to the fans: the Dutch Tanzer and the Italians Laurenzi and Ploner were the first three pilots to touch the ground, under the watchful eyes of the team leader Flavio Tebaldi who thus demonstrated, once again if there was any need, the great technical skills capable of getting the off to the Azzurri in the various rankings.
Cumulative:
Name | Nat | Glider | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 4704 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 4642 | |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 4569 | |
4 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 4411 | |
5 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 4259 | |
6 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 4234 | |
7 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 4191 | |
8 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 4180 | |
9 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 4123 | |
10 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 4075 |
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Results from the fourth task
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Task 4:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 02:45:45 | 995 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 02:47:56 | 964 | |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 02:48:47 | 952 | |
4 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 02:48:14 | 944 | |
5 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | 02:49:19 | 939 | |
6 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 02:50:39 | 920 | |
7 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 02:52:40 | 903 | |
8 | Genki Tanaka | JPN | 03:02:04 | 847 | |
9 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 03:02:06 | 846 | |
10 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 03:02:14 | 842 |
Tolmezzo, 19th July 2019
In the longest task of this world championship to date, Italy is still a team to beat. Great is the Brazilian Pinto who redeems the landing out of the third day.
After the stop imposed yesterday due to adverse weather that has actually anticipated the rest day (required by regulation after six consecutive tasks), the XXII World Championship of hang-gliding organized among others by Flyve, Aec Lega Piloti and AeroClub Italia is resumed today with the fourth task, which in the usual morning briefing saw the change of take-off location on Mount Cuarnan near Gemona del Friuli. For the landing instead, once again the Bordano airfield was confirmed, one of the many countries (together with Gemona of course) that on the evening of 6 May 1976 it was razed to the ground by the terrible earthquake, but like all Friuli knew be reborn in a short time and leave again.
Today's task was very demanding, at the moment the longest of the World Championship with almost 143km to go all in one go, with Italy called to defend first place in the team general with 8503 points (according to Brazil with 7746 and third Germany with 7367), as well as the individual where in the order Ploner, Ciech, Selenati and Laurenzi find themselves in the top five positions with a single “intruder” the never-Austrian Austrian Ruhmer, ninth in the FAI ranking and holder of ten world titles.
After the splendid departure from Cuarnan (admired by many people with the "upturned nose" from Gemona del Friuli), the first buoy a few kilometers away was that of Artegna, where our Ciech passed first and left behind the Slovenian Franc Peternel, the compatriot Ploner (second in the flight of debut and in that of the day before yesterday) and two other insidious pilots, like the German Gricar (winner of the second task) and the Swiss Neuenschwander (second Tuesday). The hang gliders continued to the turn point in Slovenia, near Kobarid: for the first time in the history of the World Championships, the race was partially carried out in a different state than the host one, surely due to the organization which it was well spent in order to reach this historic goal.
Polach (Czech Republic), Smith (New Zealand), Majors (USA) and another group managed to find an important thermal just a few kilometers from the turn point across the border; Cantesanu, the only Romanian in the race, has lost altitude instead by landing off goal. Behind this group, the excellent Italian (and Friulian) Suan Selenati quickly arrived; the choice of the group was instead to follow the mountain slope, a fitting decision because in a short time they were re-attached to the fugitives at an altitude of about 2000m of height and over 70km/h of speed.
In the return to Trasaghis, where the third buoy was placed, the leading trio was composed of Gricar, Ciech and Ploner, with Pinto, Ruhmer and Neuenschwander (very fast in the stretch in question) to chase. Most of the group even in this phase, preferred to follow the profile of the mountain, which guaranteed their quotas and speeds always worthy of respect.
Ruhmer first touched the third turn point; unlike the stretch carried out up to that moment along the mountain (continuous line with very high average speed), the path towards the last buoy located at 9km from Cividale del Friuli, flying over a hilly area, required an important mental strategy, where fundamental it was the evaluation of the lines: the development of the heaps and also the flight of the birds, were important references - as underlined by the "meteoman" Damiano Zanocco - transforming the competitive challenge into a real chess game.
Ruhmer continued taking altitude following a line able to make him bypass the plain, flying east and also Ciech, Ploner and Gricar, along with the Brazilian Pinto, opted for this choice. Neuenschwander instead chose the trajectory from Cuarnan (today's take-off site) towards the south, about 3 km from the other pilots, climbing well but not quickly and soon being overtaken by the first group just mentioned that in the meantime had reached almost more than 2000m.
Ciech, Ruhmer and Ploner once again composed the leading group flying at 2200m at about 85km/h "at full throttle" towards Cividale; in the Nimis area they found a thermal with good values (more than 4m/s) and took advantage of the full altitude. In the equally fast return to Bordano, Alex Ploner - thanks to a wonderful tactical choice that guaranteed him a stable speed towards landing more than 70 km/h without ever having to stop to resume altitude - he managed to take a good margin of advantage over Ciech and Ruhmer scoring first with a time of 02.45.46 anticipating the Austrian and his teammate, thus putting another important seal on both the individual journey and the Azzurri towards the final goal.
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Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 3856 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 3814 | |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 3738 | |
4 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 3560 | |
5 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 3487 | |
6 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 3473 | |
7 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 3448 | |
8 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 3406 | |
9 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 3318 | |
10 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | 3260 |
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The German version
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Thursday, July 18, 2019 - rest day The weather forecast is against a flight day, so the day was already canceled on Wednesday evening!
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 3rd passage - 76 km with destination Bordano
Kajo reports: Flying is the best medicine This morning, no cock woke me, but my back pain. Damn, and I was hoping they would go away overnight. As the youngest member of the team, I feel very old now. But thanks to the loving care of Anna and Regina and with the support of various tablets, it has at least a little better.
Today the organizers wanted to see us on the mountain even earlier. After a surprisingly uneventful, already boring ride, we arrived more than punctual at the start. After the comfortable building a few umbrellas lulled low over the start. Well that did not look so outstanding. And why did we leave earlier? Over time, the conditions improved and it was a small 78 km task tender. You could either fly on direct route through the lowlands or took the detour via the supposedly faster mountains. Like almost everyone else, I opted for the direct route. The day got better with time and we were able to finish quickly.
After Primoz and Roland I came as the third German pilot to the finish and was thus able to make my contribution to the team ranking. To the delight of our driver, a short time later, the other three arrived. Every minute, almost 100 pilots flew to the finish and provided plenty of exciting landing approaches. Fortunately, the Landewiese is so big that you always find a gap between the other dragons.
Much to my relief, my back was much better after the flight. The mix of adrenaline and happiness hormones has probably worked wonders. At dinner (the Uli has conjured a delicious curry) we learn that tomorrow will not be flown. It is bad weather approaching and the organizers canceled the day tomorrow. So let's end the day with a glass of wine quite comfortably and make plans for our first rest day. Greetings from Tolmezzo Kajo.
All pilots are in the air. The time has been running since 14:15. We are just on a cappuccino to look at the live tracking, then go full throttle into the finish to Bordano. Yes, the distances to the starting place and back to the finish are not without!
Exciting finish: Alex Ploner ahead of Manfred Ruhmer and Marco Laurenzi. From us Primoz, Roland, Kajo, Jörg, Semo and Gerd are (in this order) in the finish. Today we were not among the fastest, but we'll see what's on the bottom of the list. Regina.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - Primoz wins the day's victory
Primoz reports: After the first task, I was not completely satisfied with my performance. It was clear, more determination was needed. Task 2 has brought better weather, base up to 2200m and good climbs. The route went back and forth along the hills, with a jump to the north and the goal in Bordano near Gemona.
My start this time was with the first group, although not the highest - homework !! With sparkling decisions, faster gliding and a little luck, I was able to gradually settle from the main pulp, but finally after the Gemona valley crossing. From there we had the lead with Christian. The turnaround behind Tolmezzo has proven to be quite complicated. But Christian seemed to know what he was doing, and in fact we were able to dig ourselves out of the vegetables. In addition, there was the Peter and has shown a great trail back. Straight to the lee of a rocky mountain.
The expected rodeo arrived, which I had survived best and was able to turn up with Peter. Christian stayed a bit deeper while searching for the thermals. At the penultimate turn, 15 km from the finish we met the Manfred, he flew his own route and has overtaken all. When he sees us, he is deep in the direction of the last turn, Peter and I have turned up at the point up to 1900 m, until the final approach calculator 8: 1 has shown. From there, gas was the best tactic. Greetings at home and keep your fingers crossed! Primoz.
3rd place in the team ranking, that's the result of today - yeahh! And thanks to Primoz, who won today's victory of the day ahead of Peter Neuenschwander and Manfred Ruhmer. Gerd flew in 9th place and Roland on rank 27. Kajo and Semo many at the end of the Talwind victim. Now the boys are going to eat pizza, they deserve it. Roland needs his daily Italian ice cream and kajo and I hold the position here at home. Kajo has to treat his lumbago, but he'll get it back tomorrow. I still have a lot to prepare for tomorrow.
Monday, July 15, 2019 - 86 km from Meduno to Bordano
Gerd reports: Airy Travel Day 1 Today the cock crowed early. The competition begins! Getting up at dawn and eating the meal so that we would not get hounded right at the beginning - at least that was the plan. Then we should make a little wrong decision regarding the route, we decided on the way over the highway. Already the driveway cost us the first minutes because of technical problems. This should have been against the time we wanted to leave the highway again, nor the lesser evil. After 25 minutes of waiting time and lane change in the back of our coach, the pilots were slowly nervous and showed, each in his own individual way, signs of mild restlessness. Our estimated time of arrival shifted noticeably in the direction of the planned race start. Arrived at the toll booth, this was then attached to his telephone set and not willing to grant us early passage. But this angered the driver of our coach a lot and he threw him unkind words to his ear. Since the latter was not able to speak the same language, luckily there were no further delays, and we were then able to continue our journey unmolested. The timetable should not turn out to be as strict as announced - despite globalization, Italy has fortunately been preserved. So we could start our intended hang glider flight as hoped with all others.
The weather conditions were not optimal, but despite shadows were updrafts available and you could work out with some initial effort a nice height, from which we began our breezy journey over 87km. The thermal conditions improved and our pack was on the journey at a considerable speed. That this should be better was clear in the further daily routine, as more and more showers poured in the area. Many dragons were able to master the way to the finish. Among them were Kajo, Semo (Georg), Roland, Primoz and myself from our German troupe. Brother Jörg, however, the rain played badly. The showers spread around him and prevented his further journey to the finish. Not only that, when folding his glider, the rain should anticipate the shower that was actually planned in our accommodation. Now that we have finished our supper and have taken our supper, we will lay down and wait for tomorrow's new day. Good night's sleep on all sides, Gerd.
Again we started this morning. First at 8:30 am Teamleaderbriefing, then briefly stopped by our landlady to pick up a modem and then quickly from the direction of Meduno. Our boys left before me, so I had to accelerate. Finally, we wanted to complete the sticker campaign for the leading edges today.
The organizers want to send us out early this morning, because it should overdevelop soon. Anna, Roland's partner drove me. Direct way is announced, which is 5 minutes faster than the highway, says the Navi. I hope I did not miss a speed camera and sometimes I looked aside to see if Anna still had color on her face. But she was brave. I gave gas. After 1:15 minutes arrived at the launch site, everyone was already there, but not our boys. Oh dear, which way have you taken the well? An hour later - finally, the bus turns the corner. It was probably an odyssey. The tolls on the highway did not work at all. Already at the ticket rent went nothing, then when paying at the toll booth… our so quiet driver Uli has probably been a little irritated and accused the quiet calling Mautstellenkassier as Grattler… Thank God he did not understand Bavarian Language, otherwise he would have kept the boys waiting longer.
But luckily the already started paragliders could only sink into the valley and the competition organizers were still waiting with the briefing. Everything in the time frame. At some point, the Meet Director finally called for the briefing: 86 km towards Aviano then the finish to Bordano. Everything was ratzfatz, our boys were fast in the air. This time I could not drive fast enough to get to the finish in time, then there were already about 30 pilots. Including Gerd, Roland, Semo and Primoz. Kajo hit hard and came soon afterwards and that with fancy Vario half way. Thankfully, there are the trackers that still record the track. Jörgi had to land in front of the finish. He took another involuntary shower in the pouring rain. Three Italians won the day today: Christian Ciech ahead of Alex Ploner and Suan Selenati. Greetings from Tolmezzo Regina.
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Day three results
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Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | km/h | Total |
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1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 01:45:52 | 39.3 | 993 | |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 01:45:46 | 39.3 | 987 | |
3 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 01:46:46 | 38.9 | 953 | |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 01:47:56 | 38.5 | 948 | |
5 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 01:48:14 | 38.4 | 942 | |
6 | Daniel Velez | COL | 01:48:45 | 38.2 | 928 | |
7 | David Brito Filho | BRA | 01:48:37 | 38.3 | 923 | |
8 | Marcelo Andrei Gomes Da Rocha | BRA | 01:48:38 | 38.3 | 921 | |
9 | Arne Tanzer | NED | 01:50:29 | 37.6 | 898 | |
10 | Pedro L. Garcia | USA | 01:51:26 | 37.3 | 892 |
Italy, led by Flavio Tebaldi, is still confirmed as a team to beat, with four drivers scoring in the top five. Only the stainless Austrian Ruhmer resists.
Third task, particularly short, not easy due to the variable weather conditions that have caused difficulties for all the national teams, which have adopted various strategies to try to get by. A very different situation from yesterday, typical "pre frontal" with destabilization in the low strata and a cold disturbance coming from the Veneto region - as explained by the "meteoman" of the organization Damiano Zanocco - has meant that the plain is "awakened", allowing pilots at least partially to be able to risk even the fastest but also risky line.
Selenati immediately took altitude, moving after a few km from the start to more than 1000m, together with team-mate Ciech, Klemenich (SLO), Ruhmer (AUT), Garcia (ESP) and Polach (CZ), trying to exploit the plain towards the first of the two turning points of the day, located in the specific case near Cividale del Friuli, the splendid town founded by Giulio Cesare who became Lombard capital of Friuli in his time. The route then included the return flying over the hilly area of ??the middle Friuli also touching Mount Bernadia near Nimis (another place well known by local flight enthusiasts), before "touching" the second buoy near Gemona and landing as always in Bordano.
Few pilots chose the longest trajectory near the ridge, which allowed them to gain altitude faster but having to complete more kilometers to reach the first buoy in Cividale; only the Slovenian Stanislav Galovec dared to start from the third window made available by the organization, but found itself flying by itself without any reference.
At the first turning point came in the order Ruhmer (AUT), Ciech (ITA) and Sandoli (BRA), who anticipated Laurenzi (ITA), Glauco Pinto (the very strong reigning Brazilian champion with many records also on distance) and the Slovenian Matjaz Klemencic. Given the difficult weather conditions, some drivers had to "raise the white flag" landing well before reaching the goal: even Pinto himself had to surrender shortly after Cividale and this was the real coup of the day.
Misfortune also for the only woman in the race, the Japanese Sato, who suffered an accident "piercing" out of goal: immediate rescue operations taken from the operations center in Tolmezzo, where three people are constantly on the monitors and follow the pilots' tracks. In close collaboration with the Alpine Rescue Service, the athlete was reached and transported to the hospital for the necessary ritual checks; his condition does not cause concern and a good "good luck" prompt recovery has come from the whole movement.
Tanzer, class of '89, Dutch, then tried to escape while losing a bit of altitude; the "sail" was pursued by Ploner, Laurenzi, Ruhmer, Ciech and Selenati, who tried to fly as fast as possible to the second and final turning point, maintaining an average altitude of 1000 m which actually allowed them to reach Bordano in a short time. Not having to stop in search of thermals, on the landing field our Ploner champion, the Austrian Ruhmer, the excellent young promise of the flight (Flyve branded) Marco Laurenzi, Christian Ciech and the Suan Selenati from Friuli arrived which thus completed the masterpiece "made in Italy".
This is the ranking of the first drivers in goal. Once the scoring system has been developed that takes into account different variables, the final one will be published on this site: https://airtribune.com/22nd-fai-world-hg-championship/results. On the official FB page of the event and on the website www.italy2019.com, the same will be done and specifically the evening will be published the provisional ranking of the day and the following morning instead, the general official one.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
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1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 2861 | |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 2850 | |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 2794 | |
4 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 2781 | |
5 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 2714 | |
6 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 2570 | |
7 | Mario Alonzi | FRA | 2567 | |
8 | Tyler Borradaile | CAN | 2548 | |
9 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 2522 | |
10 | Primoz Gricar | GER | 2454 |
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Big river beds all around:
Malcolm Brown's LZ.
The results apparently aren't going to be published here: https://airtribune.com/22nd-fai-world-hg-championship/results
Now, instead of HTML they are publishing in PDF, which totally sucks.
Task 2:
http://www.italy2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Task_2_Unofficial.pdf
1. Primoz Gricar (GER) 03.08.23
2. Peter Neuenschwander (SWI) 03.08.29
3. Manfred Ruhmer (AUT) 03.09.06
4. Christian Ciech (ITA) 03.12.33
4. Suan Selenati (ITA) 3.00.05
6. Alex Ploner (ITA) 03.13.48
7. Glauco Pinto (BRA) 03.14.07
8. Marco Laurenzi (ITA) 03.18.11
9. Gerd Doenhuber (GER) 03.18.41
10. Mario Alonzi (FRA) 03.18.41
Cumulative:
http://www.italy2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Overall_Provisional_0716.pdf
I guess that they are just not interested in working with the press.
http://www.italy2019.com/2019/07/16/classifiche-aggiornamento-quotidiano/
Manfred took a course line all his own after the third turnpoint going far south of the optimized course line while almost everyone else went to the north of the line. This allowed him to jump into first place.
He was not high enough to sustain that position as Primoz and Peter got much higher behind him and we able to get to goal a little sooner.
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2019 Worlds »
2019 Worlds
Results
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|competition|Facebook|Filippo Oppici|Jeff Chipman|Manfred Ruhmer|Marco Laurenzi|Petr Polach|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing T3|Worlds 2019|Yoko Isomoto|Yoko Sano|Zac Majors
Live broadcasts: https://www.facebook.com/hangglidingworldchamp2019/
From the Italian team:
Christian Ciech 1, Alex Ploner 2, Suan Selenati 3, Marco Laurenzi 4, Filippo Oppici 6.
Felix Cantesanu at goal.
Apparently nearby storm cells and some rain on the course caused some pilots to land to be safe. Seventy five pilots in goal.
https://airtribune.com/22nd-fai-world-hg-championship/results
Task 1:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 01:29:04 | 992 | |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 01:29:46 | 977 | |
3 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 01:32:28 | 929 | |
4 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 01:37:09 | 886 | |
5 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 01:37:37 | 881 | |
6 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 01:37:47 | 875 | |
7 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 01:37:45 | 869 | |
8 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 01:38:03 | 867 | |
9 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | 01:38:00 | 864 | |
10 | Marcelo Andrei Gomes Da Rocha | BRA | 01:38:41 | 862 |
Penalties:
Jeff Chipman 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
Zac Majors 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
Yoko Sano 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
Petr Polach 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
15 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Christian Ciech, competition, Facebook, Filippo Oppici, Jeff Chipman, Manfred Ruhmer, Marco Laurenzi, Petr Polach, Suan Selenati, Wills Wing T3, Worlds 2019, Yoko Isomoto, Yoko Sano, Zac Majors
Christian Ciech Podcast
Christian Ciech Podcast
Three times a World Champion
Christian Ciech|Manfred Ruhmer
https://www.cloudbasemayhem.com/episode-96-christian-ciech-and-a-life-of-hang-gliding/
Episode 96 is live with Christian Ciech! Christian has been flying Hang Gliders for over 30 years.
He remembers watching his dad fly when he was just four years old. He has an arsenal of trophies that showcase his legendary competition skills, including 3 World Championship wins.
Christian became a test pilot and designer for Icaro in 1991, a position he still holds. In this episode we discuss competition strategies and the art of winning, how to read the sky and flying the conditions you find, how Manfred Ruhmer has dominated the sport for so long, what to study when you’re not in the air, finding order in the chaos, learning how to fly fast, the importance of physical preparation to stay in the air, instinctive versus logical flying, how certain very high level pilots should and shouldn’t change how you fly, the most important lessons learned in three decades of flight, tumbling and recovering the mind and a lot more. A fascinating talk with one of the pioneers.
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2 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Manfred Ruhmer
Hessiche meisterchaft competition
Hessiche meisterchaft competition
Final Results
Carsten Muth|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|Petr Polach|video
Carsten Muth|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Petr Polach|video
Carsten Muth|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Petr Polach|video
A rough day: https://www.facebook.com/corinna.schwiegershausen/videos/10156550628356314/
https://gleitfliegen.hlb-info.de/inhalt/hessenmeisterschaft-2019
Task 3:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro Laminar | 02:24:32 | 1000 |
2 | Miroslav Cap | T2C 144 | 02:54:19 | 790 |
3 | Dan Vyhnalik | Combat 13,5 09 GT | 02:54:24 | 781 |
4 | Gerd Dönhuber | Laminar Zero 9 14.1 | 02:59:42 | 754 |
5 | Jiri Gut | T2C 144 | 03:02:23 | 731 |
6 | Joerg Bajewski | T2C 154 | 03:11:12 | 682 |
7 | Oliver Salewski | Laminar Zero 9 13.2 | 03:11:50 | 677 |
8 | Jiri Nadvornik | T2C 144 | 03:12:49 | 665 |
9 | Corinna Schwiegershausen | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3 | 03:23:44 | 641 |
10 | Carsten Muth | T2C 154 | 03:23:35 | 614 |
Final Results:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro Laminar | 2799 |
2 | Dan Vyhnalik | Combat 13,5 09 GT | 2410 |
3 | Miroslav Cap | T2C 144 | 2234 |
4 | Gerd Dönhuber | Laminar Zero 9 14.1 | 2198 |
5 | Jiri Gut | T2C 144 | 2150 |
6 | Oliver Salewski | Laminar Zero 9 13.2 | 1908 |
7 | Joerg Bajewski | T2C 154 | 1902 |
8 | Petr Polach | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 1899 |
9 | Matjaz Klemencic | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3.5 | 1873 |
10 | Corinna Schwiegershausen | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3 | 1803 |
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Hessiche meisterchaft competition
Hessiche meisterchaft competition
Results so far
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Manfred Ruhmer|Petr Polach
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Petr Polach
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Petr Polach
https://gleitfliegen.hlb-info.de/inhalt/hessenmeisterschaft-2019
Task 1:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro Laminar | 01:25:15 | 993 |
2 | Matjaz Klemencic | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3.5 | 01:26:27 | 949 |
3 | Gerd Dönhuber | Laminar Zero 9 14.1 | 01:27:49 | 925 |
4 | Dan Vyhnalik | Combat 13,5 09 GT | 01:27:50 | 914 |
5 | Jiri Gut | T2C 144 | 01:30:05 | 880 |
6 | Miroslav Cap | T2C 144 | 01:30:38 | 874 |
7 | Petr Polach | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 01:33:25 | 853 |
8 | Joerg Bajewski | T2C 154 | 01:41:38 | 769 |
9 | Kajo Clauß | Combat 12,7 GT | 01:44:11 | 729 |
10 | Oliver Salewski | Laminar Zero 9 13.2 | 01:44:15 | 727 |
Task 2:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro Laminar | 01:21:10 | 806 |
2 | Dan Vyhnalik | Combat 13,5 09 GT | 01:26:59 | 715 |
3 | Petr Polach | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 01:34:47 | 654 |
4 | Matjaz Klemencic | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3.5 | 01:43:09 | 586 |
5 | Miroslav Cap | T2C 144 | 01:46:01 | 570 |
6 | Corinna Schwiegershausen | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3 | 01:50:25 | 555 |
7 | Botjan Klemencic | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3.5 | 01:50:34 | 548 |
8 | Jiri Gut | T2C 144 | 01:50:39 | 539 |
9 | Kajo Clauß | Combat 12,7 GT | 01:52:19 | 533 |
10 | Gerd Dönhuber | Laminar Zero 9 14.1 | 01:58:32 | 519 |
Task 3:
Day cancelled. They are expected to fly on Sunday.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro Laminar | 1799 |
2 | Dan Vyhnalik | Combat 13,5 09 GT | 1629 |
3 | Matjaz Klemencic | Litespeed RX TECHNORA-3.5 | 1535 |
4 | Petr Polach | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 1507 |
5 | Gerd Dönhuber | Laminar Zero 9 14.1 | 1444 |
5 | Miroslav Cap | T2C 144 | 1444 |
7 | Jiri Gut | T2C 144 | 1419 |
8 | Kajo Clauß | Combat 12,7 GT | 1262 |
9 | Oliver Salewski | Laminar Zero 9 13.2 | 1231 |
10 | Joerg Bajewski | T2C 154 | 1220 |
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Trofeo Valerio Albrizio
They flew one more day
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|Christian Pollet|competition|Davide Guiducci|Gary Wirdnam|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Marco Laurenzi|Moyes Litespeed RX|Petr Polach|Suan Selenati|Trofeo Valerio Albrizio 2019|Tullio Gervasoni|Ubaldo Romano|Wills Wing T3
32nd Trofeo Valerio Albrizio
https://airtribune.com/xxxii-valerio-albrizio-trophy/results
Task 3:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Lead. Points |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro Laminar Z9 | 02:22:23 | 103.4 | 989 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:22:22 | 89.9 | 987 |
3 | Marco Laurenzi | Icaro Laminar | 02:22:48 | 97.7 | 964 |
4 | Petr Polach | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 Pro | 02:36:28 | 93.8 | 846 |
5 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:40:24 | 92.8 | 811 |
6 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 02:41:40 | 90.4 | 794 |
7 | Suan Selenati | Wills Wing T3 144 | 02:39:32 | 57.9 | 787 |
8 | Gary Wirdnam | Icaro Laminar | 02:40:58 | 74.8 | 786 |
9 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T3C 144 C | 02:52:46 | 67.9 | 717 |
10 | Ubaldo Romano | Aeros Combat 12.7 C | 02:52:51 | 67.7 | 714 |
Final:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro Laminar Z9 | 2978 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2915 |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2604 |
4 | Marco Laurenzi | Icaro Laminar | 2548 |
5 | Suan Selenati | Wills Wing T3 144 | 2440 |
6 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 2261 |
7 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T3C 144 C | 2143 |
8 | Gary Wirdnam | Icaro Laminar | 2139 |
9 | Petr Polach | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 Pro | 2055 |
10 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 2018 |
Thanks to Tullio for this correction.
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32nd Valerio Albrizio Trophy
A two day competition
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|Christian Pollet|competition|Davide Guiducci|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Marco Laurenzi|Suan Selenati|Tullio Gervasoni|Ubaldo Romano|Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2019|Wills Wing T3
https://airtribune.com/xxxii-valerio-albrizio-trophy/results
Day 1:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro Laminar Z9 | 02:23:12 | 997 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:23:15 | 985 |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:24:44 | 955 |
4 | Suan Selenati | Wills Wing T3 144 | 02:31:05 | 881 |
5 | Konrad Baumgartner | A-I-R Atos VQ | 02:31:32 | 742 |
6 | Marco Laurenzi | Icaro Laminar | 02:51:53 | 741 |
7 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 02:52:10 | 734 |
8 | Ubaldo Romano | Aeros Combat 12.7 C | 03:02:16 | 681 |
9 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 03:03:04 | 680 |
10 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T2C 144 C | 03:05:14 | 674 |
Day 2:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro Laminar Z9 | 02:00:18 | 992 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:03:29 | 943 |
3 | Marco Laurenzi | Icaro Laminar | 02:12:18 | 843 |
4 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:11:27 | 838 |
5 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 02:12:22 | 823 |
6 | Chrigel Kuepfer | Moyes Litespeed S 4.5 T | 02:16:11 | 801 |
7 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 02:16:12 | 787 |
8 | Suan Selenati | Wills Wing T3 144 | 02:18:06 | 772 |
9 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T2C 144 C | 02:19:31 | 752 |
10 | Lorenzo De Grandis | Icaro Z9 | 02:21:09 | 747 |
Final results
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro Laminar Z9 | 1989 |
2 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 1928 |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 1793 |
4 | Suan Selenati | Wills Wing T3 144 | 1653 |
5 | Marco Laurenzi | Icaro Laminar | 1584 |
6 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 1557 |
7 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 1467 |
8 | Chrigel Kuepfer | Moyes Litespeed S 4.5 T | 1433 |
9 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T2C 144 C | 1426 |
10 | Konrad Baumgartner | A-I-R Atos VQ | 1381 |
Why are the Italians always yelling on the internet? (All the pilot and glider names on their score pages are in all-caps.)
13 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Christian Ciech, Christian Pollet, competition, Davide Guiducci, Icaro 2000, Manfred Ruhmer, Marco Laurenzi, Suan Selenati, Tullio Gervasoni, Ubaldo Romano, Valerio Albrizio Trophy 2019, Wills Wing T3
Who is coming to the 2019 Worlds?
Who is coming to the 2019 Worlds?
112 registered, 125 slots available
Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Steve Blenkinsop|Suan Selenati|Thomas Weissenberger|Tullio Gervasoni|USHPA
Countries may send up to 10 pilots. 6 pilots are counted for the national teams (https://airtribune-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/contest/files/2019/02/Tyjk2siZBLky.pdf). Registration ends on the 12th.
https://airtribune.com/hg-worlds-2019/pilots
Australia - ten pilots including Jonny Durand and Steve Blenkinsop.
Austria - just two pilots, Manfred Ruhmer and Thomas Weissenberger.
Brazil - three pilots.
Canada - two pilots.
Czech Republic - seven pilots, but not the world champion and world number 1 ranked pilot, Petr Benes.
France - three pilots.
Germany - four pilots.
Hungary - a different Attila.
Italy - twelve pilots, including Suan, Tullio, Christian, Alex, Fillippo, Marco, Davide, and Valentino.
Japan - seven pilots.
Norway - three pilots.
Switzerland - five pilots.
UK - 8 pilots, including Kathleen, Gary. Andrew, Grant, Darren, Gordon, Dave and Malcolm.
S - five pilots, including Zac (only two from the top ten - https://www.ushpa.org/page/ntss-class-1 ).
7 topics in this article: Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Steve Blenkinsop, Suan Selenati, Thomas Weissenberger, Tullio Gervasoni, USHPA
XXII Open de Canarias
XXII Open de Canarias
Manfred flying with actual ridge lift
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|video
https://www.facebook.com/manfred.ruhmer.5/posts/2201005433488055
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Phil Bloom on the XXII Open de Canarias
Phil Bloom on the XXII Open de Canarias
And landing with a drogue chute
Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Phill Bloom|record|Thomas Weissenberger|video
Phill Bloom <<phillipbloom>> writes:
Kip Stone and I were the American team, with people from nine different countries, they also had a sport class, maybe 50 pilots total. It was great fun, and so nice to travel and rent a glider take your harness only. Tom Weissenberger rented to us both, RX 3.5 for me and RX 4 for Kip. Great gliders vary competitive, mine was like new. Also Jonny Nilssen has a variety of gliders to choose from beginner to intermediate. And a supper nice guy.
It was a relatively safe comp but it was a comp so you never know what you will get. One pilot had a little issue with full VG near the hill and actually flew into the mountain, ended up knocked out for a few minutes but is totally fine and back flying the next day. Also at least 2 other pilots flew under power lines, which seemed a little crazy to me, but looks like it happens quite often.
Everyone was complaining about the conditions (should have been here last week ) sort of thing, but I had a lot of fun getting to fly with top ranked pilots all week.
But the thing that really got me to write this was this. That both Manfred Ruhmer and Thomas Weissenberger were using there drogue chutes on a consistent basis. It totally surprised me, so I questioned them both about it. Manfred said that (every cross country pilot should have one and know how to use it). He was saying practice using it. Thomas said that (he uses the drag shoot about 50% of the time, it makes landings much easier and less stressful). Now just so you know this info is coming from two super talented pilots that have no problems landing a hang glider.
The discussion in the car recorded:
6 topics in this article: Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Phill Bloom, record, Thomas Weissenberger, video
XXII Open de Canarias
XXII Open de Canarias
Finally, more than a few make goal
Christian Pollet|Icaro 2000|Joseph Salvenmoser|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Phill Bloom|Thomas Weissenberger
Saturday, December 8th
Last task:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 00:38:01 | 715 |
2 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 00:38:37 | 694 |
3 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 00:38:39 | 693 |
4 | Carlos Punet | AIR ATOS VQ Race | 00:36:46 | 633 |
5 | Phill Bloom | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 00:48:17 | 599 |
6 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 00:49:06 | 581 |
7 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 00:56:04 | 535 |
8 | Blay Olmos Ramos (Snr) | Moyes Litespeed RS 3 | 01:04:25 | 463 |
9 | Joerg Bajewski | Willls Wing T2C 154 | 01:07:18 | 449 |
10 | Johnny Nilssen | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 01:07:18 | 443 |
Final Results:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 1852 |
2 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 1762 |
3 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 1667 |
4 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 1502 |
5 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 1360 |
6 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 1300 |
7 | Phill Bloom | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 1218 |
8 | Joerg Bajewski | Willls Wing T2C 154 | 1162 |
9 | Gustavo Migliozzi | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1150 |
10 | Carlos Punet | AIR ATOS VQ Race | 1129 |
7 topics in this article: Christian Pollet, Icaro 2000, Joseph Salvenmoser, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Phill Bloom, Thomas Weissenberger
XXII Open de Canarias
XXII Open de Canarias
More tiny flights
Christian Pollet|competition|Icaro 2000|Joseph Salvenmoser|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Phill Bloom|Thomas Weissenberger
Friday, December 7th
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/results
Task 5:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 00:55:29 | 24.00 | 407 |
2 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 00:56:18 | 24.00 | 400 |
3 | Carlos Punet | AIR ATOS VQ Race | 00:53:47 | 24.00 | 358 |
4 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 23.92 | 337 | |
5 | Benito Rodriguez Gonzalez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 21.49 | 315 | |
6 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 20.45 | 305 | |
7 | Manuel Garcia Garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 20.17 | 292 | |
8 | Joerg Bajewski | Willls Wing T2C 154 | 18.70 | 275 | |
9 | Jose María (Tximo) Iriarte Ziritza | Aeros Combat GT 12.4 | 14.72 | 238 | |
10 | Gustavo Migliozzi | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 14.62 | 237 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 1149 |
2 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 1037 |
3 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 965 |
4 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 959 |
5 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 876 |
6 | Gustavo Migliozzi | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 793 |
7 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 775 |
8 | Joerg Bajewski | Willls Wing T2C 154 | 706 |
9 | Benito Rodriguez Gonzalez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 689 |
10 | Phill Bloom | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 615 |
8 topics in this article: Christian Pollet, competition, Icaro 2000, Joseph Salvenmoser, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Phill Bloom, Thomas Weissenberger
XXII Open de Canarias
Tiny flights
XXII Open de Canarias
December 6, 2018, 7:48:46 pm ESTA.I.R. ATOS VR|Christian Pollet|competition|Icaro 2000|Joseph Salvenmoser|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Phill Bloom|Thomas Weissenberger
Thursday, December 6th
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/results
Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 17.96 | 154 |
2 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 14.87 | 135 |
3 | Carlos Punet | AIR ATOS VQ Race | 17.84 | 130 |
4 | Wolfgang Brunner | Moyes Litespeed RX | 10.06 | 112 |
5 | Phill Bloom | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 9.94 | 111 |
6 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 9.66 | 110 |
7 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 9.39 | 108 |
8 | Tormod Helgesen | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 | 9.03 | 105 |
9 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 8.92 | 104 |
9 | Benito Rodriguez Gonzalez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 8.99 | 104 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | T 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 0 | 3 | 611 | 135 | 749 |
2 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 0 | 3 | 585 | 72 | 660 |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 0 | 4 | 472 | 154 | 630 |
4 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 511 | 108 | 622 |
5 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 110 | 599 |
6 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 0 | 3 | 477 | 104 | 584 |
7 | Gustavo Migliozzi | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 0 | 3 | 481 | 72 | 556 |
8 | Juan Antonio Molina Vera | AIR Atos VR | 0 | 3 | 368 | 94 | 465 |
9 | Tormod Helgesen | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 | 0 | 3 | 354 | 105 | 462 |
9 topics in this article: A.I.R. ATOS VR, Christian Pollet, competition, Icaro 2000, Joseph Salvenmoser, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Phill Bloom, Thomas Weissenberger
22nd Open de Canarias
Task cancelled
Open de Canarias 2018
Wednesday, December 5th
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/blog__day_4
Things are not going well for this meet either.
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22nd Open de Canarias
Two actual tasks
A.I.R. ATOS VR|Christian Pollet|competition|Icaro 2000|Joseph Salvenmoser|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Thomas Weissenberger
Tuesday, December 4th
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/results
The 3rd task (actually the second):
# | Name | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 01:08:08 | 31.90 | 611 |
2 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 01:12:27 | 31.90 | 585 |
3 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 31.26 | 511 | |
4 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 30.08 | 489 | |
5 | Gustavo Migliozzi | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 29.37 | 481 | |
6 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 29.46 | 477 | |
7 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 27.98 | 472 | |
8 | Juan Antonio Molina Vera | AIR Atos VR | 19.50 | 368 | |
9 | Cyro Lopez | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 19.57 | 367 | |
10 | Joerg Bajewski | Willls Wing T2C 154 | 18.53 | 356 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 0 | 3 | 611 | 614 |
2 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat C | 0 | 3 | 585 | 588 |
3 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 511 | 514 |
4 | Francois Isoard | Aeros Combat GT 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 489 |
5 | Gustavo Migliozzi | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 0 | 3 | 481 | 484 |
6 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 0 | 3 | 477 | 480 |
7 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 0 | 4 | 472 | 476 |
8 | Juan Antonio Molina Vera | AIR Atos VR | 0 | 3 | 368 | 371 |
9 | Cyro Lopez | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 0 | 3 | 367 | 370 |
10 | Joerg Bajewski | Willls Wing T2C 154 | 0 | 3 | 356 | 359 |
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8 topics in this article: A.I.R. ATOS VR, Christian Pollet, competition, Icaro 2000, Joseph Salvenmoser, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Thomas Weissenberger
22nd Open de Canarias
1st task results
competition|Icaro 2000|Joseph Salvenmoser|Konrad Heilmann|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Phill Bloom
Monday, December 3rd
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/results
# | Name | Glider | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 12.00 | 10 |
2 | Ataulfo J. Fernandez Montero | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Kip Stone | Moyes Litespeed RX4 | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Phill Bloom | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX 3,5 | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Cyro Lopez | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Manuel Garcia garcia | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Jose María (Tximo) Iriarte Ziritza | Aeros Combat GT 12.4 | 5.00 | 7 |
2 | Cedric Michelena | Moyes Litespeed RX | 5.00 | 7 |
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22nd Open de Canarias
Lanzarote
Open de Canarias 2018
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/info/details__info
This year marks the 22nd edition of the traditional International Hang Gliding Open & the Canary Island's Championship. We would like to share with all of you this new edition to be celebrated from the 2nd to 89th of December (both inclusive) in the island of Lanzarote. Taking advantage of the excellent conditions for hang gliding that occur in this place. So enjoy the fantastic scenery and good climate that gives us the Canary Islands.
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1 topic in this article: Open de Canarias 2018
2018 Pre-Worlds »
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Final results
Christian Ciech|competition|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|John Smith|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018|Primoz Gricar
https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/results
1st Manfred Ruhmer (AUT)
2nd Primoz Gricar (GER)
3rd Petr Benes (CZE)
Left to right (with hands up): Dan Vyhnalik (CZE), Balazs Ujhelyi (HUN), Arne Tanzer (NLD), Tom Weissenberger (AUT), Peter Neuenschwander (CHE), Daniel Velez (COL), Christian Ciech (ITA).
6th task:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 02:56:41 | 998 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 02:57:45 | 978 |
3 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 02:57:38 | 969 |
4 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 03:01:59 | 916 |
5 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 03:01:56 | 913 |
6 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | Wills Wing | 03:03:39 | 903 |
7 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 03:05:56 | 887 |
8 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 03:09:04 | 862 |
9 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 03:14:41 | 820 |
10 | John Smith | NZL | Icaro | 03:15:20 | 810 |
Final Results:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 5640 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 5266 |
3 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 5131 |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 4864 |
5 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 4602 |
6 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 4577 |
7 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 4530 |
8 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 4381 |
9 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 4310 |
10 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros | 4192 |
Teams:
Austria, Italy, Czech Republic
8 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, competition, Daniel Vé, Daniel Vélez Bravo, John Smith, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018, Primoz Gricar
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Saturday, last task
Christian Ciech|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018
https://lt.flymaster.net/?grp=2422
Goal times for the last task:
1 | Ruhmer, M | 02:56:41 |
2 | Ciech, C | 02:57:38 |
3 | Gricar, P | 02:57:45 |
4 | Weissenberger, T | 03:01:57 |
5 | Benes, P | 03:02:00 |
6 | Sandoli, A | 03:03:39 |
7 | Ujhelyi, B | 03:05:56 |
8 | Neuenschwander, P | 03:09:05 |
9 | Bravo, D | 03:14:42 |
10 | Smith, J | 03:15:21 |
4 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Facebook, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018
2018 Pre-Worlds »
2018 Pre-Worlds
Task 5 after a rest day
Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018|Tyler Borradaile
https://lt.flymaster.net/?grp=2422
Goal times:
1 | Vyhnalik, D | 02:47:59 |
2 | Gricar, P | 02:49:44 |
3 | Bravo, D | 02:50:06 |
4 | Neuenschwander, P | 02:50:20 |
5 | Ruhmer, M | 02:50:21 |
6 | Borradaile, T | 02:50:32 |
7 | Sandoli, A | 02:50:43 |
8 | Weissenberger, T | 03:04:27 |
9 | Ujhelyi, B | 03:08:33 |
10 | Garcia, P | 03:09:21 |
Daniel lead much of the way.
3 topics in this article: Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018, Tyler Borradaile
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Task 5 results
Christian Ciech|competition|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018|Primoz Gricar|Tyler Borradaile
https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/results
Friday, Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros | 02:47:58 | 958 |
2 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 02:50:05 | 956 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 02:49:43 | 948 |
4 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 02:50:21 | 942 |
5 | Tyler Borradaile | CAN | Moyes | 02:50:31 | 931 |
6 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 02:50:19 | 929 |
7 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | Wills Wing | 02:50:42 | 926 |
8 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 03:04:26 | 866 |
9 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 03:07:01 | 850 |
10 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 03:08:32 | 849 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 4642 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 4288 |
3 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 4215 |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 3895 |
5 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 3782 |
6 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 3715 |
7 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 3660 |
8 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 3617 |
9 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 3423 |
10 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | Icaro | 3400 |
8 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, competition, Daniel Vé, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018, Primoz Gricar, Tyler Borradaile
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Task 4 Results
Christian Ciech|competition|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018|Primoz Gricar
Rest day on Thursday.
https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/results
Task 4:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 02:41:46 | 966 |
2 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 02:52:28 | 887 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 02:52:16 | 874 |
4 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 02:55:56 | 859 |
5 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 02:56:04 | 853 |
6 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 02:59:59 | 838 |
7 | Valentino Bau | ITA | Icaro | 03:04:32 | 803 |
8 | Manfred Trimmel | AUT | Wills Wing | 03:18:08 | 750 |
9 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 03:20:27 | 739 |
10 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros | 03:20:35 | 736 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 3700 |
2 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 3365 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 3340 |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 3317 |
5 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 3080 |
6 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | Icaro | 2939 |
7 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 2826 |
8 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 2786 |
9 | Günther Tschurnig | AUT | Icaro | 2767 |
10 | Valentino Bau | ITA | Icaro | 2761 |
7 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, competition, Daniel Vé, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018, Primoz Gricar
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Task 4
Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018
https://lt.flymaster.net/?grp=2422
1 | Weissenberger, T | 02:41:47 |
2 | Gricar, P | 02:52:17 |
3 | Tanzer, A | 02:52:29 |
4 | Neuenschwander, P | 02:55:56 |
5 | Ruhmer, M | 02:56:05 |
6 | Ujhelyi, B | 02:59:59 |
7 | Bau, V | 03:04:33 |
8 | Trimmel, M | 03:18:09 |
9 | Benes, P | 03:20:28 |
10 | Vyhnalik, D | 03:20:36 |
2 topics in this article: Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018
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2018 Pre-Worlds
Results and Live videos with commentary in Italian each day (45 subscribers - probably all Italians)
Akiko Suzuki|Christian Ciech|competition|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018|Primoz Gricar|video
The Youtube channel (sort of like the Tour de France, only nobody cares): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1o7qsiD-rI8JG6LwMKD9PQ/videos. Hey, but it's cool.
They stopped with the PDF file results and now point to here: https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/results from here: http://www.italy2019.com/en/premondiali-2018/. Smart move.
Task stopped at 16:45 (scored back by 15 min.) Many were at the goal field, unfortunately.
Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 02:58:42 | 155.48 | 895 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 02:59:40 | 155.48 | 889 |
3 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 02:59:37 | 155.48 | 887 |
4 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros | 03:02:42 | 155.48 | 874 |
5 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 153.33 | 851 | |
6 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 153.43 | 849 | |
7 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 150.08 | 848 | |
8 | Josh Woods | AUS | Moyes | 149.08 | 844 | |
9 | Chrigel Kuepfer | SUI | Moyes | 147.03 | 839 | |
10 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 146.88 | 837 |
Airspace violations:
Name | % penalty | Reason |
---|---|---|
Yon Barcena | 100% | AUT Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Hernan Cortes Pinones | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Jiri Gut | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Young don Lee | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Akira Nagusa | 79% | ITA Airspace Violation of 23 meters |
Yuji Suzuki | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Tom Weissenberger | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Balazs Ujhelyi | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Marco Doppioni | 100% | ITA Airspace Violation greater than 30 meters |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 2840 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 2745 |
3 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 2621 |
4 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | Icaro | 2469 |
5 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 2462 |
6 | Vanni Accattoli | ITA | Moyes | 2299 |
7 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes | 2251 |
8 | Daniel Velez Bravo | COL | Wills Wing | 2241 |
9 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 2191 |
10 | Vlastimil Bartas | CZE | Aeros | 2176 |
10 topics in this article: Akiko Suzuki, Christian Ciech, competition, Daniel Vé, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018, Primoz Gricar, video
2018 Pre-Worlds »
2018 Pre-Worlds
Task 3, north to the Alps to Greifenburg
Christian Ciech|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018|video
https://lt.flymaster.net/bs.php?grp=2422#
https://livetrack360.com/livetracking/3d/2422
1 | Ruhmer, M | 02:58:43 |
2 | Benes, P | 02:59:38 |
3 | Weissenberger, T | 02:59:40 |
4 | Ciech, C | 02:59:41 |
5 | Vyhnalik, D | 03:02:43 |
6 | Tanzer, A | 03:05:45 |
7 | Neuenschwander, P | 03:05:46 |
8 | Gricar, P | 03:08:06 |
9 | Woods, J | 03:09:04 |
10 | Bravo, D | 03:10:22 |
4 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018, video
2018 Pre-Worlds »
2018 Pre-Worlds
Task 2 Results:
Christian Ciech|competition|Manfred Ruhmer|Petr Polach|Pre-Worlds 2018|Primoz Gricar
https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/results
Task 2:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 02:51:21 | 991 |
2 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 02:54:19 | 952 |
3 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 02:57:52 | 909 |
4 | Arne Tanzer | NED | Icaro | 02:58:12 | 899 |
5 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 03:02:41 | 852 |
6 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 03:02:50 | 841 |
7 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros | 03:03:54 | 829 |
8 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 03:04:56 | 826 |
9 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | Aeros | 03:06:08 | 814 |
10 | Petr Polach | CZE | Aeros | 03:07:19 | 808 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 1944 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 1856 |
3 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 1778 |
4 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 1734 |
5 | Balazs Ujhelyi | HUN | Moyes | 1732 |
6 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | Icaro | 1650 |
7 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 1614 |
8 | Marcelo Moikano | BRA | Aeros | 1492 |
9 | Vanni Accattoli | ITA | Moyes | 1474 |
10 | Valentino Bau | ITA | Icaro | 1452 |
6 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, competition, Manfred Ruhmer, Petr Polach, Pre-Worlds 2018, Primoz Gricar
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Manfred lead much of the way
Christian Ciech|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018
Task 2:
1 | Ciech, C | 03:51:22 |
2 | Ruhmer, M | 03:54:19 |
3 | Ujhelyi, B | 03:57:53 |
4 | Tanzer, A | 03:58:13 |
5 | Weissenberger, T | 04:02:42 |
6 | Benes, P | 04:02:51 |
7 | Vyhnalik, D | 04:03:55 |
8 | Gricar, P | 04:04:57 |
9 | Neuenschwander, P | 04:06:08 |
10 | Bartas, V | 04:07:15 |
Christian landing at goal:
4 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Facebook, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018
2018 Pre-Worlds »
2018 Pre-Worlds
A lot of big fat zeros.
Christian Ciech|competition|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Davide Guiducci|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Marco Laurenzi|Petr Polach|Pre-Worlds 2018|Primoz Gricar|Tullio Gervasoni
http://www.italy2019.com/en/news/
http://www.italy2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Task-1.pdf
Yes, a PDF file, which screws me when it comes to republishing the results.
1 | Manfred | Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 03:01:14 | 970 |
2 | Tom | Weissenberger | AUT | Moyes | 03:10:45 | 909 |
3 | Glauco | Pinto | BRA | Icaro | 03:19:38 | 865 |
4 | Vanni | Accattoli | ITA | Moyes | 03:18:49 | 851 |
5 | Valentino | Bau | ITA | Icaro | 03:32:56 | 805 |
6 | Primoz | Gricar | GER | Aeros | 03:40:03 | 780 |
7 | Marcelo | Moikano | BRA | Aeros | 03:45:13 | 774 |
8 | Laszlo | Okros | HUN | Moyes | 03:52:33 | 760 |
9 | Jonny | Durand | AUS | Moyes | 04:09:06 | 707 |
10 | Pedro | Garcia | USA | Wills Wing | 04:10:08 | 702 |
Thirty two pilots got 100% penalty for airspace violations, including Christian Ciech, Petr Benes, Ollie Chitty, Tulio Gervasoni, Andrew Hollidge, Guy Hubbard, Matjaz Klemencic, Marco Laurenzi, Patrick Pannese, Eduardo Oliveira, Petr Polach, Daniel Velez Bravo, Dan Vyhnalik, Josh Woods, and Davide Guiducci.
The HTML version shows up later: https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/results/task3529/day/class-1
The number of zeroed pilots is substantially reduced:
Penalties
Name | % penalty | Reason |
---|---|---|
Frederic Andre Bakken | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Christian Cid | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Hernan Cortes Pinones | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Jonghwan Kim | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Patrick Pannese | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Konsou Son | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Dan Vyhnalik | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Lukas Walcher | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Davide Guiducci | 100% | Airspace Violation greater that 30 meters |
Task 1:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro | 03:01:14 | 970 |
2 | Tom Weissenberger | AUT | Icaro | 03:10:45 | 909 |
3 | Petr Benes | CZE | Aeros | 03:15:17 | 878 |
4 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | Icaro | 03:19:38 | 865 |
5 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro | 03:20:47 | 853 |
6 | Vanni Accattoli | ITA | Moyes | 03:18:49 | 852 |
7 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | Wills Wing | 03:33:12 | 813 |
8 | Valentino Bau | ITA | Icaro | 03:32:56 | 806 |
9 | Primoz Gricar | GER | Aeros | 03:40:03 | 781 |
10 | Marcelo Moikano | BRA | Aeros | 03:45:13 | 775 |
12 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, competition, Daniel Vé, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Davide Guiducci, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Marco Laurenzi, Petr Polach, Pre-Worlds 2018, Primoz Gricar, Tullio Gervasoni
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Manfred, of course
Christian Ciech|Manfred Ruhmer|Pre-Worlds 2018
https://lt.flymaster.net/bs.php?grp=2422
https://airtribune.com/hg-pre-worlds-2018/blog
Looked like a tough day with no one getting high.
1 | Ruhmer, M | 03:01:15 |
2 | Weissenberger, T | 03:10:46 |
3 | Benes, P | 03:15:18 |
4 | Accattoli, V | 03:18:49 |
5 | Pinto, G | 03:19:39 |
6 | Ciech, C | 03:20:48 |
7 | Bau, V | 03:32:57 |
8 | Sandoli, A | 03:33:13 |
9 | Kempen, H | 03:40:03 |
10 | Moikano, M | 03:45:14 |
3 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Manfred Ruhmer, Pre-Worlds 2018
Where's the pitot tube?
Where's the pitot tube?
Not installed yet
Manfred Ruhmer
Claudia at Digifly USA <<flydigifly>> writes:
The pitot tube itself is not on Manfred's new instrument. At that point it was still in the protective bag, but it is definitely an AIR BT with Pitot System. From that angle you could not tell a Pitot System AIR from a non-Pitot System, unless the tube was inserted. It is Italian design after all.
That picture was also a great example to show how the Digifly's display is superb in the sunlight, how bright and clear it is. You also like those big numbers, eh?
Discuss "Where's the pitot tube?" at the Oz Report forum link»
1 topic in this article: Manfred Ruhmer
Three big numbers
Three big numbers
Manfred appreciates the ability to have big numbers
Manfred Ruhmer
Last weekend, Digifly USA and Digifly Europe met during the last day of the 31st edition of the Valerio Albrizio Trophy that takes place every year in Laveno (Italy)!
Among the many nice things that day, one of the highlights of our meeting was getting together with Manfred Ruhmer and handing him his brand new Digifly AIR BT with Pitot System.
We are extremely happy and proud of having Manfred on board.
What, no pitot tube, at least in the picture?
Discuss "Three big numbers" at the Oz Report forum link»
1 topic in this article: Manfred Ruhmer
31st Trofeo Valerio Albrizio
Three days in Italy
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|Davide Guiducci|Filippo Oppici|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|photo|Trofeo Valerio Albrizio 2018
Photos here.
Open class:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 973 | 577 | 962 | 2512 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 981 | 418 | 968 | 2367 |
3 | Tom Weissenberger | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 788 | 522 | 862 | 2172 |
4 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 1000 | 292 | 777 | 2069 |
5 | Valentino Bau | Icaro 2000 Laminar 14.1 | 696 | 398 | 870 | 1964 |
6 | Luca Comino | A.I.R. Atos VQ | 817 | 397 | 739 | 1953 |
7 | Davide Guiducci | Icaro 2000 Laminar 13.2 | 688 | 398 | 812 | 1898 |
8 | Filippo Oppici | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 910 | 192 | 773 | 1875 |
9 | Ferdinand Spindler | Icaro Laminar | 669 | 410 | 785 | 1864 |
10 | Walter Mayer | Moyes Litespeed RX Pro | 670 | 410 | 780 | 1860 |
Sport class:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paolo Merisio | Icaro 2000 Orbiter | 431 | 0 | 356 | 787 |
2 | Fabio Caresi | Icaro 2000 Mastr | 199 | 0 | 384 | 583 |
3 | Sergio Conte | Icaro 2000 Master | 217 | 0 | 229 | 446 |
4 | Luca Belli | Icaro 2000 Orbiter | 212 | 0 | 104 | 316 |
5 | Elvio Demattio | Icaro Orbiter | 180 | 0 | 104 | 284 |
9 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Christian Ciech, Davide Guiducci, Filippo Oppici, Icaro 2000, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, photo, Trofeo Valerio Albrizio 2018
Manfred at Lanzarote
Manfred at Lanzarote
Not so Swift
Christian Pollet|competition|Facebook|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|Thomas Weissenberger|video
https://airtribune.com/xxi-open-de-canarias/results/task2994/comp/clase1
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | T 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z09 | 1000 | 112 | 1000 | 855 | 2967 |
2 | Thomas Weissenberger | AUT | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 808 | 80 | 982 | 885 | 2755 |
3 | Suan Selenati | ITA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 949 | 75 | 840 | 851 | 2715 |
4 | Blay Olmos Quesada (Jnr) | ESP | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 856 | 74 | 754 | 554 | 2238 |
5 | Christian Pollet | FRA | Wills Wing T2 144 | 624 | 50 | 817 | 562 | 2053 |
6 | Alexandre Menard | CAN | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 664 | 81 | 593 | 683 | 2021 |
7 | Johnny Nilssen | NOR | Wills Wing T2C 154 | 715 | 50 | 560 | 529 | 1854 |
8 | Antonio Jose Leton Carrasco | ESP | Aeros Combat GT | 543 | 81 | 587 | 634 | 1845 |
9 | Günther Tschurnig | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z07 | 468 | 69 | 733 | 506 | 1776 |
10 | Blay Olmos Ramos (Snr) | ESP | Moyes Litespeed RS 3 | 925 | 74 | 325 | 393 | 1717 |
https://www.facebook.com/manfred.ruhmer.5/videos/1961242587464342/
Thanks to Thomas Weissenberger.
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
August 5, 2017, 1:17:12 pm MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Final results
dust devil|Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|weather|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/saturday-5th-august-task-8-three-pilots-in-goal.html
The final task is finished with three pilots in goal - in fact the same three pilots who will stand on the podium to collect their medals tomorrow. First into goal today was Jacques Bott (FRA) who will take the silver medal tomorrow. Second into goal was Franz Pacheiner (AUT), who will be presented with bronze tomorrow. And third into goal, taking it easy, is 2017 FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Champion, once again, Manfred Ruhmer (AUT). The fourth contender, Steve Cox (SUI) landed out today.
The weather conditions were tricky in places, starting with the launch. Thermal gusts and dust devils on the airfield, with the wind veering between north and west made take off very difficult. In fact the task for the Class 5 pilots was cancelled on the ground. In Class 2, half the field launched in increasingly turbulent conditions. Two pilots decided not to start. The remaining two pilots launched as conditions allowed. Once airborne, the thermals were strong and most were at a good height when the race started. Unfortunately, Guenther Obweger (SUI) suffered an instrument failure and landed soon after.
In the early part of the task, Steve and Manfred were together and a few kilometers ahead of Jacques and Franz. Then they came to the crux of the task: a windy section close to Ancel where the north wind was strong through the venturi formed by the valleys north of Gap and through the col Bayard. Manfred said: "That was hard core hang gliding! It was very interesting flying in the leeside against a 50kph wind. We had full-on turbulence and lots of lift." However, Manfred said he felt secure strapped into his Class 2 hang glider! Steve, however, felt differently.
"I came in low, I was in the lee, it was bumpy and there was a strong wind. I managed to get just above the top of the mountains, but it was still very bumpy. I chose to fly out from the hill, and then rather than go back in there in my 20 year old Swift, I decided it was Level 3 for me, so I went to land."
Jacques knew he needed height at this point: "Or I would be in the lee in a 50kph wind!" He said that last year he lost time on a task on the same route by taking a more round-about but safer course, but this year, in full competition mode, he chose to fly direct. "And today was not the day to do that!" He was grateful that on his more modern Swift Light he had rudder control in the turbulence.
Franz, meanwhile, only found it rough at the launch and the start. "I was lower than everyone at the start, so I started late. But I managed to catch up, and was surprised to come in second! My navigation skills have improved too," he added.
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Task 8 (271 km):
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 04:02:06 | 928 |
2 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 04:04:10 | 867 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 04:02:48 | 866 |
Final results:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 7253 |
2 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 6356 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 6027 |
It seems a bit of a poor decision to fly in conditions that allow the podium to be determined by who is the most willing to fly in severe turbulence. We do wish to encourage pilots to fly safely and this does not do that.
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
August 4, 2017, 11:22:04 MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Steve Cox first to goal again
Brian Porter|Facebook|Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|video|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/friday-4th-august-task-7-first-pilots-in-goal.html
Well! Conditions turned out much better than forecast. No sign of showers or indeed any over-development - a perfect looking cross country day! First into goal today was super speedy Steve Cox (SUI) on his 20 year old Swift Brightstar, in just under 4 hours 10 minutes. "Yes, it was faster today," he said. "But there was a huge amount of sink in the final stretch," he added, shaking his head. Today Steve was 15km ahead of Manfred Ruhmer (AUT). "I thought I was pretty fast, but this guy Steve has arrived in front of me again!" He jested. "Maybe I went a little too far west between the last two turnpoints, a little mistake maybe. But it was a very nice task in good conditions," he added.
Third to arrive in goal was Jacques Bott (FRA). "Extraordinary and very interesting," he declared. "I just couldn't find many good thermals, flying long stretches fast and low. I just couldn't seem to get high." He admitted that on the stretch between Dormillouse and the Cheval Blanc there are always thermals, and today was no different. "But I was at a decent altitude so I didn't take them, so as not to lose time!" Jacques was amazed that the sky looked so good but for him, it did not deliver strong thermals.
Fourth into goal, Franz Pacheiner (AUT), however, found conditions pretty good. "I got to 3700m a couple of times," he said. But he too found a dead area when overflying Aspres towards the last turnpoint. "Then I had to look for thermals because I was low, and it slowed me down." Franz also identified another reason for not flying the course as quickly as he should have. "I must pay more attention to the turnpoints and my instruments," he admitted. "I set the course, say 20km away, and then when I get there I find I've drifted off the line a couple of kilometers and have to go find the turnpoint again. The others obviously get it right the first time!"
The Class 5 gliders were arriving at goal at around the same time today, making it more interesting for spectators.
Stephen J. Morris writes:
Manfred Ruhmer landing his Swift today after crossing goal. You can see Manfred modulating the spoilers to adjust the glide path (Aerianne Swifts have spoilers!) Steve Cox is discussing the task with Brian Porter in the background audio. The scores aren't final yet and Steve is concerned he may have missed an altitude gate approaching goal, even though he finished the course first. We'll have to wait until the track logs are reviewed to see who won the day.
https://www.facebook.com/stephen.j.morris.50/videos/vb.1663401349/10212092173653956/?type=2&theater
Results: https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Results of the Class 5 competition are also found here.
Task 7 (281 km):
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 04:07:02 | 994 |
2 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 04:18:13 | 889 |
3 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 04:39:11 | 751 |
4 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 04:40:59 | 746 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 6386 |
2 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 5430 |
3 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 5428 |
4 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 5161 |
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
August 3, 2017, 11:53:02 MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Steve Cox first
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|video|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/thursday-3rd-august-true-race-to-goal.html
Three pilots dominated the race today, and it truly was a race right around the course. Manfred Ruhmer (AUT) led from the start, closely followed by Steve Cox (SUI) and Jacques Bott (FRA). In fact, by keeping an eye on the Live Tracking, gave those of us on the ground a much better view of what was happening in the air than the competitors themselves could see! First into goal was Steve: "It was a very exciting race!" He said, looking around the airfield. "Where's Manfred?". On hearing the news that he was some kilometers behind, he smiled broadly. "I had Manfred in my sights for most of the course, but I lost him two turnpoints back at the lake Serre-Poncon." Conditions were very varied, Steve commented, with some ridge soaring with hardly any wind, and some very strong thermals.
Second into goal was Jacques. His broad smile evaporated when he found that Steve had arrived before him! He had beaten Manfred, but he was in second place. "I think I was lucky today," he said. "It was very shady over Gap." In third place came Manfred. "That was interesting" he said. "Conditions were good, except for the area around the last two turnpoints - very shady. I took the route into the higher mountains thinking it would work better, but clearly it didn't!"
The shady area around Gap has already caught out Philippe Bernard (SUI) who has landed out near the city.
And now the Class 5 pilots are on the return leg to goal over the same area, so we will see how they fare.
Videos: https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/videos/
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Task 6 (295 km):
1 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 04:25:50 | 995 |
2 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 04:35:25 | 894 |
3 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 04:39:42 | 860 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 5497 |
2 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 4677 |
3 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 4436 |
4 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 4415 |
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Is the ⁢20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships⁣ a real World Championship?
Not enough countries represented
CIVL|Manfred Ruhmer|Worlds 2017 Class 2
I note that the results of the competition show that only three countries are represented:
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Austria, Switzerland, and France.
The CIVL Sporting Code, http://www.fai.org/downloads/civl/SC7, states:
2. 5.5 Minimum Representation
For World Championships a minimum of four countries with a total of eight competitors available to fly during the Championship is required for the title of Champion to be awarded;
I asked both the organizer and the CIVL President about this discrepancy. Stef wrote back:
You have sharp eyes.
There was a late cancellation from a Belgian pilot. That would have made four countries.
The CIVL Bureau had anticipated and when we saw that the number would be not as high as expected, with no US pilots, we decided to validate it if only three nations were present. Not to do so would have been a last-minute disaster for the organisers, for the pilots, for the sport.
We had two precedents: an Asian PG XC were there were only seven girls after a late defection. The Dubai World Air Game where in dirigible balloon they gave medals with only 3 or 4 contestants.
We feel that the Class 2 has to be supported as much as we can, even though it concerns very few people. This was a way to do it, as was sending only one jury president and choosing among people there other jurors. No protest yet, so it is working well!
But CIVL did not seem to feel that the Women's Worlds in Brasilia merited the same consideration. Nor did they make an effort to allow women flying in the Worlds in Brasilia to vie for the Women's World Championship.
Everyone was aware of the fact that putting on two World Championships at the same time would present a terrible dilemma for women already on national teams. This consideration alone should have brought forth some flexibility from the Bureau, but it was not to be (and Stef was very very adamant about this). Wouldn't want to disappoint Manfred. But throwing the women under the bus, not a problem.
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
August 2, 2017, 1:50:01 pm MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Five hour task
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/wednesday-3rd-august-pilots-arriving-in-goal.html
It took Manfred Ruhmer (AUT) just under 5 hours to complete this 319km task, the longest of the competition so far. "Oh, it was too easy," he teased. "But that's easy to say in hindsight, for sure. Under 5 hours is actually pretty good," he added modestly. He said conditions were good, a little windy in places but very good thermals. Arriving second in goal was Jacques Bott (FRA) with a big smile. "You normally only get climbs like we had today under cu nimbs," he said. "And the strongest climbs were the smoothest," he added. Today's skies saw some cumulus, but nothing towering, and some areas were completely blue. "I was very happy to make a 300+km task," Jacques concluded.
Meanwhile, Steve Cox (SUI) was not quite so happy. He prefers shorter tasks with more side by side racing and more pilots! "The start is always exciting as we are altogether," he said, "but then we are all spread out, and flying cross country on our own!"
Franz Pacheiner (AUT) came into goal with a different story: "I found it rather challenging today. I missed the start, and then could not get to the top of the climb on Pic du Bure, so I was too low to follow the main group east of Gap. I had to go to the west side. It was slower. Again, by the time I got to Malaup, the thermal was not so good. Then 20km before the Beynes turnpoint I saw Mandy, Jacques and Steve on their way back north, so I knew I was already 40km behind."
In Class 5, four pilots have already landed, and at least four pilots have landed out.
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Task 5:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 04:50:29 | 1000 |
2 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 05:13:41 | 820 |
3 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 05:27:15 | 741 |
4 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 05:26:56 | 728 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 4637 |
2 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 3783 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 3716 |
4 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 3441 |
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
July 31, 2017, 12:45:04 pm MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Windy day, Manfred wins
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/monday-31st-july-task-4-pilots-in-goal.html
Manfred Ruhmer (AUT) summed up today's task in a few words: "Holy Shit. You could have only done that on a Class 2 hang glider!" The course proved to be difficult and took longer than anticipated. The tracks show the widely differing and roundabout routes the pilots took. Manfred, for example, early on found himself on the wrong side of Pic de Bure and had to fly around the mountain to find a better route. Later he climbed the wave to around 3600m and made up a lot of time.
Second into goal today was fellow Austrian, Franz Pacheiner on his Archaeopteryx. At one time he was leading the race: "But I lost 40 minutes making the transition back over Aspres to the 4th turnpoint." He too, thought the task was quite special today.
3rd into goal was Jacques Bott (FRA). "It was terribly interesting," he said. "I would not normally have flown in these conditions, so it was a great experience for me. I'm really happy about it. It was always safe, but it was windy in places." Certainly the right decision was made for the Class 5 hang gliders. These wings would not have been so happy in the winds today.
Two pilots landed out today and one chose to land back at Aspres part way through the course. Steve Cox (SUI) and Pascal Lanser (FRA) landed close to each other on the south side of pic de Bure, while Ernst Ruppert ducked out early.
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 03:22:27 | 694 |
2 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 03:29:03 | 668 |
3 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 03:32:49 | 619 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 3637 |
2 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 2988 |
3 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 2963 |
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
July 30, 2017, 4:38:42 pm MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Manfred again on Sunday
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|video|weather|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/sunday-30th-july-task-3-successfully-completed.html
Setting a pattern for this competition, Manfred Ruhmer (AUT) arrives in goal first, followed some minutes later by Steve Cox (SUI). In third place today was local pilot, Jacques Bott (FRA). The weather was probably better than forecast, with some strong thermals in most areas. But the wind was strong too, in places. On today's task, Manfred commented: "It was good flying with Steve again today, we were together for the first half of the course. I should have some good video of Steve flying today!" Steve explained how Manfred got away from him on the course today: "We were approaching the turnpoint, and Manfred was about 200m higher than me. I saw him just barely touch the turnpoint cylinder and he was in a thermal. I arrived a little lower very shortly after and found just a windy 'hole'!" Manfred took the lead and accelerated away while Steve hunted for the next thermal.
The battle for third place is hotting up now, as Jacques flew well today, and Franz Pacheiner (AUT) was fourth to goal and the first Archaeopteryx. Jacques said: "It was a good task after I reached the first turnpoint." Jacques had a technical problem shortly after being released from the tow, and had to fly back to the airfield to correct it and then re-launch. Fortunately he was able to rejoin the other competitors waiting for the start gate to open.
Task 3 (211 km):
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 03:23:22 | 997 |
2 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 03:33:37 | 872 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 03:37:15 | 824 |
4 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 03:41:45 | 780 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 946 | 1000 | 997 | 2943 |
2 | Steve Cox | Swift Brightstar | 814 | 933 | 872 | 2619 |
3 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 826 | 734 | 780 | 2340 |
4 | Franz Pacheiner | Archaeopteryx | 772 | 721 | 824 | 2317 |
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
July 29, 2017, 3:18:43 pm MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Real tasks - so what's new, Manfred is winning
Facebook|Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|video|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/pages/pilots-corner/results.html
Task 1 (182 km):
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 02:59:41 | 946 |
2 | Jacques Bott | Swiftlight | 03:08:25 | 826 |
3 | Steve Cox | Swiftlight | 03:07:50 | 814 |
Task 2 (236 km):
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 04:36:11 | 1000 |
2 | Steve Cox | Swiftlight | 04:36:43 | 936 |
3 | Ernst Ruppert | Archaeopteryx | 05:05:33 | 786 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Swiftlight | 1946 |
2 | Steve Cox | Swiftlight | 1750 |
3 | Ernst Ruppert | Archaeopteryx | 1575 |
https://www.facebook.com/ADPUL/videos/469366980100630/
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20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
July 28, 2017, 7:18:29 MST -0600
20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships
Practice task
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer|weather|Worlds 2017 Class 2
https://www.mondialdepul2017.com/en/blog/practice-task-successfully-completed.html
All pilots are safely landed, with 7 in goal. Franz Pacheiner (SUI) arrived at the goal cylinder first on his Archeopteryx, followed closely by Manfred Ruhmer (AUT) and Jacques Bott (FRA).
The live tracking showed that Franz took a slightly different route to the two leading Swift pilots, which clearly paid off. Franz explained: “It was hard to start due to the conditions, but then it got very good. I saw the good clouds, I was high and so I took the direct route.”
Local pilot, Jacques said: “It was a good task, and the weather conditions were as forecast. I arrived at the second turnpoint a little early, and it was still in shade. Half an hour later it was in sunshine and was working really well.”
The results will be out shortly, but of course, this is a Practice Task, so they don’t get counted!
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Ultralight Glider World Championship
July 10, 2017, 8:04:42 MST -0600
Ultralight Glider World Championship
July the 24th till August the 6th 2017
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|video
http://www.ultralight-glider.fr/en/fai-2-ultralight-glider-world-championship/
https://www.facebook.com/manfred.ruhmer.5/posts/1885205715068030
Another Class 2 Worlds will start soon (Jul.24-Aug.6) at Aspres Airfiel, France. Check it out for some serious cross country racing with the highest performing hang gliders, the Swift-Light and Archaeopteryx.
This video was from just a later afternoon fun flight after finishing a 360 km task. That day we could have flown another 100 km without big problems. At the same time and same place will be also a Class 5 competition.
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Austria and its insurance
May 5, 2017, 9:35:30 EST -0400
Austria and its insurance
Costs a bunch to fly there
CIVL|Manfred Ruhmer|PG
JM - Cloudbase Paragliding <<jan.minnaar>> writes:
We have taken a paragliding group to the Alps every summer for the past twenty three years. Our first stop being Stubai in Austria, and we will be there once again in July, and so this issue is very relevant to us.
Our national organisation (South Africa) was also one of those that wrote to the relevant parties to be included in the list of "Legal Countries" that are allowed to fly in Austria and received no response and have now therefore been excluded from this special list.
As we are taking a group again this year, we wrote to Manfred to ask him for further information , and were told to contact a local school.
We have done this, and we contacted Parafly in Stubai and have been sent the below, after they had to spend a number of weeks finding out the relevant info:
I finally managed to find out what is necessary to fly officially insured in Austria. The people will need:
- an IPPI Card rating 4
- AXA insurance
- Austrian Guest Flying Permit
Prices:
• Group: Guest Flying Permit per person normally 40€, + AXA insurance depending on which Premium from 60 € to 90 €
• Per person total insured ca. 100€
Payment:
• Guest Flying Permit directly at the school when you are here.
• AXA insurance directly at the school or by bank transfer directly to AXA (http://www.flugschulen.at/axa/english/index.html)
So it is going to cost EURO100 per person to fly in Austria regardless of period of time, for South Africans this is a lot of money !!
We do not think that it is fair to force this extra cost on our pilots when we have a very good licensing system, in fact in our first level of license we require a far higher skill level than the Austrian equivalent.
We appreciate the law exists, and we have our own issues here with a “licensing law” but it only cost R200 ie Euro 13 and is not restricted to IPPI 4 and above. This fee also gets paid directly to SAHPA (South African HG and PG Assoc.) who pay the site insurance policies, third party insurance etc.
In our opinion, this Euro100 fee is grossly unfair and we would like to ask that the FAI and CIVL and Austrian Aeroclub review this issue, as we are all members via our Aero clubs and comply to the IPPI system.
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Canary Open 2016 and 20th edition
Canary Open 2016 and 20th edition
Task 4
Christian Pollet|competition|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Joseph Salvenmoser|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Thomas Weissenberger
https://airtribune.com/xx-open-de-canarias/results
Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Moyes Litespeed RS3.5 Technora | 01:02:20 | 126 |
2 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat GT | 01:41:44 | 111 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Moyes Litespeed RS3.5 Technora | 1811 |
2 | Christian Pollet | Aeros Combat GT | 1720 |
3 | Jose Antonio Abollado | Aeros Combat 12,7 | 1714 |
4 | Joseph Salvenmoser | Moyes Litespeed RX 3,5 | 1709 |
5 | Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet | Moyes Litespeed RX· | 1651 |
6 | Benito Rodriguez Gonzalez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1633 |
7 | Jonas Blecher | Moyes Litespeed RS | 1614 |
8 | Georg Schweier | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1477 |
8 | David Ferreiro Matos | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1477 |
10 | Ataulfo J. Fernandez Montero | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1456 |
Canary Open, task 4, Macher/La Asomada: 24 km cat's craddle in super light easterly conditions scratching the hills, glide out for the turnpoint to the left, come back again, scratching the hills, glide out to the right, back again. Funny nap-of-the-earth-flying and a lot of VG-work! After 1 hr and 7 turnpoints I made goal with nobody else in and it looked like kinda Manfred Ruhmer style, but then Christian appeared on the horizon from the last turnpoint gliding into goal to complete a happy duet. He now jumped to 2nd place overall, well done my friend.
7 topics in this article: Christian Pollet, competition, Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet, Joseph Salvenmoser, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Thomas Weissenberger
Class 2 Pre-Worlds
August 8, 2016, 0:01:56 CST -0500
Class 2 Pre-Worlds
Sunday, after two days cancelled
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer
Live Tracking: http://www.livetrack24.com/events/Class2
http://flylaragne.com/club/results.htm
Fourth Task:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Swiftlight | 04:22:10 | 996 |
2 | Roger Ruppert | SUI | Archeopteryx | 04:32:51 | 892 |
3 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Archeopteryx | 04:52:57 | 750 |
4 | Philippe Bernard | SUI | Archeoptéryx | 04:53:51 | 729 |
5 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Swiftlight | 04:58:58 | 693 |
Cumulative results:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | T 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Swiftlight | 931 | 1000 | 577 | 996 | 3504 |
2 | Roger Ruppert | SUI | Archeopteryx | 982 | 506 | 543 | 892 | 2923 |
3 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Swiftlight | 812 | 840 | 439 | 693 | 2784 |
4 | Philippe Bernard | SUI | Archeoptéryx | 671 | 751 | 490 | 729 | 2641 |
5 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Archeopteryx | 636 | 795 | 379 | 750 | 2560 |
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Class 2 Pre-Worlds
August 4, 2016, 9:01:02 pm MST -0600
Class 2 Pre-Worlds
Task 3, day 3
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer
Live Tracking: http://www.livetrack24.com/events/Class2
Stronger winds are forecast for this afternoon, so a shorter task (134km) has been set to keep pilots away from the mountains
Results: http://flylaragne.com/club/results.htm
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | km/h | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Swiftlight | 03:02:13 | 42.6 | 577 |
2 | Roger Ruppert | SUI | Archeopteryx | 03:05:47 | 41.7 | 543 |
3 | Philippe Bernard | SUI | Archeoptéryx | 03:09:31 | 40.9 | 490 |
4 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Swiftlight | 03:20:10 | 38.7 | 439 |
5 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Archeopteryx | 03:42:53 | 34.8 | 379 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Swiftlight | 2508 |
2 | Jacques Bott | FRA | Swiftlight | 2091 |
3 | Roger Ruppert | SUI | Archeopteryx | 2031 |
4 | Philippe Bernard | SUI | Archeoptéryx | 1912 |
5 | Franz Pacheiner | AUT | Archeopteryx | 1810 |
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Class 2 Pre-Worlds
August 3, 2016, 6:56:17 pm MST -0600
Class 2 Pre-Worlds
Swift and Archeopteryx
Jacques Bott|Manfred Ruhmer
http://flylaragne.com/club/results.htm
Manfred wins task two in five hours. 289 kilometers. Jacques Bott second twenty minutes later. Last pilot into goal takes over seven hours. Manfred leads overall after two tasks.
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Zac third at two day Austrian Open
July 10, 2016, 9:49:39 pm MST -0600
Zac third at two day Austrian Open
Manfred first and Alex second
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Blue Sky|Christian Ciech|competition|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Zac Majors
https://airtribune.com/austrianopen2016/results
Final:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 0 | 835 | 917 | 1752 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 0 | 890 | 848 | 1738 |
3 | Zac Majors | USA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 0 | 879 | 771 | 1650 |
4 | Anton Moroder | ITA | icaro 2000 laminar 13 | 0 | 737 | 878 | 1615 |
5 | Walter Mayer | AUT | Moyes Litespeed Rx | 0 | 735 | 839 | 1574 |
6 | Joerg Bajewski | DEU | Wills Wing T2C 154 | 0 | 658 | 882 | 1540 |
7 | Karl Reichegger | ITA | zero 9 14,1m² | 0 | 613 | 883 | 1496 |
8 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 0 | 588 | 901 | 1489 |
9 | Tschurnig Guenther | AUT | Icaro blue Sky | 0 | 546 | 840 | 1386 |
10 | Dietmar Tschabrun | AUT | Moyes Litespeed RX 3,5 | 0 | 495 | 887 | 1382 |
8 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Blue Sky, Christian Ciech, competition, Icaro 2000, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Zac Majors
Manfred goes flying
March 30, 2016, 8:51:25 EST -0400
Manfred goes flying
In so many different ways
Christian Schelb|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer
https://www.facebook.com/manfred.ruhmer.5/posts/1679287548993182
Thanks to Christian Schelb.
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March Fund Raising
March 21, 2016, 8:24:22 EST -0400
March Fund Raising
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Davis Straub|Manfred Ruhmer|video
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Aeros Winter Race 2016 - second task »
Aeros Winter Race
Primoz wins the competition
Aeros Winter Race 2016|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Primoz Gricar|Wills Wing T2C
http://awr.aeros.com.ua/index.php/en/results-show
Second task:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Primoz Gricar | Ger | Aeros 13,5 C | 01:38:55 | 1000 |
2 | Peter Neuenschwander | Sui | Aeros Combat 13.5 | 01:39:08 | 981 |
3 | Franc Peternel | Slo | Wills Wing T2C-144 | 01:45:17 | 900 |
4 | Matjaz Klemencic | Slo | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 01:45:47 | 892 |
5 | Balázs Ujhelyi | Hun | Moyes RS4 | 01:45:50 | 887 |
6 | Endre Kovács | Hun | Aeros Combat GT 13,5 | 01:45:52 | 879 |
7 | Manfred Ruhmer | Aut | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 01:45:57 | 861 |
8 | Luke Nicol | Gbr | Moyes RX4 | 01:47:30 | 850 |
9 | Tom Weissenberger | Aut | Moyes RX 3.5 Technora | 01:47:03 | 847 |
10 | Gerd Doenhuber | Ger | Moyes RX 3.5 | 01:51:36 | 810 |
Final:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Primoz Gricar | Ger | Aeros 13,5 C | 984 | 1000 | 1984 |
2 | Franc Peternel | Slo | Wills Wing T2C-144 | 985 | 900 | 1885 |
3 | Matjaz Klemencic | Slo | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 973 | 892 | 1865 |
4 | Manfred Ruhmer | Aut | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 999 | 861 | 1860 |
5 | Tom Weissenberger | Aut | Moyes RX 3.5 Technora | 929 | 847 | 1776 |
6 | Gerd Doenhuber | Ger | Moyes RX 3.5 | 915 | 810 | 1725 |
7 | Günther Tschurnig | Aut | Icaro Z9 14.1 | 913 | 673 | 1586 |
8 | Pfanzelter Günther | Ita | Icaro Laminar 09 | 859 | 719 | 1578 |
9 | Peter Neuenschwander | Sui | Aeros Combat 13.5 | 564 | 981 | 1545 |
10 | Arne Tänzer | Ned | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 644 | 807 | 1451 |
Four gliders from four different manufacturers in the first four spots.
The competition ended in the best possible way - with a lot of pilots in goal. The winner today was Primo· Gricar followed by Peter Neuenschwander and Franc Peternel. Overall winner is Primo· Gricar second is Franc Peternel and Matja· Klemencic on third. Great success for Slovenian pilots and of course the "German Slovenian" Primo· Gricar!
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6 topics in this article: Aeros Winter Race 2016, Icaro 2000, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Primoz Gricar, Wills Wing T2C
Aeros Winter Race 2016 »
Manfred wins the first day
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Primoz Gricar|Wills Wing T2C
http://awr.aeros.com.ua/index.php/en/results-show
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred Ruhmer | Aut | Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 | 03:05:50 | 999 |
2 | Franc Peternel | Slo | Wills Wing T2C-144 | 03:05:54 | 985 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | Ger | Aeros 13,5 C | 03:05:55 | 984 |
4 | Matjaz Klemencic | Slo | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 03:06:05 | 973 |
5 | Tom Weissenberger | Aut | Moyes RX 3.5 Technora | 03:15:38 | 929 |
6 | Gerd Doenhuber | Ger | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:16:24 | 915 |
7 | Günther Tschurnig | Aut | Icaro Z9 14.1 | 03:16:17 | 913 |
8 | Andy Hollidge | Gbr | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:22:47 | 890 |
9 | Pfanzelter Günther | Ita | Icaro Laminar 09 | 03:38:14 | 859 |
On the second task on Saturday:
https://www.facebook.com/British-Hang-Gliding-Team-1024182677610087/?fref=nf
That's all three Brits round the course and in Goal, Andy Hollidge just landing a few minutes ago. Ollie's glider in the foreground. We think from a later start than most. Scores will be published in 3-4 hours time.
5 topics in this article: Facebook, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Primoz Gricar, Wills Wing T2C
Manfred on the Swift Light
Manfred on the Swift Light
Upside down and sideways
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer
https://www.facebook.com/manfred.ruhmer.5/posts/1667063190215618
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Beer delivery
Beer delivery
Manfred's son to Flavio
Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|video
https://www.facebook.com/flavio.tebaldi/videos/vb.1654449395/10207218737420798/?type=2&theater
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Dustin's challenge
October 14, 2015, 1:11:26 pm MST -0600
Dustin's challenge
Aeros pilots come on down and try to beat Dustin at Canoa
Dustin Martin|Manfred Ruhmer
Dustin writes:
I will be totally stoked if Tom shows up flying any glider at all. Unfortunately Christian isn't coming anymore, and the stories of Manfred, Attila, and other Moyes and Icaro secret weapons appear to be fantasies. Or are they?? I hope not!
This race is a pure test of glider and harness performance, where even 1/4 of 1% advantage on the typical 48 km course means approximately 5 seconds lead at the finish. There is no circling, and besides three 180 degree turns, it is a flat out straight line race for over half an hour. There are extended portions of the course which are run at min sink speed, best glide speed, and at increments up way way past VNE. All our assumptions about which glider has the best sink rate, best glide, and best glide at higher speed, from our experience at thermal comps, are put to the test and ultimately answered here.
Beyond that, we can test the effects of ballast, glider settings, and blending and fairing things that are typically left in the breeze in a thermal comp. It is a breeding ground for performance developments that trickle down to production, because there is no doubt about whether something worked -- independent of the pilot or the air. No other event allows us this honest view of raw performance, where pilots become just glider jockeys. Which is why the escalation of threats of bigger and bigger guns (world champions) being sent to Canoa is so entertaining. Of course the course must be run very efficiently and turnpoints tagged perfectly, so a solid comp pilot is probably the best bet.
But I really came here to taunt the AEROS pilots. After all, I've never seen one down there and from what I always hear, they must be the fastest, slipperiest thing to ever exist. There are about half a dozen spots left in the race, and I would love for someone to put their glider where their mouth is.
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2016 Canoa Ridge Race »
October 14, 2015, 11:43:42 MST -0600
2016 Canoa Ridge Race
Crowded skies
Canoa Ridge Race 2016|Dustin Martin|Manfred Ruhmer|Wills Wing T2C
It looks like there are forty pilots coming to fly in the Canoa Ridge Race. That would be a bit too crowded on this small area. I hope that they can split up the sport and open classes.
https://airtribune.com/canoaopen2015/pilots
Looks like Tom was pulling our leg when it came to flying a Litesport. He's registered to fly a Litespeed and Attila is not registered, so that was just a faint, also.
Dustin is flying a Wills Wing T2Cx 144. I'm sure that he added the lower case x on his own.
No word yet on whether Manfred will get Christian's plane ticket and come to the competition. Raul is trying to work that out.
4 topics in this article: Canoa Ridge Race 2016, Dustin Martin, Manfred Ruhmer, Wills Wing T2C
Ridge Racing at Canoa, 2015
October 8, 2015, 9:03:17 MST -0600
Ridge Racing at Canoa, 2015
A real test of glider performance
Christian Ciech|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Fausto Arcos|Manfred Ruhmer|Raul Guerra|video
Fausto Arcos <<faustoa>> writes:
From October 31st until November 2nd top pilots from Austria, Italy, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, USA and Ecuador will be racing the famous Canoa Ridges to claim the King of The Ridge title. Christian Ciech, Tom Weissenberger (current King of the Ridge), Daniel Velez, Rudy Gotes, Raul Guerra and all the Ecuadorian gang will be there. Competition is FAI 2 with two classes: open and sport.
This a fun, relaxed but serious race for expert and intermediate pilots. Watch: https://youtu.be/S8jp8_zSW58
Competition, registration and useful info: https://airtribune.com/canoaopen2015/info/details__info
Additional info: <faustoarcos>
Dustin Martin <<flydustin>> writes:
It will have live tracking according to Raul. Plus I'm taunting Weissenberger and Manfred, who are both apparently coming, which is probably a lot like taunting a bear. So it should be pretty entertaining.
Also as you know the Canoa race is the only pure glider performance comp that pretty much isolates pilot skill from the result. Assuming everyone is capable of flying efficiently and tagging turns well. So I figured a true comparison would interest your readers. Christian was confirmed but has a detached retina and imminent surgery. Manfred may take his place according to Raul. Will Moyes be sending someone to back up Tom?
8 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Daniel Vé, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Fausto Arcos, Manfred Ruhmer, Raul Guerra, video
Not quite right
Not quite right
A claim that wasn't quite true
Manfred Ruhmer
ADPUL claims:
http://www.ultralight-glider.fr/en/biggest-competition-task-launched/
The biggest competition task ever launched.
The biggest Free Flight task* ever launched in the world Despite medium flying conditions: a 306km task, with 83% pilots at goal. Arrival order: Manfred, Jacques, Philippe, Ernst, Roger; Pavel landed out in Dévoluy. * closed circuit competition task.
The headline is misleading. Of course, the longest hang gliding task ever called and made was called an made right here in Big Spring, Texas. Goal 215 miles (346 km) to the north. And we are not taking Swifts here.
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Batten clips open to create spiral dive
Batten clips open to create spiral dive
DHV testing
Battens|Icaro 2000|Manfred Ruhmer|USHPA|video|William "Billo" Olive
http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=32806
Icaro MastR: Spiral dive w/o recovery - batten clips opened
The plastic batten clips (produced by Airborne and used by many other hang gliding manufacturers) of an Icaro 2000 MastR (size M) hang glider with Dacron sail cloth opened after the pilot steered into a steep banked downward turn. The glider then entered a stable steep spiral dive with the inside wing billowing considerably more than the outer wing. The experienced pilot could not end the spiral dive.
The pilot was lucky to survive, although with serious injuries.
The incident happened one and a half years ago in southern Germany (Rauschberg) on October 26th, 2013.
Recently the German DHV asked a test pilot (Tim Grabowski, employed by the rigid wing manufacturer A.I.R.) to perform a test flight in a MastR. Tim also didn’t succeed in recovering from the spiral dive after the inboard clips (1-5) opened. He was lucky to deploy his reserve just in time close to the ground.
Two accident investigation reports issued by the DHV (Klaus Tänzler) blaming solely the pilot have been silently withdrawn from the DHV website.
The DHV then issued a warning urging pilots to inspect their plastic batten clips, but so far it is reluctant to publish the video of the DHV test flight (from what I heard though, things get out of control very rapidly with an even worse spiral dive).
I asked Icaro 2000 (Manfred Ruhmer) for an official statement on these incidents, but so far only received answers not meant to be made publicly available.
Video of the original accident: https://vimeo.com/106099298
DHV-warning (March 12, 2015): http://www.dhv.de/db1/source/technicdatareportnotes.php?lang=de&item=233
Questions:
Have any similar incidents been reported elsewhere? Can failing batten clips lead to a severe or even catastrophic loss of controllability? Is the USHPA familiar with the problem and have they been informed by the German DHV? Does the design of the MastR differ from other hang gliding designs making them more susceptible for batten clips to fail with subsequent severe loss of controllability?
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6 topics in this article: Battens, Icaro 2000, Manfred Ruhmer, USHPA, video, William "Billo" Olive
2015 World Championships »
2015 World Championships
Last two tasks canceled
(Valle)
Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Wills Wing T2C|World Championships 2015
Results: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Final results:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 7298 |
2 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 7185 |
3 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 6563 |
4 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 6521 |
5 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes RX5 | 6436 |
6 | Dan VYHNALIK | CZE | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 6358 |
7 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 6273 |
8 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 6165 |
9 | Balazs UJHELYI | HUN | Moyes RS 4 | 6132 |
10 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 6130 |
Italy first, France second, Australia third, Austria fourth, the USA fifth.
6 topics in this article: Attila Bertok, Christian Ciech, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Wills Wing T2C, World Championships 2015
2015 World Championships »
2015 World Championships
Results from Task 8.
(Valle)
Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Steve Blenkinsop|Wills Wing T2C|World Championships 2015|Zac Majors
Results: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Task 8:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerd DÖNHUBER | GER | Moyes RX 3.5 | 02:13:41 | 990 |
2 | Dan VYHNALIK | CZE | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 02:14:52 | 966 |
3 | Balazs UJHELYI | HUN | Moyes RS 4 | 02:16:02 | 958 |
4 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:18:04 | 944 |
5 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:18:07 | 937 |
6 | Franz HERRMANN | SUI | Aeros Combat | 02:19:42 | 928 |
7 | Alonzi MARIO | FRA | Aeros Combat C | 02:23:04 | 911 |
8 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:26:36 | 908 |
9 | André DJAMARANI | GER | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 02:24:24 | 902 |
10 | Steve BLENKINSOP | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 02:25:09 | 900 |
11 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 02:29:10 | 884 |
12 | Aldo ROHLFS | MEX | Moyes RS 4 | 02:43:38 | 835 |
13 | Zac MAJORS | USA | Wills Wing T2C | 03:49:20 | 696 |
14 | Christian PREININGER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:43:27 | 685 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 7298 |
2 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 7186 |
3 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 6564 |
4 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 6523 |
5 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes RX5 | 6441 |
6 | Dan VYHNALIK | CZE | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 6359 |
7 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 6274 |
8 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 6165 |
9 | Balazs UJHELYI | HUN | Moyes RS 4 | 6133 |
10 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 6132 |
8 topics in this article: Attila Bertok, Christian Ciech, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Manfred Ruhmer, Steve Blenkinsop, Wills Wing T2C, World Championships 2015, Zac Majors
2015 World Championships »
2015 World Championships
Leader board for task 8.
(Valle)
Christian Ciech|Manfred Ruhmer|World Championships 2015
Fifteen in goal today.
http://www.fastretrieve.com/FAI/
So many landed in one spot about 86 kilometers into the task.
Pos | Name | Time/Dist |
---|---|---|
1 | DNHUBER | 02:13:41 |
2 | VYHNALIK | 02:14:53 |
3 | UJHELYI | 02:16:02 |
4 | ANTOINE | 02:18:04 |
5 | CIECH | 02:18:07 |
6 | HERRMANN | 02:19:43 |
7 | MARIO | 02:23:04 |
8 | DJAMARANI | 02:24:24 |
9 | BLENKINSOP | 02:25:10 |
10 | RUHMER | 02:26:37 |
11 | VOIBLET | 02:29:10 |
12 | ROHLFS | 02:43:39 |
13 | PREININGER | 03:43:27 |
14 | MAJORS | 03:49:21 |
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3 topics in this article: Christian Ciech, Manfred Ruhmer, World Championships 2015
2015 World Championships »
2015 World Championships
Results from Task 6.
(Valle)
Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Krzysztof "Krys/Kris" Grzyb|Larry Bunner|Manfred Ruhmer|Wills Wing T2C|World Championships 2015
Results: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Task 6:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 01:59:59 | 1000 |
2 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 02:14:44 | 836 |
3 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes RX5 | 02:21:11 | 814 |
4 | Reisinger ROBERT | AUT | Wills Wing T2C | 02:21:05 | 808 |
5 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:22:54 | 798 |
6 | Takashi SUNAMA | JPN | Aeros Combat GT | 02:23:16 | 779 |
7 | Glauco PINTO | BRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:22:57 | 777 |
8 | Seppi Salvenmoser | AUT | Moyes RX 3.5 | 02:25:21 | 758 |
9 | Daniel VELEZ | COL | Wills Wing T2C | 02:25:19 | 752 |
10 | Balazs UJHELYI | HUN | Moyes RS 4 | 02:25:47 | 739 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5432 |
2 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5392 |
3 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes RX5 | 5189 |
4 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 5117 |
5 | Glauco PINTO | BRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 4915 |
6 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 4872 |
7 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 4865 |
8 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 4763 |
9 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 4744 |
10 | Dan VYHNALIK | CZE | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 4658 |
Larry Bunner writes:
I communicated with Manfred tonight about his decision to go right of course line before heading to the last turnpoint and then goal. He stated that it didn't look good ahead so he flew perpendicular to the course line to climb again in the convergence while the others continued into the wind in worse conditions. He climbed to over 4000 meters before heading out and was able to easily make goal.
The USA hung in there at fourth place three points out of 13,318 ahead of Austria.
UPDATE: Krzysztof GRZYB actually made goal. This hasn't shown up in the scoring so far.
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The leader board for Task 6.
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Manfred Ruhmer|World Championships 2015
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Pos | ID | Name | Time/Dist |
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1 | 176 | RUHMER | 01:59:59 |
2 | 189 | BENEŠ | 02:14:44 |
3 | 135 | ROBERT | 02:21:05 |
4 | 198 | BERTOK | 02:21:11 |
5 | 167 | ANTOINE | 02:22:55 |
6 | 114 | PINTO | 02:22:57 |
7 | 57 | SUNAMA | 02:23:16 |
8 | 45 | VELEZ | 02:25:20 |
9 | 53 | Salvenmoser | 02:25:22 |
10 | 148 | UJHELYI | 02:25:47 |
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The results after four days
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Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Davide Guiducci|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing T2C|World Championships 2015
Results: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Task 4:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:17:23 | 995 |
2 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:19:20 | 963 |
3 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 02:20:19 | 944 |
4 | Glauco PINTO | BRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:20:43 | 929 |
5 | Alonzi MARIO | FRA | Aeros Combat C | 02:21:51 | 921 |
6 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:21:28 | 919 |
7 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 02:25:06 | 887 |
8 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 02:25:20 | 878 |
9 | Davide GUIDUCCI | ITA | Wills Wing T2C | 02:25:27 | 875 |
10 | Suan SELENATI | ITA | Wills Wing T2C | 02:25:32 | 873 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3737 |
2 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3593 |
3 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 3526 |
4 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 3476 |
5 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 3389 |
6 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 3363 |
7 | Glauco PINTO | BRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3333 |
8 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3315 |
9 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 3292 |
10 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 3257 |
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Christian Ciech wins the day again
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Christian Ciech|Manfred Ruhmer|World Championships 2015
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Followed by Antoine, Petr, Manfred, Mario and then the hoards
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The results after three days
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Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Wills Wing T2C|World Championships 2015|Zac Majors
Results: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:20:52 | 1000 |
2 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 02:23:50 | 945 |
3 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Tec | 02:23:55 | 941 |
4 | Zac MAJORS | USA | Wills Wing T2C | 02:31:31 | 877 |
5 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:33:38 | 863 |
6 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:34:44 | 858 |
7 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 02:34:16 | 857 |
8 | Carl WALLBANK | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 02:35:34 | 848 |
9 | Glauco PINTO | BRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:36:31 | 824 |
10 | Grant CROSSINGHAM | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 02:38:13 | 823 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2742 |
2 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 2688 |
3 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2632 |
4 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 2601 |
5 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 2598 |
6 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 2583 |
7 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Tec | 2534 |
8 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 2408 |
9 | Glauco PINTO | BRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2407 |
10 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2399 |
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Things return to normal
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Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|World Championships 2015
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Leader board as of 8:19 PM EST, sort of shows Christian winning, Jonny third, Zac fourth, Manfred fifth, Pedro sixth, Antoine seventh, Wallbank, eighth. Twenty eight in goal.
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The results after two days
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Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing T2C|World Championships 2015
http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Task 2:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:36:46 | 1000 |
2 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 02:37:11 | 984 |
3 | Suan SELENATI | ITA | Wills Wing T2C | 02:55:19 | 877 |
4 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 02:57:01 | 871 |
5 | Dan VYHNALIK | CZE | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 02:57:12 | 865 |
6 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 02:57:17 | 864 |
7 | Peter NEUENSCHWANDER | SUI | Aeros Combat 13.5 | 03:00:56 | 848 |
8 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 03:01:37 | 842 |
9 | Balazs UJHELYI | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RS 4 | 03:01:40 | 838 |
10 | Steven BLACKLER | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RS | 03:06:43 | 815 |
Cumulative:
Pedro first, then Attila, and Rudy.
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 1831 |
2 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 1792 |
3 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 1785 |
4 | Boisselier ANTOINE | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 1774 |
5 | Suan SELENATI | ITA | Wills Wing T2C | 1773 |
6 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 1739 |
7 | Peter NEUENSCHWANDER | SUI | Aeros Combat 13.5 | 1668 |
8 | Petr BENEŠ | CZE | Aeros Combat 09 | 1636 |
9 | Christian VOIBLET | SUI | Aeros Combat C | 1617 |
10 | Jonny DURAND | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Tec | 1590 |
Rudy launching.
Gerd in 13th and Manfred in 15th.
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Manfred Ruhmer|World Championships 2015
Vicki reports Manfred and Christian with broken VG ropes, getting up into their control frame to attempt to fix the situation.
See the links to the results (preliminary available now) above.
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Not so many leading points after all
Not so many leading points after all
Rudy is now second
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Attila Bertok|Christian Ciech|Daniel Vé|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing T2C
Day 1, task 1: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/xxresults/2015/overall t1.html
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian CIECH | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:17:55 | 990 |
2 | Rodolfo GOTÉS | MEX | Wills Wing T2C | 02:18:19 | 980 |
3 | Manfred RUHMER | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:18:08 | 976 |
3 | Gerd DÖNHUBER | GER | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 02:18:06 | 976 |
5 | Joseph Salvenhoser | AUT | ? ? | 02:20:43 | 930 |
6 | Attila BERTOK | HUN | Moyes Litespeed | 02:21:55 | 921 |
7 | Suan SELENATI | ITA | Wills Wing T2C | 02:23:31 | 896 |
8 | Daniel VELEZ | COL | Wills Wing T2C | 02:28:10 | 865 |
9 | Pedro L GARCIA | ESP | Wills Wing T2C | 02:31:12 | 847 |
10 | Carl WALLBANK | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX Tec | 02:34:13 | 827 |
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The results from day one
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Belinda Boulter|Facebook|Manfred Ruhmer|photo|Suan Selenati|World Championships 2015
Maybe the results: http://www.faihgworldmex.com/results.php
Rudy Gotes wins the first day. Leading points made the difference.
Rudy, Christian, Manfred, Gerd, Seppi, Attila, Suan.
They all started at 2 PM.
Belinda says that this is revenge for all the European competitions where the local pilots know where all the secret sites of lift are. Rudy got twenty leading points on Manfred and Christian and thirty on Gerd. Time and arrival points (and, of course, distance points) very similar.
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Manfred's aluminum foil leading edges
Manfred's aluminum foil leading edges
Reflective. Blinding the opposition?
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Manfred Ruhmer
Thanks to J. Gibson.
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