It’s hot, bloody hot!!!! Even the birds have hided. We thought that the morning should be OK to do some renovations on Dennis’ grave, but it was HOT. Dundee and I however managed to fix the job and when I can upload my pictures I will share them.
Whilst working a young family came to see us and she mentioned that she was a young child when she met Dennis. She knew him due to the fact that her mother worked at Sportavia in 1987/88.
The red oleander looks like an umbrella over the grave.
The only thing you can do is drink!!!!!!It’s 43 dgc C in Mildura.
Ingo started around 12 in his XX [Discus] and though there is a lot of Cirrus the skies to the West look glorious with nice high clouds.
Yesterday Hannu cooked a fantastic Scotch Filet for himself and for me at the Sportaviation Camping BBQ. What a luxurious spot that is. I told you already before how special that camping is and it is pretty full already. All familiar faces but also new ones! GOOD!
With Hannu and Dundee.
JWGC in Narromine!
The late starters on Flying-day 5, yesterday, in St. class, were the Polish pilots and one way or another this was not a bad decision. With a 3 hour AAT , they left at 14.47, whilst the first pilots from Holland, went on track at 14.07 and 14.10.
Jakub flew 395 km. in 3.08.BUT,….Dutch pilot Robin with the early start, flew 394 km.. Both flew LS 8.
So…… late or early it did not really matter on this day.
A bad day for the German team, Sebastian and Simon, they were last in the class but still with over 800 points.
Today the young ones fly 611 km. and that might separate “the boys from the men”. An interesting day but no scores yet . I expect them to land after 6 PM.
You can see them at www.soaringspot.com
In Club class another Polish talent; Jan Jawornik who flew his St Jantar 3 over 385 km. in 3. 39 nearly at the dot of the 3.30 ; 1000 points were for him.
UK pilot Tom flew himself to a 2d spot in the St. Cirrus and USA pilot Boyd Willat occupied a great 3d spot in the same glider.
Today they got 450 km. to fly.
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DUBAI.
In Dubai the 6 pilots fly the qualifying rounds at the scores are at; http://www.crosscountry.aero/c/mr/results
The 6 pilots fly in Schempp-Hirth gliders; DISCUS 2C/18 m. and Shempp Hirth has also brought an ARCUS M. there for film crews journalists etc.
1. Sebastian with 4 points.
2. Werner with 3
3. Tilo with 2
4. Roman with 1
5. Rene with 1
6. Giorgio with 0.
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Benedikt , flying the 1000 km. Camp at Bitterwasser, has flown yesterday on day 7 and on the 5 days he flew he ticked the 1000 km. mark And all pretty far over the 1000. Very good and what a great adventure for this young man. Flying in a sponsored Ventus 2CM/18m
8 Flights over 1.200 km. yesterday ….GOOD!!!!
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That’s it for now , more tomorrow, it might rain here!!!!! But the rest of the week will be in the low thirties!!!
Cheers Ritz