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BMFA League Reserve 19th October Hole of Horcum


Martin_N

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Pete was quoting the 'raw' points after 10 rounds, but it comes to the same 0.2%

Simon

I'm trying to resist the temptation to observe that it was Jon doing the quoting, but find that I can't!
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Excellent day out, Jon. I think it is the first time I've returned from Levisham with no damage during the day. Gromit asks why Levisham is the way it is. I don't know the answer, but whatever it is it's not simple. The bumps out front always seem to diminish during the day, while the landing area very often gets worse.

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Bad bumpy ballistic sums up Levisham very well.

 

The front Topography creates some great thermals, In a SW wind they are even better as they run up the long valley that lies SW of the W facing hill.

 

 

It makes for a very powerful Base A where the wind and the thermal can punch the model faster than I have witnessed on any other slope.

 

Levisham, I think holds more pilots PB's than any other UK slope, but almost certainly during the day that they broke their PB they also flew a 40 + run.

 

It makes for  a competition that is very technical but also needs a high degree of concentration and a level of mental strength to carry on through the bad rounds.

 

It would be easy to say that luck plays a big part of Levisham, but that would be an incorrect assessment. Yes times will vary a lot but look back through any recent results and the same names are always at the front of Levisham comps.

 

Mentally it is a hard competition as round winning times are often low 30's but second, third, fourth man can be some way behind.

 

Mark Redsell's time spent on the hill makes him a very worth winner time and time again.

 

Levisham is a beautiful hill that has broken me on many occasions.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bob Dickenson

As an observer for a couple of hours, I was pleased I was not flying, I would have broken something landing, if not on the slope. My absolute admiration to all who flew, it looked rough on the slope & difficult landing. I must be a softie walter!

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As an observer for a couple of hours, I was pleased I was not flying, I would have broken something landing, if not on the slope. My absolute admiration to all who flew, it looked rough on the slope & difficult landing. I must be a softie walter!

Good to see you up the slope Bob. It was an interesting day's flying, with some incredible lift at times, but rarely lasting very long.

Simon

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Look like I missed a good day although in my current state of health I don't think I would have got up the hill!

Looking at the wind speed and the results it looks like a typical demanding Levisham result. Well done to Mark, Peter and Simon getting the most out of the slope

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