Sailplane & Gliding 1966 - Lakes Gliding Club

Yern,er Pedersen, 500.7 km.
The 30th also showed fine anticyclonic
weather with less wind, and th.e
cQntest itself eJ:1dedwith a 200 km. TrIangle,
which IZ were believed to ha,,:e
got through. However, the photographic
evidence later showed only seven to have
proved this, with Leif Corydon fastest
at 55 km./b. The final results and scores
were:
I. Leif Corydon (Vasama) ...
2. Evar Jensen and P. G. Jorgensen
(sharing a Ka-6)
3. P. V. Franzen (Ka-6)
4. Bent Hage1 (Ka-8) '"
5. Ib H. Jensen (Ka-6)
PER
FINLAND
4715
4504
4175
3894
3763
WEISHAUPT
CORRECTION.-In the April-May issue
under Denmark, the 737 and 690 km.
by Marquardsen and Wiehe l.ast year
were not single flights but their aggregate
of three flights which count in the
Danis'h ~entralized Competition.
This latest version of fhe 15-metre Finnish
UTV. known as the KK-Ie. is the
outcome of much experimenJaJ work
with gl£lss!ihre-polyester laminates. An
article Wilh Three-view drawings (llld
principle diva appear.s on page 364.
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FRANCE
F
IRST INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN SoAR­
ING COMPETITION. - The Association
Aeronautique Verdon-Alpilles, a young
club at Marseille, decided three ye~rs
ago to base itself on Vinon-Verd0!1 alrfield
in the Var Department. Their -experience
of mountain flying .e.ncoura~ed
tbem to organize this cOmpelJtlon, whIch
was held from 19th to 26th June. From
the results, a very big participation can
be forecast for 1967.
The airfield, large and flat, allows a
large concentration of gliders. Tbe only
disadvantage is its flat, 0ren-couotry
position, which forces the ~I1ots to fly
25 miles before reaching high ground.
On the other hand, long final glides fr'Ce
of obstacles can be made. The country
is surrounded by large valleys with a I~t
of large fields and airfields. Aerol.ogy IS
similar to that at SI. Auban, With an
e'lrlier sea breeze setting in.
For this first competition pilots were
relatively few, but were largely above
average level, some having flown in
World Championships. The weather w~s
not what we should have expected !!1
Provence in early June. However, It
allowed the 13 competitors to fly
6 700 miles and 382 hours in five task
d~vs. The winner, Harro Wool, flew
846 miles.
The tasks were hard enou~h and the
13st one was very hard; thiS was the
opinion of all the pilots. Each day at
least four pilots completed the course
and some went round it twice. All completed
the 187-mile triangle (300 km.),
but some took five hours over the very
tricky first leg.
SUNDAY 19TH JUNE.-out-and-Return
Mallefougasse, 49 miles. Nine of the 13
completed it and four improved their
speeds on a second circuit., 1st, Cartry
(C-30S); 2nd, Wool (Austria, Ka-6cR);
3rd, Weiss (A-60).
TUESDAY 21ST JUNE.-out-and-Return
La Motte, '89 miles; seven completed it
and four went faster a second time. 1st,
Wodl~ 2nd, Giovanini (Ka-6); 3rd, Delbar-re
(M-lOOs).
THURSDAY, 23RD JUNE.-Out-and-
Return Serre Poncom dam, 122 miles;