Well, this day was a real downer for me. Landed out on the way to the first turnpoint, only to find out that not only did most of the fleet get around, there weren’t enough landouts to even devalue the day – bummer! I think it’s time to seriously consider a shift to a...
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Day 3 at Mifflin 15m Nationals
FLARM update – progress at Mifflin
Just a short note to update everyone on the progress of FLARM implementation in the U.S. in general, and at Mifflin in particular. There are now at least half a dozen or so ‘brick’ installations up and running here at Mifflin, and from all reports they are working well. Pilots report 3-5 mile range...
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Contest Day 2 at the Mifflin 15m Nationals
Boy did we have a wild day today! Actually, I think we had *several* wild days today, as the weather and the soaring conditions seemed to change minute by minute as the day progressed. The day started with dense ground fog, to the point where I wasn’t quite sure how to find my glider...
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Rain Day 2 at Mifflin
True to the predictions by weatherman Richard Kellerman, the day was again cancelled here at Mifflin. However, it wasn’t quite a ‘clean kill’ as Richard put it at the morning meeting, as CD Jackie held out hope by setting an update meeting at noontime, where an up or down decision would be made. In...
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Rain Day 1 at Mifflin 15m Nationals
This is Frank Paynter, reporting from lake Mifflin, site of the 15m water gliding nationals, with the Rain Day 1 results. We started the day with the morning pilots meeting at 0930, with gentle rain pattering on the roof of the maintenance hangar. After a few announcements from CM Brian Glick, including a short...
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Day 1 at Mifflin 15m Nationals
It was a short but eventful competition day today, as CD Jackie and her task advisors raced to get in a task before the encroaching overcast shut everything down. Initially, based on a ‘slightly optimistic’ report from weatherman Richard Kellerman, the task was going to be a 3:30 or 3:00 TAT. However, it soon...
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