Contest day Four at Bermuda High
World Class Competition draws out nine gliders from region 5.
The grid was always on the north end of the runway, taking off south.
Daily Featured Pilot: Francois Pin
Francois is from knoxville, Tn where he is a rsearch engineer. his glider, fp, is a plz swidnick origional. His transport box is a home fabricated aluminum structure with aliminum panels to protect from light. He designed the trailer and built it from the drawings and measured dimentions. The trailer rolls well, he uses a little volkswagen to tow car. Tactically, Francois will only stop at the best thermals. You can see on the flight trace how he dosent mess with the weak thermals, just seems to go right to the good ones. He is a US champion before, and continues to fly strong. You can put him in your quinella.
Francois believes that each pilot should take necessary precautions for dehydration. It is suggested for the racers saftey, they drink at least a galon of fluid prior to the pilots meeting. World Class Regional Championship at Bermuda High Soaring 2004
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