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…
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Cordele, Georgia Region 5 South—Rain Day
by Bill Elliott •
UK Open Class Nationals, 15m Nationals, Lasham Regionals – Day 3
by Bill Elliott •
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).
Congrats to Chip Garner and the DuckHawk Team on U. S. 15 Meter Nationals Win!
by Bill Elliott •
The Soaring Café congratulates Chip Garner, the 2012 U. S. 15 Meter Class champion, who bested his countrymen at May’s contest in Mifflin, Pennsylvania. We also congratulate Greg Cole and his team at Windward Performance, for providing the brand new DuckHawk sailplane that Chip flew to victory in Mifflin.
Flying a Vintage Glider in a Regional Contest
by Bill Elliott •
“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
by Bill Elliott •
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 20 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
Well friends, another no fly but we did get to assemble and grid our gliders. By noon we had all 65 sailplanes on the west end of the runway ready to go. Anticipating a less than booming day, all of the tasks were shorter than normal . After about 2 hrs, our CD, Ray Galloway called…
April 19 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
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April 18 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
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April 17 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
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…