They came and went, we were blessed with two glorious days of flying. I competed in the Forced Landings and Liferaft Drop, where my dispatcher Andrew and I were defending our title. The twist this time was that Andrew now has his PPL so for the first time ever I got to dispatch rather than fly. Since we had been such a strong team I felt it was only fitting that I repay Andrew for his sterling service over the years.
Fast forward to the awards, I did not even place in the Forced Landings, going around because you get too low does that. But Andrew and I came first and second in the Liferaft Drop. We won the event with me flying and Andrew claimed second place on his first ever attempt which was a pretty good effort.
I also won the award for Best Club Spirit, which I was stoked to get. Afterwards I looked at the names engraved on the cup and there are a lot of people there whom I greatly respect, and it was an honour to join their esteemed company.
In a couple of weeks I am off to the Regional Competitions in Hawera to act as Chief Ground Judge, a place I have never flown to, so I am looking forward to that. This means I won't be able to compete in the Liferaft Drop, but I don't mind. Andrew might go that one step further than I haven't been able to crack. Good luck to him.
Fast forward to the awards, I did not even place in the Forced Landings, going around because you get too low does that. But Andrew and I came first and second in the Liferaft Drop. We won the event with me flying and Andrew claimed second place on his first ever attempt which was a pretty good effort.
I also won the award for Best Club Spirit, which I was stoked to get. Afterwards I looked at the names engraved on the cup and there are a lot of people there whom I greatly respect, and it was an honour to join their esteemed company.
In a couple of weeks I am off to the Regional Competitions in Hawera to act as Chief Ground Judge, a place I have never flown to, so I am looking forward to that. This means I won't be able to compete in the Liferaft Drop, but I don't mind. Andrew might go that one step further than I haven't been able to crack. Good luck to him.
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