The Glider National Aerobatic Championships - 2008

CD's Report
It is a fact universally acknowledged, at least by the aviation oriented, that Saltby can produce some of the most capricious weather conditions one is likely to encounter where aviators forgather. And so it was for day one of the 2008 Glider Nationals. With a record entry of 24 pilots we really did have a challenge on our hands.

The cloud base remained stubbornly static until the afternoon when the sun broke through and allowed a split programme albeit with some irritating delays to allow patches of rogue cumulus to pass through the box.
Thanks to the cooperative spirit which is always about at the Nationals, getting the aircraft onto the launch grid before briefing reaped dividends and Jim Duthie in his 15th and last year as launch point controller ensured that pilots were strapped into the correct glider and in the right order, no mean feat with 10 pilots sharing the same K21.We will miss you Jim.

Congratulations to the new National Unlimited Champion Mike Newman, Paul Barker who took the honours in the first glider advanced contest in the U.K. Brendan O'Brien in the intermediate, Matt Plumridge Sports, and the three beginners with Jonny Mak just pipping Emeric Massaut by 0.23% with John Firth in third place. Their scores of 77.31, 77.08% and 75.23% ... remarkable standard or what?

My thanks to all at Saltby led by the irrepressibly cheerful and optimistic Les Merritt, to the judges and their scribes, and to the competitors. Now where do I find a launch point controller who can move cu-nims to one side by will power...?

Sam Mummery
Contest Director

Contest Results
Glider National Championship '08 at Saltby, 12th - 15th June 08
Beginners Known
Rank Pilot Aeroplane Registration Known #1 Totals O/all %
1 Jonny Mak K-21 G-CKNL 510.26 510.26 77.31
2 Emeric Massaut K-21 G-CKNL 508.74 508.74 77.08
3 John Firth K-21 G-CKNL 496.53 496.53 75.23
 
Sports Combined Results
Rank Pilot Aeroplane Registration Known #1 Unk'n #1 Totals O/all %
1 Matt Plumridge K-21 G-CKNL 1054.81 765.26 1820.07 72.80
2 Jonathan Ross K-21 G-CKNL 1012.15 725.96 1738.11 69.52
3 Charles Baker Puchacz G-GCU 979.30 745.00 1724.30 68.97
4 David Gibbs Lunak OM-O973 949.52 762.58 1712.10 68.48
5 Gary Nuttall K-21 G-CKNL 1025.76 652.43 1678.19 67.13
6 Caroline Bois K-21 G-CKNL 977.38 671.86 1649.24 65.97
7 Pete Chapman Lunak OM-0973 974.57 634.60 1609.17 64.37
8 Michael Corcoran Lunak OM-0973 846.39 628.91 1475.30 59.01
9 Steve Hardy K-21 G-CKNL 1065.44 331.97 1397.41 55.90
10 Chris Redrup K-21 G-CKNL 961.23 408.39 1369.62 54.78
11 David Gethin K-21 G-CKNL 861.37 453.93 1315.30 52.61
12 Mark Erlund Lunak OM-O973 593.27 713.22 1306.49 52.26
 
Intermediate Combined Results
Rank Pilot Aeroplane Registration Known #1 Unk'n #1 Free #1 Totals O/all %
1 Brendan O'Brien S1 Swift G-IZII 1282.30 931.29 1125.90 3339.49 74.54
2 Patrick Greer Fox G-CFOX 1181.18 791.88 1217.28 3190.34 71.21
3 Ron Jubb DG303-ACRO G-CKKC 1073.62 444.81 1111.55 2629.98 58.70
 
Advanced Combined Final Results
Rank Pilot Aeroplane Registration Known #1 Unk'n #1 Free #1 Totals O/all %
1 Paul Barker S1-Swift G-IZII 1208.57 1228.91 1428.49 3865.97 74.06
2 Graham Saw Lunak OK-00927 1227.73 1242.35 1236.96 3707.04 71.02
3 Chris Cain Fox G-CFOX 798.22 1154.39 1324.06 3276.67 62.77
 
National Unlimited Championship Results 2008
Rank Pilot Aeroplane Registration Known #1 Unk'n #1 Free #1 Free #2 Totals O/all %
1 Mike Newman S1-Swift G-IZII 1425.02 1433.89 1953.52 1428.49 6240.92 70.44
2 Guy Westgate S1 Swift G-IZII 1266.18 1418.13 2052.66 984.66 5721.63 64.58
3 Andy Cunningham Fox G-CFOX 1056.30 1182.74 1639.21 3878.25 43.87
Contest Director: Sam Mummery. Contest Chief Judge: Dick Happs. Scoring Director: Cindy Copsey. Judges: Dick Happs, John Gilbert, Fred Kormann, Pik Kuechler, Lionel Sole, Phil Atley, Ben Ellis. Judges Assistants: Judi Jones, Ken Hansell, Phil Atley, Fred Kormann, Pik Kuechler, Jonathan Ross, Jonny Mak, David Gethin, Caroline Bois, Pete Chapman, Chris Cain, Graham Saw, Paul Barker, Mike Newman, Morse - Entertain.

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