CD's Report
Awaited from Eddie Goggins... But I can tell you that all through Saturday we danced with intruding orographic cloud that streamed constantly from a point on the coast the other side of Tramore, bustling through the box at anything between a thousand and fifteen-hundred feet or so. However - aviate we did, and the small but enthusiastic group of Beginner, Standard and Advanced level pilots flew well enough to have most of the necessary sequences bagged away by late evening.... when lowering clouds, temperature and spirits conspired to drive the plucky judges back to the clubhouse. From early afternoon the latter had been holed-up at the far sou'west environs of the airport in the fire drill area, amidst ghostly bashed aeroplanes, cars and - we discovered as we left - a fully dressed dummy (at least it seemed to be a dummy...) face down in the dirt. Well, it takes all sorts, you know!

On Sunday morning the few remaining Advanced sequences were briskly despatched, and a second Unknown sequence drummed-up to tax the assembled brains. This time the box was spun 90° to be over the south-east quadrant and thereby keep the morning sun out of the judiciary's collective gaze, the hefty on-judge wind still being at 45° to the axes but now however on the other tack. In the event this proved to be no problem to those present, and a good time was had by all.

Chief Judge Nick B presented the trophies and gongs, Jen B dazzled the usual ivories and the Waterford Flying Club were - as always - charming hosts. The (slightly singed) Celtic Shield went to Gerry Humphries (great first event, now keep it up Gerry!), it's interim keeper Paul van Lonkhausen having recently watched aghast as his pub burned to the ground.... the shield however had emerged from the ashes only slightly the worse for wear. Other winners included Farrell McGee and Eddie Goggins, lone Brit interloper John Vize struggling to whizz his Pitts to sufficient effect. With news of another Extra-200 on the way, the CAACI might just go from strength to strength.

Nick B
Chief Judge
 

                    The CAACI Trophy : Waterford : 26 June
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 Beginners level
 Order   Pilot            Aircraft type   Reg'n     Known #1  O/all %
 ====================================================================
   1  Gerry Humphries     Extra-200       EI-SAM       493.4   71.511


                            Standard level
                            --------------

 Order   Pilot            Aircraft type   Reg'n     Known #1  Unkwn #1  All Grps  O/all %
 ========================================================================================
   1  Farrell McGee       Pitts S-1S      G-FARL       867.1     793.5    1660.6   66.423
   2  Gerry Humphries     Extra-200       EI-SAM       960.2     664.6    1624.8   64.992
   3  John Keane          Skybolt         EI-CIZ       860.6     719.5    1580.1   63.204

                The Celtic Sheild (highest known score)
                ---------------------------------------
 Order     Pilot               Aircraft type   Reg'n     Known #1  O/all %
 =========================================================================
   1  Std  Gerry Humphries     Extra-200       EI-SAM       960.2   73.298
   2  Adv  Eddie Goggins       E-200           EI-SAM      1889.1   70.225
   3  Adv  John Vize           Pitts S-1T      G-IIIL      1869.6   69.503
   4  Adv  David Bruton        E-200           EI-SAM      1846.2   68.631
   5  Std  Farrell McGee       Pitts S-1S      G-FARL       867.1   66.190
   6  Std  John Keane          Skybolt         EI-CIZ       860.6   65.697

               The Roy Legg Trophy (highest unknown score)
               -------------------------------------------
 Order     Pilot               Aircraft type   Reg'n     Unkwn #1  O/all %
 =========================================================================
   1  Adv  Eddie Goggins       E-200           EI-SAM      1978.9   72.489
   2  Std  Farrell McGee       Pitts S-1S      G-FARL       793.5   66.680
   3  Adv  David Bruton        E-200           EI-SAM      1723.8   63.143
   4  Std  John Keane          Skybolt         EI-CIZ       719.5   60.460
   5  Adv  John Vize           Pitts S-1T      G-IIIL      1640.3   60.086
   6  Std  Gerry Humphries     Extra-200       EI-SAM       664.6   55.848


                          Advanced level
                          --------------

 Order   Pilot            Aircraft type   Reg'n     Known #1  Unkwn #1  All Grps  O/all %
 ========================================================================================
   1  Eddie Goggins       E-200           EI-SAM      1889.1    1978.9    3868.0   71.366
   2  David Bruton        E-200           EI-SAM      1846.2    1723.8    3570.0   65.867
   3  John Vize           Pitts S-1T      G-IIIL      1869.6    1640.3    3510.0   64.759
  

                          Training Champ!
                          ---------------
 
 Order     Pilot               Aircraft type   Reg'n     Unkwn #2  O/all %
 =========================================================================
   1  Adv  Eddie Goggins       E-200           EI-SAM      2492.4   72.034
   2  Adv  David Bruton        E-200           EI-SAM      2327.3   67.264
   3  Std  Gerry Humphries     Extra-200       EI-SAM       810.6   65.369
   4  Adv  John Vize           Pitts S-1T      G-IIIL      2053.2   59.342
   5  Std  Farrell McGee       Pitts S-1S      G-FARL       662.2   53.404
 
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