Olympus Cup 2008 in Estonia, fifth flight
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Fifth flight August 23, Saturday evening

Meteo promises overcast sky and winds from NE. Valdur and I choose a launch field in Kumna, two km to NE from center of Keila. The field is barely big enough, is covered with high weeds and looks uninviting because of high voltage power lines behind it on the upwind side and a smaller power line next to road on the east side. There are two large and beautiful fields nearby but the second harvest of hay has not yet been collected. We decide not bother the farmers. Darius and Deividas go to SW to find suitable target fields. Measuring chief Jaanus Väljamäe joines them. This time he wants to make sure that all targets will be exactly were they should be.

Task is Hesitation Waltz with three goals. Windreading shows that the goals are well chosen. Clouds are thin and much higher than forecasted. First balloon takes off at 18:44.


THE ENVELOPE OF GIRTS VILKS'S BALLOON SWINGS AT TEKE-OFF. BIGGER

Girts Vilks and Rafaelle Verdura take off in Keila, Estonia, on August 23 2008
RAFAELLE VERDURA SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP. GIRTS VILKS FOLLOWS. BIGGER

Markku Mäntylä takes off in Keila, Estonia, on August 23 2008
MARKKU MÄNTYLÄ'S BALLOON IS THE LAST TO LAUNCH FROM THE COMMON LAUNCH FIELD. COLD INFLATION OF THE AIRSHIP GOES ON. BIGGER

Valdas Dauksevicius closes on target in Ohtu, Estonia, on August 23 2008
VALDAS DAUKSEVICIUS APPROACHING THE TARGET CLOSEST TO KEILA. HE DOES WELL BUT HAS COLLECTED PENALTY POINTS BEFORE TAKING OFF.  BIGGER,





KEILA'S OWN PILOT
SERGEI USANOV
SWINGS HIS MARKER
AT TREE TOP LEVEL
TO  SECOND BEST RESULT
30.16 METERS.

AURIMAS VENGRYS 
THROWS 8.30 METERS
AT THE  WESTERNMOST
GOAL  AND WINS THE TASK.


JANNE KÄSI AND
JAANUS VÄLJAMÄE
WAIT FOR SERGEI'S MARKER

BOTH DETAILS ARE CUT
FROM ONE PHOTO

(DISTANCE FROM MEASURERS
TO BASKET IS LONGER
IN THE ORIGINAL PHOTO)




3 RESULTS AT THE NORTH GOAL,  4 AT WEST GOAL, NONE AT SOUTH GOAL.


OSCAR TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE APPROACHES TO A TARGET.  JAANUS AND JANNE KEEP THEIR COOL. MUCH BIGGER. WINNING A HOT AIR AIRSHIP COMPETITION IS A MATTER OF CENTIMETERS, NOT METERS.


USANOV CHANGES AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND JOINES THE AERIAL CIRCUS THAT PERFORMS ON AN ABANDONED FIELD.  HE DOES WILD SWINGS.

Fax from meteorologist Potishnaja claims that rain will prevent us from flying on Sunday morning.

Come back in a month or two.
  The last day may then be covered.