SAFA Skysailor Magazine

36 SKY SAILOR January | February 2022 As Go For Goal Series Two comes to an end, the chat group chimes consistently with praise and appreciation from pilots having reached new milestones in their flying and come away with a wealth of information to contribute to their flying capabilities and safety. Go For Goal was a new event, the brainchild of experienced CFI Greg Hurst, Aussie paragliding and hang gliding legends Gareth Carter and Rohan Taylor, and Rob Couper – who many pilots know as one of the most well organised paragliding administrators and community advocates around. Go For Goal (GFG) is designed and run as an un-competition, focused on mentoring PG2 through to PG4 in skills for paragliding, both on the ground and in the air, but with task-based activities for the flying schedule. The event was held at the Corryong in Victoria, just west of Kos- ciuszko National Park. The desire for this type of event was clear from the start, as tickets sold out in less than 24 hours, leaving organisers compelled to schedule a second series for the following week. As a PG3 pilot, still new to the sport, I was stoked to attend both series (each in part) and met pilots from as far south as Tasmania and as far north as Townsville. The information in the lead-up to the event came in thick and fast, with comprehensive ‘how-to’ guides for setting up navigation equipment for waypoints and loading recommended screen layouts in XCTrack and Flyskyhy. Creating a good founda- tion for pilots to come to the event prepared. The daily routine was structured with some similarity to a comp event, but each of those Go For Goal 2022 Review by Jason Neatherway Corryong, VIC Photo: Marcus Vecchi