On April 8th I had another incredible downwind dash starting in Wellington, KS. On April 2nd I had noticed on the long term prognosis charts that the 8th had potential to be a good soaring day in the Midwest.
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by Bill Elliott •
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Gordo and Hugh Set New U.S. Multiplace Free Distance Record
by Bill Elliott •
Although Gordon and Hugh didn’t make their declared goal at Rapid City, South Dakota, they did land safely at Hullett, Wyoming, which is approximately 870 statute miles (1401 km) from their takeoff site at Minden, Nevada.
Exciting Soaring News from Some Comps
by Bill Elliott •
… and awesome weather in parts of Europe! This blog is a bit long, but there is SO much news. ENJOY it! Great weather, but also disappointing weather, comps and Nationals,… With a HIGH over the North sea the predictions for this weekend were more than hopeful. Yesterday it proved to be true, now in…
Spring 2014 Issue of VSA’s “Bungee Cord”
by Bill Elliott •
The Spring 2014 Bungee Cord has been sent to Vintage Sailplane Association (VSA) members.
Updates on 4 May Payne-Tito Wave Flight
by Bill Elliott •
Jim and Dennis launched at sunrise from Minden. I’m in KY on a family visit, sorry for the delay. They have over 500 km with a long run between Hurlong and Lone Pine thus far. I will be blogging on the Soaring Café site for the rest of the day.
LXNAV Nano 3 Flight Recorder Receives IGC Approval
by Bill Elliott •
I am pleased to announce IGC-approval for the LXNAV Nano 3 GPS Flight Recorder for “all flights” including world records. This is a variant of the original Nano with the addition of a screen.
U.S. Distance Record Attempt Planned for Sunday, May 4th
by Bill Elliott •
On Sunday, May 4, I will be making another distance record attempt along with Hugh Bennett in the Duo Discus sailplane. Our intention is to be towed up by a towplane shortly before sunrise around 0530 PDT from the Minden Tahoe airport NV (KMEV), release and head in the direction of Rapid City, SD (KRAP),…
LAUNCHING of a new Café
by SC Admin •
… and, why are you making me log in? When you visit SoaringCafe.com later this week, it’s going to be a little different. We’ve been working behind the scenes for many weeks getting ready to launch our new and improved site. The biggest change you’ll notice, is that in order to read complete stories and the…
2014 Italian 13.5m Championship, Alzate, Italy
by Bill Elliott •
The 2014 Italian 13.5m Class Championship, also known as the Leonardo Brigliadori International Cup, is currently in progress along with the Italian Club Class contest at the Alzate airfield in northern Italy. The event is aptly named after “Leo” Brigliadori, the much liked and respected competition pilot (16-time Italian National Champion, 1982 EGC Champion, 1985…
Looking back at 3 comps in Europe and the last one for the season in Australia!
by Bill Elliott •
The AZ Cup in Zbraslavice in the Czech. Rep. suffered on several days, from unstable/unflyable weather as did the Pribina Cup in Nitra in Slovakia as well as Fatraglide14. BUT they still managed to fly, though the weather was hopeless! The 3 comps in the East of Europe, were attended by 223 competitors in total and with…
