32nd World Gliding Champions15 Meter Class – Sebastian Kawa POL 11062 points18 Meter Class – Zbigniew Nieradka POL 12170 pointsOpen Class – Laurent Aboulin FRA 12084 points
Champions
by Bill Elliott •
Tag Archive for Uvalde
Closing Thoughts
by Bill Elliott •
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…
It’s all over
by Bill Elliott •
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. …
Dave’s Day 13 – part 2
by Bill Elliott •
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…
Last day [after flying]
by Bill Elliott •
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…
Dave’s Day 13
by Bill Elliott •
wohoo!Off to the farewell fiesta, more details later tonight!
Gena Tabery, On the Fly: Ground Operations
by Bill Elliott •
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. …
Gena Tabery, On the Fly: Flight Operations
by Bill Elliott •
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.
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Todays tasks were rolled back to a “B” version for all classes, ranging from 312km to 354km. Dense cirrus bands SW-NW indicated that legs on the original tasks along the Mexican Border and the longer distances were not called for.
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Due to weather conditions, the tasks for today have changed as follows:Open Class:HondoLaEsperanzaFINISH = Total 311.6 km – 2h15′
