Convoy 2 - Smooth afternoon intermediate at Khatim 15-Oct-22

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Convoy 2 - Smooth afternoon intermediate at Khatim 15-Oct-22

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Part Lead by Shaanib & Reji in Convoy 2.

Reji will share about his part lead in the comments section.

Convoy:
1. Shaanib (Expert)
2. Abdul Razeem (Advance)
3. Michael Ang (Intermediate)
4. Mohammad Ameen (Advance)

Support:
Marshal Osama

We arrived at the deflation location on time. Shaju did the safety briefing. Marshal Osama asked us to split the convoy into 2. In our convoy we had 2 advance and 1 Intermediate drivers and with Osamaā€™s guidance we planned for Advance 101. Osama Instructed me to start the trip and Reji to lead in the 2nd half.

We warmed up with smaller dunes and then proceeded to medium dunes. We did the side sloping one by one untill everyone in the convoy where comfortable doing it smoothly. As it was a small convoy we then continuously did the side sloping from one dune to another as it was necessary to have good momentum while side sloping in medium dunes.

After some time we took a break with refreshments. As usual Osama gave valuable inputs in-order to avoid drifting in side slopes and also about side cresting from flat top dunes. The convoy was comfortable doing side cresting on small dunes as some of them where doing it for the first time. After that we took another brief break for Reji to take over.

Thanks to Osama for believing in me and allowing me to lead. Also thanks to Razeem and Ameen for being the second lead and sweep respectively. Overall it was a great trip and experience.

Take care and see you soonšŸ˜Š
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Shaanib

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Re: Convoy 2 - Smooth afternoon intermediate at Khatim 15-Oct-22

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Awesome drive, Had a lot of fun with small challenges. learned crest recovery on the way too.
Excellent lead by Shaanib and Reji, and fantastic guided support my Marshal Osama.

Thanks Shaju for arranging this trip and Hoping to see such many trips soon.

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Both Shaanib & Reji did an excellent job in handling the convoy. Briefing, route selection, instructions, feedback, communication, and all other aspects of the trip were handled professionally. Overall, great material for future marshals! šŸ˜šŸ‘

All the members also did well, and they grasped all the new aspects of the trip quickly. It will be great to have you guys at the next level. :)

See you all soon in the sand. :)
Proud to be Ad4x4 Marshal. :)

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TheĀ  second convoy's second part lead started aroundĀ 4.45pm. Before startingĀ  Marshal Osama gave a small briefing about cresting techniques.Ā  Since drivere are advanceĀ / intermediate (more than nine drives), we decided to practice on small cresting with the consent of Marshall. After a few crestingĀ  we had our first break for getting feedback.All of them did well and good control on their vehicle.Ā 

Many thanks Shaju for arranging this trip, accepted allĀ  waiting lists , arranged Marshall for the second convoy and gave us a chance to part lead. As a beginnerĀ of lead, this trip gave me more confidenceĀ and interest inĀ  lead trips.Ā Ā Once again thanks to our friend Marshall Osama for your time and patience. Thanks to Shanib for your support as second lead.

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