As MERIT 2026 takes flight, across the board teams are generating positive lift. Most are climbing, some are cruising steadily, and a few are encountering turbulence that limits their ascent.
'All Entirely Crazy' (Andun Engineering Consultants Ltd) have found the most updraft to start with, closely followed by 'Civil Emperors' and 'TEAM 2 - Beckett Rankine'. Meanwhile, 'Gold_brain', 'M8 Masterminds' (Mott MacDonald) and OMG (AtkinsRéalis) are circling below, hunting for the perfect thermal.
As we move into into Period 6, the key question is which teams will catch the rising air currents, who will maintain steady flight, and who will need to pull up to avoid losing altitude.