On September 24th, Mitch Polinsky was lucky enough to log some time in the Sierra wave with a true master, Jim Payne. The flight was posted on the OLC along with comments by Jim.
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Get Sunday’s Record Flight Updates Here!
by Bill Elliott •
Last night, we posted Gordon Boettger’s announcement of his and copilot Hugh Bennett’s planned attempt to fly from Minden, NV to Garden City, Kansas in Hugh’s Duo Discus. We will be receiving regular updates and commentary throughout the flight from meteorologist and glider pilot, Walt Rogers, who is providing ground support to Gordon and Hugh. If you want to follow the flight, click the following links and check back with Soaring Cafe for images and Walt’s commentary as the flight progresses.- Editors
Downwind Glider Record Attempt – Sunday, 14 April – To Be Updated Throughout the Day
by Bill Elliott •
On Sunday, April 14th I will be attempting a downwind distance record attempt in a Duo Discus glider, an unmotorized, unpressurized, and unheated aircraft, launching from Minden NV (KMEV) located 30 miles south of Reno, Nevada. I will be flying along the jet stream utilizing mountain wave conditions, climbing to altitudes of up to 28,000 feet. My copilot is Hugh Bennett. We’ll be aiming for an area east of the Rocky Mountains, our goal being Garden City, Kansas, a flight of roughly 1030 miles (1658 km).
Thermals, Ridge, and Wave
by Bill Elliott •
Author’s Note: This is a reprint from my club newsletter about a weekend trip to Talihina, OK in February 2013. For more information on ridge and wave soaring in Oklahoma, check out http://talihinasoaring.com/Talihina_Soaring/Welcome.html. The toll booth operators in Oklahoma are getting smart. They wanted to know if I was headed to a glider convention. Jeff…
[HD Video] Terry Delore Captures Interesting Funnel Cloud While Flying in the Wave in New Zealand
by Bill Elliott •
Terry Delore flying his ASH 25 Zulu Foxtrot with Yvonne Loader 29/4/12 in Haka valley over Ritchie McCaw country. Video taken at 12,000 feet, hook cloud develops quickly into a funnel cloud at cloud base, the cloud was spinning fast although the video quality does not show it. The funnel cloud was about 1000 ft…
May 3rd Downwind Record Attempt Planned by Boettger & Bennett
by Bill Elliott •
From Gorgon Boettger: We’ll be making another distance record attempt in the wave going downwind Thursday, May 3rd, launching at 0530L. Our goal is to get somewhere east of the Rockies. Rapid City, South Dakota would be fantastic. To follow our progress, click on the link below (altitudes will not be shown). Once again, the…
Werner Soars Like an Eagle!
by Bill Elliott •
On February 24, 2012, three members of the Eagleville (Tennessee) Soaring Club attended the North Carolina Wave Project: Bob Richard, Werner Ruegger and myself (Duff Zimmerman). The camp was conducted at a really nice grass strip, Shiflet (9A9). Out of the 12 pilots who tried to find the wave, only Werner was successful!
The Sierra Wave Season is Open: Jim Payne Catches a Big One
by Bill Elliott •
[HD Video] Soaring into the Grimmingwelle
by Bill Elliott •
Werner goes up in strong northerly winds (Nordföhn) first soaring the upwind hill, then catching the lee thermal of mount Grimming to catch the wave…
Nice post about Gordon Boettger’s recent flight
by SC Admin •
The Schempp-Hirth site has a nice short post about Gordon’s flight. The article is in German but I find that my browser’s translator works just fine. … We congratulate Gordon on this unusual flight. That this flight was made with a Duo Discus. We are very happy and it shows once more that universal power…