It’s a horse race today! Most pilots are through the 342 mile mandatory portion of the MAT and they have about an hour to do their own thing! Average speed for this section appears to be 95+ MPH. Will we see 100 MPH average today? Stay tuned
Tag Archive for 2011 US 18m Nationals
Day 4 Summary and Day 5 Task
by Bill Elliott •
Well, the weather turned out different than than the forecast. We were concerned about the boundary layer winds capping the lift but with the higher than expected temperatures the air warmed quickly with the decreasing winds. Pilots reported 17K while still climbing at 11 knots! Ray Gimmey the ‘boys’ how to do it again with…
Day 4 18 Meter Nationals
by Bill Elliott •
My posts for Day 3 were not saved and I was technically challenged and decided to concentrate on the contests tasks, which are never ending. Day 3 was hard for most pilots as the last leg was 95 miles into a 20-20+ knot headwind, unforecasted. A few made it ease and the rest struggled but…
Day 2 Summary
by Bill Elliott •
The day was a good racing day and the conditions were similar to what was predicted by the models. More clouds than expected though a few pilots said it was hard to connect with them till 2/3’s of the way through the task. Some large areas of sink were also found by a few folks. …
Summary of 1st day
by Bill Elliott •
Day 2 18 Meter Nationals
by Bill Elliott •
Contest Website | Contestants | Scores | SPOT Tracking The day is looking great for racing, better soaring than Tuesday is forecast but the pilots will have to keep an eye out for isolated over development and thunderstorms. The task called is TASK A – Duration 3:30 Modified Assigned Speed Task ID Name Distance (Miles) …
Pilots coming in ……
by Bill Elliott •
First set of pilots are checking in and the day was tough. Lots of slow work between 6-10K until 3:30 when many folks finally got to the predicted TOL of 12K. Lots of great final glides resulting in some early arrivals More Later
Area around Hobbs
by Bill Elliott •
To the NW of Hobbs are a few MOA’s and we keep the folks there updates on our activities and intentions. The current activity in the BRONCO areas out of Holloman AFB is the Germany Air Force performing low level maneuver. The picture associated with this article is their coat of arms or patches! …
First day of the 18 Meter Nationals
by Bill Elliott •
Pilots are launching as I type this, 12:40 MDT. Task is 18 Meter Class Tue. Jun 21, 11 18 Meter Nationals Hobbs, NM Turn Area Task ID Name Distance (Miles) Radius 51 51 Start A 0.00 5.0 16 16 Jal…
2011 US 18m Nationals, Hobbs, NM
by SC Admin •
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