Up to 47 dgr. in Australia!!!! Fainting tennis players and helpers/ ball boys/girls in Melbourne a the tennis court,huge fires in the Perth area, NOT good and sad to hear again 1 person was killed in those terrible fires.
I hated them when I lived in Tocumwal ;we had a few bad ones too.
But the change arrived on Friday!
On the other hand great flights in other hot areas nearly ALL over Australia !!!
Sorry have to mention Tocumwal again as Adam’s dad choose to fly there A DECLARED 1.250 k.from Kingaroy to Tocumwal, a goal-flight and he made it! Finally he can see where his son in the past flew as a tuggy for Sportavia, only for a short time though, to make hours, as he was invited to come and fly up North and for him of course that was more important then, as he was trying to find a job.
Such a flight in the Ventus 2 CM, that’s all the way from the East coast North of Brisbane, to about 280 km. north of Melbourne in the South.
As Adam said: ” It was, 1250km downwind dash via one TP. He over flew Tocumwal at 6000′ & continued on to Victoria, before turning around for Tocumwal!” A great total of 1.299,52,…I call that 1.300 km!!!!!
13 minutes before last light he landed and flew the race , with a speed of 120 km./h.!
Adam helps you with this picture of the bearings.
More from a PROUD son over his dad!
Congratulations Dad, what an achievement!
Dad now has every badge from ‘A certificate’ to ‘1250km’, surely a first for
a platinum badge!?
Got no idea, but would Dad be the first Australian national pilot to
complete a declared 1250km flight in Australia?
Also good weather in Tocumwal and hot with 46.5 dgr. at 5 on Thursday…. 2 more 1000 km flights on Thursday and Friday from Terry in the ASH 26, the second one an FAI 1000 km.triangle! Far to the West and North, past Hillston and back home, good on him.
And on the Sportaviation site good news for their Japanese guests;
” Congratulations to Hiroshi, who completed his Gold Distance and Diamond Goal with a 300 km flight and Nobu who completed his Gold height -Fantastic effort!!”
The Grong Grong Boys , such lovely men!
Courtesy Sportaviation website, where you find more pictures.
http://sportaviationtocumwal.blogspot.nl/
And Bob [Nicholls from the UK] flew another 1.100 from Benalla.
From Gawler Matthew set a declared 1. 250 as well, but over 3 TP’s, hoping to use the cold air coming in with the ” change” but, …the chance was too late. No worries he still flew over 1.000 km.
From Corowa I was pleased to see Chris[ and Linda from Monaco] flying there again as always during this time of the year and he flew 935 km. in the ASH 31/21m.
Lovely to see good old Roger in Corowa flying his ARCUS M with a Brasilian mate. He started too late otherwise a 1000 would have been possible he mentioned.
Still only ONE 1000 km. from Corowa this season , which I find a bit of a pity , as they have the same good weather and much better gliders as most pilots fly their own gliders there or rent GOOD/COMPETITIVE ones!!
BUT,…there can be just 1 day and 10 or more pilots fly one.No worries ,..yet!
From Narromine another 1000 today by Czech guest Jan in the Ventus 2 CM.
Soaring day 6 from the WA State Comps at Beverley was according to John ” a tuggies delight” .
” Westerly breeze strengthened during the day deteriorating soaring conditions. I pulled four retrieves out of paddocks in one hour ten minutes flight time in PA25 BMF.”
Pilots had a 2.30 AAT and conditions were tough with indeed a lot of outlandings.
Greg Beecroft won the day and Greg just put in a claim for two records set on 14/12/13 with a 1011.7 Km FAI Triangle at 120.74 Kph in his LS8/15m.
Standard class Australian National Records:
Speed Triangular 1000Km G.Beecroft 14/12/2013 LS8/15m 120.74 kph
15m class Australian National Records:
Speed Triangular 1000Km G.Beecroft 14/12/2013 LS8/15m 120.74 kph
After 6 days Greg just beat Norm in the overall scores with 6 points!!! You see State Comps can be fun and full of excitement as well.
BUT…it was not over yet,……Day 7 and 8 had under 3 hour AAT’s and both days were a prey for Greg, so no secret who won the State Comps at Beverley; Greg [ 7241] , who really has a fantastic season, with Norm as a good runner up![7042]
A great 3d place for Daryl Mc Kay in a St Cirrus.
As John mentioned in his last comment:
” WA State Comps done and dusted! Hot Cross Bun won again with Captain Bloch in 2nd place. I did 20 hours and 104 launches in PA25 BMF, I don’t want to see the inside of a Pawnee for a while thanks!”
The Victorian State Comps are flown from Bacchus March and one of my mates TT, Tony Tabart, flies in the 2 seater class in his Ventus 2 CM. Strange !!!!????
But,…. Before I could check WHY he was in 20 m. class I got the next message;
” very very very hot! Open class is classified 2 seater because there is a 2 seater competing.” So not too difficult!
5 Pilots in this class ;TT, flying his Ventus, then a Nimbus 2, a JS1 and a 15 m. Ventus b and,…a TWIN ASTIR!
Day 1 was cancelled . On Tuesday they had a 2 hour AAT and on Wednesday a 3.30 AAT, but TT was the best for the day and flew ” only” 190 km.It looks like the day was over-set!
Also problems with JS 1 pilot Peter who missed Friday due to instrument problems and Tony had a problem with the undercarriage [collapsed at launch] . He still tried to fly the task, after repairs but, it was too late the weather- change had arrived.So all a bit difficult but nothing really important is at stake , just a nice state competition. On top of that they suffer from lot’s of smoke as well.
On the last day they set a task but it was COOL, after the terrible heat the cold change was welcome, but it was n’t good for the comps.The day was cancelled , so TT won over 4 days the double class!
9 Days during the 60 thiest NATIONALS [standard class] in Argentina and here it was Lucas Goldenzweig , flying the standard Jantar, who was presented with the trophy.Lucas won 3 days and was on 4 days in the daily top 5.
Cristian Franzini was overall the best during the first 6 days but against the end of the comps he lost some 100 points a day and on day 8 even 250 and that costs. He finished on spot 6 in his LS 4.
For all scores you can go to www.soaringspot.com
Bitterwasser added more perfect flights even for them a bit late in the season. My Lasham friends have the time of their life . Roy flew another 1000 km in the 20 m Antares, Patrick as well but in the Ventus 2CM and Andy flew in the EB 28 already 4.
For Roy it was his furthest flight EVER; a declared 1.024 k ., extended to 1.112 km!!!
Can’t count anymore how many 1000 k’s Reinhard {Schramme} flew!But atleast it is clear in one look that he , after the ” wave -flyers” Jim and Jean Marc tops the OLC CHAMPION list at this stage.
Last but not least the reparation/repair of a DISCUS B by Maddock Composites, as you know the family Maddocks is a real soaring family and I met them at several junior comps on all levels, where Nick and Andrew were flying, everywhere in the world. Here is what they do in pictures as shared by them.
Nick and Andrew , when I met them at Benalla and the freshly painted cockpit controls from the Discus B.
Final undercoat on fuse and following the inner skin cracks.
foam and outer skin removed and ready for inner skin repair and inner skin and foam molded and ready for repair
Talking about weather and the heatwave in Australia, we here in Holland have a difference 0f 26 dgr. looking back at last year same period!! Bizarre! It’s warm now , cold then!
Cheers Ritz, off to be host of 2 guests for a few weeks and my grand kids are here as well since Friday.
on Sunday January 19 2014