The big difference this morning is that the wind is already blowing from south about 15 knots, bringing in dry air from Mexico. Today is expected to be blue.
Tag Archive for 2012 WGC
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good morning all for Day 10! Yesterday we all started the countdown being all very happy that there are only 5 days left. Today, with only 4 days left, a feeling of melancholy sneaks in. We will all miss this, as hard working and hot as it was. Bu…
Day 10
by Bill Elliott •
The OSTIV conference finished today, details are at www.OSTIV.orgToday is expected to be a 7000′ blue day with strong Southerly winds. First launch is not before 13.00.This morning we took some team photos with everyone in their uniforms.Last night we …
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Here’s a quick look at the Uvalde Temp and Dew Point sounding from the radiometer this morning at 932am CDT Wed comparing the last 24 hours. Notice the cooling of 1.5 DegC below 4000msl and warming aloft from 5000 to 9000msl. What this means is that th…
Day 9 Tom
by Bill Elliott •
I had a pretty good day, could have been better. Good start, caught the Poles [4 counting Jerzy the Canadian] and flew with them and gradually caught up with an earlier gaggle. At about turn 4 or 5 [I lose count] I lost the leaders as we split up a lit…
Nick’s Day 9.
by Bill Elliott •
Nick, ST – Day 9, 14 AugAnother long and challenging day. Few Cus to start and slow at improving. Very few Cus on the first leg, with the first turn under cirrus. It was best to wait a while for the area to fill in. When I got good height, 7000′,…
XG Day 9 -Canadian Day
by Bill Elliott •
Today we had very fast task, any waste of time was very expensive.
I was able to start late and pass early starters and win a day,
finishing first with the highest speed of 153.5 km/h.
Jerzy XG
Dave’s Day 9
by Bill Elliott •
Today we had a 581 km racing task. Our task was changed on the grid because the initial task ran too far south and would have been under the influence of a deck of high cloud, and then ran too far north where we would have been in an area that re…
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Finishers are rapidly coming into Uvalde at this hour, 1858 CDT, under a beautiful scattered cumulus filled sky. Our radiometer sounding profile indicates thermal tops and cloud bases at between 9,000 and 10,000ms. Soon I will post an animated gif loop…
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Finishers are rapidly coming into Uvalde at this hour, 1858 CDT, under a beautiful scattered cumulus filled sky. Our radiometer sounding profile indicates thermal tops and cloud bases at between 9,000 and 10,000ms. Soon I will post an animated gif loop…
