Sunday, June 7, 2009

French 15m national

I have participate for the first time to a french national, 15m class, taking place in Vinon sur Verdon. The other classes flown were two siters-20m (more or less DuoDiscus monotype...) & open class.

The area flown was southern french alps. I knew a bit the area, but with competition pressure I have done things I had never tried before (very low on slopes, things like that...)


It was a bit difficult for me at least at the beginning, two outlanding for starting, I choose to go to airfields soon enough...


Saint Auban, "Les Mées" in the runaway axis
Gap (Thank to Céline & Denis for the road retrieval)
For the next flights I was able to be back home !

It is quite difficult to take photographs during competition flight, as you are much occupied. Hopefully there was a few calm moment when it was possible to reach the camera.

In Vercors wave :


In Queyras, with Mont Viso behind the clouds :


I ended 18th out of 23, no very glorious, people used to flying flying in mountain were for sure in a better position. Still I have flown very nice flight, I did not get too much scared by the different situation in the mountain, & I did not end up into the rocks !
So very nice experience, for my next competition I may rather try flat area though !

You can find here the competition diary.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bonjour matthieux,
Merci pour ton travail sur XFLR5
un sacre numero...
j'ai posté quelque video ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63kv2ejobB0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI7hzKUcCrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOiIPm8uy6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GP8sFcUuKk

a bientôt

gery

cadcam@netcourrier.com

Anonymous said...

I had a suggestion about attaching your wing to your 1/4 scale sailplane.
None of your email address on your website seem to work.?

Sean FitzPatrick said...

Oops!
s-fitzpatrick1@ti.com

Anonymous said...

Bravo Mathieu !
Ca doit être une sacrée expérience.
Ca marchera surement mieux en 2010.
Bone année, à ce propos. A+ Marc