I am writing this the day after my return from the Sawgrass Pattern Classic held in Coral Springs, Florida. I finished in first place in the Masters class ahead of 5 other competitors. One of these was the 1997 Florida State Masters champion. He was second. I won every round except the 2nd where I was in the #2 spot. Personally I flew very well in the varying conditions. The Olympian worked flawlessly.
Saturday : After one practice flight in the morning, 4 rounds were flown that day. Firstly in light, cool crosswinds at 90 deg to the runway. In the afternoon conditions got almost perfect.
Sunday : This became real interesting with strong winds blowing from the opposite direction. The majority of the contest commented on how well they thought the airplane seemed to handle the windy conditions.
I would just like to thank Mike Defreitas. Without his support none of this would be possible.
Mark.