From 711’s Sailplane Racing News and Views…
Now the practice day report…
Well, here we are. Ray’s weather was very close to being right on. Weak thermals to 3,000 msl. I check the soundings and see the same thing.
KS and I rig next to each other and after the pilots meeting, we pulled out to the open grid. He chooses the number one spot and I got the number two slot. Then it dawned on me, like what am I doing wanting to launch into a weak sky so early?
For more, see Tom Kelley’s soaring blog
