Good day… all 47 pilots finished yesterday!

Alphen aan den Rijn      Wednesday May 23 2012

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Great picture from Oedske! Finish at Terlet yesterday.

It’s Wednesday my normal day to write , so back to the basics. Of course having a look first at the Nationals at Terlet where nobody had to outland and all pilots flew their different kilometers with nice speed.
Not a 1000 point -day but the winner in Clubclass, Stefan Telkamp,  got for his flight of 262 km. with 97 km. /h. 882 points.
In the combi class Steven Raimond is just too good and won his 3d day-prize;308 km. with 110 on the clock;921 points. Some strong pilots in his class, are waiting for their chances.
In open class it was not Ronald today but, Hadriaan van Nes in the DG 800 S , before the 2 Nimbusses; 988 points for flying with 115.6 km/h over 359 km.


Winning each of the 3 days; 1R Steven Raimond.
picture courtesy Oedske

 Today will be a day with another possibility of heavy thunderstorms. Yesterday it was 28 dgr. our first real summerday[meaning a temperature at the weatherstation at The Bilt from over 25 dgr.] Today will be about the same but up to 30 dgr. Whoepie!
After that it seems the HIGH over Scandinavia will reach us with dry and more quiet weather and a bit lower temperatures around 22.
Talking about the weather, the most famous TV-meteo-man in Holland is Piet Paulisma and the organizers invited him to Terlet like last year. He is a very busy person, so good on the organization to have him,  as PR on TV is always good.
Should not forget  “our” comps [military] meteorologist Hans , who sits and looks at all weather maps, thinks , smokes a cigarette , goes back again and nearly always is spot on with his forecast.

 
Hans Spekkers NK metereologist;  picture courtesy Bert Kuijper
and Piet Paulisma TV weather-man.

Tasks at the CAE/NLS NK will be set soon, [briefing is at 10.30] so I will be back in a minute Stand by;
Club class; 149.7 km.
combi class;149.7 km.
open class; 188.5 km.
On www.live.glidertracking.com  you can follow the pilots again, the first launch is set at 12.

From Ocana also good weather news yesterday, with 22 dgr. and a task from 408 km. and OUCH, the French pilots gave the UK pilots heaps to think of. Helicopter pilot Killian Walbrou won yesterday followed by 5 French mates and then…good to see Gill Spreckley wife from… Good on her!After 3 days 6 French pilot top the overall list.
Today pilots are send out for 317 km.

Yesterday Jim Payne and Dennis Tito flew their so maniest 1000 k in the DG 1001M. They do not concentrate on the 1000 but on the OLC points, that’s what OLC is all about. I like the distances compared to the gliders and to be honest never look at the points.
From Minden, this time,  they flew 1.098.96 and…yes scored over 1000 points to be precise;1.027.25.

No “heavy” duties today,  so will be back later in a new blog.
cheers Ritz