Tag Archive for 2011 Region 5 South Cordele

Day 6 at Cordele Regional

Today’s soaring weather was a mix of clouds and great big open blue spaces.  15/18m had a 2.5hr 4-turn TAT – north to Perry, then south to infamous sinkhole Fitzgerald, then back north to Montezuma, then east to Pineview, then home.  Sports had a 2.5hr 3-turn TAT – south to Sylvester, then east to (gag wheeze puke)…

Day 5 at Cordele (regional)

Today dawned just like all the other days here at Cordele.  I never thought I would get used to great soaring weather, but it has happened!  Clear skies, hot weather, dead grass on the field, just like yesterday ;-). At the morning meeting today, Chip Garner gave the winner’s talk for the Std Class Nationals,…

Day 4 at Cordele regional

NEWS FLASH!!!! Micro-castle under attack by six-legged aliens!  Humanity fighting back vigorously, but issue still in doubt!  Will the aliens overrun the castle?  Stay tuned! OK, so the ‘six-legged aliens’ are actually just ants, and ‘humanity’ is just little ol’ me, but it does make a catchy headline ;-).  Tonight I was sitting at my…

Day 3 at Cordele (regional)

Today dawned nice and clear, so I didn’t have to worry about being lynched at the airport.  The popular forecast was, you guessed it – HOT and sunny. At the morning meeting, I gave the safety talk on how to successfully un-ass a damaged glider and hit the silk (well, ripstop nylon these days, but…

Day 2 at Cordele (regional)

When I looked out the window of the micro-castle this morning at o-dark-thirty (actually 0630) as I got ready to go to the field, I saw a completely overcast sky with very low clouds.  Uh-Oh, the bad weather must have followed me from Ionia, and now the Cordele contestants are going to want my hide!…

Day 6 at Chilhowee

Today’s weather report was “If you liked yesterday, you’ll love today!”.  Hot (in the 90’s) with light winds from the southwest, cloudbases to 5000’msl.  Sound familiar?  The CD gave us a break (sort of) and called a 3hr MAT with 3 assigned turns – Sugarloaf just on the south end of the Chilhowee ridge, Rostex…