Tag Archive for 2012 WGC Official Site
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Hannah’s Final Blog: A Lasting Impression
by Bill Elliott •
It has been three days since the closing ceremony of the World Gliding Championships in Uvalde. I am now settling in at home, nearly 2,000 miles away from Garner Field. I think it is safe to say the same for those of you who were at the WGC…
Champions
by Bill Elliott •
Closing Thoughts
by Bill Elliott •
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. …
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.
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.