We do have a lovely sky here today with nice clouds and a temperature of 30 dgr. and quite some pilots flying!!! Yesterday the last pilot landed after 7.
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Finally time to look at the OLC . Since I left on November 29, it “rained” thousands in South Africa and Namibia and with the better gliders you hope to see ONE day not “just” a 1000 but 1500 km.!!!!!
They are working on it.
One of the more impressive flights was a declared 1250 FAI triangle, by Josef Eder from Austria in the EB 29, with 145 km./h. on the last day of November from Pokweni.
Winter/summer started with a nice 1.508 km [1.122 km. FAI triangle ] by Thomas Suchanek in an 18 m. Ventus 2 CM, from Gariep Dam. He mentioned in his comment that it was not at all easy; ” Hard flight with crossing of rain-shower lines. On final I had to go under airway and just barely made it home.” [143 km./h.]
December 2 showed an amount of 36 over 1000km-flights.Another very interesting flight this time from Pokweni in and ARCUS M. ” Just a ” fun-flight” pilot Stephan Ripp mentioned, but I guess a REAL fun flight;1.310,8 km.[700 FAI triangle] !!!!!
A fast day as well for Wilfried Grosskinsky, who flew around in the ASH 25 EB 28 with a speed of 152 km. /h. over 1.282 km.
Yesterday on December 3 Polish pilot Adam Czeladzki flew in a Duo Discus XLT a flight from 1.226,8 km. from Gariep Dam, with a speed of 141 km./h [1.124 km. FAI triangle]
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JWGC in Narromine.
http://www.jwgc2015.com/
They started today with flying-day 3 at the JWGC.
3 Hour AAT’s were set on a day that ” the trough has moved out of the area and “we are under the influence of the High pressure with north easterly to south easterly winds. It will be blue in the task area with some cu possible to the north and northwest. Heights are expected to be from 7500 in the east to perhaps 9000 to the North West.”
All pilots in St. class started between 14.13 and 14.40 and in club class between 14.05 ,[the Dutch were the first to go on track] and 14.21.
More about day 3 tomorrow.
I was pleased to see the girls are doing well. Ailsa from Australia , flying normally close to Melbourne from Benalla , flew herself over the last 2 days twice to a 7th spot in St. class.[26 pilots]
3 Girls in club class one from Italy flying herself to a 2d and 20thiest place ,Hana from the Czech Rep. to a 19th and 18th spot and from Holland Annemiek with a 17th and 27th spot.[33 pilots]
Yesterday was a good day for the German team. Simon Briel showed that a long time practice in the area helps!!! He is on a 3d place overall now! The German team is after 2 days the leader in the TEAM CUP just ahead of Poland and the UK.
Winners yesterday in club class were from Germany [1 and 2] and in Standard class from
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Slowly getting used to the time, the heat, the flies and the dust.
Dundee is there to pick me up for a drink with Hannu at Sportaviation. So off I go!!!!
Cu tomorrow!
Cheers Ritz