SAFA Skysailor Magazine

16 SKY SAILOR May | June 2024 Schmeck who flew almost in the opposite direction towards Walcha in the east and covered 123km in nearly six hours. Pilots who launched later flew north towards Barraba, an indication of how conditions changed over time. The last part of the flying day had cloudbase at almost 3500m and resulted in pilots who were still flying enjoying cool temperatures well away from the 40ºC heat below. 1. Davies, Harry, AUS Drift Merlin, XC 125 2. Schmeck, Ulrich, GER Ozone Zeno2, COMP 123 3. Turner, Jason, AUS Nivuik Artik R, XC 104 5. Sugasti, Chandra, BRA Flow Freedom 2, SPORT 71 34. Langley, Matthew, AUS Skywalk Tequila 5, FUN 28 Overall Results This year’s XC Camp had pilots flying six days in a row in nearly all directions from Mt Borah. Whilst conditions were often slow, rather than epic, everyone managed some nice XCs, and dozens of PBs in distance, duration and height were achieved. Best distance was 179km – this was the first ever XC Camp where the 200km mark was not broken. The great camaraderie amongst the large multi-national pilot group, especially regarding retrieve coordination, gave a ‘good time’ feel over the whole week, which is what XC Camp is famously all about. The scoring classes breakdown showed a huge bias towards Sports Class (up to EN-C Std, pilot under 500 hours XC) which 101 pilots entered. The hotly contested Fun Class (EN-A and up to EN-B Std, pilot <100 hours XC) was flown by 54 pilots. XC class (up to EN-D 3-liners, incl. EN-C High 2-liners) and Comp Class (EN-D 2-liner and CCC) had 19 pilots each. Manilla XC Camp 2024