F5J and ERES July2021

This was the RCGA's first combined F5J and 2m eERES competition and it was a very successful day with 6 rounds of F5J and 6 rounds of 2m eRES being interlaced throughout the day. The conditions were very wiindy for the most part of the day and combined with cool, low lift conditions, made getting full times very difficult. This made it important to find a nice bouyant corridor as quickly as possible or ride every little gust and bump to maximise your time.

Despite it being the middle of winter, we had our best turnout of pilots in a long, long time with 15 pilots on the field at one point during the day (not all competing). I think this shows 2 things, first we are all keen to fly after an interupted Covid year and secondly it shows the growing popularity and enjoyment of 2m eRES! The performance of these models is quite remarkable and their ability to handle the strong winds (with up to 240g of ballast) was very surprising. 

Overall it was a very challenging days flying with only a hand full of flights achieving the maximum time in both F5J and 2m eRES.

A special mention to Hugh Blackburn for winning F5J in empatic style, dropping less than 100points at the end of the day. Well done!

Final results are:

F5J

1st Hugh Blackburn Plus X

2nd Marcus Stent, Vinco TR

3rd Dave Millward, Plus X

2m eRES

1st Marcus Stent, OZeRES

2nd Jim Houdalakis, OZeRES

3rd Hugh Blackburn, Fresh

The results can be found here...