Tag Archive for 2011 US Seniors

Weather Forecast, March 15

Looks like an improvement for today.  XC Skies is calling for the Top of the Lift to be higher and is calling for some Cu.  Good luck out there. A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE PERIOD BEGINS TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC…DISPLACED…

Monday, March 14th Scores

2011 Senior Contest – Monday, March 14, 2011 Senior Class Contest Day 2 Unofficial Turn Area Task Min Distance 107.09 Distance 175.95 Max Distance 273.29 Min Time 02:45 Task Open Time 13:26 Turnpoints # ID Name Radius Start 51 Start A 5.0 – 22 MyakkaHead 15.0 – 13 FrostProof 20.0 – 4 Blackwater 20.0 Finish…

2011 Seniors Day 2 Report

Day 2 of the 2011 Seniors is in the bag, and we all had a pretty good time of it.  Weather seemed to be better to the south, so the CD called a 3-turn TAT; south to Myakka Head with a 15 mile radius, then ENE to Frostproof with a 20 mile radius, then NW…

SPOT tracking …

We are all aware that there are many things to handle at a contest but just a quick note that the task map on the SPOT tracking was not updated for the Monday task. Looks like the first finishers started arriving 16:45 EST

TA’s Day 1 Report

I’m writing this report after stuffing myself silly at the superb Welcome dinner hosted by Andreea and Florin Alexandrescu in the ‘back hangar’ (which, according to rumor, is also where many of the Bass Pro Shop commercials are shot).  You know Mike Fuller the owner is a real fishing nut because one hanger wall has…

Weather Forecast, Monday, March 14, 2011

  Brief Forecast from www.wunderground.com Today Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Hourly Forecast from www.weather.com Surface Analysis Chart from www.aviationweather.gov/adds   Skew-T from NOAA through XC-Skies Top of Lift from XC Skies AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA…

Preliminary Scores – Sunday, March 13, 2011

2011 Senior Contest – Sunday, March 13, 2011 Senior Class Contest Day 1 Preliminary Turn Area Task Min Distance 92.15 Distance 140.09 Max Distance 190.42 Min Time 02:30 Task Open Time 13:52 Turnpoints # ID Name Radius Start 51 Start A 5.0 – 37 Wines 10.0 – 34 Wauchulla 20.0 Finish 61 FINISH 1.0 Code…

Weather Forecast, Sunday, 13 Mar 2011

The weather looks like a repeat of yesterday.  Blue, light winds aloft and lift to 3000 feet. Brief Forecast from www.wunderground.com Today Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Tonight Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Hourly…