Well, the CCSC Region 6 South contest is now history, and historical. We flew 6 days out of 7 possible, and winning speeds were higher than we have ever seen before here, including the 18m and std class nationals. A number of pilots had firsts here – 7H had his first task completion, John Dudley…
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Day 5 at CCSC Region 6 South
by Bill Elliott •
The CCSC Region 6 contest is now officially the best regional of the season. We have 5 contest days in the bag, including a real barn-burner today, and that is on top of flying 4 out of 5 possible days at the XC camp the week before. And, the weather forecast for tomorrow is for another great…
Day 4 at CCSC Region 6 South
by Bill Elliott •
Ho hum, another spectacular soaring day at Caesar Creek – gets boring after a while ;-). Day 4 is in the bag here, and it was a pretty interesting day from a number of aspects. First, I finally got to call a task I have wanted to try for a ‘long’ time – a ‘Long…
Day 3 at CCSC Region 6 South
by Bill Elliott •
Day 3 is in the bag, with many happy pilots in evidence on the CCSC patio. As the CD I am especially happy, as this means we have a full 92 ranking value contest, with a good chance for two more contest days. Moreover, I maintain that if my reputation for bringing bad weather to…
Day 2 at CCSC Region 6 South
by Bill Elliott •
Day 2 is in the bag here, and was as good today as it was bad yesterday. Weather forecast was for 2-4kt to about 5000′ msl, with cumulus clouds throughout the soaring area, and winds from the west-southwest at 10-15kt. The task call was for a 2.5hr TAT for both classes, from CCSC north to…
Day 1 at CCSC Region 6 South
by Bill Elliott •
We got a contest day in the bag today, but it was a struggle, and involved a LOT of trailer miles. The weather forecast for the day was for weak-to-moderate lift to around 5000′ msl (about 4000′ agl), probably with Q’s, with winds out of the southwest 15-20kt. B/S ratios in the 5’s and 6’s…
Rain Day 1 at CCSC Region 6 South Contest
by Bill Elliott •
As predicted, today was a bust in terms of weather. The only good thing about the forecast was that it was pretty definite, and we were able to call the day at the morning meeting without the need for holding pilots for a later check. I spent the day running from pillar to post stamping…
CCSC Region 6 South Practice Day
by Bill Elliott •
I’m writing this from my house late Saturday night, after getting back late from the gliderport for cat-sitting duties (the wife is out of town grand-kid sitting, so I have to feed/water/clean up after the cats). We had a reasonably successful practice day at CCSC today, but we had at least one landout due to…
