Congratulations to everyone for a great competition. Thank you especially to the many volunteers that have made this event possible. It has been my greatest pleasure to be a part of the large team that has done such a wonderful job. Most of us, maybe a…
The closing ceremony happened this morning and new World Champions were crowned.We sat outside in the rain for the closing ceremony. The weather cooperated for the duration of the contest and held off the rain until all the flying was done. …
Well it was a late night last night, so I didn’t get a chance to write about the flight. The weather yesterday had a risk of thunderstorms, as a trough to the north started to pass through the task area, it also spun off a lot of cirrus that move…
Well, I made some bad decisions yesterday, started just behind Jerzy but went a very different path – Jerzy beat me by over 20kph. By far my worst day and so dropped down to 10th overall. A bit disappointing as a reasonable day could have brought me up…
wohoo!Off to the farewell fiesta, more details later tonight!
The 2011 Pre-World Competition in Uvalde helped to make ground operations as efficient as those at any WGC. Ground Operations Chief David Coggins, who ran operations last summer, spent three weekends with his crew in Houston making 113 ropes. Said Mr. …
After this morning’s pilots’ meeting, the US Team pilots met, as usual, in their team office. When Dick Butler entered the room, he received a round of applause for his win on day 12. In the video, he acknowledges the sacrifices his teammate Ron Tabery has made throughout the contest to help him go faster. Also at the meeting, US 18 meter pilot Bill Elliott presented a beautiful sculpture to Team Captain Dennis Linnekin in appreciation for his service and dedication to the team.
15.45; TC’s are waiting till the last minute to deliver their pilots start time. You can see them on the tracking system however, but with a delay. —only 15 gliders in 15 m. are yet reported between 14.29 and 14.55 —NOBODY reported on track YET in 18 m —17 pilots in open class are…
The 2011 Pre-World Competition in Uvalde helped to make flight operations as efficient as those at any WGC. Flight Operations Chief David Coggins, who ran operations last summer, spent three weekends with his crew in Houston making 113 ropes. Said Mr. Coggins, “We knew that according to rules, we knew we’d need a maximum of 120. We had 99 planes in the competition, so we ended up with a few extra, which have come in handy.” Coggins also made seven tow bars for rope retrieval, and a special bar attached to the back of his Suburban for dragging the ropes straight during retrieval and for laying them out in the morning.
Weather moving toward Uvalde from the NW has persuaded the task setters to decrease the minimum task time for all classes from 3:00 to 2:15 and to shorten the tasks.
