Tag Archive for 2011 US Region 6 South

CCSC (Region 6 South) rained out

Well, we gave it our best shot, but the Region 6 contest at CCSC was officially cancelled today at 12:00.  After five straight days of rain and wind, we had been counting on Friday and Saturday to give us a contest, but today turned out to be much worse than earlier forecasts led us to…

No contest day at CCSC

The weather this morning at 8am when I ran was extremely odd.  There were cloud streets and buildups that looked for all the world like 3pm in the afternoon on a really good day, complete with at least a few towering cu’s.  How those clouds got up there and got organized that way was a…

Another no-fly day at CCSC (Region 6S)

Woke up to the sound of thunderstorm mating calls this morning.  By the time I was back from my morning  run/walk around the airport, there was already rain on the way from the southwest.  By the time of the morning meeting at 10:00 the rain had arrived, with no letup in sight.  If it weren’t…

No fly day at CCSC (R6S)

Woke up this morning to bright sunshine sparkling through mist on the field.  Made it about halfway around the runway periphery on my run – used to be able to do the whole field with no sweat – its a bitch to get old and feeble ;-). Weather forecast doesn’t look so good.  Popular weather…

Practice day at CCSC (R6S) – no flying today

After a week at home, I’m back on the road in my micro-castle at another regional contest.  This one is a bit unique because its my home club (Caesar Creek Soaring Club, just north of Cincinnati, Ohio) and so its only 70 miles from home.  I came down here on Friday, hoping to get in…