Well, we actually did a launch this morning much to Team Gibbs surprise.
At our farmhouse overlooking the Pollau Valley it was blowing a gale but as there was no briefing cancel call we all trundled down to the CLP for briefing.
The smart money was get up and get the 2 tasks done before the strong north easterlies kicked in.
So after a rocket exit from the CLP we tried a few potential sites with Piballs and moved to a site we'd used previously around Hinteregg.
Inflation was an exciting affair as a gust front hit us and Team Springett as the 6.30am takeoff time clicked over. After some strong arm tactics by both teams on our Cameron Racer (Les pulled out and deflated offering us his crew for extra weight) we launched like a slingshot.
It was actually nice in the air although 26kph with turbulence was going to make hitting the marks hard. But then the flight was cancelled and we were ordered to land.
17mins and 45l of fuel later we dropped into a paddock next to the CLP and packed up.
Unless anything changes in the next hour and half the standings for the Aussies are:
Paul Gibbs - position 46 -7859pts
Sean Kavanagh - position 50 - 7655pts
Edwin Michell - position 59 - 7148pts
Les Springett - position 73 - 6685 pts.
Photos to come at some stage.
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Well done guys - sorry about this morning - the forecast didn't show us the front.
I plotted the total scores of the individual pilots (14 tasks), and they fit an almost straiht line with a tail kicking in >#90 - whereas one would expect a sigmoid - so I conclude that you haven't flown enough tasks to separate the sheep from the goats. Safe trip home. A&P
Well Done - have a safe trip home!! Have a great farewell party - more European beer :-)
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