2nd FAI Junior World Paragliding Championships · Day 7
Stopped at 14:14 local time.
Reason: Weather
- Date
- Distance
- 78.45 km
- SSS
- 13:00
- Task deadline
- 18:00
AI-generated feedback summary
- Responses
- 14
- Satisfaction
- 2.79/5
- Safety
- 3.21/5
- Overall ratings suggest pilots were fairly dissatisfied with the task, while safety was viewed more moderately, with feedback showing clear disagreement about whether the task stop was appropriate.
- Several pilots focused on the task stop: some felt it was unnecessary or surprising, especially as wind began to die down, while an isolated comment supported the decision to stop the task.
- Weather and conditions were a recurring theme, with pilots noting strong wind in the flats and that strong wind and thermal gusts can be normal at that time of day, particularly during landing in thermic conditions.
- Safety feedback was mixed: one pilot felt stopping was the right call, while another felt a Level 3 response was excessive for the conditions described at that time of day.
- Pilot behavior and fairness concerns appeared in isolated but strong comments, including a perception that the situation was unsportsmanlike and that Level 3 may have affected competitive outcomes.
- A constructive improvement would be to communicate task-stop and Level 3 reasoning as clearly and promptly as possible, especially when conditions are debatable, so pilots better understand the safety basis for the decision.