17.00 ;So start times will be crucial again today. With the knowledge that the better weather should be there at 3 it was interesting to see what the decisions would be. In open class pilots left between 14.30 and 15.09. In 18 m. between 15.04 and 15.26. In 15 m. between 14.36 and 15.14. It seems…
12.40 ;TC meeting at the front of the grid at 12.45. for a chance in the 15 m. class task. AND… The sniffer goes up to check the circumstances. First messages 4.5kts. at 5000 ft. VERY BLUE today! 15 m. now has a C task….one sector less for them is all I know by…
GOOD MORNING on day 11! Another day in Uvalde-paradise but not for all, as some pilots lost a few points yesterday. A pity , and it must have been very disappointing, so on the end of the competition, …but it belongs to soaring as they/we know. Looking at the 15 m. class Sebastian won the 1000…
17.30 ; When the pilots nicely fly “on time” the first finishers ,should be the first starters and should be back at 17.41 in 18 m. class, at 17 .44 in 15 m. class and at 17.56 in open. So the waiting is nearly over!!!! By the way the wind is less strong then before…
12.40 ; First launch as said before at 13.00. Confirmation again at 12.50. Day 10 is about to begin!!! Sarah jumps on her tug starts her engine and as ladies go first she is the first to go to the grid. 2 Other pilots/tugs line up to let her pass by, with behind her the…
9.30 ;Quite a breeze here today in the clean tent. Breeze???…pretty tough wind as the wind sock is horizontal and the wind —and dust from the crop duster—goes straight through the tent. About to start day 10 out of the possible 13 and yesterday we had “new” daily winners. NOT in open class as Michael…
Here is an impression from the PARTY yesterday and what party it was!!!! Great food , lovely drinks, sorry I had to say so many times no as the “booze” was too heavy for my a little bit tired body. But….the Belgium JUPILER went in without hesitation , making me nearly feel “home” in Belgium…
16.00 update: Pilots started and of course “played games again”. Some TC’s just bring in the times one minute before the allowed set time, which is 30 minutes. So the last pilot to leave today in this class were the UK pilots at 14.19. The first was A! from Denmark at time 13.44. So a…
12.10 ; The meeting on the front of the main runway makes all captains drive to that point. Dust and lots of cars on one heap, are the result. The result of the meeting will follow later. Today’s ‘sniffer’ is Sam Zimmerman, Leigh’s husband, flying SZ and he is already up and mentions as best…
9.00 ; The shower yesterday ” nearly ” reached us , as you can see on the picture, but decided to turn to the West. A bit of rain would have been welcome on a dusty field , but the combination dust and rain on white wings is not so good!Luckily the weather is not in our hands!!!…
