Tocumwal has a grey milky-over -cast-sky at the moment. [2 PM] The sun tried to win, but lost, though it is still hot.
Adelaide had 29 dgr. C last night , the warmest in 100 years.
Just caught up with Akemi and Mac. Always nice to talk with them and we knew each other for more than 25 years we just found out, when Mac was still a university student.
Mac and Akemi in ” David’s hangar”.
Though there are a lot of pilots , it is not so busy due to the weather.
The SRGC had a problem with their tug yesterday and they hope it will be solved today. They shared the Sportaviation Skyfox, but that can not take a very heavy glider in the air. Also ,……the heat keeps pilots in air conditioned rooms.
11 Flights yesterday from Tocumwal, with guest Jack Hart from the Beaufort Gliding Club in his ARCUS on spot 1 with 854 km. Ingo flew 714 in his XX and Terry 683 k. Great to see that Anton Horill is here again flying the LS 4 to 652 km. on his very first flight this year.Andrea his wife is here as well but I have not seen them.
Corowa had 10 pilots out with a top distance of 945 in the ARCUS.
In South Africa our long time guest in the past, Hans Wiesenthal flew a 1000 with Marcus.Good on them.
From Chapelco , an interesting wave flight from 1.393,75 by German pilot, Wolfgang Goering.
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JWGC.
It was a long but fast day yesterday in Narromine and 11 from “the young ones” in St. class, flew with a speed of over 150 km. /h. over the set 611 km. For some certainly something NEW!!!!
ALL 26 pilots finished, the “slowest” still with 131 km./h.
A 4.30 AAT is set for today!!!!With a possibility to fly between 370 and 770 km.
Here is what the UK team had to say:
“Wow. I’m not entirely sure what just happened. 610km in the Standard Class in under 4 hours. 150kph+. I didn’t know LS8s could go that fast!
Mike and I led the gaggle through the line as we thought we might run out of day. We did the first 200km in incredible cu in 1hr20! Turning round there was a decision to be made and we went back over the high ground for a bit of a deviation but some monster cumulus and pulled back a bit of time. We even had another stubble fire thrown into the mix to keep us happy.
Eventually we caught up the club class leaders and made short work smashing through their gaggle to lead the masses home.
What a crazy day.–-”
In Club class the 450 km. were flown yesterday by all 33 pilots and fast as well for those little birds; 127 km.h. polish pilot Marek was the best in this class and the German team did well with 3 pilots in the top 4.
Today they go for 508 km.
Matthew mentioned about the day on which he just is on the SPOT 1 overall;
“ Holding tight, but only just. Today was getting much closer to my preferred weather, so I played the obligatory start games until late in the afternoon then lead the gaggle around most of the task, never quite able to make the break away. The Poles and Lithuanians who started behind and finished with me pipped me for the day win, but I still made points on a number of big names!
I think this might be my fastest task speed ever, and on a proper length of task too.”
Gliding Australia mentioned some words from CD Adam Webb;
“ ‘Today was a classic day. We had some great climbs to 14,000 ft. There were some very long glides with people reporting over 100 km without turning. With speeds of over 150 kph in Standard and 130 kph in Club Class achieved, it is about as good as we could have expected from them. The conditions tomorrow are looking as good if not better.”
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Not so much news today as I have to go quickly to a birthday party at 15.30.
Cheers Ritz