2 Tim Virdee’s house - preparation for mission
1 Background : The Pilots and Experience An introduction from Peter Waldron “Having just completed a series of challenges in the rotor world with the Helicopter Club of Great Britain and winning the Club Slalom in 2010, qualifying into the British team for the Swiss nationals, my appetite for aviation challenges was well and truly wetted. The time to take on the Dawn to Dusk Challenge had arrived. To be precise, in the World Helicopter Flying Championships, Timed Arrivals require teams to fly 45 minutes or so to a chosen selection of destinations, on a map handed to them in a sealed envelope five minutes before take off. The crew are required take a note of the insignia painted on some of the turning points or other details to prove that they had been there. Teams are then required to cross the finish line
at a pre determined time line with points deducted if early or late, etc! The challenge I had in mind would be the definitive timed arrival. I couldn’t wait to broach the subject of Dawn to Dusk to my chosen crew member, who I knew had all of what was required in order to work a challenge such as this, time, experience and a similar inclination for a mission. As it turned out, I didn’t have to sell the idea with too much effort. Mr Tim Virdee mirrored my excitement and joined the mission. The challenge was on. All we had to do was incorporate an idea within the parameters of the D2D challenge, and do what we both loved to do, fly helicopters.”