Quite a few years ago when I
was testing a prototype Pike with foam tip panels I hit a rather neat piece of air, didn't
bugger it up too much and managed to grab a 32.70, which at the time was a new world
record. Hence the plane became the Pike WR. Ever since then I've had a whole
bunch of 33s - around 15 - but never had the air to get a new PB or WR.
At last that changed the other
week when, totally out of the blue, seven legs of awesome air gifted me a 30.94. The
climb out was okay. the first two legs were average to good, the next seven were like a
dream come true and then it died at the end. I have to say I was really glad I was
flying the Ascot as it's just superbly controllable at speed. Had I been flying
something else those seven legs could have gotten somewhat out of shape, but the Ascot
stayed on very fast rails. Just a shame the lift didn't last the distance and turn
Mr Cantero into Mr Grumpy ;-)
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