UK Mountain Soaring Championship 2022

Aboyne, United Kingdom,   September 4, 2022 – September 10, 2022

Champions

Open
1 253 John Williams 484
2 X6 Jordan Richards 478
3 3D John Tanner 444

End of Competition and Prize Giving

The prize giving for the 25th UK Mountain Soaring Championship will be at 20:30 this evening marking the closure of this years competition.

Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 9, 2022 at 3:02 PM.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 9, 2022 at 3:02 PM.

Flying cancelled today out of respect

Out of respect for Her Majesty and the Royal Family we have decided to cancel normal and UKMSC flying today.  There will still be a weather briefing in the clubhouse which will also be accessible by Zoom. We will make a decision about Saturday flying later today.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 9, 2022 at 7:38 AM.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 9, 2022 at 7:48 AM.

Video from 10,000 feet

Thanks to Mike Stephens for his video from his flight yesterday - https://youtu.be/YRMYAoenqsU
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 8, 2022 at 10:15 AM.

Results to far

The Cross Country results are online at https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/uk-mountain-soaring-championship-2022-aboyne-2022/results/open/task-1-on-2022-09-07/daily   The results from the height gain from yesterday are as follows  
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 8, 2022 at 9:30 AM.

Day 5 - Its wet

Another damp day in prospect, the Cross Country has been scrubbed, the height gain comp is available, last launch is at 18:00
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 8, 2022 at 9:22 AM.

Day 4 - Finishers

We have some finishers - you can see all of the days results at https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/uk-mountain-soaring-championship-2022-aboyne-2022/results/open/task-1-on-2022-09-07/daily
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 7, 2022 at 4:34 PM.

Day 4 - First Launch

Sniffer is reporting 2 knots of wave. First launch will be at 14:20
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 7, 2022 at 1:06 PM.

Day 4 - Task set

We have a task - Loch Kinord - Loch Muick - Crathie Bridge - Heugh Head - Aboyne (66.1 - 143.8 km) You can follow all the action live at https://link.glideandseek.com/2022-ukmsc
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 7, 2022 at 11:23 AM.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 7, 2022 at 11:24 AM.

Day 4 - Re-brief

We are re-briefing @ 12:00, please grid before briefing. I can hear task sheet being printed...
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 7, 2022 at 10:57 AM.

Height Gain totals

The Height Gain total so far is as follows
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 7, 2022 at 8:13 AM.

Latest winner

1. John Williams 71.98 km/h
2. Jordan Richards 71.19 km/h
3. John Tanner 66.69 km/h
Updated: 9/9/22, 1:31 PM

Latest task

Task 1, Sep 7, 2022
Task distance: 66.07 km  /  143.81 km  (74.87 km)
Task duration: 1:30:00
Updated: 9/8/22, 8:15 AM

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