From the ground today, it looked like a classic Uvalde day. 8000 Cumulus bases, great Streets. Lots of smiles from our pilots at the end of their 620-680km speed tasks, finishing a little before 7pm. Most started just before 2:30pm with a 7 pm ET…
2012 WGC Uvalde
Nick’s day 12.
by Bill Elliott •
Nick, ST – Day 12, 17 AugIt was shaping up to be a good day, but a radio call from the team captain put an end to it. “The 15m task is cancelled. There’s been a mid-air. Both pilots are OK. Return to base”. It puts things in perspective as I had a glid…
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good evening from Uvalde’s WGC Day 12!It has been a long day here, as many of you can already imagine from reading the rest of the news. PC (Austrian team) and FB (French team) had a mid-air collision around 3 PM today. FB made a safe landing back at U…
Dave’s Day 12
by Bill Elliott •
A long 653 km racing task today that the winners completed in 4:08 at 157.8 km/hr. We started too early today at 14:11 while the others started around 14:21 and then caught us about an hour later. It is amazing what difference 10 minutes can…
[Video] Jet Takeoff on Glider Runway 31 at Uvalde
by Bill Elliott •
Thanks to Gary Carter for sharing this video of a Gulfstream taking off this morning from the runway used for launching the 15 and 18 meter classes.
Incident at WGC 2012
by Bill Elliott •
A midair collision between two 15-Meter class gliders happened at around 15:30, about 30 km southwest of Uvalde. Loius Bourderlique of France (glider FB) was able to fly back to Uvalde and land safely. Peter Hartmann of Austria (glider PC) b…
15 m.returns home after incident.
by Bill Elliott •
At 17.15 the first voices on the radio announced their 10 k. Can’t be possible?! But…than ….I heard 15 m is cancelled cause of a mid air. Pilots both OK. Have some details but prefer to give you the official news later. All 15 m. pilots are coming back now! 18.00 ; To not get you too…
All Safe
by Bill Elliott •
Since this is being widely reported elsewhere and to reassure everyone ….There has been a mid-air collision between two 15m gliders on task. Both pilots are fine. One landed back at the field and one bailed out.Australian pilots are not involved and …
Gena Tabery, On the Fly: Teamwork
by Bill Elliott •
The United States team operates at a disadvantage, compared to other countries, because United States contest rules specifically forbid team flying. Most U.S. pilots have not flown collaboratively with a teammate until they reach the world competition …
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Stratus in the morning has given way to widespread cumulus with FEW sky covering over the the entire Uvalde tasking area. By 1530CDT some contestants were rounding the turnpoints in the Hill Country northeast of Uvalde. Cloud bases were around 7000 fee…
