Wednesday, 16 June 2010

XC3 glide is impressive


The only problem with the XC3 is getting down! Charles Norwood flew the length of the Coombe landing field like this!

Avax XC3 30

A correction to the table below. The XC3 30 is certified 110-130kg.

Monday, 14 June 2010

Gradient's new Felix Wolk XC3 video

Another massive triangle in Scotland

Following on from Julian Robinson's excellent 53.1km triangle from Squrr Finnisg-aig on 25th May on his Gradient XC2, Ian Miskin has just flown a 54.4km triangle from Glencoe, also on an XC2. The weather in Scotland looks great for tomorrow as well (15/06) so watch this space!

Mark Riches on Aspen 2 wins first round of BPC

Congratultions to Mark Riches who won the first round of the BPC in the Borders. He completed 17.5km of a 38.3km task. Tony Bradley (XC2) was 4th, David Thomson (XC2) 6th and Tim Pilling (Aspen 3) 8th. Most pilots were awarded points for landing to assist Matrin Sandwith who was helicoptered off after a minor accident.