Opening ceremonies

No flying today, due low cloud base. Well, some, but only for training, and calibrating judges. Eventually today, after several hours sitting, waiting and just hanging around, we were told to get ourselves to the judging line for some training. Before that, there was one briefing, which was held in a huge tent, that is also used as a restaurant at the airfield.

Anyway, after drawing the lots (we weren't there at that time, but drinking coffee and snoozing off at the judges lounge) there was more waiting, a lunch and finally after that we were called to the judging line. We got few practice flights and then to the hotel to get ready for the opening ceremonies.

We were transported to the city center where there was all these festivities with a marching band, a group of cheerleaders, a lot of speeches and a dinner. I will upload few photos from today here, so to keep things shorts, here we go....

The briefing tent - before drawing the lots

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our judging line, with very nice chairs and parasols!

This will be my and Kimmos place for the next week

And next to us, the father-daughter combination from Hungary :)

Shuttle bus from the airfield to the hotel

Just before the opening ceremonies

The other Finnish judges, Timo & Tuula Bartholdi

Overall view, about to march to the openings... 

sorry for the horizon :D

Pilots and officials, line up!!!

Just a bit of audience! 

Nice speaches, nice people, nice weather... can't really hope for anything more. Well, can, but I won't!  (Like winning the lottery) :D