Tag Archive for World Gliding Championships
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good morning!Four days ago I was leaving Uvalde for Orlando via San Antonio. It was raining for the first time in a long time in Uvalde and everybody participating at the WGC was nicely dressed and ready for the closing ceremony and airshow. Although i…
Hannah’s Final Blog: A Lasting Impression
by Bill Elliott •
It has been three days since the closing ceremony of the World Gliding Championships in Uvalde. I am now settling in at home, nearly 2,000 miles away from Garner Field. I think it is safe to say the same for those of you who were at the WGC…
Champions
by Bill Elliott •
32nd World Gliding Champions15 Meter Class – Sebastian Kawa POL 11062 points18 Meter Class – Zbigniew Nieradka POL 12170 pointsOpen Class – Laurent Aboulin FRA 12084 points
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…
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′
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good morning again with news from the last WGC 2012 pilots’ meeting!The focus today was on safety and on relating yesterday’s accident. As I already posted last night, yesterday afternoon we had a mid-air collision between 2 gliders: FB – Louis Bouderl…
