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National League 2021
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Tow-launch Turnpoint Flight on a Paraglider
Club
Rutland
Glider
Advance Sigma 10
Date
4th August 2021
Start
13:00
Finish
16:43
Duration
3hrs 43mins
Takeoff
North Luffenham
Landing
Nr Scunthorpe
Coords
Takeoff
52.63052, -0.61002
Start
52.62605, -0.60893
TP1
53.21925, -0.74112
TP2
53.59738, -0.64717
TP3
53.57700, -0.65352
Finish
53.58330, -0.65628
Landing
53.58352, -0.65797
Distances and Score
Leg 1
66.61k
Leg 2
42.55k
Leg 3
2.31k
Leg 4
0.73k
Total
112.20k
Score
112.2
Open Distance
Total
108.1k
Filename
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Validated
Yes
Flight map
Notes

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Duration 0:00   Takeoff Distance 0
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Climb: m/sec
Speed: km/h
Distance: km
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Notes

Climb and Speed averaged over 4 second intervals.

These values may be lower than those shown by a flight instrument, which has access to continuous raw data.

Red values indicate suspect data, because the tracklog contains invalid points.

Metric units are used for all chart data, except for Height which is shown in feet.

Height   -   GPS data
Maximum Height
[15:55:00]
5745 ft
Lowest Save
[15:20:48]
2041 ft
Takeoff Height
[12:58:31]
341 ft
Landing Height
[16:43:56]
164 ft
Total Ascent 26650 ft
Height Gain
Above Takeoff 5404 ft
Maximum 5410 ft
Low Point
[12:58:34]
335 ft
High Point
as Maximum Height
5745 ft
Units
Climb   -   Pressure data
Maximum Climb
[12:59:03]
5.8 m/s
Minimum Climb
[14:58:23]
-4.5 m/s
Units
Speed
Maximum Speed
[16:25:42]
73.8 km/h
Average Speed
around course
30.1 km/h
Average Speed
over track length
43.3 km/h
Units
Tracklog
Flight Duration 3hrs 45mins
Track Points 13511
Recording Interval 1 secs
Statistics Interval 4 secs
Track Length 162.7 km
Invalid Positions
[< 1%]
8
Units
Flight instrument
Type Flyskyhy
Model 7.2
Firmware 7.2
Notes

Climb and Speed averaged over 4 second intervals.

These values may be lower than those shown by a flight instrument, which has access to continuous raw data.

Red values indicate suspect data, because the tracklog contains invalid points.

Average Speed around course is measured from Start to Finish points.

Track Length is the cumulative distance between track points from Takeoff to Landing.

You can change the default units displayed - see the Options page.

Rutland at its best. First tow was straight to the deck but a quick turnaround and with Tom Kane in a thermal we were away. Base was already at 5k over the field and then it was straight across the reservoir heading north. I'd set an ambitious goal in Yorks for 100 miles but with almost no wind at the start was regretting it. But the breeze picked up and so did the pace. I still struggle with cloud flying - they all seem fantastic up ahead but by the time I get to them more often than not there is disappointment. Some worked but after a while it meant having to slow down as I got low a few times and had to dribble back higher in 1 up - generally in the blue. Past Lincoln and with airspace less of a problem the sky began to turn and to the west it overdeveloped and went very dark. There was still an option to follow the rail line from Gainsborough towards Grimsby and trying to cross the Humber to Hull and possibly Hornsea - but goal was now out of the question and that seemed like a lot more retrieve for not many more kms. Then with a whiff of ozone the decision to land at Scunthorpe was made. Coming in I overflew it to bag a couple of extra clicks and made slow progress back towards the station, then went from headwind to tailwind as the direction flipped in a matter of minutes. I ended up landing om a cricket pitch heading north. Realizing there was a train imminently I check with a lone man in the nets. On hearing the train was in 8 minutes the gallant Mohammed packed up his kit, ran with me to the car park and delivered me to the platform with 2 minutes to spare. What a gent! I met up with Nick Clarke at Grantham - who'd had a winch PB to Bingham and in no time we were back at the field. The Humber crossing remains elusive but what a flight and what a day!

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