It is a wonderful day here with quite a few cu’s. Where is everybody to fly? As John Good was saying earlier this morning, it is like the last day of high school, everybody going away and not knowing when we will all see each other again. I hope it will be for the next Seniors…
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2011 Seniors Day 6 Final Report
by Bill Elliott •
At the morning meeting today, Andreea Alexandrescu received a standing ovation from the assembled pilots and crews for the outstanding job the entire Alexandrescu family has done hosting the 2011 Seniors. Ace weatherman Ray Galloway gave us the news on the weather for the day. Basically more of the same – blue, blue, and…
2011 Seniors Final Scores
by Bill Elliott •
Senior Class Day 6 Task: Turn Area ID Name Distance (Miles) Radius 52 Start B 0.00 5.0 24 Ocala 56.56 25.0 9 CubHaven 106.23 10.0 25 Osborn 127.52 5.0 38 WinterHaven 160.52 20.0 61 FINISH 183.89 1.0 Minimum Time02:30 Cumulative Day Speed Distance Remarks Rank Points ID Name Glider Rank Points Hndcp Actual Hndcp Actual…
2011 Seniors Day 6 Early Report
by Bill Elliott •
It’s Saturday morning at 0700, and I’m sitting in my camper at Seminole Lake Gliderport, sipping my coffee and watching the airport take form through the dawn and the fog. Right now I can just see the top of Bob Spitz’s camper, but in a few minutes the office, the runway, and the trailers on…
2011 Seniors Day 5 Report
by Bill Elliott •
Well, today dawned foggy again, but at least I wasn’t accosted by the hawk family on my run. I think I was early enough so they couldn’t see me go by in all the fog. At the morning meeting, weatherman Ray Galloway told us that the synoptic weather conditions were pretty much the same…
2011 Seniors Day 4 Report
by Bill Elliott •
Day 4 at the 2011 Seniors dawned with thick ground fog hanging over the field. As I made my way around the field this morning on my morning ‘run’, the resident hawk family made its displeasure at my intrusion known by screeching at me for a while, and then flying away. The fog burned…
Task for Thursday, March 17th
by Bill Elliott •
Maximum start height: 4000’ MSL Minimum finish height: 600’ MSL Task A Turn Area Task – minimum time = 2:30 ID Name Distance Radius 52 Start B 5 30 …
Weather Forecast for March 17, 2011
by Bill Elliott •
The model sounding suggest a cloudbase of 5,500 feet while XC Skies says blue. We are post frontal. I believe there will be Cu and a great race day. Time will tell. Brief Forecast from www.wunderground.com This Afternoon Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Clear. Patchy…
Weather Forecast for March 16, 2011
by Bill Elliott •
Looks like another great day. Perhaps better than yesterday. Clouds with cloudbase around 5,000 or higher. Brief Forecast from www.wunderground.com Today Patchy fog early in the morning…then partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Mostly clear. Lows in the mid…
TA Day 3 Report
by Bill Elliott •
Day 3 here at the 2011 Seniors was a boomer in every sense of the word. Clouds to die for in all quadrants. Cloud bases at about 4500’ at the start, rising to above 6000’ in the last turn area. Cloud streets and 5-6kt climbs were common. There was an early concern about a…
