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2007:

Handicap XC League for the George Watt Memorial Trophy

Updated: 30th March 2007

Best 5 flights count. Points = Distance divided by handicap, set at Paragliders=8, Sports Hang gliders = 12, Topless Hang gliders =15, Rigid Hang gliders = 19.

OTB = number of flights for Over-The-Back Bottle (>10km hangies, >5km paras).

Rank

PILOT

POINTS TOTAL

OTB

Scoring Km

Total Km Flown

Wing Factor

Km needed

1

Matt Church

5.25

1

42.0

21.0

8

0.0

2

Julian Robinson

1.61

1

12.9

12.9

8

29.1

3

Simon Lucas

0.86

1

6.9

6.9

8

35.1

4

Scott Mather

0.44

0

3.5

3.5

8

38.5

Matt has a 21km out-and-return which scores double points and is the current Big Soft One for the year.

 

2006:

The AHPC round of the Scottish Nationals was held 1st – 2nd July. Wave stopped play inland on Saturday so we went to St Cyrus. Here it was too light to soar more than a few beats before going to the spot landing target on the beach (drawn and scored by Lu McClintock). Richy Grundy had a dead centre and Gordon Smyth from the Ochils was less than a “Lu pace” away. Martin Doble from Oban managed 75 paces from the spot, about the same he missed a 46km goal in France at the Chabre Open as part of the Doric Dangler team.

Saturday night was spent drinking then camping at the Deeside Gliding Club (thanks to Bob for the organising and Richy for fetching the curries from Aboyne).

Sunday looked reasonable on the way to the Cairnwell despite the over-development elsewhere. With the chairlift running there was no pain in getting up and as the majority of us reached the summit Richy Grundy took off and smoothly thermalled to base. Half a dozen others got off but that was the last thermal before a shower came in from the south, leaving 10 of us stranded sheltering in the chair lift top station.  The shower ended up being consistent rain so Richy won the day with his 7km and so winning the coveted bottle of whisky first prize. Gordon got an empty tin (close but no cigar) and as we had a girl (other than George McGhee) competing for the first time we gave Tina a T-shirt.

 

Handicap XC League for the George Watt Memorial Trophy

Updated: Final 2006

Best 5 flights count. Points = Distance divided by handicap, set at Paragliders=8, Sports Hang gliders = 12, Topless Hang gliders =15, Rigid Hang gliders = 19.

OTB = number of flights for Over-The-Back Bottle (>10km hangies, >5km paras).

Rank

PILOT

PILOT

POINTS TOTAL

OTB

Total Km Flown

Wing Factor

Km needed

1

Matt

Church

18.98

6

157.5

8

0.0

2

Julian

Robinson

15.43

4

123.4

8

28.4

3

Simon

Lucas

5.06

2

40.5

8

111.3

4

John

Newton

5.00

4

40.0

8

111.8

5

Kevin

Will

4.59

2

36.7

8

115.1

6

Ben

Hull-Bailey

3.33

1

50.0

15

234.6

7

Scott

Mather

2.53

2

20.2

8

131.6

8

Scott

Rigg

2.44

1

19.5

8

132.3

9

Richy

Grundy

2.19

2

17.5

8

134.3

10

Graeme

Connelly

1.70

2

13.6

8

138.2

11

Adrian

Smith

0.73

1

5.8

8

146.0

12

Charlie

Ingram

0.43

0

5.2

12

222.5

 

 

 

 

Total

530km

 

 

Matt has an out-and-return of 13km which scores double points.

 

BIG STIFF ONE:

A

Ben Hull-Bailey

30th July

Pressendye

Insch via Aboyne

60 km

BIG FLOPPY ONE:

B

Matthew Church

5th July

Meall Udhar

Bridge of Alford

57.0 km

OVER THE BACK BOTTLE:

Matthew Church - 6 flights

 

 

2005 - A Good Year:

 

The AHPC round of the Scottish Nationals was held 3-4 Sep. Flying at Tap in some sort of wave enabled Simon Lucas to beat the other 10 paras and get 9.5km, so winning the coveted bottle of whisky first prize. Winner of the Irn Bru booby prize was Richy Grundy for his two attempts, getting 8km and 5.7km. He nobly shared it with Adrian Smith who didn't make it to the Hill O Noth at all.

Handicap XC League for the George Watt Memorial Trophy

Updated: Final Results

Best 5 flights count. Points = Distance divided by handicap, set at Paragliders=8, Sports Hang gliders = 12, Topless Hang gliders =15, Rigid Hang gliders = 19.

OTB = number of flights for Over-The-Back Bottle (>10km hangies, >5km paras).

Rank

PILOT

PILOT

POINTS TOTAL

OTB

Total Km Flown

Wing Factor

Km needed

1

Matthew

Church

15.46

12

123.7

8

0.0

2

Simon

Lucas

9.10

6

72.8

8

50.9

3

Ian

Smith

6.79

3

104.0

12 or 19

81.6 to 189.8

4

Julian

Robinson

5.11

3

40.9

8

82.8

5

Ross

Paterson

4.07

1

61.0

15

171.9

5

Steve

Blackler

4.07

1

61.0

15

171.9

7

Brian

O'Donnell

3.18

2

25.4

8

98.3

8

Richy

Grundy

2.23

2

17.8

8

105.9

9

Kevin

Will

1.96

2

15.7

8

108.0

10

Giles

Adam

1.44

2

11.5

8

112.2

11

Adrian

Smith

1.41

2

11.3

8

112.4

12

Scott

Mather

0.63

1

5.0

8

118.7

13

Graeme

Connelly

0.54

0

4.3

8

119.4

14

Johns

Newton

0.25

0

2.0

8

121.7

15

A

Rigid

0.00

0

0.0

19

293.8

15

A

Topless

0.00

0

0.0

15

231.9

15

A

Hang Glider

0.00

0

0.0

12

185.6

15

A

Paraglider

0.00

0

0.0

8

123.7

 

 

 

 

 

510.4km

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIG STIFF ONE:

A

Ross Paterson, Steve Blackler & Ian Smithy

3 Sep

Craiglich

Portsoy

60 km

BIG FLOPPY ONE:

B

Matthew Church

14 May

Morrone

Loch Skiach, Tayside

45.0 km

OVER THE BACK BOTTLE:

Matthew Church - 12 flights

SPRING McRONALD TROPHY:

No-one can remember having it so the trophy given to Brian O'Donnell for being the most improved XC flyer (he's started).

AUTUMN PILCHARD:

Julian Robinson for a 20km flight from Tap.

CRASH TEST DUMMY:

Charlie Ingram for 2 bent uprights at Tap

FLOOFIE TO THE BOTTOM:

Bob Dunthorn for lots of entertainment, especially crashing on the ramp in Guatemala.

 

Champions from 2004, the year the paras came good:

Handicap XC League for the George Watt Memorial Trophy

Updated: Roy included as a joke (and he bought me a beer)

Rank

PILOT

PILOT

POINTS TOTAL

OTB

Total Km Flown

Wing Factor

Km needed

1

Julian

Robinson

13.96

7

89.2

8

0.0

(-)

(Roy "Sailplane"

Garden)

(5.07)

(1)

(243.3)

(48)

(426.9)

2

Matt

Church

4.94

6

39.5

8

72.2

3

Geoff

May

4.17

2

62.5

15

166.9

4

Simon

Lucas

3.84

3

30.7

8

81.0

 

 

 

 

 

221.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIG STIFF ONE:

Geoff

May

03-May

Leadlich

Woodlands of Durris

28.0km

 

BIG FLOPPY ONE:

Julian

Robinson

27-Jun

Leadlich

Crossroads-Presendye-Leadlich triangle

16.3 x 3 = 48.9km

OVER THE BACK BOTTLE:

Julian Robinson - 7 flights

SPRING McRONALD TROPHY:

Geoff May for a pathetic 7km from Leadlich in an open distance task (in his own words).

AUTUMN PILCHARD:

Was it held? Not sure.

CRASH TEST DUMMY:

John Newton wins in uncharacteristic fashion with a small hole (2cm squre) in his paraglider. Claims he was framed.

FLOOFIE TO THE BOTTOM:

Brian O'Donnell for constantly leaving the hill so that it would become flyable.

 

Results from 2003:

George Watt Memorial Trophy

Rank

PILOT

PILOT

POINTS TOTAL

OTB

Km Flown

Wing Factor