Day 4
A bit cooler today, we both took some rehydration salts yesterday as there is a lot of sweating going on, some not too visible as it evaporates quickly. BP has her 2 litre waterbag, but seldom gets through 50% in flights of 5 to 6 hours, cockpit temps are high especially on the blue days she is flying in, so this is not really enough drinking.
Short racing task today
Speed Task A: 233.0km
Lei Leighton Buzzard NE
Wis Wisbech 33° 97.8 km
Ely Ely 167° 30.7 km
New Newport Pagnall 243° 77.3 km
Dun Dunstable Airfield 150° 27.1 km
Yesterday BP had a very fast run at over 100kph for 2 hours in just this area, today they are a
sending them round Eley as well.
BP is on the front row but had her chart and Oudie ready before briefing as the task was available at 9:30.
AHA
BP comes back from brief with a full house of tasks A to D. First launch not before 11 Task A. BP elects to lurk in the GWV. 15mins before we drive out only for thete to be a fall back to 1230 task B. Back to the van..Oudie already done, so chart marked up. Meanwhile the sniffer gets shot down, launch deferred to 1245.
Aaaand they're off, BP being in the front row, has over an hour before the start gate opens. Though it is cooler cokpit temps are still in the high 20's. There are now Cu in the start zone, which is more than there were when BP launched. BP starts at 1411. This implies 1700 finish at 80kph.
1526 1.25hrs elapsed she is just halfway round with 117km to go. Quite fast at the moment at 90kph.
After another 1.25 hrs everyone has slowed right down, the air has changed and BP is still 45km away.
Eventually she chugs in, the speed dropping to 72 kph, not quite the last finisher, however there were 9 landouts. Her LS7 helped into wind.
There were a few spits of rain after she landed. Potential thunderstorms but we leave it out.
Prawn linguini for supper. Reviewing the met for tomorrow, east looks best but higher winds.
Showers all round.
Crew out.
Short racing task today
Speed Task A: 233.0km
Lei Leighton Buzzard NE
Wis Wisbech 33° 97.8 km
Ely Ely 167° 30.7 km
New Newport Pagnall 243° 77.3 km
Dun Dunstable Airfield 150° 27.1 km
Yesterday BP had a very fast run at over 100kph for 2 hours in just this area, today they are a
sending them round Eley as well.
BP is on the front row but had her chart and Oudie ready before briefing as the task was available at 9:30.
AHA
BP comes back from brief with a full house of tasks A to D. First launch not before 11 Task A. BP elects to lurk in the GWV. 15mins before we drive out only for thete to be a fall back to 1230 task B. Back to the van..Oudie already done, so chart marked up. Meanwhile the sniffer gets shot down, launch deferred to 1245.
Aaaand they're off, BP being in the front row, has over an hour before the start gate opens. Though it is cooler cokpit temps are still in the high 20's. There are now Cu in the start zone, which is more than there were when BP launched. BP starts at 1411. This implies 1700 finish at 80kph.
1526 1.25hrs elapsed she is just halfway round with 117km to go. Quite fast at the moment at 90kph.
After another 1.25 hrs everyone has slowed right down, the air has changed and BP is still 45km away.
Eventually she chugs in, the speed dropping to 72 kph, not quite the last finisher, however there were 9 landouts. Her LS7 helped into wind.
There were a few spits of rain after she landed. Potential thunderstorms but we leave it out.
Prawn linguini for supper. Reviewing the met for tomorrow, east looks best but higher winds.
Showers all round.
Crew out.
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