After Ramon and Mathieu had a less than perfect run in the Clover Leaf Slalom task the point scores have all got a little bit closer at the top of the overall table. UK’s Michel Carnet had a better task and has moved ahead of Mathieu into second place.
The next task is expected to be contract navigation.
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Aris Kolliakos writes:
After preparation of my paramotor Sky 100 Quixo and the PARAMANIA Revolution Powerglider I was ready to try and break the Greek distance record.
On Friday 10-8-2007 at 6:56 in the morning I take-off from the Corinth canal with a planned destination of Fillitra Messinias where there was a paramotor meeting being held. I was carrying 44 litres fuel. The total distance which I covered was 320 km with headwind of 10 -30 km all the way. The flight took six and a half hours and most of it was spent at full power.
Now i know why the call the glider the Revolution and I can say that the QUIXO with sky 100 is one of best paramotors in the world
Here is the GPS trace from the flight http://www.sky.gr/modules.php?name=leonardo&op=show_flight&flightID=4119
I will soon have a video of the flight on YouTube
Kind regards,
Aris Kolliakos
www.ppg.gr
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In the two single categories the Spanish pilots have managed to push into the lead. After winning tasks four and five, Japanese Slalom and turnpoint hunt, Ramon Morillas has wrestled the lead of his close rival Mathieu Rouanet. The UK’s Michel Carnet is currently in third place after finishing in joint second place in the turnpoint hunt alongside to more UK pilots Paul Bailey and Dave Hairs. Despite the strong team showing in this task the UK team are currently in 3rd place in the team ranking behind France and Spain. Spanish Trike pilot Daniel Crespo has now taken the lead in the single trike class ahead of German Jens Hicken. The vice European champion Michaela Machartova has moved into third place despite not scoring in the opening task of the competition.
The reports finding their way back from China suggest the event so far have been plagued by protest and counter protest, it would seem that the top teams have been watching rather to much F1 recently and think they can win the event in the director’s office.
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After two further tasks the current title holder Mathieu Rouanet has moved into the overall lead in the world championships currently being held in Beijing, China. The second task of the event was a precision take-off and landing task with seven pilots taking the top spot in the task with a minimum score of 25cm. The third task saw Mathieu beat Spanish pilot Ramon Morrilas by a mere 21 seconds after flying for over five and three quater hours; the pair flew for over an hour longer than their nearest rival. In the trike section things were a bit more sperated with vice european champion Michaela Machartova winning with a flight of just over three hours followed by fellow Czech pilot Petr Matousek and Polish Krzysztof Romicki.
Ojovolador reported that there was controversy when the British team tried to cool their fuel as filling was being measured by volume rather than weight. This was protested and the team were forced to use fuel at the ambient temperature. We are waiting to hear more from our mole on the ground.
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News has been trickling in about the Economy task. The predicted stable conditions changed to strong thermal conditions with very rough air being reported by many of the competitors. Whilst some pilots are already back in their hotel rooms, some were still flying and looked able to stay up till the task finish time of 5:30. There have been more incidents including a reserve throw following a cascade and at least one tree landing. Many pilots found themselves dealing with deflations with the added extra spice of having very few landing options in the mountainous terrain where the best thermals could be found.
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Michel Carnet has won the first task of the 2007 Worlds. After a delayed start the first task was a navigation task. Michel finished first ahead of Spain’s Juanjo Garcia and current title holder Mathieu Rouanet, although only 25 points separate the top six. In the single trike class Poland’s Krzysztof Romicki finished first with Daniel Crespo (SP) second, although we understood Daniel has filed a protest which could give him equal first place. In the tandem classes Jurgis and Arturas Smarlovskis took the honours in the foot launch section with Helmut Stern and Ulli Herbig winning in the trikes. In the team rankings it looks like Britain has made a strong start along with Spain although results issued so far appear to be provisional.
There were a few incidents: the marshalling has been a bit confused and after the marshals gave the green flag for three pilots to launch at the same time a Czech pilot was forced to make steep turn that saw him crash into the edge of the lake; luckily he escaped without major injury. Out on course there were several out landings including one reportedly ending in a tree.
Things are still somewhat disorganised at the event, with pilots complaining about their fuel rations, with some pilots embarking on their own adventures in search of their own supplies. Internet access has been sporadic and according to Ojovolador many of the non-chinese media have even struggled to gain access to the launch area.
Task 2 is predicted to be an economy task, and with the stable conditions in the area the UK, who are mainly flying four stroke engines, are looking favourites to take the task win.
Full results can be found at the official website
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