Tag Archive for 2011 US Seniors

711 Blog-Saturday at the Seniors

From 711’s Sailplane Racing News and Views… Now the practice day report… Well, here we are. Ray’s weather was very close to being right on. Weak thermals to 3,000 msl. I check the soundings and see the same thing. KS and I rig next to each other and after the pilots meeting, we pulled out…

Scores – Saturday, March 12, 2011 (Preliminary)

Frank Paynter reports: At the end of the day, Dick Butler won the day with a blazing 52 raw / 45mph handicapped – actually a great flight for such a weak day. Steve Arndt also had a great flight in his Silent 2, with the handicap working the other way for him – 37.5mph raw…

Pre-Practice Day Report by TA

The 2011 Seniors practice day is in the bag here at Seminole Gliderport.  It was very cold last night, and there was patchy frost on the ground when I got up this morning to run (if you can call my pace ‘running’).  This year our morning meeting was in the  ‘back’ hangar, graciously loaned to…

Seniors Practice Day – Promising

Today is the practice day for the Seniors National Championship and we just launched 41 gliders in 56 minutes using 4 Pawnees. Everything went smoothly and safely thanks to the A team here (staff, tow pilots, neighbors) – THANK YOU ALL. Andreea

Weather, Saturday, 12 Mar 2011

Today’s weather is looking okay for the Practice Day at the Seniors.  It will be blue with thermal tops around 5,000′.  Lift may average 3 knots.  Below is a brief forecast outlook, surface analysis chart, the NAM-based forecast model sounding, and the top of lift forecast from XC Skies.  Finally, we have included the NWS…

711 Reporting, Friday at the Seniors

  711’s latest blog post …   Mr. and Mrs. Richard Butler, with their ASG 29. Dick will be flying the 2011 Seniors in the 18 Meter version. Today, he headed down to the South, first turning Chalet Suzanne. Then heading North to Montgomery. Dick reported 2.2 kts on the overall day getting up to…

711 Blog Report for the Seniors

Tom Kelley, 711, has arrived and started reporting.  Here is an early photo of ships arriving.   [singlepic id=19 w=450 h=300 float=center] Tom reports: Wednesday evening and everyone is back in the box or tied down and covered. Day was reported as maybe 3500 msl alitudes and 2-3 kts lift. Seems most headed South to…