SO CLOSE to Winning the National Gliding Champs

The National Gliding Championships has just been held in Taupo. This documents the last two flights and the adventures that were had :)
Contest results: www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/202...
Flight Three: www.weglide.org/flight/360629
Last Flight: www.weglide.org/flight/360685
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[@charlieirvin5898]

omg what a cute human in the beginning… oh you’re there too I guess

[@PureGlide]

lol

[@kfbfbikxndn5243]

Both look like they would loose in Gokarts if you ask me 😌

[@Will-ui7dv]

Omg Chim soft-launch!

[@charlieirvin5898]

@@Will-ui7dv omg one half of Wiz is here!

[@Farweasel]

It felt almost like being there without the overfull bladder 😋 Great video

[@PureGlide]

You're in luck, I generally edit out the bladder relieving segments lol

[@BenHirashima]

Congrats on 2nd place! Way to survive those low spots.

[@PureGlide]

Thanks!

[@timparker9235]

very well done Tim, did you win anything you can put on the mantlepiece and every time you walk past it you say "Next Year!" ?

[@gonegliding2966]

Thanks for sharing Tim. I'd like to get over to NZ at some point in time and have a look around. Looks such a beautiful part of the world!

[@nathangrimes641]

Congratulations! Looks like you had a great time. It was fun to see the paragliders too.

[@user-zb8yh7yr9e]

"It's always good when they're underneath you", I know that feeling, as I look down on a DG505 from my Standard Cirrus :) Another great video, Tim - thank you! And, a well flown contest - congratulations! Oh so close.

[@PureGlide]

Thank you!

[@PaulFurber]

Do not e̶n̶t̶e̶r̶ get caught entering controlled airspace :) Nice flying Tim!

[@PureGlide]

Unfortunately I was the scorer so I'd have to catch myself... we all try very hard not to enter controlled airspace as the penalty is very severe! See my current contest as an example...

[@davesgliding]

Yah, so easy to do in a street when you hit a section that's unexpectedly just ripping. Sometimes speeding up isn't enough to arrest it, and a 100-200' incursion can be impossible to avoid (but you really should!)

[@patricklunau5601]

2:20 Did this whilst thermalling with a mate. Don't know if its a normal thing but I know it scared the hell out of me

[@davesgliding]

I did it once 200' above circuit height, fortunately near the entry. That used up my buffer ... I immediately joined the circuit and went in. On windy/gusty days, I thermal a little faster. I suspect Tim was carrying water ballast, which can make speed control in weak or narrow thermals tricky.

[@Farweasel]

@@davesgliding At height a nuisance. Near the ground meh. I hit huge rotor a few years ago at a central England airfield when the wind speed & dirction found an ungodly combination with hanger roofs & nearby trees. Even with a 3 axis microlight's Rotax engine it was, ermm, 'disconcerting'

[@petercrowhurst]

Well done Tim

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Oh, I finally worked out the "Duck" at 1:22 ! A Duck has feathers, and feathers starts with a *"F"* .... 🤣

[@PureGlide]

yip!

[@KestrelYI]

Great flying! Close but 2nd is nothing to scoff at. Well done.

[@PureGlide]

Thank you!

[@brianwhitaker6040]

Tim good stuff well done

[@PureGlide]

Thanks Brian!

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Very close 2nd = still a Champion in my books. 😀👍

[@hpk31]

Congratz on placing 2nd!

[@PureGlide]

Thanks!

[@steveasher9239]

unexpectedly had to vacate a caravan I lived in for 3 years of adventuring because I sold it today. I miss flying. The point, I stumbled across this little gold pin (badge) with three diamonds. It's been a long.long time. I miss it, but I had my run. I enjoy seeing yours. PIK 20B and a Nimbus 2C were mine and about 20 others for a flight or two. Aerobatics with a champion (I was flying) And to be honest some near death which only fully realized/sank-in on the ground Those were the days. I'll catch another thermal before I go. Be pleased with second (as you should) next time go for first. Thanks, your video came at the right moment.

[@PureGlide]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@adrianroberts7478]

Nicely done Tim!!!

[@PureGlide]

Thanks Ade!

[@Frank-uq1wl]

Nice little ooops moment at 2:22. 😉😂 Congrats for the 2nd!🥈

[@PureGlide]

Thanks 😅

[@Chris-NZ]

Well done 😀

[@PureGlide]

Thanks!

[@palleh.jensen4648]

Well done Tim.

[@PureGlide]

Thanks!

[@alcampbell5831]

Congratulations and thanks for the entertaining video. I'm not a pilot but just one question, why the 6,000' something height limit, is there commercial airspace above?

[@PureGlide]

Hi yes air traffic control is required above 6500 feet in that area, and we don’t allow that for contest use. The reason is they might let a few people in but not others, which isn’t a fair contest.

[@alcampbell5831]

@@PureGlide Now that you mention 6,500 I should have thought it through. I remember from back in my skydiving days over here in Oz we would often end up in an argument with the pilot because he didn't want to call up Traffic Control to go over 6,500 (I think it was the figure) and we jumpers didn't want to get out at anything less than 10,000. Drop Zone was only about 80km south-east of Tullamarine, so fair enough.

[@brushitoff503]

Awesome stuff, wish it was longer but congrats anyway, Cheers!

[@sarahanderson9654]

Thanks for the ride along. Makes a bit of a struggle look worthwhile at the end, congratulations on the finish! The censored bits were funny - maybe next time put up the subliminal image 50 mSec before the audio & leave the audio in. We'd be looking for the duck.

[@PureGlide]

That’s a great idea

[@RichardRichmond123]

Nice going Tim. I recently purchased a Ventus C I still getting it ready to fly. What is your all up weight in your sailplane?

[@PureGlide]

Hi congrats! Mine with the engine is limited to 430Kg. If I removed the engine it would be 500Kg. I’m about 20Kg under the max 430

[@chrisj800]

Wow 57kmh on day 3, did that paramotor get round quicker?

[@PureGlide]

lol burn

[@nicolas140783]

Hi Tim. Are you guys using knots for vertical speed ? I though the norm was ft/min ?

[@PureGlide]

Hi, yes knots for wind, vertical speed and airspeed. But we do tasks speed in km/h because we're not savages haha

[@nicolas140783]

You anglosaxon guys and your imperial units...sailplanes in France and Germany are mostly in metric system. It makes everything quickly convertible...

[@Johan-ex5yj]

@@nicolas140783 I agree that metric is better, but the Europeans got one thing wrong. They should change their varios from m/s to km/h. It is very helpful to have both vertical speed and airspeed in the same unit (like knots in the case of NZ). For example if you want to work out your current glide ratio.

[@tricky2917]

What's with the image you inserted?

[@PureGlide]

the duck covered up a swear word

[@chrishughes6751]

im very curious what do you do for a day job ?

[@PureGlide]

Unemployment homeless bum aka mobile software developer. Developer or PureTrack.io

[@stumackenzie8492]

Congratulations anyhow !.. there’s always next time …

[@PureGlide]

Thanks!

[@Will-ui7dv]

Bazooka? Duck? Open season isn’t until 6th May Tim. What are you on about?

[@PureGlide]

swear words cover up :)

[@soaruk3697]

Looks like Mr Essex trounced the lot of you though .............is he a resident NZer now? Maybe you could apply the same rules as the USA does where you can win the championship but not be the champion if you are not a resident of the country.........

[@PureGlide]

Yip he really dealt it to us :) unfortunately I think he's got residency haha