F5J Northern Flying Group December 2023
F5J 3Dec23, State Field
Wow! What a great days flying. After a week of wind and rain, we had a pearler of a day! It started cool and overcast with light winds, and developed into a warm and sunny day with moderate winds. This meant the thermals changed throughout the day and you had to be constantly on your toes. We completed 8 rounds by 3:30PM at leisurely pace.
A massive thank you to the Norther Flying Group for the use of their field. All the flyers really appreciated being able to fly at a different location.
It was also great to see 10 competitors (the most for some time) enjoy the conditions, with a special mention to Jonathan for participating in his first competition and to Tom and Max who were back flying after an extended break.
In the end Jim won with both consistency, and ‘semi’ aggressive flying, although he did say at the end of the day he should have been even more aggressive. Look out if Jim really gets aggressive one day! 😊 Well flown Jim!
Marcus finished second and actually swapped the lead with Jim throughout the day. The final placings came down to the last round of the day, where Jim scored 1000 and Marcus 958.
Rod finished third with some very consistent flying and made his times all day.
1st Jim 6940.2
2nd Marcus 6910.9
3rd Rod 6620.9
A special mention to Hugh who was our ‘biggest balls’ winner with lots of low aggressive launches.
A great day was had by all.
f5j_state_field-flight_scores.pdf
Marcus nailing the spot with his new 2PK
And we are away!