The flying is finished

We ended up flying a nav task on Friday afternoon in very nice conditions, fairly light wind and light broken cloud, ending with another precision landing. We knew it would be the last task, nerves were high, we had a lot to lose. Pilots came back mostly reporting an OK flight, not necessarily barnstormingly fantastic, but good solid points. Relief.



That's it! Flying over, unless you count Paul and David flying little model planes in and out the tent. There hasn't been too much flying this year, but the tasks themselves have been good (or really hard, take your pick). So, Friday night was de-stress night, Sue cooked up another fantastic meal, and the team was able to relax. This is Sue standing next to Anita with Simon sitting by his tent.



I hate this part of the championships - the scores are out, but they are provisional at this stage. If they don't change then we will have two world champions and lots of other truly excellent results. But it is a big 'if' - now is the time for complaints and protests as competitors can see a medal just out of reach so they try to reclaim whatever points they can. Scores can change, we'll just have to wait for any Jury decisions to be made public before we can actually relax properly. More nervous times.



And... the British team always tries to help. Here's a picture of Richard's family, from left to right are Jessica, wife Jeanette and Holly. I hope this makes a certain Grandmother proud.