Open class passed first TP . Run/taxi -way 33!Landings till sunset.

15.15 ; Coming back from town I noticed on the tracking system here that open class has passed the first TP already . Meaning that they flew 141 km and are on their way to TP 2 which is 150 km long. Mind you there is still 15 min. delay from the real time. Only at 5 the real time will be showed, so I will have a look again.By the way they have 2 legs from each over 150 km.

Open class departed straight after the line was open and the first departed at 14.05 and the last at 14.19. 
18 m. gliders started between 13.51 and 14.12. their longest leg is 282.5 km.
15 m. gliders between 14.37 and 14.47., their longest leg is 203 km.
So all departed in a short time.

16.15 ; just had a look and FJ [Josef Eder from Austria, has a tracker and it looks as if he is up front on this system, rounded TP 2 and is halfway on the next leg which is 159 km.long and at 4.40 he still has about 340 km. to go.

What’s happening more….
At this stage 2 warnings for unsporting behaviour
and on the WGC site I read that for tasks and results you have to go for the remainder of the contest  to www.soaringspot.com a proud sponsor of the WGC, so is www.soaringcafe.com  and many more as the tracking system from Hawke. Look at the sponsors at the WGC site.

18.00 ; The wind has just changed to the NORTH!!!!Fingers crossed!Pilots are expected in about 10 to 15 minutes I hear. Organisation ground crew drives out now! And in between Ed Kilbourne started his first session of his great soaring-songs.
Lots of dust from the N. over the run- and taxi way.

Ed and Gerhard..know each other for a long time as Ed flew LS 1-3- 4-6 and 7!!!!

18.05 ;Runway or taxi way 33 is in use to day, left hand pattern…….. UH is here!!!
18.09; One more glider BACK…
18.12 ;AM ???…finish ring , no gliders rushing in at the momet ,they come one by one..heard only 3 by now.

18.35 ;no more gliders since 33, only 5 or 6 in….

18.20 ;the skies to the NE, NW and N do not look good the S. is still OK but blue.Another glider ?? announced his arrival.Go for www.soaringspot.com for the correct and quick scores.
Pilots seem to “struggle ” with showers and it might take longer before the pilots will be back. 15 m. looks to be free now from the showers , open class pass them now looking at the tracking system here.18.45 total silence on the radio…

19.00; Russell [E1] and Mike [57] from team UK 18 m annouced their arrival. 53…home…a bit of cross wind now……
19.15 ;XG…LX…M3…SI…AX…2 [virtual] outlandings as well..MS…SJ..
19.20 ; Thunderstorm close by! Wind goes through the tent, will have to stop soon now.
Wind 15 kts up to gusts from 19 kts.direction 040.Pilots still land without problems.Lot’s of dust again over the run/taxiway. A Cessna is landing as well.
19.25; T7…EB…V…VB.. wind 050 / 18…RP…2T straight in to the taxi way…AS..

19.40 ; CA..VS.. finished….wind gusting 23 now 040….Several open class gliders arrive long landings…cross wind again…1R…Q…
19.45 ;AL is back..pilots still make it home, the sky looks pretty “DEAD”. GT…EY,for masin runway 33, gear down and locked…..Hear Oscar and Laurens from South Africa….MP…SP…GB…040 wind gusting 20….

20.00 ; between 7.30 and 8 PM several gliders arrived amongst them WO..and DB …IP2…there is less wind now. It’s getting late for the pilots still flying.GM..still makes it I …as well.HW…FF..too.MM…
20.15;taxi way is closed now,runway still open for landing,  still gliders coming in….
SUNSET ..LEGAL DAYLIGHT ends at 20.23 !!!

 http://360.io/AfURGc 
Here you see the weather 360 dgr. thanks to the Dutch Team Captain Rene de Dreu.Enjoy it really looks interesting.

GAGGLE_TALK ;

—As you can see on the picture domestic things continue as well. Susy Goudriaan dries her husbands shirts this way!!!

—Ed, will sing at 6 during HAPPY HOUR and later in the evening.

— It seems that San Antoino had this afternoon “a damaging wind” up to 75 m.ph

—one of my friends from the years 67/ 68, JOS,  living since 30 years in Canada arrived today… we did some shopping and now he is ready to go for a possible retrieve for the Swiss team…asked by the Dutch born TC for Switzerland who lives in Canada too.

20.30 ;A long and very interesting day is over , more news about it tomorrow. Rand has arrived as well. Most gliders are “packed”in the trailer!The night has started off for dinner now.

CU tomorrow …A domani..arrivederci…bis Morgen…a demain….

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