Swiss Gliding Team
Blog of Swiss National Gliding Team competing at the world championship in Australia 2023
This blog brought to you by the Captain (Ross) and his wife (Cynthia) - cheers from 'down under'!!
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Presentation day (Saturday), and a last chance for the team to get together.. Although we're not in contention for any over-all prizes, we are up for first place for Yves on Friday.
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Our last competition day finishes with the inevitable pack up of gliders into trailers. No more will we see the blue skies over Narromine.
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..and it is a GREAT result!! Yves takes a first place for the second time this completion!! Remy comes in close behind in 6th place.
Over-all:
Yves: 18th
Remy: 20th.
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Both pilots are high, flying fast, and only need to just clip the last circle. This could be a good result....??
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Will start on the 25th of November 2023
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News from the Competition
The Team
Team Captain
Ross Moncrieff
As a former IT Project manager and proud owner of a Libelle, Ross brings all the local knowledge to lead the A-Team from Switzerland.
Pilot
Remy Hirt
Remy is competing in a JS3-RES in the 15m class. He is the current Swiss Champion in the open class, a flight instructor and experienced aircraft mechanic.
Pilot
Yves Gerster
Yves is competing in a JS3-RES in the 15m class. He has won several national and international championships and likes to fly cross-country flights and set records.
Crew
Emily Tillett
Emily is a British glider pilot and veterinarian with many years experience of crewing at every level of gliding competition.
Crew
Justine Isabel
Justine is a glider pilot from France currently living in Seoul. She is an enthusiastic crew with over 6 years of experience including world championships.
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