hours of darkness

[PATTY BHOY]

could the members please explain about the hours of darkness on race day/night.

[jimmy white]

oooooh some question only way i can explain ;D is , i timed a bird from a 505  mile race at 10 23pm  on the day ,,race closed at 10 30 p,m ,,, timed another at 4 20 in the morning , race opened 4,30 am ,,, the day bird beat the morning bird by 7 mins ??/  darkness hours debatable subject

[Pompey Mick]

Hours of Darkness come into force when the race runs into two or more days.  They are a non-flying allowance which is deducted from the time elapsed since liberation to obtain an Actual Flying Time to calculate velocities.

It is the period whereby it is deemed that pigeons will not fly and is stipulated by the organisation you race with. i.e.  22.00hrs-05.00hrs

The HOD vary with the time of year and also how far North you are located.

It is very inexact, and can vary considerably with weather conditions, sometimes to your advantage, sometimes not.

[walterbmasson]

 

 

 

just if the bird is flying shorter flying a couple miles further the 2nd day bird would beat day bird 2 years ago in the last young bird race there were 4 day birds two birds dropped together in same minute another bird went to fraserburgh the 4th bird clocked 10hrs in loft before the next bird next morning the day bird finished up 6th position 8) 8)

[just ask me]

ahhhhh  christ im staying sprinting easier ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

ahhhhh  christ im staying sprinting easier ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D on the darkness system ;D ;D  only joking ;D

[just ask me]

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D on the darkness system ;D ;D  only joking ;D

 

dont say that  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D