Love your videos Darren I started in 1979 in the Peak District did about 5 years then finished due to family and business, I’m 73 now and still would love to fly, keep the vids coming 😜
Nice seeing these videos now! You're walking passed me at 15:23 :) I'll have to spend the time and get a video together of all the footage I got from the worlds
Thanks Felix!! I hardly think I was walking past you... and I'd like to see your footage from the worlds - that camera gives some seriously good views. I need to get one....
Love ya Darren!!! You live my fantasy life every fricken day!! LOL You are an inspiration to me my friend. YOU ARE MY HERO!!! I just noticed your camera and computer is on the other side of the speed bar. Any reason? I for one am very pleased about you making goal. It's not all about skill but much about luck. I'm very proud of you and your efforts. Playing it safe may have helped in making goal. After all, it's better to make goal later than to land out right mate? Good on ya.
From one Darren obsessed with the sky to another, thanks for the ride along mate. How do you maintain separation in these environments? Are there set rules or is it down to etiquette?
You're welcome and I'm glad you like it. Yes there are rules - 1. Don't crash into each other. 2. Thermalling - there is a direction set for thermalling close to the take-off / in the start cylinder. So we are all turning the same direction. Other etiquette includes techniques for joining thermals that other gliders are in, giving way to gliders coming up beneath you (who are obviously flying better than you in order to go up faster). All rules and etiquette are trumped by Rule. no.1 though. In these big comps it can get quite crowded and you have to be on your lookout, though the general standard of pilot is very good.
Have any good resources regarding VG use and application? I understand how it changes the shape of the wing, but I don't understand the pros/cons of VG/no VG and when you would favor each setting. Thanks for the videos.
I have mentioned vg and how to use it in practice... though I can't remember which videos. I'll try do some more discussion on VG - maybe on my next flight.
Ahhhh sorry Bryan! I did actually tell the location in the first video in this series - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M8K9RkEdms4.html - however I clearly haven't made it obvious throughout the series. Sorry about that! I've updated the title of this video now. The championship was based in a town called Tolmezzo in northern Italy and we flew from various nearby sites such as Meduno and Germona. The location was close to the border with Austria and Slovenia so on certain days we had tasks that took us over the borders into those countries. I'll make sure to make it clear in future videos and perhaps show the location on a map (like I think I did with my Ager series). Thanks for pointing it out.
