tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72082540995025827952024-03-04T22:21:07.734-08:00Jason's SoaringJMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-21074781109633958042020-07-19T19:51:00.000-07:002020-07-19T19:52:31.135-07:00Article for HB & EC Aeroclub Newsletter July 2020<br />
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US">Gliding
Hawkes Bay - Sunday 12<sup>th</sup> July 2020</span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The gliding forecast for Sunday 12<sup>th</sup>
July was for improving, but “average” wave lift from early afternoon. Here in
Hawkes Bay, wave</span><span lang="EN-US"> lift is normally caused by westerly
winds from the Tasman Sea reaching the ranges that run down the centre of the
North Island. With suitable conditions, the wind lifts over the ranges and then
comes down the other side and “bounces” off the ground and repeats this
movement causing a “standing wave” much like large waves in a river flowing
over the rocks. Clouds often form along the lines of lift with higher level
wave shown by “lenticulars.” Depending on conditions, there can be multiple
lines of wave that weaken further from the mountains but can continue well out
over the sea as can be seen in the satellite photo below which was taken on 18<sup>th</sup>
April 2020.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Satellite photo 18<sup>th</sup> April 2020</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wave systems
contain areas of lift (which is often silky smooth), areas of sink and
turbulent rotor as in the diagram below.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Pilots in
Hawkes Bay have climbed to over 33,000ft in wave. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">With the sky
starting to match the forecast by early afternoon, Jason and Brian Kelly
launched from seal runway 019 in their ASH25M motor glider and reached a line
of wave at about 1,500ft just west of the airfield. This was “blue wave” as it
had no cloud marking it. It was also broken (not continuous lift in lines) and
weak (up to 5kts / 500 feet per minute climbs) so they continued west into the
next wave line. This had a few cloud scraps marking it and was also broken and
changing rapidly but stronger in places. After shutting the engine down and
retracting it, they utilised the lift to climb to almost 8,500ft before diving
west to the next line.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The next wave
line was well marked to the south and much stronger. Climbs of over 13kts /
1,300ft per minute were recorded as they headed south. As oxygen was not being
used, they limited their height to 9,500ft and turned around once the cloud
started to block their progress which was south of Flemington.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Tracking
north, stacked lenticulars were visible over Te Mata Peak. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Closer to home
were great views of Hastings and Napier.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Having to land
and be back in the hangar before dark, the glider then headed back to land at
Hastings Airfield into a blustery SW. So after the use of around 5 litres of
petrol and just over two hours of flying, the flight was completed. More than 200km
had been flown at altitudes of up to 9,500ft feet and the flight was in what
glider pilots would call “very average wave”. As a comparison, the world record
is now over 3,000km for a glider wave flight (in South America) and the New
Zealand record is over 2,500km, including a double crossing of Cook Strait.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To learn more about wave, the “air pockets”
and other sources of lift and sink you fly through in powered aircraft, come
and visit the gliding club for a soaring flight. As members of the aeroclub,
you are entitled to fly with the gliding club at gliding club rates for a trial
flight - this is just the cost of the launch which is typically around $70 -
$80 for a 2,000ft launch. For youth members, we currently have funding
available from an Eastern & Central Community Trust grant which allows us
to offer free gliding club member subscriptions and half price tow fees of just
$4 per minute for those youth members who want to learn to glide. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">While soaring flights are weather dependent,
once you have experienced one, you will want to join us. Further details about
the club and learning to glide are on the gliding club website at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.glidinghbw.co.nz/">http://www.glidinghbw.co.nz/</a></span></div>
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Flying in wave from Omarama December 2016.</div>
JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-12517869177526310942015-11-22T23:08:00.000-08:002015-12-06T23:13:55.395-08:00Five plus five a day<div class="MsoPlainText">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being
both a cyclist and a glider pilot, I set myself a goal several years ago of a possible
world first sporting double by completing a five hour bike ride in the morning
followed by a five hour glider flight in the afternoon. This required planning
and the right weather conditions. The forecast for Sunday 22 November 2015 looked
promising for good soaring conditions with wave lift likely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arising
early, I was on the road on my bike before 6am and headed out around the Tuki
Valley and then headed out west to the end of the hilly Salisbury Road and back
before heading out and back to Aorangi Road into a blustery westerly. While
riding, I was constantly looking skyward and assessing the likely gliding
conditions. These changed constantly from not good at 6am, to promising, to
very promising and then back to marginal to poor during the ride. While the
bike ride was not a race and was done at a gentle pace, it included over 1,000
metres of vertical climbing and the westerly wind made a strong head wind on
the outward journey. By the time I completed my five hours on the bike, the sky
was mostly blue with just the odd sign of wave which was not promising. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
eating and drinking, loading my car with the required equipment for a five hour
glider flight in wave – flight computer, food, water, oxygen system etc, I
headed out to the airfield to find no one was flying due to strong winds on
the ground. However, these abated a little and the tow pilot was happy to tow
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
preparing the glider for flight, I launched from Hastings Airfield at Bridge Pa
in a single seat LS4 glider. Asking the tow pilot to take me to the wave seemed
a little presumptuous under a virtually clear blue sky. At around 4,500ft, a
line of wave seemed to be there so I released from tow. Once off tow, I had to
use the energy in the sky to stay aloft. This was provided by upper level winds
and suitable atmospheric conditions causing wave lift. As a secondary goal, I hoped
to climb to over 20,000ft to claim an FAI diamond badge leg.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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strong lift initially, I quickly reached 15,000ft near Hastings airfield.
However, with no clouds marking the lift, large areas of sink in excess of
2,500ft per minute and the wave lift randomly moving, it took skill,
determination and a little luck just to stay aloft and I rapidly reached a low
point of 2,200ft. The maths at being 20km from the airfield, crossing the
ground at 4 kilometres a minute, being at 6,000ft and losing 2,500ft per minute
did not give an appealing answer and I was looking at paddocks to potentially
land in if required. The areas of sink were so pronounced that the air traffic
controller noted that a commercial airplane was affected by it. After some
struggle, further lift was found I managed to regain sufficient altitude to
comfortably continue the flight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
inching my way south to Waipukurau, a further struggle was endured as I sank to
5,000ft and again the maths to make the 45km back to Hastings did not work with
over 2,000ft per minute sink all around. Reaching Waipukurau Airfield just a
few kilometres away was also no certainty. Eventually, scrambling back up to
9,500ft, the only consistent lift of the day was found and I raced back abeam
of Hastings Airfield in about 10 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With
my five hours almost up, to finish off my flight, I completed the gliding
club’s local 33km speed triangle from Bridge Pa to Maraekakaho to Paki Paki and
back to the airfield in 12 minutes 43 seconds at an average speed of 157km/h.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Landing
after 6pm, my total flight time was 5 hours 34 minutes and ended up covering
from north of Patoka to Waipukurau with almost 600km traversed over Hawkes Bay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It
is these type of gliding adventures that await new gliding club members like
recently first solo pilots 13 year old Alexandra Thompson and 14 year old Ryan
Maney.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While
a five hour bike ride in itself is nothing special, combining this with an over
five hour glider flight on the same day, which was achieved under extremely
challenging conditions, it was a unique achievement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While
my diamond badge claim will have to wait for another time, it was a day to be remembered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-44239759310504472015-01-26T20:44:00.001-08:002015-01-26T20:44:49.267-08:00Omarama 2015Photos taken January 2015 during the National Gliding Championships held from Omarama.<br />
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<br />JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-83591547268536828982013-12-16T19:56:00.002-08:002013-12-16T19:57:38.590-08:00Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau NewsVisit <a href="http://www.glidinghbw.co.nz/club-news.html">http://www.glidinghbw.co.nz/club-news.html</a> for club news.<br />
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While the late Peter Lyons was a regular visitor to Omarama,
it has been a good few years since Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau last
visited as a club. With encouragement from Graham White, four other members
joined him in the trip south to coincide with the National Championships. James
Foreman took his LS3a (MF), Jason Price the club’s Grob 103C Twin <st1:stockticker w:st="on">III</st1:stockticker> SL (HB, a self launching two seater), Jason
Kelly took a LS4 (NJ) and Graham had his LS8 (XS.) David Davidson completed the
group and he flew with Jason Price on three days in HB.</div>
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After the long road journey south, visits to possible safe
outlanding airstrips were made prior to flying and some of these were looked at
further as the first flying day was spent in familiarisation of the local area
and conditions. Graham decided not to fly due to a head cold. With thermals, ridge
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With a non-flying day the next day, further safe outlanding
airstrips were visited which also showed some of the different types of terrain
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The next flying day saw Tony van Dyk lead James and Jason
Kelly around until James had a problem with his aileron tape and Jason a
problem with his radio while all were climbing in wave with oxygen. Meanwhile,
Graham in his LS8 was giving Jason Price and David Davidson advice as they flew
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Staying in the camp ground, the meat supplied by James was
eyed with envy by other campers and devoured by hungry pilots. The van Dyk's also
graciously assisted with cooking facilities when torrential rain hit the area.
Water bombs on otherwise dry evenings from a number of parties were met with
retaliation with Terry Delore attracting a personal dousing even though most of
the water bombs missed their targets.</div>
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All too soon our time was up and it was time to return home.
Despite the weather giving us all four seasons during our visit of summer heat,
snow, rain and electrical storms, we managed some good flying with Jason Price
teaming up with Graham in HB for some one on one tuition while James and Jason
Kelly explored the area further. The weak conditions on one day saw Jason Price
and David become the first pilots in <st1:country-region w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region> to outland HB in the <st1:place w:st="on">South Island</st1:place>. With a good number of flying hours clocked
up in a short period of time and the potential of the area barely scratched,
all agreed it was certainly a trip worth repeating.</div>
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Photos taken during December 2012 / January 2013 Gliding Hawkes Bay trip to Omarama.</div>
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Glider silhouette in halo taken against a sea breeze front just south of <st1:city><st1:place>Hastings</st1:place></st1:city> at approximately <st1:time hour="18" minute="15">6:15pm</st1:time> from 4,600ft from <st1:stockticker>ASH</st1:stockticker>25M ZK-GRJ flown by Brian Kelly and Jason Kelly from Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau. The front extended from Gwavas in the west to <st1:place><st1:placetype>Mount</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Erin</st1:placename></st1:place> in the east.</div>
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The sea breeze front just south of <st1:city><st1:place>Hastings</st1:place></st1:city> at approximately <st1:time hour="18" minute="15">6:15pm</st1:time> from 4,600ft from <st1:stockticker>ASH</st1:stockticker>25M ZK-GRJ flown by Brian Kelly and Jason Kelly from Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau. The front was joined from thermals for a total afternoon flight of four hours.</div>
JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-34658038944468812332012-02-26T19:30:00.000-08:002012-10-24T23:46:31.415-07:00Central Districts Gliding Championships <div style="text-align: center;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20pt;">18th – 25th February 2012</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 30pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Practice
Day Saturday 18 February 2012:</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Contest
Director David Davidson welcomed pilots to Waipukurau for a low key competition
in the Hawkes Bay with a mixture of flat land and high country soaring. With the
forecast for sunshine and light winds and the RASP model predicting good
thermals from 1pm, six pilots arrived in time to fly a practice task. With
gliders ranging from a PW5 to a Duo Discus, this gave the task setter Graham
White a slight challenge. He set a task of Waipukurau – Mangaorapa – Gwavas – Ormondville
– Kereru – Waipukurau with a radius of 10km for Gwavas and Kereru, 15km for Ormondville
and 25km for Mangaorapa. Thermals were up to 5,500ft and 4 to 6kts with good
convergences but plenty of sink in between lift. Jason Price, in a PW5, had his
first contest outlanding in a paddock with plenty of bovine manure and had a
bit of cleaning to do in the morning. Three pilots elected to land back after
completing most of the task as the day died earlier than hoped except for the
huge convergence towards Hastings where it was of no use. Tony van Dyk and Trev
Terry completed the task just to show it could be done. They stayed well west
for the last 2 legs where the locals say it doesn't work in those conditions,
oh well there's always something to be learned. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 1
– attempt 1 – Sunday 19 February 2012: <o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
<span lang="EN-US">With a forecast of overdevelopment early
afternoon, the day was declared no contest to allow local flying which most
pilots took the opportunity to do. It was possible to stay up locally and go
north and south on the convergence line to about 30km north and south until 2pm
then complete cloud cover shut down any remaining convection. The showers
arrived mid afternoon so we spent the rest of the day telling tall stories. The
day was rounded out with a great BBQ thanks to David Davidson, Margaret Keir
and helpers. </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 1
attempt 2 – Monday 20 February 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There was no doubt about today right from the start
- liquid sunshine on and off all day so the gliders got a wash on the pickets.
Pilots and crews went off in different directions to see the sights of the
region.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 1
attempt 3 – Tuesday 21 February 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US">The weather forecast was doubtful for the
day but noon came and convection started under a band of high cloud but was not
enough to task so wait we did. With the gliders gridded, a task was set with
launch planned at 2pm. Half way through the launch the convergence cloud to the
west, which had been darkening, got really black and dropped the water it was
carrying on to the airfield and the start area in a torrential down pour. This
killed all lift in the area and so there was no choice but to cancel the day.
While those on the ground sought cover from the rain, some of the pilots flying
tested the rain flying ability of themselves and their gliders while returning
to the airfield to land.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 1
attempt 4 – Wednesday 22 February 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US">Again the weather failed to co-operate and
no flying at all occurred.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 1
attempt 5 – Thursday 23 February 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US">While the RASP forecast had held some
promise and the rain stayed away, no task was possible so local flying was
again declared. A strong westerly pushed a convergence line quickly east and by
the time two pilots launched, it was out of reach so they only flew briefly
which confirmed the day was no good as no lift could be found.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 1
attempt 6 – Friday 24 February 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US">Finally, a contest day! There was wave
today despite only an average prediction of wave by the RASP weather model. The
wave developed up much better in the afternoon than expected at task setting
time. The cloud closed over to 8/8ths at the Manawatu Gorge and stayed that way
all day. The task should have allowed flights further south but controlled
airspace was denied in the Dannevirke area and south to Woodville. There was no
such problem in the Napier airspace to the north who were most helpful. Pilots
enjoyed very fast flights if they could stay in the wave with a couple of wave
jumps needed and distances of nearly 400km achieved. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In their first competition, both Jason Price
and Tracy Austin landed out after falling out of the wave but still managed
very respectable distances with Jason Price covering over 170km in a PW5 and
Tracy Austin 133km in a Standard Jantar. In just his second contest, Jason
Kelly completed his first ever task with a raw speed of 154.5km/h while Tony
van Dyk recorded the fastest raw speed of the day at 219.8km/h with Graham
White not far behind at 210.3km/h. The day also saw both Jason Price and Jason Kelly
achieve 50km Silver Distances at over 150km/h average speeds, Jason Kelly his
five hours after flying to after 6pm and Jason Price his Silver Height gain. It
turned out to be a good day that was worth waiting for to make up for the preceding
five.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">With the retrieves completed, the day was
rounded off with the championship dinner held that evening at a local sports
bar, Skinny Mulligans, in Waipawa.</span><br />
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Task time: 2 hours, Task: Waipukurau C – Dannevirke – Ngaruroro – Norsewood -
Mangleton – Takapau – Waipukurau, Task length: 150.6km/408.5km.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13:55:34</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">15:43:53</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1:48:19</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">219.8km/h</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">396.8km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">883</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Graham White</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Gliding HB
& Waipuk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="47"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">XS</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">14:03:39</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">15:45:09</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1:41:30</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">210.3km/h</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">368.0km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">829</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Trev Terry</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Taupo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Duo Discus T</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="47"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">TT</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">13:53:22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">15:46:22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1:53:00</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">185.7km/h</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">349.8km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">688</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Rolland van
der Waal</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Taupo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS6 / 17.5m</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="47"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">VH</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">13:49:41</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">15:49:05</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1:59:24</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">177.2km/h</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">352.6km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">639</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Jason Kelly</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Gliding HB
& Waipuk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS4</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">NJ</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">13:55:07</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">15:50:53</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1:55:46</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">154.5km/h</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">298.1km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">508</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">6</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Jason Price</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Gliding HB
& Waipuk</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">PW5</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="47"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">YP</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">13:58:56</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">L/O</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">n/a</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">n/a</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">172.8km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">202</span></div>
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</tr>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">7</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Tracy Austin</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Taupo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Std. Jantar</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="47"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">ML</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">13:53:58</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2cm;" valign="top" width="76"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">L/O</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">n/a</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.15pt;" valign="top" width="170"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">n/a</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">133.0km</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">155</span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Day 2
attempt 1 – Saturday 25 February 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US">Yet again the weather was not favourable
so the contest was declared at an end in the early afternoon with insufficient
pilots able to stay for the “rain day” of Sunday. With the visiting gliders
derigged, prize giving was held with the just one contest day having been
achieved. Tony van Dyk retained the open class trophy while Jason Kelly was
awarded the Club Class trophy.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">
<br />
<span lang="EN-US">Despite the weather, it was another low
key friendly contest and a great opportunity to go flying in various conditions
and learn from the more experienced pilots. Thanks must go to contest Director
David Davidson and weather man, task setter and scorer Graham White along with
the tow pilots Rod Wellwood and Neil Faulknor for their time and effort put
into the event. Hopefully better weather and more pilots will feature in 2013.</span></div>
<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Final
handicapped scores</span></b></div>
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<tbody>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Name<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Club<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Glider<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Points<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Tony van Dyk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Hutt Valley</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">TD</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">1,000</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Graham White</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Gliding HB
& Waipuk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">XS</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">896</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Rolland van
der Waal</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Taupo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS6 / 17.5m</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">VH</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">841</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Trev Terry</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Taupo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Duo Discus T</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">TT</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">831</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Jason Kelly</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Gliding HB
& Waipuk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">LS4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">NJ</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">645</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">6</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.75pt;" valign="top" width="146"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Jason Price</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="161"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Gliding HB
& Waipuk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;" valign="top" width="113"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">PW5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">YP</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 149.95pt;" valign="top" width="200"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">228</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">7</span></div>
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JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-8638598313206865552012-02-24T21:00:00.000-08:002012-10-24T23:39:48.256-07:00The Longest Day<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Jason Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">With the La Nina effect causing poor soaring weather
for weeks in Hawkes Bay, my goal of achieving a five hour flight in December
2011 was looking increasingly unlikely as the month progressed. But, the
weather forecast finally began to show some promise in Christmas week. Having
ensured the Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau Club’s glider GHB, a Grob 103C
Twin III SL, was ready, the RASP weather forecast was closely monitored.
Thursday December 22, the longest day, looked promising in theory. By 8am, the
sky was clearly bubbling with considerable cloud with some blue patches but a
very low cloud base of less than 2,000ft. By 9:30am the cloud base had risen a
little and looking at the sky and the forecast again, I decided it was worth an
attempt.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">With an OO organised (my father Brian) and my
“flight pack” of food, water, maps, cell phone etc all set to go, we arrived at
Bridge Pa Aerodrome around 10:30am. The glider was DI’d with a barograph sealed
and loaded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">By the time the glider was cleaned and ready to go,
it was just after 11am. As GHB is a self launching glider, I launched into a
light north easterly wind and headed out east under some promising looking
clouds. Putting the engine away at 2,400ft, it was quickly obvious my judgment
was off as the sky was not working where I was. Searching around, nothing
looked much better so I tried a few clouds on the way back towards the
airfield. Feeling that a 10 minute or so flight was not a good result, I did an
engine restart over the airfield and headed out west where the sky again looked
promising.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">After climbing back to 2,400ft under power (Napier
airspace is 2,500ft and above in this area), I again put the engine away and
managed the barest of climbs after a few minutes. Once this climb stopped, I
headed east towards the next likely lift candidate but gradually lost height as
I again headed back towards the airfield. Down to 900ft (Bridge Pa Aerodrome is
72ft above sea level), I was just about to join the circuit as the sky now did
not look very promising and I had been flying for around 30 minutes in total.
However, on the north eastern edge of the airfield, a small bump had me turning
tightly and the altimeter excruciatingly slowly climbing to 910ft, then 920ft,
930ft, 940ft, lost some – back to 920ft, then 930ft then slowly up to 1,000ft.
Climbing through just over 1,000ft, my father called on the radio to say it
looked like I was getting away. Well, it was the best climb of the day so far
(about 100ft net) but 1,000ft of altitude did not give me much confidence with
almost five hours left to fly. After much scraping, I reached 2,000ft in that
thermal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">For around two hours, I struggled under 2,500ft
before again falling down to around 900ft and thinking the day was over. As
luck would have it, I hit a climb that finally lasted a full turn and gained
more than a handful of feet. Climbing through 2,500ft, I at last had to contact
Napier Tower as I topped out at cloud base at 3,800ft. Being at that altitude
was so much more comfortable than the earlier part of the flight that the
flying was enjoyable and I thought this is going to be easy if this lift
continued. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">During the next hour and a half or so I managed to
maintain a reasonable altitude given the height bands of the day until after
about four hours the sky badly overdeveloped over and around Hastings. With my
calculations showing about four hours up and one hour to go, the real scraping
began as I tried to read the ground and sky for any likely sources of lift.
Dropping yet again to around 900ft, a small sliver of sunshine was on the seal
runway at Bridge Pa. Heading to that, the glider maintained altitude and slowly
climbed to about 1,200ft before the lift died. My altitude gradually decreased
and while GHB is a beautiful and comfortable glider to fly, 1,000ft of altitude
was not going to last fifteen minutes with a circuit start height of around
800ft. With more luck, I managed to circle maintaining altitude until I
calculated my five hours was up. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">On landing, my OO came to tow me in and removed the
barograph. On inspection of the barograph trace, it had barely moved up all
flight with most of the flight completed at under 2,500ft. Total flight time
was 5 hours 31 minutes with 5 hours and 6 minutes of soaring after the second
engine shut down. On the longest day, I had achieved my longest ever glider
flight time wise which certainly helped my hours total for the year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Just over three weeks later on Sunday 15<sup>th</sup>
January 2012, I had my Cambridge GPS data logger fitted into GHB and the RASP
forecast was showing typical Hawkes Bay westerly wave. The early morning sky
did not look as promising as the forecast but by mid morning it appeared the
forecast and reality were starting to match.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Out at the aerodrome by 10:30am, the GPS was loaded,
glider DI’d and I was ready to go as I waited for my OO to arrive. As a backup,
the barograph was again sealed and loaded and I carried an old handheld Garmin
GPS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Launching into a moderate westerly with an aerotow
assisted launched on the shorter cross runway, I was quickly off the ground
just after 11:45am and headed out west where wave clouds were evident. Finding
some heavy sink and broken lift, I motored for a while as I wanted to be sure I
was in lift. However, every time I thought I was in lift, it would disappear.
At around 4,800ft, I decided it was time to “sink or fly” and put the engine
away for the day. I gained 1,000ft relatively easily before the lift vanished
and I was again sinking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Heading back towards the airfield, I found some good
lift and climbed up to cloud base of around 6,000ft. Using knowledge from my failed
50km attempts (those are other stories), I headed south down the hill line,
maintaining altitude until around Waipawa when the clouds changed and I climbed
into wave. Climbing quickly, air traffic control permission was granted for
12,000ft and then to 15,000ft in Ohakea airspace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Continuing south, the vario at one point was
averaging 11.8kts up as I peaked at 15,000ft which gave me an over 10,000ft
climb from my low point. I ran up and down the wave between south of Dannevirke
and Lake Poukawa in the north. The last time south, the wave stopped around
20km south of Dannevirke and I tried to tip toe around the end to the next roll
cloud west but with the ground below me looking decidedly unlandable and the
glider sinking fast into wind, I conservatively turned around and headed back
east. I ran along the wave maintaining just under 15,000ft with the speed
varying in line with the wave strength. Reaching just south of Waipukurau, the
clouds merged together so I sat and thought about what to do. The next roll
cloud east had clear sky next to it so that was an option but then the sky
started to clear in front of me so I tiptoed north before coming out on the
northern end of that roll cloud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">At around 10,000ft, I was over Havelock North and
next to a massive cumulus cloud. It looked very impressive but was not doing
much at 4-5 knots of lift compared to the wave I had come from. Looking at my
watch, another five hour soaring flight looked a possibility so I tried to
maintain height before gradually descending. The equation of 10,000ft for an
hour was certainly far more comfortable than 1,000ft for fifteen minutes from
my previous flight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Pushing back into the strong westerly wind, I
arrived back over the airfield to land after a total flight time of 5 hours and
36 minutes. After allowing for the launch and 1,000m height loss limit, total
soaring time was again over 5 hours. In stark contrast to my previous five hour
flight, the barograph trace was never in danger of hitting 1,000ft after
launching and for most of the flight was over 10,000ft. The Garmin hand held
GPS recorded a total flight distance of some 553km. Unfortunately, on
downloading my Cambridge GPS, the file was blank – it had not recorded anything
except the fact it was turned on. So, two five hour plus flights and no usable
electronic data trace so no Silver or Gold duration approved. Buggar!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">With the poor local soaring weather persisting, it
was not until almost six weeks later on 24<sup>th</sup> February 2012 that
another five hour flight became a possibility. Flying as part of the Central
Districts Championships from Waipukurau in a LS4, GNJ, an Assigned Area Task
(AAT) was set for what turned out to be the one and only competition day. At
briefing, the wave looked good but had deteriorated by midday. The forecast was
also not promising so launch height was as much as you felt comfortable with.
My GPS was away for repair so I was borrowing one from the ASH 25M GRJ.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Towing out west, wave bits were evident but no good
consistent lift or roll clouds were encountered. Releasing at around 4,900ft, I
worked a small area of lift to 7,000ft before it stopped and I moved on to another
blue sky area where I managed to reach 8,500ft before the cycle was repeated.
Climbing towards 9,500ft, I called Ohakea control for permission to climb into
their airspace but was denied. While changing the radio frequency back, I fell
out the wave and was quickly down to 5,000ft. With the sky continuing to change
fast, height was again gained by working little areas of lift before I climbed
back up to just under 9,500ft. Soon after this, the sky appeared to stabilise
with clear lines of wave becoming evident.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The competition start gate was opened and I quickly headed
off on task. Heading south along a roll cloud, I struggled to touch the
turnpoint circle due to cloud over it. Patience again worked as the cloud moved
enough for me to just get in and out of the circle before racing north along a
visible wave. With the GPS showing 80km to the next turnpoint, I thought this
should qualify for my 50km Silver distance. With the wave now working well,
this was easily done as was the balance of the task with air brakes required in
places not to bust airspace. The third leg was also over 50km which the GPS
recorded at an average ground speed of 236km/h or around 12m 37s for 50km.
Crossing the finish line after 1hr 55m with the wave still looking good, I
decided to carry on flying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">After about four hours of soaring, the wave again
changed and I tried to jump west to the next line. With my altitude dropping
rapidly and lift still some distance away, I turned around and headed back over
the airfield. Again, lift at this level was broken and hard to work. I clawed
my way back up to 7,000ft before the wave reformed and I was quickly back up to
9,500ft. Staying with that wave band, I flew north and south without any
difficulties. After discussion on the ground that I had flown long enough for
my five hours, Murphy’s Law applied as I tried to fly out of the lift and into
the sink to descend – the lift increased and despite full brakes, I was still
climbing at over 10 knots. The air started to become rougher as I moved out of
the lift and downwards towards the airfield. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">I touched down into a light westerly cross wind at
Waipukurau at 6:40pm after 5hrs 40m in the air. Allowing for the maximum height
loss of 1,000m for a five hour badge flight, this still left well over five
hours of soaring. With the GPS removed for scoring, Graham White, the scorer,
said I had averaged 154km/h for the task. The total flight recorded a distance
of 805.9km. I thought the GPS must have thought it was still in the ASH25M for
that speed and distance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">With the paperwork completed and filed, my journey
of achieving a five hour flight for my Silver badge was complete after just
over two months and three five hour flights. Gold and Diamond distance attempts
now beckon. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-78000436361021578591991-12-01T20:00:00.000-08:002012-10-24T23:43:53.342-07:00A Day at the Gliding Club<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was another
typical Hawkes Bay day-fine, warm and sunny. The westerly wind rustled gently
in the spring leaves as my mind wandered aimlessly. Suddenly it slipped into
gear and spouted out:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Yesterday up in the air<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>I met a glider that
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>It wasn't there again
today<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>I think I'll have to
give gliding away<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even though it
wasn't a very original thought, it hit me like a poke in the eye with a sharp
stick. I knew that to alleviate my boredom, I would have to spend a day at the
gliding club.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I set off in a
positive frame of mind and was looking forward to a nice restful day. <b><u>That</u></b>
was a bad assumption! Arriving at the airfield, I noticed that flying was from
the other end but someone was next to the hangar cursing their motor glider.
Going over to see what the story was, I learned that the !#@!!!??###*# motor
wouldn't reach the minimum ground revs. Well, it could be a lack of spark I
suggested. To test my suggestion, I grabbed the end of the spark plug leads and
said, "Turn it over." I foolishly countered the inevitable
protestations with the infamous phrase, "Trust me ........ I know what I'm
doing!".<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I can tell
you that spark was certainly <i>not</i> a problem! First it came down the
cables and it hit me and then it turned around and it bit me! After that
electrifying experience that has left my hair frazzled to this very day, I
suggested that there was probably nothing wrong with the beast. After putting
it back together, cursing a few more times and becoming a little more
frustrated, we found that she indeed ran like a charm! It was now 2.30pm but
the wave beckoned. I accepted an offer of a fly in the back seat but decided to
walk to the far end to regain my composure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">About half way
down the sheep paddock, I saw a mob of sheep stampeding towards me. My knees
were still weak and I couldn't run. Despite my best efforts, I tripped over and
had 400 hoof prints engraved all over my body..... That wasn't so bad. Looking
up, I saw some young kids that had obviously been chasing the sheep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I politely asked what they were doing. Their
answer took some time to comprehend, but, as the golfer over the fence smiled
at me, it sank in. From the mouths of babes had come the reply, "We were
looking for golf balls between the sheep ...."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I finally
dragged myself to the end of the field and noted that "Johnny on the
spot" was the duty pilot. That was an unusual name for a club member I
thought. Dismissing that thought, I eased my way into the backseat of the
glider, we took off, found wave at 800 feet off the end of the runway and flew
to Mount Bruce and back, all before dark at 5:45pm. It was just a typical
Hawkes Bay wave flight really ........<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Landing was uneventful
until we hit a soft spot and the 535kg beast sank slowly up to its belly in
mud. After much pulling, shoving, pushing and getting a couple of free mud
packs on my face, we managed to get her out and put her away for the night. It
was a pity about the tractor we used to help us though .... the weight had been
too much so we left it where it lay .... the two back wheels in the mud up to
the axle, the steering wheel up the nearby pine tree, the front half in the
sheep paddock and the tow rope in the golf course ...... All that was left to
do was to close the hangar doors and to visit the bar. This was much easier
said than<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done ....<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the hangar
doors just refused to budge. Even a bit of gentle persuasion with a hammer
failed to help. Putting all our minds together, we came up with the great
intellectual conclusion that the door had broken. More pushing and shoving
ensued and still it wouldn't move. Suddenly, some one had a flash of
inspiration and read the instructions on the door, "Do not push while rods
are down. If you do, it will appear jammed." A flick of a rod and this
major problem was solved. Not a worry!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have a clear
recollection of what happened next as I was the designated driver and so had
been drinking coke all night. Others had been getting in to the home brew and
thought that the apple cider they were drinking was absolutely beautiful stuff
.... it was a pity that we had run out of it about three hours earlier and just
kept refilling their glasses with beer ....<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, the time had
come to vacate the premises for the night and the gliding club had been asked
to lock up as they had outlasted everyone else. After the typical rush not to
be the last one out, one of the doors was found to be damaged. One of the few
people remaining said he had some tools and went off to get them. The next
thing we heard was the roar of his car as he left .... That was a fine mess he
left us in! I tell you it is not funny to be deserted in the middle of the
night before everything is secured! But, using a bit of Kiwi ingenuity, a lot
of rope, rulers and other odds and ends, we managed to secure the premises for
the night. Thank heavens! My nice relaxing day at the gliding club was finally
over ........ almost.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Brougham;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Going outside to
the car, I found that some kind person had locked it for me .... with the keys
inside! Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, we started the long walk home. As
the moon's rays danced through my free punk hairstyle and bounced off my
abstract hoof tattoos, I looked skyward and the wave again beckoned. Maybe
tomorrow ...................<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">©
1991, Jason M Kelly, all rights reserved.</span></i></b></div>
JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820661772308701258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208254099502582795.post-90548272526489175281990-01-31T01:34:00.000-08:002012-10-24T23:45:01.855-07:00“Beyond 2000”<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt;">“The New Zealand Story”</span></u></i></b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">by Jason Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The lights dimmed as the lecturer approached the lecture theatre. Like me, there was somewhere else they would rather be. As the monotony began, my mind slipped from reality to another world ….. that of beyond 2000.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The scene changed to that of a brilliant soaring day. Glancing skyward, roll clouds and lenticulars crowded each other for position. Everywhere I looked, there was wave. Today I knew was THE day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After the ground tasks were all but completed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- fuel and water ballast added, oxygen system readied, barograph signed and sealed and the DI completed, I clambered into the front cockpit. By the time my doubting partner cautiously climbed into the backseat of the Janus CM motor glider, the declaration board was photographed and the battle commenced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Launching at 6:35am into a rough sky, I knew the day would be tough. After an initial climb to 150ft off the end of the Five Rivers runway, it was a pure battle against nature for height. As the barograph trace clearly showed, height was lost with the motor at full power!! Not an encouraging start to an arduous task.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After 15 minutes we reached a height of 1,500ft and the motor was thankfully folded away and forgotten about. Serenity overcame us. From here on in it was nature that would provide the lift. The “iron thermal” in the back would not guarantee height and if successfully used would nullify the rest of the flight for record purposes anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the sun light, the bright anti-collision markings on the wingtips glistened as we pushed forward towards the nearest roll cloud. After heavy sink, the electric vario started bleeping wildly and the altimeter rose casually from 1,000 to 11,000ft. “This is what I love about flying”, I thought, “the peace, the quiet and the smooth, rapid climbs so often easily obtained in wave.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">With great distances to cover, oxygen masks were donned and the climb continued, 12,000, 15,000 feet and upwards. In just 12 minutes we reached 25,000 feet. The climb decreased as I gently eased the big ship up to its red line – 285km/h. We were on our way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Heading north, we knew time was of the essence. I held the machine at red line, not being too worried about losing a few thousand feet of height as oxygen was also limited. It would be needed later, many hours later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The years of planning all seemed worthwhile as we sped north. Omarama and the Mackenzie Basin then Mount Cook all passed discreetly behind us as we changed wave systems as easily as changing lanes on a motorway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything was going extremely well. By 9:30am we had reached the end of the South Island wave at 12,000ft and eagerly peered north for the next system.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Doubting Thomas” in the back seat thoughtfully advised that there was none to be seen! The task, my partner said, was too ambitious, unachievable even. Their pessimism bit hard into my eternal optimism.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After a careful study of the day’s weather map and information gained from people up north, I concluded that the wave must be there. The weather was perfect for it. “No one”, an eternal member of every gliding club, was the only one who could tell us for certain as they were the only one who had dared to risk a tow to visit conditions unknown.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My partner, disliking thermals, topped out this one at 7,500ft and then started searching the blue yonder for the elusive wave, “real lift”, my partner remarked, “that’s what wave is.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Without warning, our heads were rammed into the canopy before being pushed through our stomachs. The altimeter started to rapidly unwind. We had found the wave, albeit the rotor!! The earthquakes in the sky continued. The wings flapped but we aimed straight for where the roll cloud should be. Slowly the vario eased back from -10 knots to swing through -6, -4, 0, +2, +4, +6, +8 , +10 and then off the clock!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Complacency began to creep into my mind. Oxygen calculations showed we only had an hours left each despite the vast amounts carried for this flight. We would have to move along at a lower altitude. Safety being at the top of my mind, as no record is worth a broken glider or a life, jolted me back to reality. With my partner still in control, cloud was closing in all around us at an unnerving pace. Reacting swiftly, I took control and we jumped from the primary wave out many rolls. Free from the cloud, we could see and be seen and we returned to the task at hand. Unfortunately, these rolls were broken and not nearly as strong as the primary. Our plan of attack had to be changed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Each piece of wave was gently coaxed of as much potential energy as possible and we would then move forward to the next visible pieg="EN-US">The previous moment’s excitement passed. We were back in smooth air, climbing rapidly in pure bliss. At 20,000ft we raced north, closing in on our turnpoint. The wind at this altitude seemed to neither significantly hinder nor help our indicated air speed as compared to our ground speed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At 1pm we passed Bridge Pa – home town of our machine. No one here had risked a tow either into the blue wave until we cruised over at 25,000 feet.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As is frequently the case north of Napier, there was no wave. Our task had assumed this fact and we made a run into the turnpoint at Tuai, just south of Lake Waikaremoana. Arriving there at 1:20pm, the turnpoint was photographed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“We’re half way”, I remarked, “1,041km down, 1,041k to go.” With this, we turned and headed south to rejoin the familiar Hawkes Bay wave. By this time, other gliders had launched and pointers were available all the way to Woodville.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">With this help, progress was rapid and I knew we had a fighting chance of making it. Time was on our side if only nature would stay with it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Our plan became superfluous. Small wisps of cloud began to appear and clearly marked out the waves. “It’s all down hill from here”, I told my partner.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The North and South island waves just seemed to merge. Crossing the strait was a non-event and as we passed a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>light plane, I knew we were making good ground speed south. “With conditions like this”, I thought, “anyone could do at least 1,000 kilometres.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Complacency began to creep into my mind. Oxygen calculations showed we only had an hours left each despite the vast amounts carried for this flight. We would have to move along at a lower altitude. Safety being at the top of my mind, as no record is worth a broken glider or a life, jolted me back to reality. With my partner still in control, cloud was closing in all around us at an unnerving pace. Reacting swiftly, I took control and we jumped from the primary wave out many rolls. Free from the cloud, we could see and be seen and we returned to the task at hand. Unfortunately, these rolls were broken and not nearly as strong as the primary. Our plan of attack had to be changed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Each piece of wave was gently coaxed of as much potential energy as possible and we would then move forward to the next visible piece. Much time was lost but this tuned out to be the most enjoyable part of the flight as pilot skill was pitted squarely against nature. A mistake could see us land out in the middle of the South Island – an undesirably long retrieve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Time moved on and the kilometres ticked by. Edging our way forward, it seemed the day could, and would, last forever. The Canterbury Plains came and went. We arrived overhead Omarama at about 7:15pm with a meager 3,000ft above ground level of height. One more climb would do it. All we had to do was find it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">By this time, my partner’s pessimism, and a few sick bags, had been thrown out the window. We were almost there. Struggling fervently to stay aloft, we climbed in quarter knot thermals. We were so close yet so far from an impossible dream. Unpredictable as ever, nature threatened to destroy our best plans by deserting us for the second time that day.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">With about two and a half hours of daylight left, I knew patience was our best, if not only, hope. There was a definite lenticular above us if we could only reach it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Painfully the altimeter crawled upwards. My mind retreated to earlier in the day. What had been and what could have been. Realising that living in the past will not get you into the future, I cast my mind back to the present.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5,000ft above ground level, almost 200km to go and almost one and a half hours of daylight left. That was the equation. Things were looking grim. Nature always wins I almost conceded.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Casting my eyes towards the mountains as we circled, I saw a tiny speck. Each turn it grew bigger. A roll cloud!! “That’s our way home”, I exclaimed. Racing over to the cloud, the vario started its merry bleeping and the altimeter nonchalantly wound its way up to 25,000ft before I turned and headed for Five Rivers at red line.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At 9:20pm we crossed the Five Rivers strip, the task completed. Our “impossible” 2,080km or so task had been achieved.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Turning to congratulate my partner, I discovered the back seat to be empty. Still in shock, I brought the big bird in for a perfect landing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Not being one to miss out on positive publicity for gliding, I had arranged for the media to meet us when we landed. They rushed forward to meet me. As I dragged myself out of the cockpit, my partner was still not there to be seen. It was then that I realised that my partner was in fact a permanent companion – the other side of me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Has anyone ever flown that before or will they again?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Who were the pilots and where are they from?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The questions flooded forward but remained unanswered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Jason, Jason! Wake up. The lecture has finished. It’s time to go to another one.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Struggling to keep my eyes open, reality dripped back. I was at Massey University witnessing yet another mundane day of lectures. As the liquid Manawatu sun fell around me, I dreamed of the day when I would be free and achieve the ultimate – 2,000km and beyond.</span></div>
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