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Rain Day 3 at Cordele – Region 5 South

Man, this is getting old!  Here we sit, again, under gray skies at Cordele, with nothing to do but watch the clouds roll by, every so often with a small, tantalizing  area of clearing. The big news at today’s morning pilots meeting is that two additional competitors (Enrique Mertins and Steve ???) asked if they…

Cordele, Georgia Region 5 South—Rain Day

Another rain day – I think I’m going to commit ritual suicide soon. 8 days at Ionia, and we only flew two very tricky days.  I get here only to have the first day rain/winded out.  I have been put on notice by Cordele CD Mike Smith (XM) that if tomorrow is rained out, I’m…

UK Open Class Nationals, 15m Nationals, Lasham Regionals – Day 3

Both Nationals were scrubbed around 16:30. Again, the 150 km minimum for tasks appears to be the reason why these guys couldn’t fly as the weather windows have just been too small. The Regionals A Class (there are two classes, A and B) was set: Ilsley – Hungerford North for 103 km. They launched at 16:55, with most people starting by 17:30. There were seven finishers, two of those competing hors concours, the official winner being Julian Hitchcock flying a DG-1001M at a speed of 76.1km/h. He leads the Regionals by 14 points from John Taylor (ASG-29) and Colin Hunt (Ventus 2cT).

Flying a Vintage Glider in a Regional Contest

“This glider was unique. First of all, she was no contest sailplane. Most competition-oriented pilots could see that.” — Stan Hall (1956) Stan Hall dryly made this statement in his report about the first flight of the Cherokee II in the November/December 1956 edition of Soaring.While the glider was not designed as a competition ship,…

April 21 at Perry – The Nugget’s Contest Report for Region 5 North

This is my second contest and both were nothing short of OUTSTANDING. It is easy to see why Perry is such a favorite among so many pilots. One gent, Pete Alexander, came from California. There was a strong contingent of our friends from north of the border, representing Ontario Canada. There were 89 registered for 65 slots. Rhonda and Al Tyler were great hosts and let no effort get in their way to provide a fantastic soaring event.

April 17 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North

Day 2 brings a new point of learning for this Nugget.  The task was a MAT, a modified area task.   Because the weather guy expressed concern that Perry might suffer damaging winds, hail, and other nasty stuff, the CD shortened the day.  The sports class was given a MAT that had two turn points specified and a minimum…