Volume 16 No 1 Feb 1965.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

•--R. C. Reid. Open and Standard ClassNew Zealand ChampionI hour 53, then ~et off again. He wasob~erved low on hi~ final glide thesecond time, but his calculation~ musthave been dead right for he crossed thefinish line with 6 inches height still inhand. His time, r hOur 32.5 mins., hasto be confirmed as the new New Zealandrecord.Immediately after this, Hookings(Skylark 4) and Wood (Olympia 463)were seen on their final glides, but theylanded jllst t mile from the 'dro01e. Thefarmer' wasn't too happy about tbis. Thepaddocks held his Stud Rams worth£3,500 ,each - more than the twogliders together!Several competitors had troublesighting the second turning point becal!Jsethe village of Toe Wharau consi~t~ onlyof a school and hall and a couple ofhouses. Most local farms have as manybuildings on them. Tne experiencednavigator~ had no trouble on this score,however.Results: Reid, 1,000 pts.; Cameron,980; Carmicbael, 924.MODday, Z3rdThe task once again was a small one,lID-km. out-and-return to Pirinoa_ Thermals,were forecast but over-development20st'lrted early. and large rain squallsdotted the Wairarapa Valley.Ross Reid wa~ the nearest to' Mastertonon the return leg, getting within ninemiles of home under a completely leadensky. Gerald Westenra (Skylark 4) wasnext, with the rest of the field all theway to the turning point and back.Two aircraft were slightly damagedand unable to compete next day.At least it proved that the WairarapaWave didn't always work, and thermalsdo OC(lur here.Re~ults: Reid 1,000; Handley. 981;Westenra, 925.Tuesday, 24thWith a most unlikely sky outside, TedEadie forecast that good wave wouldappear, and it did. The task was a300-km. out-and-return to Gwavas forestand thence 'free distance.Of those that reached the turningpoint, most lost the wave and had tothermal their way back. Ross Reid wasthe ,only one who managed to slip backinto the wave. and he got back to H()odaerodrome. No one else did tnis, andso he won the day again.A K·7 flown by JQon Edmundson andTed Hardy flew 85 miles on this ta~k,beating many single-seaters. Three pilotsthrew away their chances of long distanceflights when a K-6 crashed nearMt. Bruce. The pilot broke both legsand extensively damaged the glider. TheDick Georgeson. who broke a worldrecord on 6th January with his Dart (seepage 53).