Episode 158- Kirsty Cameron and Stacking the Odds

Kirsty Cameron has been a member of the British team many times. She’s been flying high-end 2 line gliders for over 10 years and put a ton of energy and time into competition flying since she began flying in the late 90’s. This year with travel being difficult and her 4 year old son vying for more her time Kirsty decided to dedicate her flying time to chasing big distance at home in the UK. She nabbed a couple records this year (see below for the links) and has found a new, super fun outlet for getting her flying fix. It hasn’t all been a smooth ride for Kirsty and she’s been caught out a couple times by being a little too determined. When should we push and when should we give up? When should we step up…and down? How do you notice when you’re being complacent? When something isn’t right, what’s the solution? Kirsty has been at this game for a long time and we had a lot of fun talking about her remarkable journey. Enjoy. The record flight Kirsty discusses in the show is here: https://www.xcontest.org/2021/world/en/flights/detail:kirstyc/7.05.2021/09:29 We didn’t talk about these, but Kirsty said she particularly enjoyed these two, one was a super fast 80k triangle, in exceptional conditions for the UK and the other was a magical flight down to the South Coast, ending with us picking up the end of the sea breeze convergence. https://www.xcontest.org/2021/world/en/flights/detail:kirstyc/12.06.2021/10:42 https://www.xcontest.org/2021/world/en/flights/detail:kirstyc/22.07.2021/12:05 Show Notes: * Kirsty discusses the British wins at the World Championships in Argentina * Breaking records at home * Doing distance in the UK- AIRSPACE! * The decision to step down from the Enzo to Zeno * Reserve toss in St Andre * Being a mom and flying and currency * Flying is selfish- how do we find the balance? * The best flights and what makes them the best * Mistakes and breaking it down * You’re a nutter! * That’s a launch?  What??? * The good thing about getting the beat down * Dealing with getting crushed and sucking * How to compete and how to find a competitive edge * How deep should you dig? * Does free flight make other aspects of your life better or worse?   Mentioned in this episode: Russ Ogden, Seb Ospina, Theo Warden, Robbie Whittall, Chrigel Maurer, Pepe Malecki, Guy Anderson, Adel Honti