wohoo!Off to the farewell fiesta, more details later tonight!
Dave’s Day 13
by Bill Elliott •
2012 WGC Uvalde
Gena Tabery, On the Fly: Ground Operations
by Bill Elliott •
The 2011 Pre-World Competition in Uvalde helped to make ground operations as efficient as those at any WGC. Ground Operations Chief David Coggins, who ran operations last summer, spent three weekends with his crew in Houston making 113 ropes. Said Mr. …
[Video] US Team Presentation to TC Dennis Linnekin
by Bill Elliott •
After this morning’s pilots’ meeting, the US Team pilots met, as usual, in their team office. When Dick Butler entered the room, he received a round of applause for his win on day 12. In the video, he acknowledges the sacrifices his teammate Ron Tabery has made throughout the contest to help him go faster. Also at the meeting, US 18 meter pilot Bill Elliott presented a beautiful sculpture to Team Captain Dennis Linnekin in appreciation for his service and dedication to the team.
Yes, pilots and TC’s play it “hard” on the last day…..arrivals before 5!
by Bill Elliott •
15.45; TC’s are waiting till the last minute to deliver their pilots start time. You can see them on the tracking system however, but with a delay. —only 15 gliders in 15 m. are yet reported between 14.29 and 14.55 —NOBODY reported on track YET in 18 m —17 pilots in open class are…
Gena Tabery, On the Fly: Flight Operations
by Bill Elliott •
The 2011 Pre-World Competition in Uvalde helped to make flight operations as efficient as those at any WGC. Flight Operations Chief David Coggins, who ran operations last summer, spent three weekends with his crew in Houston making 113 ropes. Said Mr. Coggins, “We knew that according to rules, we knew we’d need a maximum of 120. We had 99 planes in the competition, so we ended up with a few extra, which have come in handy.” Coggins also made seven tow bars for rope retrieval, and a special bar attached to the back of his Suburban for dragging the ropes straight during retrieval and for laying them out in the morning.
Day 13 Task Change for All Classes
by Bill Elliott •
Weather moving toward Uvalde from the NW has persuaded the task setters to decrease the minimum task time for all classes from 3:00 to 2:15 and to shorten the tasks.
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Todays tasks were rolled back to a “B” version for all classes, ranging from 312km to 354km. Dense cirrus bands SW-NW indicated that legs on the original tasks along the Mexican Border and the longer distances were not called for.
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Due to weather conditions, the tasks for today have changed as follows:Open Class:HondoLaEsperanzaFINISH = Total 311.6 km – 2h15′
[Video] Dick Butler Wins Day 12 in Concordia!
by Bill Elliott •
The U.S. Team was elated on 17 August when Dick Butler posted the fastest speed in the open class and won the day—for the second time in this contest. He was obviously delighted with his flight, as was his teammate, Ron Tabery (SS), who ended up a mere two points behind Dick and in second place for the day.
Day 13
by Bill Elliott •
5.55pm All back so time to take down the aerial, and check Brad’s back up logger to see if we can loose his finish height penalty.5.30pm Overheard on the radio “Well done Champion” so someone knows how today went. 2 more home, just waiting for Tom and …
