ULSTER OPEN COMPETITION 6/7 MAY 2017
May 6/7th May 2017 Ulster Open based at the Kilcronaghan Centre near Tobermore.
This years annual flying event, open to all pilots was a great success.
Here are the Ulster Open 2017 Results:
- T1 - Undeclared dog leg
- T2 - Undeclared dog leg
- Total - Sum of T1 and T2 distances.
| Rank | Name | T1 | T2 |
Total |
| 1 | Maurice McBride | 6.4 | 79.4 | 85.8 |
| 2 | Damian Kalinowski | 84.2 | 84.2 | |
| 3 | Franciszek Baron | 83.6 | 83.6 | |
| 4 | Rafal Obora | 12.2 | 66.8 | 79.1 |
| 5 | Bogdan Bailka | 13.1 | 58.7 | 71.8 |
| 6 | Mark Piggott | 4.5 | 61.8 | 66.3 |
| 7 | Ian Cross | 6.4 | 55.5 | 61.9 |
| 8 | Michael Knight | 59.2 | 59.2 | |
| 9 | Donal Hamilton | 50.8 | 50.8 | |
| 10 | Steve Hill | 3.3 | 41.0 | 44.2 |
| 11 | Dave Tweedie | 6.7 | 30.2 | 36.9 |
| 12 | Gerald Prialgauskis | 31.4 | 31.4 | |
| 13 | Colin Dowey | 31.2 | 31.2 | |
| 14 | Alan de Tourtoulon | 2.6 | 16.4 | 19.0 |
| 15 | Rafal Turczynski | 14.3 | 14.3 | |
| 16 | Graham McCormick | 2.9 | 7.1 | 9.9 |
| 17 | Anthony O'Connor | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 18 | Kevin Walsh | 4.6 | 4.6 | |
| 19 | Keith (HG) | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| 20 | Alan F | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 21 | Kevin | 1.2 | 1.2 |
1) Maurice first prize - Years subscription to XC mag
2) Damian second prize - Cross Country flying book - "Thermal Flying"
3) Franciszek third prize - Speedarm and windsock
Special well-deserved discretionary prizes of Speedarms are awarded to Danny Young and Colin Dowey who compromised their flying to willingly search for the site access padlock and negotiate with landowners.
Skerrywherry and Agnew's Hill West
Flying at these sites is restricted from April until mid-June due to nesting Grouse.
Anyone planning to fly there around those times should contact the gamekeeper, Alex Rodgers for advice. His mobile 'phone number is 07463124241.
FLYING AT SLIEVE GULLION (near NEWRY)
Following a recent incident at Slieve Gullion, all pilots should be aware of the sensitivity of this site. Full details are available here.
Please make any other pilots who are not on the UHPC or IHPA mailing lists, aware of this message.
UHPC Annual Dinner 2017
A good time was had by all once again at the UHPC annual dinner at the Templeton Hotel, Templepatrick on Friday 7th April.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeoUbMoAEtc&feature=em-uploademail.
Good food, drink and conversation meant that the last of the stragglers did not leave until around midnight.
In the end 24 attended and since this included some wives/partners it was a bit disappointing that out of a club membership of around 60 we did not have more who were free to come along. Maybe next time.
Many thanks due to Eveleen McMaster for once again organising the whole thing and putting up with the frustrations of chasing people up.