Day 2

It's day 2 here at WMC2007, and already the stress has got to the comp director. He's been off all day with a fever (although a number of witnesses had him drinking copious amounts the night before). It might be due to the slightly suspect sausage served in the canteen that has put some of our Chaser pilots off colour today.
Finally had some meaty tasks to get our teeth into today, with 2 seperate nav tasks finished by precision landings. With the comp director absent, no-one could find the correct photos for task 1, so that was slightly easier than intended, allowing us to wake up slightly before the utterly manic spot touch-and-go and the second nav task. This was very busy, especially for the solo pilots. In one case Owain Johns spotted a marker but didn't have time to mark it in the turbulent conditions.
Most of us had a reasonable day, except David Hadley (who traditionally makes a mistake on the 1st day and then performs brilliantly for the rest of the week), who got slightly lost. However, we're still waiting for the scores to come out, so we don't know for sure.
There are some good photos and videos (especially of some slightly dodgy landings) on the official website at www.czechinfo.aero, well worth a look.
Anyway, off to the bar now; soaring task tomorrow, so minimum planning required. Just fuel up, take off, fly until you run out of fuel, and land. How hard can it be?!?
Dave Broom.