Love the videos Ryan! Im a fairly new XC pilot and I'm wondering why you asked for the turn direction over the radio? Doesn't the first pilot that starts the gaggle decide this on their own? Cheers!
Awesome, glad to hear you enjoy them thanks Jake! In competitions, they specify a turn direction before takeoff is opened. This applies to all pilots before the start of the task and has the purpose of trying to keep things more organised while everyone is scratching together to get up. So there's a takeoff window which is say 12h00 then the start window is say 13h00 (when the actual race starts for the guys in the sky) and if you're flying between this time, you must turn in the chosen direction for the day. Hope that makes sense :)
Love the videos Ryan! Im a fairly new XC pilot and I'm wondering why you asked for the turn direction over the radio? Doesn't the first pilot that starts the gaggle decide this on their own? Cheers!
Awesome, glad to hear you enjoy them thanks Jake! In competitions, they specify a turn direction before takeoff is opened. This applies to all pilots before the start of the task and has the purpose of trying to keep things more organised while everyone is scratching together to get up. So there's a takeoff window which is say 12h00 then the start window is say 13h00 (when the actual race starts for the guys in the sky) and if you're flying between this time, you must turn in the chosen direction for the day.
Hope that makes sense :)
@@ryancookparagliding that totally makes sense! Im doing my first comp this weekend so that is great to know. Cheers!
@@steamy_rendini Good luck! Get high stay high - don't race. That's what Stef Juncker taught me - still tryna master it haha
@@ryancookparagliding be happier with +0-.5m/s beats going down and you might find a core, patience grasshopper 😌