WGC2013 report – 11 JanuaryYesterday’s wind actually moderated during the afternoon – one of the few times we’ve seen that happen. Against this was the fact that the inversions (there were more than one) didn’t break as expected, so lift was both…
2013 WGC Argentina
Scenes from the Opening Ceremony
by Bill Elliott •
2:30 AAT
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Meteorologen sagde til os ved briefing: ‘Good luck!’ … det blev der grinet meget af Følgende er fra det ‘Weather information’ sheet vi får udleveret – ‘Day affected by: Inversions, strong winds and clouds (CI). Delays and complications can occur’. Startende med 700m, der hæver sig til max. 1600m sidst på dagen. Første start 13:00 […]
10:00
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Med en time til briefing har vi flyene vejet og kørt på grid. Der blæser kraftigt og er masser af cirrus…og så er der, ej at forglemme, allerede meget varmt!
Photos from today’s grid
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Hjemme!
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En kop øl efter svedeturen En svær dag, en uhyggeligt varm dag – og vi er begge hjemme med gode resultater! Max. 1200m tørtermik hele vejen rundt. Om lidt er der International Evening. Det daglige billede /Morten
Good report – Ocho
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WGC2013 report – 10 JanuaryHere at Chaves we seem to have settled into a pattern of warm, blue, windy conditions. The mud of a week ago is a distant memory; the low areas of standing water have shrunk a bit (though it will take at least several w…
Kl. 14:55 – Tracking
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Så er både ZB og DP gået ud på opgaven hhv. kl. 14:50 og 14:51. De har problemer med at komme højere end 900 m her til start – vist pga. en inversion der ikke rigtig vil opløses. Vi håber de kommer højre op inden de koger helt ud i varmen. Felipe har fået en […]
2:45 AAT
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Dagens menu: 2:45 AAT (243km), startende med 700-800m tørtermik der hæver sig til ca. 2000m sidst på dagen – og MÅSKE enkelte cu’er, der kan gå op i 2300m. Vinden ca. 30 km/t og temperaturen 35 grader, desuden mulighed for markant søbrise. Vi er klar, og sikkert mere klar end andre – eks. kom englændernes […]
YG Crew
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Peter’s crew Agustín is a young man with a lot of stamina. On a typical day he helps Peter assemble and get to the grid. Then he reports to USA Base (a kilometer from the gliders) and helps me get my day started. Then he dashes back to the runway to launch Peter. After that, he’s available to help other crews and to work on “special projects,” about which more later.
Very occasionally he sits still long enough to have his picture taken.
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| Agustín Cerino |
Agu flies gliders at Aeroclub Rio Cuatro in Cordoba province (central Argentina).
