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Old March 15th 11, 06:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Cochrane[_2_]
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Default 2011 Seniors TA Day 2 Report

On Mar 15, 11:34*am, Steve Koerner wrote:
It seems that winning in Clermont is trivial. *On both the first and
second day, the last person to start won the day. *What could be
simpler than that? *Just hang out and start last.

Thanks for the report TA.


It is remarkable, but it's not as easy as that. Most of the time when
I start 10 minutes after everyone else, especially on a blue day, it
leads to a long lonely afternoon as I pursue a gaggle that is just
beyond reach, come in a few thousand feet below them in utter junk air
after the thermal has left, and so on. To "leave late and catch the
gaggle" takes a lot of "catch the gaggle" skills, which both Tom and
Ken have in abundance.

Once more, Kudos to Guy Byars for adding start info so we get this
added part of the story

John Cochrane
 




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