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13.12.2018
Phil Bloom on the XXII Open de Canarias


Phill Bloom <<phillipbloom>>
writes:


Kip Stone and I were the American team, with people from nine
different countries, they also had a sport class, maybe 50 pilots total. It was
great fun, and so nice to travel and rent a glider take your harness only. Tom
Weissenberger rented to us both, RX 3.5 for me and RX 4 for Kip. Great gliders
vary competitive, mine was like new. Also Jonny Nilssen has a variety of gliders
to choose from beginner to intermediate. And a supper nice guy.



It was a relatively safe comp but it was a comp so you never know what you will
get. One pilot had a little issue with full VG near the hill and actually flew
into the mountain, ended up knocked out for a few minutes but is totally fine
and back flying the next day. Also at least 2 other pilots flew under power
lines, which seemed a little crazy to me, but looks like it happens quite often.


Everyone was complaining about the conditions (should have been here last week )
sort of thing, but I had a lot of fun getting to fly with top ranked pilots all
week.



But the thing that really got me to write this was this. That both Manfred
Ruhmer and Thomas Weissenberger were using there drogue chutes on a consistent
basis. It totally surprised me, so I questioned them both about it. Manfred said
that (every cross country pilot should have one and know how to use it). He was
saying practice using it. Thomas said that (he uses the drag shoot about 50% of
the time, it makes landings much easier and less stressful). Now just so you
know this info is coming from two super talented pilots that have no problems
landing a hang glider.


The discussion in the car recorded:
http://ozreport.com/pub/images/20181211_102538_13131213866272.mp4.

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