The Pentecote- weekend was weatherwise not too good here. Only Sunday was OK and that only for a few hours ! The “poor” pilots flying a long weekend in Belgium, this time for the Kiewit Cup, had 2 cancelled days but the one in the middle was reasonable. 41 Competitors in 3 classes and in club the 5 […]
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER; CANCELLATION OF DAYS , BUT ALSO 1.750 km. THAT’S SOARING!!!! I left you with the message that in Holland, the Wednesday, would have a GO or NO go for flying, at 13.30. And,.. when you really try to make it a valid competition with 4 days you have to try…
Good morning, Although we left BHSS yesterday (we had the feeling it’s not going to be a contest day :( ), I feel a owe you an update on our rest day, Tuesday. I drove from Charlotte to BHSS that morning in order to catch on camera Bill’s first glider flight. But let me introduce…
On Thursday May 9, one day before the Dutch Nationals started, pilots flew nearly 700 km in an LS 8 and Ventus 2 here in Holland as well as 543 in a St. Cirrus , though Bart did not make it home ,…but still. The weather -gods presented after that day, typically Dutch- Nationals -weather […]
Good afternoon y’all, After 2 days break, we are back at the field and in the contest . I hope you all had your eyes on the tracker in the last couple of days, it is amazing how you can … Continue reading →
Sorry, no last updates yesterday evening as it was late before I arrived home after a great BBQ and talking too much with lot’s of friends at the Dutch Nationals. With Brutus {Peter} and Bas and Frits in the bar. Here they still hope to fly till Friday , last day! This morning, […]
10 AM; The meteo forecast from TV for today here is not splendid, even pretty bad , but there should be always hope! A bad morning with bad wind gusts is what they think , but ,… maybe better in the afternoon. Let’s wait and see. Briefing at 10.30 ,…gliders in the box when asked for […]
Terlet. WELCOME at the CAE Dutch National Championships 2013! Till Sunday I will spend time with friends at Terlet, staying overnight in the warm-well-coming Postillion Hotel , thanks to a special arrangement between the organisers from the NK and the hotel. It will be no live story as it is difficult to write at the airfield […]
Wow, Such a joy to see the happy faces coming out of the gliders… well at least most of them The pilots started arriving one after the other, with DJ coming in first, after about 3.5 h of flying – … Continue reading →
Just click here http://ssa.org/sailplanetracker/default.asp? and see where all the pilots are with quick updates and a cool map.
