**HOT NEWS** CHEVIOT CHAMPION CONQUERS CUMBRIAN COMPETITION!

Sad Northerner · Post by **Sad Northerner** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:46 pm

Yes that's right folk our very own champion and ambassador for the Cheviots Gary Stenhouse has cleaned up at the Lakes Charity Classic!!!... and here's the irony, he did it in a out and return pylon style race!!

So I guess it's time to eat some humble pie Mr Freemen and then once you've done that you can, take a deep breath, compose yourself and then write something positive here in respect of Gary's achievements......people will only love you more for it.

Anyhow well done Copper Cock!!!

Ali

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:55 pm

cheers ali what a great weekend as usual with a fun task on what we thought was going to be a unfliable weekend. i must say i have never flown quite so fast for so long and was a very close win with only 1 second between 1-2 and 40 for third. then it ran into minutes. then we had some great chill time before the evening festivities started, with some awsome acro in very strong conditions. infinity tumbles misty flips helicopters as well as joined in flight sincro. the bands were realy great and i am not normally into music. as usual a not to miss weekend more later with anto storming to third in the b comp.

cheers gary

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:02 pm

Very very well done Gary a great result for team Northumbria I can feel a lump in my throat. And well done Anto the longest paragliding pilot in the NHPC.

Got to say I'm amazed anyone flew the weather over here was terrible.

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:25 pm

i must say i think this year was a great relaxed event and made better with team cook bill scott, woke up with a bang on the van and bacon egg sausage beans and a bun to get us on are way. i amd sure this made all the difference to give the edge, there was some exitement flying those cliffs full bar and i had one major blowout, also i heard a few go frontals. so goes to show that even the coast can have turbulance or at least glider wash. the bands were superb and i normally avoid the loud music but when you have paul doing some tecnical ska dancing you just have to join in. the acro guys did not disapoint even though the conditions were very strong winds aloft. yet in the camp site things were nice light and warm so perfect for drinking and socialising.

and of course it was fantastic to win and receive some fantstic prizes.

cheers gary

GlennP · Post by **GlennP** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:41 pm

well done Gary and the rest of the lads!

ron freeman · Post by **ron freeman** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:09 am

Way off the mark Guthrie..

I tried ringing Gary twice at around 11.30am & 11.40am Sunday morning ! to see how he was doing and he must of been flying with no answer.

Gary's flying was very much on form but I don't know his mind set in competitions.. but clearly its very good !

Well done Gary and great for the club.

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:30 am

cheers ronny i was up clough trying to fly with light thermals and what looked like the approaching seabreaze. had to slope land couple of times then all of sudden wind switched to se and came over the back and rained. i think i was flying when you rang or was walking with possie and the phone is well tucked away so difficult to get out.

cheeers gary

brian day · Post by **brian day** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:44 am

Nice one Garry, well done!

Post by **colin keightley** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:14 pm

Well done Gary Also chris and Jan didnt do too bad with 11th and 12th wish I could have stayed but i had to scurry off home friday morning due to ill health.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:18 pm

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Post by **chrisfozz** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:52 pm

Well done Garysounds like it was a realy interesting task. And a good weekend all round. Look forward to hearing about it when I get back.
Cheers
Chris

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:23 pm

the scoring and times and a couple of pics of the flying site

John Watson · Post by **John Watson** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:58 pm

Top notch Gary ... very well done mate

Aeros · Post by **Aeros** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:13 am

Well done Gary ............. in mitigation (having thought i'd done well) .... Jocky briefed me on 200m radius on the TP's. Your pic shows they were 400m which really F***s things up. I thought you were turning soon!!

As usual I fly a different task to the rest!!

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:27 am

edd i was finished the task whhen i was turning with you, i done mine on my first 3 goes and was going to 100 radius as did not put the turn points in my gps as i think i would of been even faster.

Aeros · Post by **Aeros** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:09 am

Aw man ...... you were fast! No way I dare fly at tuck speed!

Chris L · Post by **Chris L** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:01 pm

In retrospect I should have done this on Jans speedwing I think I would have been in pole position then
Maybe not enough wind at first but when it picked up later I reckon I would have whopped you all (including hangies if any had turned up)

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:18 pm

i must say on one of the runs i only came off full bar for approx 200m and in hindsite quite dangerous but on full bar the wings do feel invincible. however your wing ed was a bit faster so good job you did not push it all the way as i might of been crying in my soup if you were a second faster than me

ron freeman · Post by **ron freeman** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:03 pm

Chris lets have a race on your speed wing vs hg I would like to see just how fast they are because I think your in for a bit of a surprise !

East hill tomorrow afternoon is looking good ?

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:53 pm

it is an interesting challenge but i do think that you can not compare speed of a hg and paraglider in speed terms. its like racing a hg with a sailplane there is no comparison. i dont think anyone can doubt the performance of even low performance hg in strong winds have better penetration that most pg exept r10-r11. the thing is pilon racing on a pg is too gangerous and may be ok on the coast but at east hill using full bar could be quite dangerous.

now this is not a challenge but why not get the target out on power and i will go out on the bailey and nucleon ppg wing to see how fast they are in safe smooth air. this is not a race but a comparison to see how a ppg wing compares

Aeros · Post by **Aeros** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:31 pm

I don't have personal experience but I believe top end ppg's are bloody fast! I remember Simon Scott telling me his tale of flying his powered hg in the PPG Nationals a few years back. We thought the powered HG's were awesomely fast ....... and coupled to a rigid wing the Porsche of the air.
Simon flew the various tasks that were set, he was one of only two powered hangies. On a long race/navigation task he blasted off and midway around the course, thinking he was literally miles ahead he turned to see a group of ppg's bearing dowm on him. He couldn't believe the speed they were capable of.

Shortly after he signed up to fly pg's with a view to going powered; which he nows flies.

AngusB · Post by **AngusB** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:50 am

Congratulations Gary, makes me very proud to be part of the NHPC...especially if you were up dancing too!

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:17 am

Chris lets have a race on your speed wing vs hg I would like to see just how fast they are because I think your in for a bit of a surprise !

I wouldn't like to put money on this bet having seen these speed wings fly. I think a pilon race around East Hill (Quite small and tight) the agility of the speed wing would be hard to beat. Can you post on here if it ever happens I'd like to see this.

bill-scott · Post by **bill-scott** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:24 am

if it was a top to bottom race the speed wing would win by miles it would be fairer if it were somethong like a number of beats then race to bottom

ron freeman · Post by **ron freeman** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:50 pm

Gary, I would not expect ps'g using speed bar ? your right its dangerous below 300ft.

I would use the Target against an ENA/B paraglider and a Litespeed against an ENC/D paraglider.

It would be good video and very interesting to see the results, the coast would be ideal with consistant smooth lift.

Weight range and pilot ability would be a bit of a factor but it will still give a good idea of the difference.

Chris L · Post by **Chris L** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:16 pm

Off to to have a look at the Coast now
maybe Tynemouth or further South
Equipped with Speedy and PG's

Post by **colin keightley** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:20 pm

So if you wouldnt expect the pg to be using bar does that mean you would be flying the hg at trim speed aswell

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:54 pm

Don't worry Colin if its got full VB on it'll take a week to turn

ron freeman · Post by **ron freeman** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:54 pm

Colin, the speed bar is a safety issue and no the hg would not be using the VB but.. vb's are safe to use below 300ft

Post by **colin keightley** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:41 pm

I wasn't speaking safety I was thinking fairness

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HOT NEWS CHEVIOT CHAMPION CONQUERS CUMBRIAN COMPETITION!

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