Good morning, Although we left BHSS yesterday (we had the feeling it’s not going to be a contest day :( ), I feel a owe you an update on our rest day, Tuesday. I drove from Charlotte to BHSS that morning in order to catch on camera Bill’s first glider flight. But let me introduce…
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Day 5 at BHSS, the best one yet
by Bill Elliott •
Good afternoon y’all, After 2 days break, we are back at the field and in the contest . I hope you all had your eyes on the tracker in the last couple of days, it is amazing how you can … Continue reading →
And the results are…..
by Bill Elliott •
Wow, Such a joy to see the happy faces coming out of the gliders… well at least most of them The pilots started arriving one after the other, with DJ coming in first, after about 3.5 h of flying – … Continue reading →
Keep an eye on the new tracker
by Bill Elliott •
Just click here http://ssa.org/sailplanetracker/default.asp? and see where all the pilots are with quick updates and a cool map.
Day 2 at BHSS
by Bill Elliott •
Dear friends, I am sitting in the shade of the RV trying to get back into my regular writing pace and share with you the fun we have here. First the winners for yesterday: XG – Jerzy, P7 – Gary, … Continue reading →
The 18 m Nationals or Being on the other side of the fence
by Bill Elliott •
Good afternoon from BHSS in SC! Everybody is thankful to see some good weather coming our way, as the last week’s weather made us all think about not flying. But fluffy clouds started showing up this morning and we all … Continue reading →
Happy Holidays to all and keep an eye on Argentina!
by Bill Elliott •
Good evening dear friends, Lots of things have happened since my last post, but few related to soaring, as winter is taking it’s toll. 1st of December, Romania’s national day, was a nice flying day for me. Close to Bucharest, … Continue reading →
Meet the ladies
by Bill Elliott •
Good evening from Bucharest! The post that will follow is actually a small article I wrote for a dear friend, Frauke Elber. She asked me to write for her about the women competing in the WGC and it gave me … Continue reading →
Flying in Romania
by Bill Elliott •
Good evening from Romania to all of you! I hope this post finds you well. Since my last post I did quite some travelling to FL and then to Romania where I started visiting friends and traveling around. Today I … Continue reading →
One last post before heading to FL
by Bill Elliott •
Good morning to all from very windy today New Castle! The dinner last night was absolutely amazing, the pig delicious! It is one of the traditions here and everybody will stay around for it, no matter how the weather … Continue reading →