Vectracide 0 #1 July 5, 2007 Hey everyone. Our second event out here in the Pacific Northwest went off again without any injuries or mishaps. We held it at Skydive Oregon, in Mollala. Joe and Theresa made us feel very welcome, and helped us get on the loads we needed to, in order to stay in the air. The weather was great with some light clouds up high, but mostly a lot of great warm sun. The winds, on the other hand, didn't help us much. The pond at SDO only allows for a southern direction of flight, and normally, this is the direction of prevailing winds. Last year, we had some long and fast down winders for distance, with most runs well into the 300's. Not so much this year. Cross-headwinds made making it out of the pond the main concern for the most part. The trees on the west side of the pond created some ugly air when on the wall, breaking some pilots concentration for only that split second it takes to mess up a perfectly executed attack on the gates. There were quite a handful of zero's and verts this comp, leaving many of us scratching our heads. Some notable runs were Tom P. 319' distance run...far out flying the rest of the field and his speed run of only 2:09. Tara from Eugene joined us for the second time, and did very well with her set-up giving her the right amount of rollout to get the gates almost every time. Unfortunately, this was her first time at a pond, and it led to some apprehension of getting wet, so most runs were along side the course. Well executed I would say, as she would have been swimming a lot anyways, as did a couple of the pilots. Spencer H. from Canada had the highest score in Zone Acc, with a spectacular skip across the water, only to keep flying it all the way to the end with a stand up landing in zone 3. Never give up. Brad H.'s streak of not missing a gate in the last 2 seasons of competition came to an end with a hairline vert in speed. Well see you in Snohomish on the 14th for the 3rd event. The top 3 are: Tom P. Craig Smiley Brad Harris Final standings attached ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstu 0 #2 July 5, 2007 good to see dan competing againSlip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
