Super humid and heating up. Looks like another steamy contest day. Tim won the day in Club Class yesterday! Good job Tim. It’s going to be an exciting day.
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5/21 waiting on the grid
by Bill Elliott •
Waiting for the launch while Karl Sniffs.
5/20 at Mifflin
by Bill Elliott •
A tough day but only a few land outs. This could be our last competition day because tomorrow doesn’t look that promising.
Last dinner tonight in the hangar. We thank Joanie and Janine who have been crewing AND preparing fantastic meals. Lots of us pi…
Monday 5/20
by Bill Elliott •
Grid squatting today waiting to see if the fog will clear out. The sun is coming out periodically and the ceiling is lifting a bit. More soon…
Day 6 back side ridge
by Bill Elliott •
Standing on the grid karl says back side ridge looks d I able si here we go.
Day 6 at Mifflin cloudy and cool
by Bill Elliott •
Weather forecaster Richard Kellerman isn’t too optimistic about today, but we plan to grid at noon. It’s just cool, overcast, and with light winds from the south southeast…well, we shall see. It’s Mifflin and it can change throughout the day. More …
Day 5
by Bill Elliott •
Oops! Pilot and glider safe and sound.
Day 5 lots of land outs
by Bill Elliott •
The nittany valley around state college is proving to be a sink hole with 14 gliders landed out so far. One pilot who is back now mentioned that he saw others on his way back that were at 8000 feet. So it isn’t a total bust.
Day 4 May 16
by Bill Elliott •
Looks like an interesting day. It’s much warmer and windy, with an interesting forecast. The winds later should be shifting to be favorable for the end of the task. Both tasks are open now and most are headed out. Here is the typical Mifflin scene of the launch crew waiting to get started. We even…
Rest day!
by Bill Elliott •
It’s crew’s choice today and we are going to the Belleville auction to buy a cow. High winds aloft out of 255 (the wrong direction) and better forecasts over the next days make this a good point for a break from flying.
